I want to buy a book for my friend for Christmas. Anybody have any idea of a good book for mature readers?

Question

What's the name of the author and the title of the book? Is it good? Could you perhaps write a short synopsis on it? I'd appreciate all the help I can get. =)

Answer 1

here are a list of book titles and their authors, unfortunately I don't have time to describe them ... so check http://biblomania.com/ or http://amazon.com/ for more details:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Overcoat, The Nose and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol
1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahaeme
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Lemony Snicket’s series of Unfortunate Events
The Catcher in The Rye
A Clockwork Orange
The Lord of The Flies
Brave New World
The Handmaid's Tale
The Old Man and The Sea

Answer 2

I would choose something in the literature category if this friend is a good reader.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is excellent!
Grapes Of Wrath by Steinbeck.
A simple book that is good to read is A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT.
There are some good scifi books too. What does your friend like and then go from there. Don't have time to do a short synopsis.
Just google your question.

Answer 3

If your mature friend likes dogs -

I've recently finished reading 'Marley & Me' by John Grogan. It's a true story - a slice of the authors life covering the period in which it was shared with his labrador retriever, Marley. In places it is very funny, while at other times it is very sad. Excellent, excellent book.

Just noticed someone else has recommended this ... it is a really special story, honest.

In the same sort of line are books by Derek Longden - they start off with 'Diana's Story' - the bitter sweet, funny sad story of his wife & her mysterious illness. His second book was 'Lost For Words', where he writes about his mother. I read them out of order, it was this book that I read first. I remember being on the train reading it, trying to stifle my laughter until the tears rolled down by cheeks. Again, it is ultimately a sad story, but very moving, written with much love & much humour.

Otherwise, as I have no idea as to your mature friend's tastes ... non-fiction, uplifting, biographies, fiction, romantic, fantasy, etc. I'd suggest having a browse of the New York Times Best Sellers list & picking something from there that resonates with you as to how you feel about your friend. If it is a best seller then the odds are that it might be a good book indeed.

Ooh, just had a look ... the Stephen King book (horror type I think) that I'm hoping to get for my birthday is on there, Plus a book by Dean Koontz (he writes horror/thriller but has really engaging & likeable heroes in his books ... always feels like you're making new friends when you read them) and the 'Marley & Me' book. But loads of others too. Good luck in finding the perfect one.

Answer 4

i love to read memoriors. here are the last 3 i read.

Marly and me the life and love of the world's worst dog


great great great story. it's about a man and his yellow lab. You read about their realtionship growing and how their love grows throught the years, children, marriages, and moves across the country.

I love this book so much I bought it for my boyfriend and he recommends all the time. This story will have you laughing and crying at the same time.

bitter is the new black

Loved it!! It's about a woman who lost her job and was unemployed for 2 years and realizes that all the prada and gucci bags in the world didn't make her happy. The writer is a smart *** writer and she is truly funny.

How to make love like a porn star By jenna james

Crazy book, but once you start the read you can't put it down. Her life is crazy! good read not the best. The book is $28, i borrowed it from the public libabry.

Answer 5

I would recommend Margaret Atwood as a fantastic writer, ideal for any reader, including mature ones. Particularly 'The Handmaids Tale' & 'Blind Assasin'. See synopses from Amazon below:

'The Handmaids Tale'
In a startling departure from her previous novels ( Lady Oracle , Surfacing ), respected Canadian poet and novelist Atwood presents here a fable of the near future. In the Republic of Gilead, formerly the United States, far-right Schlafly/Falwell-type ideals have been carried to extremes in the monotheocratic government. The resulting society is a feminist's nightmare: women are strictly controlled, unable to have jobs or money and assigned to various classes: the chaste, childless Wives; the housekeeping Marthas; and the reproductive Handmaids, who turn their offspring over to the "morally fit" Wives. The tale is told by Offred (read: "of Fred"), a Handmaid who recalls the past and tells how the chilling society came to be. This powerful, memorable novel is highly recommended for most libraries. BOMC featured alternate. Ann H. Fisher, Radford P.L., Va.

'Blind Assasin'
"It's loss and regret and misery and yearning that drive the story forward," writes Margaret Atwood, towards the end of her impressive and complex new novel, The Blind Assassin. It's a melancholic account of why writers write--and readers read--and one that frames the different lives told through this book. The Blind Assassin is (at least) two novels. At the end of her life, Iris Griffen takes up her pen to record the secret history of her family, the romantic melodrama of its decline and fall between the two World Wars. Conjuring a world of prosperity and misery, marriage and loneliness, the central enigma of Iris's tale is the death of her sister, Laura Chase, who "drove a car off a bridge" at the end of the Second World War. Suicide or accident? The story gradually unfolds, interspersed with sketches of Iris's present-day life--confined by age and ill-health--and a second novel, The Blind Assassin by Laura Chase. Allowing a glimpse into a clandestine love affair between a privileged young woman and a radical "agitator" on the run, this version of The Blind Assassin is an overt act of seduction: the exchange of sex and story about an imaginary world of Sakiel-Norn (a play with the potential, and convention, of fantasy and sci-fi).

Answer 6

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galexy trilogy (but there are 5 books in all). Douglas Adams.

Life of Pi - Mantell

Hemmingway's Chair - Michael Palin

Answer 7

There's a new medieval fantasy series in hardcover that you might like. The title of the first episode is THE BLACKGLOOM BOUNTY. It's 445 pages of action, adventure, magic, mystery and mayhem. If your friend is a fan of Conan, LOTR or Wheel books, this is one he'll enjoy. A Hollywood producer said it was, "Like Braveheart meets Lord of the Rings." (See other comments & reviews below.)

Good luck, whatever you decide to read!

Major Media Reviews:

Publishers Weekly

STARRED Review. A fast pace, sly humor, amusing dialogue and a richly researched background lift Baxley's fantasy, the first of a new series set in medieval Britain. When Merlin's long-ago apprentice Kruzurk Makshare (aka the Boozer) receives a dreamlike visitation from the legendary mage, he learns he must destroy another former apprentice, the villainous Seed of Cerberus. To do so will require a visit to the demon-guarded Blackgloom Keep. Enter young Daynin McKinnon, who discovers a curious rune-covered headstone, which may be the fabled Blackgloom Bounty, and brings it to Kruz's attention. Kruz believes it will provide entry into the fortress, while Daynin hopes the sale of the stone will restore his family's fortunes. The colorful cast of good guys and ne'er-do-wells includes the Pictish ghost of Brude McAlpin liberated from his tomb, assorted pursuing Caledonians and a bemused Prior Bede, whose monastery serves as a hiding place for the Blackgloom Bounty. Suitable for fantasy enthusiasts of all ages.

Library Journal
"This series opener...is a good choice for fans of epic-style sagas and Scottish history."

Harriet Klausner, Amazon's #1 Ranked Reviewer!
"This terrific medieval fantasy...will elate readers for its fast-paced, action-thrilled story line starring a strong cast."

Nancy McCulloch, PRWEB Article, March 20, 2006
"Two thumbs up for a colorful cast of characters, nonstop, rapid-fire action and compelling storyline!"

Fantasybookspot.com Review by Tyler, Febuary 2006
"Taking place in Medieval Scotland, this tale of magic, adventure and love really captured my attention..."

Blackgloom @ Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594144...

Answer 8

i might recommend East of Eden via John Steinbeck. this is a huge novel, inspite of the undeniable fact that it rather isn't any longer a complicated examine. Steinbeck makes use of the myth of Cain and Abel as a template to tell the story of two generations of a kinfolk suffering to handle the risky forces of human nature. jointly as no longer particularly approximately God, i think of the e book delivers sufficient non secular/philosophical perception to fulfill somebody interested in non secular debate.

Answer 9

Haruki Murakami

The Wind-up Bird Chronicle

It excellent and makes you think.

Answer 10

anything by james patterson, patricia cornwell, robert b parker, alice blanchard, johnathan kellerman, stuart woods, and harlan coben. the best mystery book by far is the breathtaker by alice blanchard