2006-09-22 13:16:58 · 20 answers · asked by abalo 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A Boy's Life by Robert R Macammon (sp).
It's a great book about a kid who sees a murder, not a kiddy book. Very well written and very very memorable. I've read it a couple of times and it gets better every time.
2006-09-22 13:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by Catty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a loaded question - what kind of books are you into? What age range? What constitutes a 'good read'?
These are some of my picks - check the summaries out on BN.com and see if any of them interest you:
The first book I ever read was 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton. It's still one of my favorites.
I'd recommend Stephen King's Dark Tower series - it took him a quarter of a century to write all seven books, and it was definitely worth the wait.
Memoirs of a Geisha was fantastic (Aurthur Golden) - it has a lot of nuance that the movie couldn't convey in 2 hours, ditto with 'Contact' by Carl Sagan - Jodi Picoult's 'My Sister's Keeper', 'We the Living' by Ayn Rand, Stephen White's 'Kill Me', George Shuman's '10 Seconds', James Ellroy's 'LA Confidential', 'The Treatment' by Mo Hayder, and the old standby of Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone with the Wind'.
2006-09-22 20:39:12 · answer #2 · answered by AngG 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Les Miserables - Hugo
Crime and Punishment - Dostovsky
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Ibanez
The Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck
The Maltese Falcon - Hammett
The Big Sleep - Chandler
2006-09-22 20:29:20 · answer #3 · answered by Midnight 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there can be two types of answers to ur question...are u asking the definition of a guarnteed book to read like is the book worthy of reading. Or do u want a list of guarenteed good books that u can enjoy. Well since i dont understand which i guess i willl answer both. Guarnteed good read means sumthin that is guareenteed to be enjoyed and read by readers and is meant to be good. Some good novels if that is what u are asking for...and i'll tell u some of the latest ones i've read. Farenhiet 451...actaually many stories by Ray Bradbury are good. Also anthem if u like futuristic stuff. then ...acutally i have a long list if u want me to send it to u just e-mail me. k!
Hope that helps!
=)
2006-09-22 20:28:04 · answer #4 · answered by 【ツ】♥americandesi16♥【ツ】 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you dont hate poetry One Night by Margaret Wild.
If you like science fiction The house of Scorpian by Ann Farmer
If you like older victorian era writing... jane erye
biography anything by Jean Sasson
teenish read Cut or Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
2006-09-22 21:20:50 · answer #5 · answered by manthamanthers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any Stephanie Plum book by Janet Evanovich
2006-09-22 20:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by lidstromnumber1fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A confederacy of dunces'by John kennedy O Toole
"Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" or Anything by Hunter S. THompson
"Waiting for Godet" by Sam Buckett
2006-09-22 20:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Gonzo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Star Rover by Jack London (believe it or not). Amazing book. I've read it about 10 times now & it just gets better. Very serious book, but well worth it.
2006-09-22 21:32:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry's Daughter, by Joy Dettman, an Australian author.... Amazing book, fantastic ending
2006-09-22 21:17:06 · answer #9 · answered by Marnster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first and foremost the Bible. Second, the book called, the child called it. By Dave Peltzer. One fantastic book. True story. You won't wanna put it down.
2006-09-22 20:26:09 · answer #10 · answered by mag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋