I'm in the mood to read. I get pretty easily bored if the book isn't interesting. I like contemporary, non-romantic, touching stories. Has anyone read a book that sounds like this, and would suggest I read it?
2007-01-19 10:38:56 · 16 answers · asked by penlight2 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I just finished reading the book "Solomon's Mines" by Haggard... its very different from your average book, its an adventure novel, not boring either, i didn't want to put it down..... also very unpredictable.
2007-01-19 10:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by Other sheep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this is not exactly what you are asking for, but I am reading a mystery right now that's very good. It's called "The Husband" Dean Koontz.
Contemporary, non-romantic huh? TransAmerica, was great, as was One True Thing and The Deep End of the Ocean.
But I'm a mystery fan.
2007-01-19 10:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by Aunt Henny Penny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I swear on my life, these three books you must must must read:
The Power of One -Bryce Courtenay
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time -Mark Haddon
I Know This Much is True -Wally Lamb
The last one sounds and looks like a sad sap kinda thing, it's also a member of Oprah's book club (which I try to stay away from) but I promise you, it's an outstanding book, one of the best I've ever read.
2007-01-19 10:44:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are looking for a Novel you can read A Private Hotel For Gentle ladies by Ellen Cooney but if you are looking for any books read The Giver by Lois LOwery or the book call The Outsiders by S.E Hinton hope you like one of these
2007-01-19 10:45:28 · answer #4 · answered by New Yorker Girl 516 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, by Mark Haddon, is a great book. Very interesting and very touching.
2007-01-19 12:36:38 · answer #5 · answered by northstar789 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
2007-01-19 11:52:56 · answer #6 · answered by Gabriela Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try Children of the river by linda crew... heres what the back says...
At the age of thirteen, Sundara fled Cambodia with her aunt's family to escape the Khmer Rouge army, leaving behind her parents, her brother, her sister, and the buy she has loved since she was a child.
Now, four years later, she struggles to fit in at her Oregon high school and be "a good Cambodian girl" at home. A good Cambodian girlnever dates; she waitsfor her family to arrange her a marriage to a Cambodian boy. But Sundara and Jonathan, an extraordinary American boy, are powerfully drawn to each other. Haunted by grief for her lost family and for the life she haas left behind, Sundara longs to be with him. But are her hopes for happiness and a new life in America disloyal to her past and her people?
2007-01-19 10:53:49 · answer #7 · answered by andie... you know you love me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Last Girl, by Stepan Collishaw; the story of a photographer living in Lithuania, and the lingering effects of the 2nd world war.
2007-01-19 10:42:47 · answer #8 · answered by Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 06:28:13 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely "The Revelation of John: A Spiritual Novel" or a small novel called "Angel Unaware". Both are quick, inspiring reads. :-)
2007-01-21 14:57:04 · answer #10 · answered by charyl92678 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋