I love all sorts of books, so please give me a few suggestions. Preferably contemporary books, although you can give me the names of some classics too if they are really good. Also-what is your favourite book???
2006-08-26 06:27:00 · 70 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin (An amazing epic famntasy series, my personal favorite, it is very gritty and harsh at times, but if sex and violence doesn't bother you too much, the plot lines are amazing without getting too hard to follow. There is a lot of detail, and it is a lot of politics, but the world created and the characters are better designed than any other fantasy I have read.)
Prince of Nothing by R. Scott Bakker (This is another fantasy series. It is basically the same as Martin in terms of grit, but this is a completed trilogy that is part of a bigger series, The Second Apocalypse, whereas ASOIAF is not yet finished, if you don't want an incomplete series. This one also struck me as very philosophical at points, and I really enjoyed it.)
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (I had to read this one for school recently and I adored it. If you haven't read it, definitely try it sometime.)
Thursday Next books by Jasper Fforde (These are literary mysteries, and they are pretty damn funny. They're basically about a literary detective, Thursday Next, who has to go into books to corect plotlines and such. I really enjoyed them.)
The Teammates by David Halberstam (This is about four members of the Boston Red Sox-- Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky, and Dom DiMaggio-- and the friendship they formed when playing together. It's worth the read even if you're not a sports fan, and even moreso if you are. Just a great tale of four friends, who also happened to be amazing baseball players. One of my personal favorites.)
Are You Dave Gorman? by Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace (Just flat out hilarity. Anything by either of these guys is worth the read.)
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers (One of the best and most emotional books I've read recently. I absolutely loved this one.)
Okay, so there's plenty more I could rec, but I've listed quite the variety here, and if you read one of these and like it, come back and ask for authors that are like whichever one you liked! Hope there's something here that you'll enjoy!
2006-08-26 13:41:37 · answer #1 · answered by Laura 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the Allen Gregory series by Steven White. You do not have to go in order to get the gist. Very good Mystery novels.
If you want a more sedate book Try Mave Binchy's Tara Road. Great female empowerment story.
A good Horror writer is John Saul.
I really like Lisa Scottaline for attorney based mysteries. All femaly lawfirm.....
Also If you have never read Gone With The Wind.... You will be pleasantly surprised! Movie followed the basic story, but there are LOT"S of things left out.
Happy reading!!
2006-08-26 07:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by sunkissed 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker- A timeless classic, profound, an easy read that is still an important piece of literature
Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden- An unexpected page turner, paints a really beautiful world, great to experience a different culture
Carrie, by Stephen King- well written, great character development, thrilling, very original
Prey, Michael Crichton- Suspenseful, Action-packed, Very good plot
All very different books, but these are a few of my favorites that'll take your imagination on quite a jounrney. Enjoy!
2006-08-26 06:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by John 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I HAVE RECENTLY READ THE GODFATHER BY MARIA PUZO. IF YOU HAVE READ THAT THAN THE DEATH COMES AS THE END BY AGATHA CHRISTIE . I BELIEVE IN AUTHORS RATHER THAN BOOKS . IF THE AUTHOR IS GOOD ACCORDING TO ME HIS OR HER`S ALL BOOKS SHOULD BE GOOD. SO MY FAV IS AGATHA CHRISTIE NOVELS
2006-08-28 08:19:16 · answer #4 · answered by TUSHAR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try these authors
Janet Evanovich
Christine Feehan
David Weber (Honor Harrington Series)
Diana Gabaldon
Debbie Macomber (Cedar Cove Series)
J.D. Robb
Laurell K. Hamilton
Jim Butcher
Harlan Coben
Erica Spindler
Kate Forsyth
Diane Chamberlain
2006-08-26 16:08:56 · answer #5 · answered by arenee1999 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I enjoy reading books by James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, Jonathan Kellerman. A really good book called "The Autobiography of Henry VIII" is really interesting. Of course, it isn't an autobiography at all. It was written by Margaret George. If you like English History, you will really like this one. Hope I helped you.
Patricia Cornwell writes about a female forensic pathologist a lot.
Jonathan Kellerman is actually a psychologist and his books are very entertaining. He writes h a lot of fiction and has an interesting character in his book named Milo. He has also published some nonfiction books on psychology.
My favorite book of all time is "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Have a good time reading.
2006-08-26 08:46:49 · answer #6 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good contemporary reads:
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Haunted
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
Thud by Terry Pratchett
Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover
Good classics:
The Iliad by Homer
Winter of our Discontent by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Les Miserables
My favorite book:
The Winter of Our Discontent
2006-08-26 07:41:31 · answer #7 · answered by kakiolsen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read THE BHAGWAD GEETA - AS IT IS published by the Hare Ram Hare Krishna people. It is a beautiful and enlightening book in two languages, the Original Sanskrit verse, followed by the meaning of the verse in the language of your choice.
As you may be knowing the BHAGWAD GEETA is the HOLIEST OF HINDU BOOKS and is an account of the dialog between Bhagwan SHREE KRISHNA and ARJUN on the battlefield of Kurukshetra just before the battle with the Kauravas.
You will find all the answers to questions troubling and tormenting man today.
2006-08-26 07:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by yadu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever read anything by Robert B. Parker? He wrote the Spencer stories. My favorites are the Spencer series, the Sunny Randall series and the Jesse Stone series. They're all about detectives who are hired to help various people but I love they way Parker makes the characters' personal lives so real. For example, Spencer is a detective who has one true love who is a shrink. Jesse Stone is a recovering alcoholic who is divorced from his wife but he can't seem to move fully into a serious relationship with anyone else because he is holding out hope for his ex and Sunny is a female detective who has a whole different set of problems because she is a woman.
If you decide to try any thing by Parker, let me know what you think.
2006-08-26 06:41:47 · answer #9 · answered by sittin tight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have A lot of time on your hands, Shakespeare is amazing He is just so underrated these days. There are some easier plays of his to read, like "A Midsummer's Night Dream" And it's short.
A good classic is called "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (can't recall the author) it is an extremely funny novel told in "diary" form of a not-so-intelligent "career woman" blonde (who's career is gold-digging)
Harry Potter is good, too =)))
Oh yes, and one of my favoirte series is the "Shopoholic" series! Each is light-hearted, warm, and each a good book to curl up with in your bed on a rainy day! I think the author is Sophie (somethinf) but i can't be too sure. Her titles are "Confessions of a Shopoholic", "Shopoholic Takes Manhattan" and "Shopoholic Ties the Knot" These are not adolecsent books.
2006-08-26 06:33:54 · answer #10 · answered by abby 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like fiction mostly, so here are some I liked
Candles Burning- Tabitha King and Michael McDowell
White hot- Sandra Brown
most any books by these authors are good:
Harlan Coban
Bentley Little
John Saul
Lee Child
King
Koontz
Jonathon Kellerman
Tami Hoag
2006-08-26 10:53:21 · answer #11 · answered by macybluedawn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋