Lately Ive been reading the classics. I just finished The Catcher in the Rye, WHICH I LOVED!!!! Im reading Catch 22 right now.....half way through IDK....its not really sparking my interest. Its good writing just, kind of boring. Ive read 1984 about a billion times! Ive read lots of Orwells books, Animal farm a lot of his short stories....Anyways I just wanted you to know what I like, and I was hoping that you could tell me about a book that you've read, that you liked, thats in the same category. Im really open to genres too, I read Go ask Alice a couple weeks back. What a trip! I loved that too. Anyways thanks guys.
2007-02-10 11:47:00 · 11 answers · asked by ]{ane 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
yes ive read the testament by grishiam....it was good, but its too much like a james patterson novel for me. OOOo and I also read Of mice and men. What a great book. Ill have to check out grapes of wrath.
2007-02-10 12:02:49 · update #1
you should read "the perks of being a wallflower" or "To Kill a Mockingbird"
2007-02-13 07:30:26 · answer #1 · answered by ayyyoooo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the classics, too. Last year I read A Tale of Two Cities and couldn't put it down. Good writing is essential. A rather recent bookI thoroughly enjoyed was a literary thriller/horror novel called The Historian (the writer's name escapes me) but it explores the legond of the the real-life inspiration for Bram Stroker's Dracula. It moves back and forth in time, takes the reader all over the world, and is thoroughly frightening. It also gives the reader some very interesting perspectives on the history of the Ottoman Empire and Eastern Europe in general. It is now in paperback. The book would be fun to read along side Dracula, as well, and B&N always has nice hard cover editions of that really cheap. Happy reading.
2007-02-10 20:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by kvcar2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mediator series
1.Shadowland
2.Ninth Key
3.Reunion
4.Darkest Hour
5.Haunted
6.Twilight
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Anyway...you should read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Including sequel New Moon. I could not stop reading this books! A little romantic and cute story. You should go on barnesandnoble.com to get a good idea of the summary! You will not regret reading these books!
well there are several...I love all of them. You should try them. You should go to barnesandnoble.com to get more info on the books.
1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
2. New Moon (sequel to Twilight)
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Alex Rider Series
1. Strormbreaker
2. Point Blanc
3. Skeleton Key
4. Scorpia (my favorite)
5. Ark Angel
6. Snakehead (coming in 2007)
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By Francince Pascal.
1. Fearless
2. Sam
3. Run
4. Twisted
5. Kiss
6. Payback
7. Rebel
8. Heat
9. Blood
10. Liar
11. Trust
12. Killer
13. Bad
14. Missing
15. Tears
16. Naked
17. Flee
18. Love
19. Twins
20. Sex
21. Blind
22. Alone
23. Fear
24. Betrayed
25. Lost
26. Escape
27. Shock
28. Chase
29. Lust
30. Freak
31. Normal
32. Terror
33. Wired
34. Fake
35. Exposed
36. Gone
Definitely read them, first chance you get, they are difficult to find in stores so try buying them from www.amazon.com, or www.bn.com. Also when you finish those look for the new series "Fearless FBI" I just started it and it's great. (Theres a lot of books in the series but they are kind of short..dont worry) I cant stop reading them!
2007-02-11 11:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by Jenny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might like John Steinbeck? Grapes of Wrath, Sweet Thursday. How about Sybil?
My favorite books have always been Stephen King's but his stuff can be so bizarre for others.
Right now I am reading a lot of "finding my purpose" books like "The Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman. Sue Monk Kidd's books are really good, "The Mermaid Chair" and "The Secret Life of Bees"
Fannie Flagg's books are wonderful.
Hope you find other things you 'll like. There is so much out there. I think reading the classics is so great.
2007-02-10 20:03:29 · answer #4 · answered by sistermoon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quo Vadis,By Henryk Seinkeiwicz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, written 1896,deals with Rome during the first century AD,under the rule of Nero. Sounds stuffy, but this novel,in a new translation looks eerily like our world,where the Survivor reality reminds me of a precursor to gladiatorial battles. Get the paperback with the mosaic artwork cover.
Roots,by Alex Haley The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
2007-02-10 21:07:50 · answer #5 · answered by queenofzeeland 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't read much classics but if you want a really good recent book I would recommend either "The Last Juror or The Testement" by John Grisham. I loved them. The Last juror is about these 12 Jurors who are getting killed one by one and they are trying to find out whos doing it before all the jurors end up dead. The Testament is abut an old guy who writes a will and end up giving all his money to an illigitemate daughter when his other children think they are inheriting lots of money.
2007-02-10 20:00:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anna S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out these:
A Trout in the Sea of Cortez by John Salter
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
The Red Tent by Anita Diamond
Down and out in Paris and London by George Orwell
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
2007-02-11 10:45:58 · answer #7 · answered by Nina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite right now is Haruki Murakami. Definitely try to pick up a copy of "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World". Also, somewhat in the vein of those books, check out Jose Saramago's "All the Names".
If you have more time, check out their other books like "The Wind-up Bird Chronicle" and "Blindness".
2007-02-10 20:27:42 · answer #8 · answered by MANC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Went book shopping myself today...
I just picked up a new copy of Sartre today because mine had fallen apart... His short stories are awesome and easy to read.
I bought...
Essays. By Gove Vidal.
Short plays by Maxim Gorky.
and old copy of Canterbury tales in pocket form
Animal Farm
Naked Lunch By William Burrows (which looks really good?)
and a little pocket book of Ibsen.
and a treasury of Asian literature.
I don't know what you would like from what you have mentioned...
Not all things I like are simpatico...
2007-02-10 20:35:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A certain slant of light-Very good read(read it twice)
If you are interested in tudor history,I did like the books by phillipa gregory...Constant princess,and The virgins lover.
Grapes of wrath;of mice and men-both by john steinbeck
Memory keepers daughter
2007-02-10 19:54:00 · answer #10 · answered by Ellie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋