I like Anne Rice, Dan Brown, King Arthur stories, and books about the spiritual and supernatural...
2006-10-27 14:04:45 · 14 answers · asked by briley4242 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
TYPE A...no offense taken but those are books we all read in high school
2006-10-27 14:19:22 · update #1
well the first 3 were anyway
2006-10-27 14:20:16 · update #2
No offense intended, but the reading you listed seems somewhat...mediocre. (I'm sorry.) Perhaps you could try:
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Emile: Or, On Education - Rousseau (Be warned: I could not finish it...more of a college tome than a normal book)
The End Of The Affair - Graham Greene
Scherazade Goes West -Fatema Mernissi
The Death Of Feminism - Phyliss Chesler
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy - J. R. R. Tolkien
In Favor Of The Sensitive Man, and Other Essays - Anais Nin
Lord Of The Flies - William Golding
Balsamic Dreams - Joe Queenan
I Won't Let You Go: Selected Poems - Rabindranath Tagore
These are just some miscagegorized favorites of mine. Please enjoy.
2006-10-27 14:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by Strange Design 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try some Alfred Bester for Sci Fi.
Thomas Harris, Stephen King, Mercedes Lackey.
I also enjoy reading anything I can get my hands on with respect to Atlantis or Lemuria.
Being well read is defined completely by the individual. I consider myself well read, but some people might think I am not because I don't read mysteries or something to that effect.
Point is, read what you like. The fact that you read is already doing more than most.
2006-10-29 15:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by wolfstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lolita,On the Road,The Sun Also Rises,Things Fall Apart,1984,Great Gatsby,Atlas Shrugged
To Kill a Mockingbird,Ulysses,Bulfinch's Mythology,The Myth of Sisyphus, Being and Nothingness
2006-10-27 21:17:36 · answer #3 · answered by kissmybum 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really enjoyed Candide's Voltaire. It was the only assigned book that I ever read and enjoyed. On my own, I have read The Great Gatsby and found it to be worth while. You may enjoy Arthur Conan Doyle. His Sherlock Holmes stories must be considered as classics. I have heard his other stories are very good also.
2006-10-27 21:41:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
2006-10-28 06:42:48 · answer #5 · answered by Globetrotter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The list is almost endless and no one has the time to read all the classic books anymore. Just too many to read all.
Pick the ones you find interesting.
My daughter likes books by Jane Austen, Dorothy Dunnett, TE.Lawrence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom".
2006-10-27 21:11:01 · answer #6 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a difficult question to answer, because there are so many books from which one can learn and so many genres and literary periods from which to choose. Personally, I believe you can learn from just about anything you read if you seek to enrich your mind and/or your character. You should visit your local library and spend some time becoming acquainted with the many fine works they offer -- at no charge! There is no better deal going.
2006-10-27 21:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by chequamegon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-The Art of War
-The Bible/other religious works (for ethical reasons)
-The Count of Monte Cristo (must-read)
-The Three Musketeers
-Civil Disobedience
-Th Once and Future King (King Arthur)
-The Lord of the Rings
-Night
-Hatchet
-To Kill a Mockingbird
-War of the Worlds/other H.G. Wells
-Dune series
-Ender's Game & series
-Shakespeare works
These are all reflections upon aspects of humal life and can be learned from.
There's so much...just keep reading recommended books from various genres and you'll be "well-read!"
But apply it to your life so it will be worth something!
2006-10-27 21:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by teh_popezorz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Folks, Briley is trying to say they like to read books by the people mentioned, thereby giving us ideas and likes. Briley, it's up to you, but I would recommend; Treasure Island, War and Peace, Don Quixote, Beowulf, The Oddysey. Also, check out Edgar Allen Poe's work since you like Anne Rice. Check out this link
2006-10-27 21:12:36 · answer #9 · answered by baseballandbbq 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Romeo & Juliet (Barron's Shakespeare Made Easy)
by William Shakespeare, Alan Durband, Alan Durband (Editor)
2006-10-27 21:18:34 · answer #10 · answered by Jenny 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋