Any suggestions on a good book to read? No preference on the subject, I just like to read in general.?

Answer 1

Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.Each novel in the series is told from the fictional perspective of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden (named by his father after Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone, Sr., and David Copperfield). Dresden is the only professional wizard in modern-day Chicago (he is in the phone book, under "Wizards").In the world of The Dresden Files, magic is real, along with vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves, and more. The general public that Harry Dresden works to protect does not believe in magic or the large array of dark forces which regularly conspire against them. This makes it tough for Harry to get by as a working wizard and private eye.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.

Savage and Ascension by Kelley Armstrong.Both are available free from the author's website.They tell the story of Clayton,how he was made a werewolf,how Jeremy rescued the feral child wolf and earned Clayton's undying gratitude,and how Clayton became someone to reckon with in his Pack.Told in 1st person from Clayton's view,it is poignant and touching at times and humorous.We understand how his childhood influenced his later life.

Dragonjousters series(joust,alta,sanctuary,Aerie) by Mercedes Lackey.The setting is ancient Egypt.Hunger, anger, and hatred are constants for young Vetch, rendered a brutally mistreated and overworked serf by the Tian conquest of his homeland. But everything improves when a Tian jouster requisitions Vetch to become the first serf ever to be a dragon boy. His training is intense, and his duty clear-cut: to tend his jouster, Ari, and his dragon, Kashet. That is only the beginning.The rest of the books are about how he gets a dragon of his own,his escape to Alta,how the war between the two kingdoms is stopped etc.


Bellarion the Fortunate by Rafael Sabatini.Brilliant swordfights,marvelous schemes and beautiful damsels abound in this fascinating tale of a condottiere or mercenary in 15th century Italy.As the story unfolds Bellarion a convent bred orphan youth is on the way to Padua for higher studies. He gets entangled in the affairs of Princess Valeria of Montferrat.And immediately takes up her cause.He acquits himself marvelously in the court intrigues at Montferrat.However the situation proved too hot and he escapes to Milan.In Milan he passes himself off as the son of Facino Cane,the great mercenary captain to escape the clutches of Gian Maria Visconti the bloodthirsty Duke of Milan.The real Facino Cane was amused at Bellarion’s deviousness and adopts him as his son.Under Facino Cane’s tutelage Bellarion emerges as one of the greatest mercenary captains of that age.

The Time-Master trilogy By Louise Cooper.(review from Amazon)The books are 'The Initiate',The Outcast and The Master.It tells the story of Tarod a fascinating anti-hero, evolving throughout the series from a loyal disciple of Order to the God of Chaos that is his true heritage, with the repeated examination of his humanity thrown into the mix.

The door to december by Dean Koontz.A psychiatrist's daughter was kidnapped by her ex-husband years ago. When the daughter is finally found, the real fight begins. One by one the people who held her captive become mysteriously tortured and killed. Everyone is afraid the young girl will be next.

The mystery unravels as to what happened to the young girl while she was kidnapped. The young girl, Melanie, is unable to speak, but her mother soon learns that the young girl went through extreme torture as her father used her for a rat in his experiments.

Landslide by Desmond Bagley.Bob Boyd wakes up in a hospital with no memory,the only surviver of an accident.He was burned badly all over and needed extensive plastic surgery which was payed by a mysterious sponser.He is told that he's a geology student with a bad past.However Bob recovers and gets on with his life.Hired by the powerful Matterson Corporation to survey land before they build a great new dam, he begins to uncover the shaky foundations of the Matterson family and becomes a fly in their ointment.His accident and the Matterson family have more in common than he thought.

The Cop and the Anthem by O.henry.Its about a young tramp Soapy who tries desperately to get arrested so that he can spend the winter in jail.He eats in expensive restaurents,steals,insults women,cause general mayham.But to no avail.he just doesn't get arrested until...
The Gift of the Magi,From the cabby's seat,Last leaf all by the same author are terrific stories.

Garlic and sapphires by Ruth Reichl.
As the New York Times's restaurant critic for most of the 1990s, Reichl was determined to review the "true" nature of each restaurant she visited, so she often dined incognito--each chapter of her book highlights a new disguise, a different restaurant (including the original reviews from the Times), and a fresh culinary adventure.

Answer 2

Dreaming water by Gail Tsuyciyama(sp?)
The Locket by Evans
Marley and Me
A Dog's Life by Mayle
Christy by Marshall
In His Steps
Joshua by Girzone
Treausre Island
Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Blue Bottle Club
The Greatest Thing in the World by Drummond
Girl of the Limberlost
Grapes of Wrath

Answer 3

Amy Tan: The Kitchen God's Wife, The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Joy Luck Club.

Yes, I do admit, I'm a fan. Still, those are marvellous.

Answer 4

If you have an open mind and don't get squeamish easily, read Red Bird Just Like this by Earl Jesse Stevens. It was just published last year. It's funny as all get out in places. It's sad as a gypsy serenading the moon in others. There is plenty of tittilating erotica, some deeply disturbing poetry sprinkeled in, and best of all it's an autobiograpical novel that covers a lifetime of that 's full of twists and turns that revolve on a dime.

Answer 5

Well, Sweet Betrayal is romantic. Its really cute about how a man and a woman love each other, yet hate to admit it ....The Lord of The Rings is nice...I enjoyed readng it. If you don't like these, you can just search google for a subject that interests you and you'll find the right book. =)

Answer 6

know you reported no vampire books...yet i think of Twilight is great! that's a sturdy e book and that's in a human beings standpoint, not a vampires! it is likewise a action picture. there is: Twilight; New Moon; Eclipse; and Breaking daybreak... in spite of the undeniable fact that Breaking daybreak isn't out interior the cinema's yet... If not Twilight, then how approximately some Jaqueline Wilson books? they're spectacular!!! and actual humorous. wish I helped(:

Answer 7

Animal Farm by George Orwell
Great book!

Answer 8

if you like history I would recommend anything by Margaret George, especially if you like big thick books. She writes books based on historical characters such as Mary Queen of Scots, King Henry the VIII, Cleopatra and Helen of Troy. The books are written as fictional autobiographys

Answer 9

Zadie Smith's novel White Teeth. Very good reading!

Answer 10

Plato - The Republic. One of the best books ever written.

Or if that doesn't float your boat, try this:

P.J. O'Rourke - Parliament of Whores. Irreverent political humour.

Answer 11

The Good Weeds and The family Weed