That the public library might have? I like Twilight, Catcher in the Rye, A Great and Terrible Beauty, LOTR, and Rocket Boys.
Please don't say Harry Potter or anything by Dan Brown.
2007-01-20 04:26:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
There are tons of options! To satisfy your classic tastes check out "1984", "Farenheiet 451", "Animal Farm" and "Brave New World"
Girly chick lit (like a "Great and Terrible Beauty") anything by Sarah Dessen especially "The Truth about Forever" and "This Lullaby" or Meg Cabot (Mediator series is excellent)
For the spookier tastes check out "Cirque du Freak" series (it might be in the kids section, but trust me it's worth reading) and "Blood and Chocolate", "The Silver Kiss" and Ameila Atwater Rhodes's novels.
If that doesn't help, go to a library and just roam around until you find something that catches your eye. Good luck!
2007-01-20 05:16:24 · answer #1 · answered by Silver Snake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
'Bitten' and the rest of the books in the series by Kelley Armstrong.They are about Elena,the only female werewolf in the world.She was made a werewolf against her will by her boy friend.She rebels and runs away to Canada where she has been living as a normal human.However she is called back by her Pack leader when an emergency threatens the Pack.
Another good series is the Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.The books provide an alternate take on vampires.People who are unjustly murdered call upon Artemis(Greek goddess) and she grants them a day to avenge themselves.After that they are recruited to her army to fight against evil.These are romance novels.Best of the series are 'Dance with the devil' and 'Seize the night'.
Dragonjousters book 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.
2007-01-21 07:51:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are a teen- Margaret Haddox is good. so is Phillip Pullman- the Dark Particles trilogy- i think that is what it's called-
the first book is called the Golden Compass, anyway.
adults might like these too.
People love janet Evonovitch, Jodi Picoult- it depends on what genre you like.
The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time by mark Haddon was very good.
2007-01-20 12:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by Wild Honey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you liked Catcher in the Rye.......try the Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
2007-01-20 12:39:41 · answer #4 · answered by Layla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like LOTR, I suggest some other fantasy authors such as Robert Jorden, Douglas Niles, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman....
2007-01-20 12:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by greygryphon88 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forest Gump, The Cage, Cold Mountain, a beutiful mind...
2007-01-20 12:32:09 · answer #6 · answered by Neha B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Confederecy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
2007-01-20 12:45:26 · answer #7 · answered by I Ain't Your Momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Tuesday with Morrie or Chicken Soup series?
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2007-01-20 13:10:19 · answer #8 · answered by Alvin Titus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try New Moon, the sequel to Twilight. i also love Tamora Pierce's books. you could try those... but check out the websites before you decide.
2007-01-20 12:33:08 · answer #9 · answered by zlisa98 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Conversation with GOD. its a new religion
2007-01-20 12:30:42 · answer #10 · answered by damiraza 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋