I read White Oleander, and i fel inlove with that book, now i'm looking for something like it, about strong powerful women, or children in foster homes, and just really powerfull books.
2006-10-18 14:31:39 · 14 answers · asked by Sway 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Strong women:
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (she doesn't start out strong, but she gets there)
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Powerful books:
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
anything by Virginia Woolf, although she is difficult to read
Hope you find something you like, be it on my list or not!
2006-10-18 15:41:30 · answer #1 · answered by imhalf_the_sourgirl_iused_tobe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christy by Catherine Marshall
The Joy Luck Club
All the Way Home by Tatlock
The Blue Bottle Club
A Woman Called Damaris by Janette Oke
Warriors Don't Cry-the autobio of Melba Peals
2006-10-19 23:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Happy Reading!
2006-10-19 01:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by yellow_purple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anywhere But Here by Mona Simpson
umm...anything by Sarah Dessen is good, her books aren't really like White Oleander but you'd definitely like them...Especially Someone like you, this lullaby, keeping the moon, and the truth about forever.
Where the heart is by Billie Letts, again not exactly the same, but it's good
The Secret life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
2006-10-18 21:36:38 · answer #4 · answered by Kiara 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're looking for a young adult book written at about the Harry Potter level with strong female characters I would recommend King Fortis the Brave. Aimee and Gillian are both strong, important characters.
2006-10-19 08:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Life of Pi made me so amazed at the end. Its really good, one of the few books I read twice. Its about an Indian boy that gets stuck with a tiger on a lifeboat. If you cant stand sorta descriptive writing on dead things and stuff to do with basic survival, then it might not be the best to read, even if its super good.
2006-10-18 21:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by Kira Sohma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
http://www.amazon.com/Poisonwood-Bible-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0060512822/sr=8-1/qid=1161224844/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1397370-8139322?ie=UTF8&s=books
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
http://www.amazon.com/Red-Tent-Anita-Diamant/dp/0312195516/sr=1-1/qid=1161224882/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1397370-8139322?ie=UTF8&s=books
2006-10-18 22:29:01 · answer #7 · answered by thelotusqueen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try The Ciderhouse Rules by John Irving....it is about children living at an orphanage
2006-10-18 21:33:44 · answer #8 · answered by cabjr1961 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try Siries of unfortunate events these books are about mystery children in foster homes and alot more i couldnt put the books down
2006-10-18 21:39:41 · answer #9 · answered by fefi76229 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Eleanor Roosevelt's.
2006-10-18 21:33:19 · answer #10 · answered by merchant of venice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋