2006-12-19 11:33:23 · 39 answers · asked by debrett 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. Even though the movie has been made, the movie didn't handle many of the controversial subjects like the book, so the book is still a good read.
2006-12-19 11:37:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Depends on what they are into....
If they like Stephen King I would suggest they look into Robert Cormier and Chuck Palahniuk...
If they want to cry (but in the happy ending...sweet story way) Nicholas Sparks is wonderful. also "The Magic Hour" by Kristen Hannah.
Inspiring I would go for "Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman.
Every teenage girl (and some boys too...) should read "Cut" by Patricia McCormick, "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson, Books by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, Kevin Brooks, Jerry Spinelli, Celia Rees, and Lisi Harrison.
Fantasy fans would have to of course look into Harry Potter, as well as books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.
Other greats include Jane Austen, Gregory McGuire ("Wicked" and "Mirror, Mirror"), John Grisham, Dean Koontz, Steinbeck, Hemingway (though I'm not a fan), and Albert Camus.
2006-12-19 11:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by Courtlyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read two books by an author named Christopher Moore and he is a literary genius. One is called Lamb, but it takes an open religious mind to read it. The other is purely humor, called 'It's a Dirty Job.'
For some deeper thinking, I suggest 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Hemingway. It's a little slow, but surely worth the story.
Anything by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum series) is a sure bet if you enjoy romantic mystery.
'Tell Me Your Dreams' by Sydney Sheldon reminds me of Grisham novels. That book will creep you out.
'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Jane Eyre' are good for the Victorian types.
Finally, I'd have to say that Lao Tzu is an amazing philosopher.
2006-12-19 11:38:19 · answer #3 · answered by Rio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well for the more mature mind, A Series of Unfortunate Events can seem better than it does to most
(meaning you actually try to solve the mysteries)
But you can't go wrong with the Harry Potter Series
I recommend that you read the entire serie before you look at the actor's pics or the movies
trust me
THE INKHEART SEREIS!!
there's Inkheart, Inkspell, and the final book is rumored to be called Inkdawn
it's in process of becoming a movie
so read the books first
The Theif Lord has plenty of suspense too
enjoy whatever treasure you find!
2006-12-19 12:11:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anthem by Ayn Rand
read it onliine free:
http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/mcnally/anthem/
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker
The Male Cross Dresser Support Group by Tama Janowitz
Cipher by Kathe Koja
Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy
2006-12-19 11:43:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skallagrig - William Horwood.
Short stories O Henry.
Scrooge - Charles Dickens - Appropriate for the time of year and many know a version of the story, but going to the original source can bring surprises.
To kill a mocking bird - Harper Lee. Read at school, but enjoyed it far more reading again for fun!
2006-12-19 11:43:14 · answer #6 · answered by beagtan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omg, I can NOT get this book called Twilight out of my mind!! I read like forever ago, and to this day it still get's stuck in my mind. It's by Stephenie Meyer, and there's a sequal to it called New Moon. Both books have been at the top of the New York Times for like 2 or 4 weeks straight when they came out. Twilight came out abou a year ago. New Moon came out this year.
2006-12-19 11:38:18 · answer #7 · answered by Nicole Brown 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
2006-12-19 11:37:00 · answer #8 · answered by Le Petit Fleur 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red Bird Just Like This by Earl Jesse Stevens. Go to Authorhouse.com. It's compelling, mysterious, inspirational, gritty, and it's as real as life gets in America. It's an autobiographical novel.
2006-12-19 17:01:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The diceman, without a doubt....first few pages are unnerving for a lot of people but plough through any you'll find a life changing roller coaster of a book...
my best advice is to go buy it for 50p on eBay
the die is cast...
You will love or hate this book, there's no in between!!
2006-12-19 11:43:15 · answer #10 · answered by ohwiseone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋