I have read every book in my house & my dad's house. I need a great read. I have a gift card to Barnes & Noble and I'm going this afternoon after work. I like all kinds of books except historical or political novels. And ideas?? And I'm not a kid so please suggest more mature books. Thanks a bunch!
2007-01-24 07:11:13 · 22 answers · asked by Les 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you like fantasy Kelley Armonstrong's Women of the Otherworld series is great. Chronologically they go: Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic (my personal favorite), and Industrial Magic.
Definitely for a more mature reader, and be sure to leave yourself lots of time. Once you get started you won't want to put them down!
2007-01-24 07:20:12 · answer #1 · answered by AM_Dove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a great graphic novel called 'when the wind blows' by Raymond Briggs. It's a very powerful book about the nuclear bomb - how an elderly British couple live their last hours, not really realising the gravity of the event, blindly trusting what the radio says, putting up protection on their door to block the radiations... It's not historical or political, just a simple, human story.
2007-01-24 15:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by Gertrude G. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read much Jane Austen? Almost everybody, it seems, has read Pride and Prejudice, but what about her other novels? I just finished reading Emma, and have now started reading Sense and Sensibility. I love the way Austen has such complexity in the characters, how everything is interwoven; and I don't even like to read fiction normally.
She's not too hard to figure out either, once you get used to her writing style and the conventions of the time. I'd get a commentary edition or Cliff's Notes for the first book or two.
2007-01-24 15:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by Gary B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many good books out there but it really depends on what you like. There are some books that people just love and rave about such as the Stephanie Plum series that I really didn't care for. So I would recommend going in and perhaps asking somebody who works there. Tell them what specific books you've enjoyed in the past and they'll tell you ones that are similar. Of course you can do this on Amazon.com too. Just type in a book you really liked and at the bottom of the information sheet they'll give you suggestions about books that people who liked that book recommended. You can use this resource for free! Of course the local public library is a great place to receive very specific, tailored to you, book recommendations.
I'm getting old and pennywise and no longer buy books unless I've read them first and decided that they're ones I'd like to use as resources or to read over and over again.
I love Marion Zimmer Bradley for science fiction, Tamar Myers for mystery, James Michner for historical fiction, Francine Rivers for love/drama stories. Just to name a few.
2007-01-24 15:32:22 · answer #4 · answered by psycho-cook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out these authors: Jack duBrul, Clive Cussler, James Doss, John Dunning, James Rollins, John Ringo, my favorite Matthew Reilly, David Weber, Jane Lindskold, Raymond Feist, Ted Bell, Raymond Khoury, Steve Berry, Clay Harvey, Stuart Woods, J.A.Jance, Iris Johannsen, Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton, Patricia Cromwell, Jack McDevitt, Jack Chalker, David Drake, the late David Gemmell. Enjoy.
2007-01-24 17:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a girl here goes
Anything Amy Tan
or The Secret lives of Doctors Wives (murder mystery with a twist)
Anything Andrew M Greeley (both genders will enjoy)
Ask the people there they will know of newer books that are really good. That's what I did and walked out 60 dollars lighter. But I know they will last more than a night each!
2007-01-24 15:48:25 · answer #6 · answered by mcdonald624 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (easy read)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (easy read)
I heard "The Apothecary" is pretty good.
If you want something to add to your collection, the top three books are definite buys. The other two are good, but it's better if you go to the library since you can probably go through them in a day or two.
2007-01-24 15:35:16 · answer #7 · answered by Holly Golightly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
World literature - Paulo Coelho - "The Alchemist" (I also bought it from Barnes & Noble whwn I was in the U.S.), Iris Murdoch - "The Bell", Graham Green - "Waterland"
These are a few books I've studied during the last year of university.
Enjoy!
By the way: I envy you for that gift card.
2007-01-24 15:26:03 · answer #8 · answered by Mirela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is incredible. Very adventurous. Long, but you sound like an avid reader so I think you would like it.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Dark, but beautifully written.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Excellent. An incredible insight into what a mentally handicapped person goes through. It follows the story of Charlie who tests a radical procedure to basically reverse his handicap and make him "normal."
The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd. Sounds wierd. It is a hilarious novel! Very sarcastic, dry humor. About a kid in art school and just the funny things regular college students go through on their journey to self-discovery. Entertaining.
Those are some of my favorites. Please enjoy your gift card and use it well. I'm jealous!!!!! Haha :-D
2007-01-24 15:22:36 · answer #9 · answered by surfchika 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Brave New World by Aldous Huxdley. Excellent book.
2007-01-24 15:30:00 · answer #10 · answered by asmidsk@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋