I'd like to read something informative, thought-provoking and well-written. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
2007-01-21 04:54:52 · 19 answers · asked by Strange Design 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
God, that's a hard question to answer!
I guess if I had to say, I'd choose Marion Zimmer Bradley's "The Mists of Avalon". It's a brilliant story that turns the Arthurian legend on its head in a fantastic way, with amazing characterization, great plot twists, a beautiful overriding message and meaning. I'm completely entraced by it and its style.
Whatever you choose, happy reading!
2007-01-21 07:25:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The most well-written book that I've ever read is Blindness by Jose Saramago. It's about what happens when a mysterious illness makes one man goes blind for no apparent reason, the illness spreads and soon the whole world is without sight. The story is simplistic and vivid. Saramago won the Nobel Prize for Literature the year after Blindness came out (1997.)
2007-01-25 06:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by Vasilly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 12:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by milak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely ANYTHING by Somerset Maugham. His novels and short stories are set all over the world from 1900 through the 1940s. He could paint the picture of a story in only a few pages, everything is beautifully written, and there is always a twist.
Short Story: "Rain" is the most memorable.
Novels: "The Razor's Edge"
"Cakes and Ale"
"Of Human Bondage" and too many more to mention.
2007-01-21 09:37:42 · answer #4 · answered by boogeywoogy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Bastard Out of Carolina" by Dorothy Allison is probably the most perfectly written novel I've ever read. It's absolutely beautiful. Depressing as hell, but gracefully written.
A close second is Charles Frasiers "Cold Mountain". It's what novel's should be.
And I agree with the person who recommended "Beach Music" by Pat Conroy. Infact, I just recommend Pat Conroy. The man has such a way with words. He makes me positively swoon. I'm getting all weepy and choked up just thinking about him.
2007-01-21 10:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by jan 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i really was done in by 'a fine balance' by rohinton mistry. it's fiction, takes place in india, and is both beautiful and tragic. when i finished i felt like i had been there, and like i understood the culture better. you really have to be in the mood to get into another kind of thinking, but it's easy enough to read. it certainly made me grateful for my own life.
the BEST book i ever read was 'beach music' by pat conroy. i don't know that i'd call it thought provoking; it's such a subjective thing, isn't it? but the language (i.e. the way he writes) is so rich, so beautiful, so perfect that i sometimes would read a phrase again just to savour it, like a fine wine. and the storyitself - fuhgit about it! it's AMAZING! there;s a lot going on, but it's perfectly easy to follow. it covers the book's current time (the 80s), goes back to the 60s and to world war two. i really really really recommend it.
2007-01-21 05:05:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
This book takes top honors for me! It's called "Heaven On Earth" by Stephen D'Amico. It's about achieving inner peace and human unity. If all people would think like this writer, wars and hatred would be totally eliminated! You really see the big picture in the way he explains that the answer truly lies within each individual. If we each attained awareness, our major interactions on a global scale, would significantly be altered for the better! The majority of us are guilty of mass ignorance and this continues throughout society causing the major conflicts in this world. Enlightened people possessed of inner happiness have no need of striking out or hurting others. They don't need to! Humanity needs a lot of work and this guy is on to the solution!
2007-01-21 05:49:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe not the most well-written book ever, but definitely informative and thought-provoking.... The Aztec by Gary Jennings. A historical fiction that's very good! :)
2007-01-21 09:47:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you don't go for Rohinton Mistry who is utterly amazing, then try:
No Great Mischief by Alastair MacLeod.
This man is a professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor. His reputation as one of the greatest writers to come out of Canada is based on approx 15 short stories and one novel, and deservedly so. His stories are so beautifully crafted that when you read them, you cannot find a single word that could be changed, his writing is literally perfect.
2007-01-21 05:39:56 · answer #9 · answered by fleurpixie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Three books come to my mind, based on you request:
A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen - thought prevoking
Nicholas and Alexandra - Robert K. Massie - an interesting take on the last Tzar of Russia and the Russian revolution
and just for the pleasure of reading beautiful English:
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
This is such a good question, I've added it to my watchlist, Everyone is listing so many great reads I want to use for future reference.
2007-01-21 05:47:56 · answer #10 · answered by shamrock 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋