Hello. I'm looking for a really good, I mean REALLY good English book, mustn't be a classic or something, but can. The last book I've read was Hermann Hesse's "Glasperlenspiel" ("The Glass Bead Game") and I SO loved it, that I don't dare touching another book. Whatever, my friend already knows it, in fact it was his, so I'm looking for something else (as this already is my standard gift this year for everyone else...) I know some others by Hesse, but I guess he knows them as well.
Do you know any challenging yet readable books that fit as christmas presents (I'm not talking about Ulysses or 1984 here...)
Thanks a lot!
2006-12-13 23:29:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Flowers in the Attic for christmas??? I don't know the book, but I'm looking for something less disturbing, I guess. Thx for the Brown though, however, I'm not sure if that's his style...
2006-12-13 23:52:53 · update #1
I would definetly go with Sophie's World. It is a philosophy book, however totally fiction. I had to read it for a philosophy class in college, but loved it so much that I have read it many times since and recommended it with great results to several people.
2006-12-14 02:10:11 · answer #1 · answered by alice27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Angels and Demons by Dan Browne. I couldn't put it down. Excellent read.
V.C Andrews, Flowers in the Attic was a good read too.
Both Books are the beginning of a series.
2006-12-14 07:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by Stacy R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The V C Andrews books are a whole series of books. Ive read alot in the past. Pretty good,.
How about The Da Vinci Code? I found it fascinating.
2006-12-14 09:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by vicscavies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri.
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe.
Debbie Go Home - Alan Paton
2006-12-14 09:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
One of the best books I ever read
2006-12-14 13:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by oceanic813 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋