2006-12-13 11:35:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
And why should I read them?
2006-12-13 13:22:48 · update #1
Ishmael, mentioned above, is indeed one of the most thought-provoking books I've read. That is a good suggestion. Also, a lot of girls I know are fans of Chuck Palahniuk, though I personally can't get past the gross parts.
Alice in Wonderland is a book well-suited for a girl like you!
Finally, don't read any of that Christian crap. Christians are horribly uncreative people. Read the Tao Te Ching if you're feeling the need for some religious wisdom.
2006-12-14 10:19:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of those are from feminine views, a few could also be a bit "girly woman" in your liking however others must be k. I've left each style on and you'll be able to make a decision. Meryll of the Stone (Brian Caswell) Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay) Stranger with my face (Lois Duncan) Playing Beattie Bow (Ruth Parks) My Sister Sif (Ruth Parks) Hitch hikers advisor to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) Holes (Louis Sachar) Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit Eragorn trilogy Narnia The Golden Compass Interview with a Vampire (Anne Rice) Requiem for a Princess (Ruth M Arthur) Looking for Alibrandi (Melina Marchetta) Angels Gate (Gary Crew) Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants Pelican's Creek (Maureen Pople) The Diary of Anne Frank To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) The Shiralee (Dárcy Niland) Into the Wild (John Krakauer) Chocolat (Joanne Harris) Harp within the South; Poor Man's Orange; Missus (Trilogy by way of Ruth Parks) Where the Heart is (Billie Letts) My Place (Sally Morgan) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) Rebecca (Daphne De Maurier) The three Muskateers (Alexandre Dumas) Anything by way of the Bronte sisters or Jane Austen Whatever you do don’t run The December Boys (Robert Noonan)
2016-09-03 16:20:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of my favorite books are:
I never promised you a rose garden- by Joanne Greenberg
The Bell Jar- by Sylvia Plath
The Watcher- By James Howe
Crosses- By Shelley Stoehr
Speak- By Laurie Halse Anderson
Cut- By Patricia McCormick
That's all I can think of right now.
2006-12-13 11:58:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ophelia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you like fantasy check out
Dragonjousters series(joust,alta,sanctuary) by Mercedes Lackey
Exile's honor,Exile's valor and Take a thief by Mercedes Lackey
Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
Timura triology-Allan Cole
Time-Master trilogy ('The Initiate',The Outcast and The Master) by Louise Cooper
For the supernatural detective check out
Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher
Nightside book series by Simon R.Green
Odd thomas and Forever odd by Dean Koontz
For historicals
Scaramouche,Bellarion,Bardeleys by Rafael Sabatini
Count of Montecristo,The three musketeers - Alexander Dumas
Really great romance novels
You belong to me-Johanna lindsey
A dark champion,Born in sin-Kinley Macgregor
Angel rogue,One perfect rose,The wild child-Mary jo Putney
Mary Balogh-Slightly tempted,A famous heroine,The temporary wife
The de burgh bride-Deborah Simmons
Isn't it romantic-Ronda Thompson
How to treat a lady-Karen Hawkins(and the rest of the Talisman ring series)
Lord of the storm,The sky pirate-Justine Davis
Tracy anne warren-The wife trap
For action check out
Bourne trilogy-Robert Ludlum
Vivero letter,Landslide-Desmond Bagley
For paranormal romances check out
Dark Hunter books,Were Hunter books by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Single White vampire-Lynsay sands
Prime vampire novels by Susan Sizemore
2006-12-13 17:09:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can definitely help you in some fiction/fantasy (mostly young adult, but not all), if you're interested in that.
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini (movie comes out Friday!)
Twilight and New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer (two different books)
His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
Joust, by Mercedes Lackey
Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
The Abhorsen trilogy, by Garth Nix
The Bartimaeus trilogy (forget the author... Jonathan Stroud, I think, or something similar)
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Let me know if it helps.
2006-12-13 12:19:55 · answer #5 · answered by xyirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
It will question all that you have been taught by american culture and will provide you with life-changing information. It was one of the more thought-provoking books I've read.
2006-12-13 13:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by ryrysofly11 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd recommend Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. He's the author of Fight Club. Be warned, there's a fair bit of sex in it - it's not for everyone. Mind you, my mother is over 60, she read it and really liked it also....
2006-12-13 13:24:10 · answer #7 · answered by mxplrq 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Twilight
2006-12-13 11:41:52 · answer #8 · answered by Alyssa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is very good and I hear that they are making it into a movie.
2006-12-13 12:13:33 · answer #9 · answered by Aryam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prey or if you don't mind christian books try the Left Behind series i just finished reading book two and they drag you in.
2006-12-13 11:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by speashelED 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋