Please recommend a book you absolutely could NOT put down. Thanks!
2006-11-21 14:07:23 · 13 answers · asked by BreadCollision 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Zadie Smith "White Teeth"
Paulo Cohelo "The Alchemist"
Alice Sebold "The Lovely Bones"
Patrick McCabe " The Butcher Boy"
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2006-11-21 14:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by angelkarmachic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Vampire Lestat - I am not a fan of this sort of book but I bought it in an airport while I was flying on a long trip. After about the first 40 pages it does become riveting. This book and Interviews with a Vampire are great - the rest of her books are unreadable for me.
Also, One Hundred Years of Solitude - I read it once a year
Look Homeward Angel - the truly great American Novel
The Heart is a Lonley Hunter
I loved the Thornebirds a lot too
Anything by Alice Waters is great
Thomas Hardy is excruciating but very good
Nectar in a Sieve is a very good book
http://www.enotes.com/nectar-sieve/
The Alexandria Quartet
http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=10820
the Once and Future King
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Once_and_Future_King
the Joy Luck Club is very good for women
2006-11-21 22:18:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends what age you are, or more the age level the books you read are directed to, and what genre of books you enjoy.
I will give you some books that I thoroughly enjoy; I read different genres, especially fantasy, and though I'm a teenager read adult and children books.
Robin Hobb's books are great fantasy books. Three of her four trilogies should be read in order though. The Farseer trilogy, the Liveship Traders trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy. They are all in the same world, the Farseer and the Tawny Man trilogy based around the same characters. These are books are really for adults, in some parts quite mature. Her other trilogy I haven't read, I think only one or two of the books are out. They are called the Soldier's Son trilogy.
Eragon and it's sequel, Eldest, in the Inheritance trilogy, are also fantastic fantasies. They are by Christopher Paolini. They are about dragons, based around a boy called Eragon who has a dragon egg hatch for him. They were really written for older children and teenagers, but I know many adults who have read and enjoyed them.
Another good series is the Earth's Children books, by, I THINK, Joan Auel. They are set just after the stone age. The first is called the Clan of the Cave Bear.
These are all great books. I hope you read and enjoy them.
2006-11-21 23:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by Eloise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of my very favorites-
We Were the Mulvany's- Joyce Carol Oates
Peace Like a River- Leaf Enger
She's Come Undone- Wally Lamb
The Bonesetter's Daughter- Amy Tan
Hearts in Atlantis and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordan- Stephen King
Well....that's it for now!
2006-11-21 22:16:39 · answer #4 · answered by Tess O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read some of Matthew Rilley's novels (Ice Station, Temple, Scarecrow, Area 7, Contest). His manner of writing is different than any other author I've read. He writes movies in book format. That is, he writes the kind of things you would expect to see in a huge summer blockbuster in a novel format. It sounds weird, but it's incredibly entertaining. Not only will you refuse to put the book down, but the stories are so engaging that they actually make adrenaline surge through your veins. When you do finally put down one of his book after reading to the end, your heart and breathing are noticeably quicker.
Although all of his novels are excellent, my favorite is Temple. If you start with that one, you're guaranteed to become a fan for life.
2006-11-21 22:13:42 · answer #5 · answered by I Am Legend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kite Runner
2006-11-21 22:15:10 · answer #6 · answered by firstyearbabyboomer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Historian - it is a beautiful,suspenseful,adventure concerning Dracula. This book was 10 years in the making and worth it.
2006-11-21 22:20:03 · answer #7 · answered by withoutaname 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like historical novels try reading W.Michael Gear and Kathleen O'neal Gear. Their First North American Series is excellent. Its about the native peoples. If you read them in chronological order it will make more sense. They keep referring to past characters.
If you like fantasy, try Robert Jordan's Wheel of time series. He's on his 14th book and still going strong.
2006-11-21 22:23:08 · answer #8 · answered by geminiidream63 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman if you care for Fantasy Genre
2006-11-21 22:12:47 · answer #9 · answered by foundobjectsman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ender's Game - by Orson Scott Card
A Game of Thrones - by George R. R. Martin
Ship of Magic - by Robin Hobb
2006-11-22 05:37:25 · answer #10 · answered by Matichel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋