I want to read more, so I'm in need of people like you that really enjoy reading. What do you suggest? I really appreciate all answers.
*** The only subject I don't like reading is anything to do with WAR.
2006-10-31 08:47:50 · 13 answers · asked by marcela_ipa 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Thank you for all the answers, I'm going to check them all and I'm really excited!
Some titles that I actually like to make it easy for you to help me.
Romance
Some Religious
Drama
Science
Encouragement
...... Thanks Again
2006-10-31 09:55:51 · update #1
Would help to have some idea of your interests, but in the meantime...
Marley & Me by John Grogan (nice easy read).
The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall-Smith (also an easy read, light but quite absorbing - girly book though).
HisDark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman - fantasy but some set in the 'real world', vaguely marketed as being children's books but they aren't really!
Mort by Terry Pratchett - great author, again aimed at children in some ways but the books are very clever and have a lot more to them, Mort is definitely my favourite of his!
Anything by Jostein Gaarder - best known for Sophie's World which is excellent but not exactly light reading so I'd recommend you try another one to start with maybe Through A Glass, Darkly.
Veronika Decides To Die by Paulo Coelho - best known for The Alchemist, which is okay - but I prefer some of his other books, Veronika being top of the list.
There are a few there to get you started - all books that I have thoroughly enjoyed in the last few years (and none about war), but all relatively easy reads (if you don't read much at the moment I think its better to start off with those). Have fun!
Edit - I would second Teacher's vote for Catch 22 - war is the backdrop to an absolutely brilliant book. Saw an interview with Joseph Heller once where the interviewer was saying Heller hadn't written anything as good since and Heller replied (correctly!) that noone else had either!
2006-10-31 09:04:54 · answer #1 · answered by guido74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To bad about War novels, there are a bunch of good ones by W.E.B.Griffin that are exemplary. However, you might want to try these authors: Matthew Reilly, James Rollins, Ted Bell, J.A.Jance, Stuart Woods, James Doss, Iris Johannson, David Weber, David Drake, the late David Gemmel, Raymond Feist, H. Rider Haggard, Edgar Rice Burrough, H. Beam Piper(you will totally love his Little Fuzzy books), Robert E. Howard, Mercedes Lackey, Alan Dean Foster(Flinx and Pip series). Too many to go into now. Happy reading, enjoy!
2006-10-31 13:42:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffennegger - once of the best books I've read in a long time. It was so good, I started reading it again as soon as I finished because I just wasn't ready to let the characters go!
"Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" by Christopher Moore. A simply wonderful (not really religious, but charming) book. I've loaned it out so many times since I've read it because I just want to share it with everyone.
2006-10-31 08:57:51 · answer #3 · answered by skatoolaki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chronicles of the IceMark is really good. The first book is about a fouteen yoear old girl whose father, the king, dies and she has to rule the kingdom during war. Im not sure if thats the titlle of the series, but you can go to authortracker,com and type in Little, the authors last name.Look for books with the word ice mark in it by Stuart Little.
2006-10-31 09:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How broad do you want your answer to be. We live in in a world where there is a cornucopia of wonderful reading. What is good depends on what you're into. Obvious to state, I know but...
I personally read mostly fantasy/fiction as I love to lose myself in other worlds. Anything by Rankin, Gaiman, Irvine, Jordan, Pratchett, Koontz... The list is almost inexhaustable. If you like femenist writing them Atwood... for medical thriller, Crichton...
In short, give us a bit more about you and what you're into, what you do and don't like and we might be able to help more.
BTW, generally books about war arn't actually about war. Try Catch 22 (Heller) it's brill.
2006-10-31 09:08:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've just finished "Marley and Me" which is the life story of a yellow lab and his master. Before I laid it down that first night, I'd finished Nine chapters. It keeps you interested, chuckling, giggling and LOL.....especially if you've ever owned and trained a dog.
The absolutely best book I've ever read was "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made." Written by a Christian doctor, comparing our body parts to the church. Sounds dull but was brilliant!
Of course I'm one of these people who read Tomato Can Labels if there's nothing else to read!
My great regret is that I married a man who hates to read, as does his family. (I still love him at age 80.) My own adult children are vociferous readers.
2006-10-31 09:16:48 · answer #6 · answered by gmajerisue 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Hit the Road by Caroline B. Cooney
2006-10-31 08:51:42 · answer #7 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just finished reading a book called End of the Spear. It's by Steve Saint, a man who's dad was killed by a tribe of killers in a forest in Ecuador. He ends up living with them and helping them when he grows up. I really liked it.
2006-10-31 08:53:50 · answer #8 · answered by Missy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Fortis the Brave, Eragon and Harry Potter are great!
2006-11-02 06:42:29 · answer #9 · answered by Caveman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ashes of Roses
2006-10-31 09:19:00 · answer #10 · answered by Kelsey C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋