2007-02-13 05:12:58 · 21 answers · asked by Elizabeth Sparrow 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Not Harry Potter, that's for freakin sure
2007-02-13 13:30:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given I read so much, here is a decent booklist:
Chocolat – Joanne Harris (the gypsy was based on me)
Unusual Point of View:
Skepticism – Bo Fowler (main character is a supermarket trolley)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – J. Safran Foer (main character is a boy whose dad called from World Trade Centre and left an answer phone message)
British:
Hemmingway’s Chair – Michael Palin
Not the End of the World – Christopher Brookmyre
White Teeth – Zadie Smith
Making History – Stephen Fry
Popcorn – Ben Elton
International:
The Ringmaster’s Daughter – Jostein Gaarder
Memoirs of a Geisha – Authur Golden
Well paced:
Jonathon Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach*
The Beach – Alex Garland
Life of Pi – Yarn Merkel
The Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemmingway *
Flud – Hilary Mantel
Non Fiction:
Round Ireland with a Fridge – Tony Hawks
Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain
Playing the Moldavian’s at Tennis – Tony Hawks
Fever Pitch – Nick Hornby
Classics:
Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll *
Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh
Madame Bouvary – Gustave Flaubert
Gormenghast Trilogy – Mervin Peake
I, Robot – Isaac Asimov
Humor:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1st three books in the trilogy) – Douglas Adams
A Book of Nonsense – Mervin Peake *
Detective:
Complicity – Iain Banks
Filth – Irvine Welsh
Inspector Rebus novels – Ian Rankin
* books that I read cover to cover without putting down
Source(s):
my 360 Blog
2007-02-16 04:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until the past year, I was never much of a reader. For some reason I decided to try reading for relaxation. I found that many books bored me to the point that reading was a torture. Then I got into some good mysteries. John Grisham writes so that there are very few dull moments. The Firm was one of my favorites. But all of his books, with the exception of The Chamber, moved along well. Reading did make me relax when I made this discovery. Now I love it.
2007-02-13 13:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh my goodness! Where to start...?
Tamora Pierce's books her Tortall series is AWESOME!!!!
Garth Nix's Sabriel ROCKS!!!! (If you like magic)
Jonathan Stroud's The Amulet of Samarkand (for the laugh!!)
Jane Yolen's Sword of the Rightful King
Jane Yolen's Sister Light, Sister Dark
Christopher Paolini's Eragon
Christopher Paolini's Eldest
All the Harry Potter's
Almost anything with fantasy in it.
Hope you like fantasy.
2007-02-13 17:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by LadyDragonRider 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Bartimeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
2007-02-13 13:23:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Dean Koontz fan so Watchers by DK is my favorite book, but The Taking (also by DK) runs a close second.
2007-02-13 13:37:28 · answer #6 · answered by syntheticfate 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Favourite author: Jane Austen therefore favourite books: anything by Jane Austen.
2007-02-13 14:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by Kristie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all harry potter books, especially order of the phoenix. i don't enjoy reading very much, i had to read a lot of lame stuff for school, but i do like some books. i enjoy adventure books with a bit of humor, or satirical ones; i'm a bit sarcastic.
2007-02-13 13:39:02 · answer #8 · answered by gabriella 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
anything by Danielle Steel
anything by James Patterson
Left Behind series
2007-02-13 13:57:36 · answer #9 · answered by bookworm_382 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many but I have to say I really enjoyed Angele's Ashes By Frank McCourt
2007-02-13 13:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋