Anyone know of a good book?

Question

I like mostly horrer/thriller books, or even mystery but just tell me the title of your favorite book and what its about.

Answer 1

I love Janet Evonivich Stephanie Plum series. The are about a female Bounty Hunter in Jersey. They are hilarious! You would love them. Also "Twenty Seven Bones" is a great book about a retired FBI agent in the Virgin Islands looking for a killer(s) that is/are cutting the right hand off of all their victims. You should read it. Great question!

Answer 2

I have just read:

"A Hundred and One days" by Asne Seierstad which is an account by a Norwegian journalist of 101 days before, during and after the main fighting in the current Iraqi war. I found it gave a very human picture of the conflict and it's always good to get another perspective than what the media and government tell you.

"Life and Limb" by Jamie Andrew which is the true story of a man who had to have both his hands and both his feet amputated following a mountaineering accident. He tells firstly about the accident, then about how he coped with being a quadruple apmutee.

Sometimes I find that non-fiction (ie true stories) are better than thrillers because of course they are more believable, and also, frequently very inspiring.

Answer 3

One of my all-time favourite books is called "The Time Traveler's Wife." Yes, it's a love story. But not your typical one. Henry is "chronologically impaired." That is, he randomly and with no real control travels through time. The story is about the love on Henry and his wife Claire. It's incredibly emotional, all around the spectrum. I mean, it goes for as long as they're both alive. And th time traveling creates many problems of both a serious and comical nature.

The closest books that I like to mystery are Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels. Currently, there are 12 of them and a shorter Christmas special book. They're quite lighthearted. Stephanie is an ex-lingerie saleswoman that blackmails her seedy cousin Vinny, a bail bondsman, into hiring her on as a bounty hunter. She starts out to be abysmal, but grows to be pretty skillfu. She deals with her job, her nutty family, her amusingly crazy grandmother, two male interests that she can never really decide on, and just plain living in New Jersey with an insatiable curiosity. These are highly recommended. She solves a serious mystery in every book, so even if it is rather lighthearted there's still something deeper to it.

Answer 4

I recommend the Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind. It is in the genre of epic fantasy (similar to Lord of The Rings). The First one is Called: Wizards First Rule and several others with the same main characters in a continuing saga.

They all contain:
Mystery and intrigue.
Unimaginable Horrors of physical and emotional kinds.
Heart warming Love stories.
Bravery against overwhelming odds.
Political and societal commentary interwoven in the story.
and so much more.

Answer 5

One of my all time favorites is Ray Bradbury's "Dandelion Wine" short novel but also it's autobiographical. I like it because it's mid-west homey and yet into the thoughts of a young person about growing up and it also appreciates older folks. It's really thoughtful and clever.

The Cure is good. Poe writes a bunch of old thrillers.

There's always Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Thanks for the thoughts -- I might read that to my class tomorrow. Harrison Bergeron is a short story that's anti-utopia. Of course, most of those books are anti utopia.

I love the Bible best of all. There's some thrillers in there, too, like imagine being in a whale for 3 days; there's also Noah's flood for 40 days and nights of pouring rain with all the animals; there's wicked Haman who wanted to wipe out the Israelites and one Jew in particular, Mordacai, who he had to honor instead and when Haman built the gallos to hang him, Haman ended on the end of that rope himself. (book of Esther)
There's that strongest man who ever lived on earth, Samson, who was pretty dull brained who gave his big secret over entrusting his soul to unfaithful Delilah; and King David who began as a humble singing shepherd to a pursued rival of a king to a dancing King before the Lord, finally a beaten sinner undone by his own kin and yet not knocked out in knowing his need for forgiveness. Forerunner of Christ himself and distant relative, too-- esteemed, admired, envied, David was "the man after God's own heart" in God's own words. Just look at the prophecy that David foretells in Psalm 22. Fascinating how David knew he was not the One but a foreteller of Him to come: see Psalm 2.
Very Messianic. Truly the Bible is the Greatest Story Ever Told.

Answer 6

I tend to Read alotta of '' '' CLASSICS I read mostly local.I'm in Florida I tend read alotta of Carl Hiassen,Tim Dorsey,and Dave Barry.Weave world by Clive Barker is really good if not weird.Or anything by Kurt Vonnegut.

Answer 7

Of course I'm a big Stephen King fan, most people are lol. My favorite book by him is "Gerald's Game".