I've just turned sixteen and decided to empty my bookshelves and give my books to goodwill. That's when I noticed what childish books I've been reading! I even still had my goosebumps collection! So I think it's time to get started reading things much more my age.
I love love love history. World history... US history... doesn't matter. I'm big on any scary book that will make me sleep with the light on for weeks. And since I love books such as Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, anything in that genre will do. But I hate romance. Absolutely hate it.
So have any book recommendations for me?
2007-01-04 04:15:19 · 18 answers · asked by Britt 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Read To Kill a Mockingbird - gives you a real understanding of racial injustices in the 1930's.
I read a lot of Stephen King when I was a teenager - so you would probably enjoy that for scary.
Good fictional books for historical glances that you would probably enjoy:
My Antonia by Willa Cather
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
Oh Pioneers by Willa Cather
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Night by Elie Wiesel
There are so many wonderful books out there that are great works of fiction - but also give us historical glimpses into the past in very interesting ways. These book should give you a start.
Also - You would probably like the book Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - kind of creepy but really good and most young girls really like this book.
Happy reading!:)
2007-01-04 05:05:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a Science Fiction fan. Robert Heinlein wrote some excellent adventure stories for younger readers, like "Farmer in the sky", "Citizen of the Galaxy", etc. Anne McCaffrey's Dragons of Pern series makes for easier reading too and the stories are great for all ages. My kids read them at respectively 15 and 17 and enjoyed them tremendously. The Dragon series is pretty much in the same genre as Harry Potter and Tolkien's stories and you should enjoy them. Try them - I'm sure you'll love the pure escapism!
2007-01-04 05:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like books with great well developed characters I can relate to.
Currently I am reading some Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughter House Five) and I'd have to say it is my favorite in a long time and it has historical content!
It is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. One of his most popular works and widely regarded as a classic; it combines science fiction elements with an analysis of the human condition from an uncommon perspective, using time travel as a plot device and the bombing of Dresden in World War II, the aftermath of which Vonnegut witnessed, as a starting point.
When the book was released, the bombing of Dresden was not widely known and was rarely discussed by veterans and historians. The book led to an increased awareness of the bombings and a reevaluation of the justifications given for aerial bombing of cities by the Allies during the war.
Here are some other favorites:
1. The Wold According to Garp by John Irving
2. Fire Starter by Stephen King
3. Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
4.The Stand by Stephen King
5. Jurassic Park by Michael Cricton
6. The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
7. Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
8. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
9. Blue Beard by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Sideways by Rex Pickett
2007-01-04 05:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by Ralph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you love history, there's a book that combines historical figures with fictional ones and spans from the French Revolution to the 1970's. It is a thriller and the protagonist is a young woman, so "yay for us." It is called "The Eight" and is by Katherine Neville. I just finished it.
As for scary.... You can never go wrong with Stephen King. I've been reading him since I was your age (a long time ago).
2007-01-04 05:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by Ya Ya 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would like Stones in the River by Ursula Hegi and also Visions of Emma Blau by Hegi (read Stones first). They are very good stories written in the time of World War I and World War II and are stories about individuals in a very interesting time period. You might also like the books by the woman who wrote The Other Boleyn Girl. She writes fiction stories using rumours and history from the Elizabethan court. They are for lighter reading. You would like the Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, freaky as hell. Also the Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton, they are more psychological, but weird. As for science fiction, you might check out Ursula K. LeGuin and Madeline L'Engle who also wrote books for an older audience.
2007-01-04 07:11:00 · answer #5 · answered by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It by Steven King is really scary. How do you feel about fictional History? Weapons of Choice and Designated Targets by John Birmingham are about a 21st century armada being transported back to the middle of WW2 and what results. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski is a hair-raising horror.
2007-01-04 04:31:36 · answer #6 · answered by K. C. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see that all of us's recommending 'Twilight' and the sequels. She might in all probability like them, as each and every teenage lady decrease than the solar (myself excepted) curiously does. it truly is a gloomy vampire romance sequence, even nonetheless it truly is quite sparkling - no intercourse and minimum swearing. If she hasn't examine it already, 'The Lord of the rings' is relatively a could-examine for her. (And it is likewise a million,000 pages long, so it is going to take in a stable bite of that grounding time.) 'The Curious Incident of the canines in the evening-Time' is an enticing tale approximately an autistic boy. 'The e book Thief' via Markus Zusak is an surprising and gripping tale a pair of lady in Nazi Germany. it truly is relatively depressing, nonetheless. Elizabeth Kostova's 'The Historian' is yet another vampire novel - sort of Dan Brown meets Bram Stoker. very stable.
2016-10-19 11:17:17 · answer #7 · answered by bridgman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
No Logo by Naomi Klein
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Life of Pi by Yann Martell
2007-01-04 05:32:07 · answer #8 · answered by nat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
or Tiger beat
2007-01-04 04:20:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you liked Harry Potter you'll love "Visitors" by Bob Chapman. A different kind of magic. Get it from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
2007-01-04 05:48:57 · answer #10 · answered by burtbb0912 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋