no sexual content though. thx
2006-11-27 20:07:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
it depends what you're after. For cracking good reads without any sex, i'd recommend anything by Alexandre Dumas, but especially The Count of Monte Cristo. Absolutely superb - its a long book but the pages fly by
2006-11-27 20:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by the_supreme_father 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recommend these ten for you:
1. Burmese Days by George Orwell
2. Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
3. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
4. The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
5. The Sword of Honour Trilogy by Evelyn Waugh
6. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
7. Love in the Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
8. A House for Mr Biswas by V.S.Naipual
9. If On A Winter's Night The Traveller by Italo Calvino, and
10 Swami and Friends by R.K.Narayan
All are readable and understandable with great characters and unique, fantastic narratives, find some and enjoy!
2006-11-28 04:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kite Runner - forget the author
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
Cider House Rules - John Irving
The Catcher in the Rye - Salinger
Of Mice and Men - Steinbeck
Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck
Flowers for Algernon - forget the author
Any of the Adrian Mole books---Sue Townsend
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Dracula - Bram Stoker
The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
2006-11-28 06:04:38 · answer #3 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course there are so many good novels to read.
If you're interested in the classics you should definitely try the Jane Austen books, Pride and Prejudice is my personal favorite Emma is also very good, so are her other books. You could also try some novels by the Bronte sisters, Wuthering heights , etc.
There are so many other grate classics too; like the very famous Victor Hugo books, like Grate expectations etc.
If you're not interested in the classics, I do believe there are so many grate books to choose from that aren't too heavy, what so ever. I also agree with the Alexandre Dumas books, they're all grate.
Depends on what kind of novel you want, really.
Good luck anyways. :)
2006-11-28 04:21:12 · answer #4 · answered by Katy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Canadian author Robertson Davies wrote several really good novels, including three trilogies. Start with What's Bred in the Bone.
2006-11-28 06:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by Niels N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "The Magus" by J. Fowles - the plot is so involving that you won't be able to stop until you know the truth in the end. Though the book is rather long. It is really very interesting, but not just a detective story - intellectual fiction.
2006-11-28 05:53:52 · answer #6 · answered by Victory A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Animal Farm by George Orwell
2006-11-28 04:17:09 · answer #7 · answered by saigetsu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To umberto-
I'm rather surprised you didn't recommend "The Name of the Rose". :-) That's one of my favorite books. Real great read.
2006-11-28 04:23:42 · answer #8 · answered by ragdefender 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Bell Jar". A vey good book.
2006-11-28 10:12:04 · answer #9 · answered by Robyn D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the spy handler
2006-11-28 04:09:35 · answer #10 · answered by ali morad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋