No historical romance, no jackie collins or cecelia ahern type books or trashy romance either please. Well written, good stories and interesting characters. Something that really affected you deeply. Contemporary or classics will be considered and as long as it's in english, based in any country! Help me with my decision to have a fantastic reading year.
2007-02-15 00:13:19 · 26 answers · asked by Sarah H 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
p.s. please include authors name if you know it, in case i haven't read it and need to source it. thanks
2007-02-15 00:23:43 · update #1
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
2007-02-15 20:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
2. False Impression - Jeffery Archer
3. Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux(sp?)
4. Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
5. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
6. Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
7. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
8. Cather in the Rye - J. D. Salinger
9. To Kill a Mocking Bird - Harper Lee
10. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
11. Scarlett Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
12. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
13. Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
14. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
15. Tom Sawyer/ Huck Finn - Mark Twain
16. Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
17. Little Women - Louisa M. Alcott
18. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
19. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
20. Heidi - Johanna Spyri
well these are just some i picked out since these are what i could remember right now... i hope u like it
2007-02-15 03:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by ieja 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Mediator series By Meg Cabot
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 by Anthony Horowitz
1. Strormbreaker
2. Point Blanc
3. Skeleton Key
4. Scorpia (my favorite)
5. Ark Angel
6. Snakehead (coming in 2007)
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Fearless Series 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!
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Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer
1. Artemis Fowl
2. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
3. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
4. Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
5. Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony
6. Sixth and final book: Title not currently known (2007/2008
2007-02-15 08:29:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jenny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
2) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
3) The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther
4) Snow Flower and the Secret Garden by LIsa See
5) Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
6) Donorboy by Brendan Halpin
7) Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevelier
8) Montrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
9) Wicked by Gregory Maguire
10) The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
11) Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by
12) Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
13) Lamb by Christopher Moore
14) Sammy's Hill by Kristin Gore
This is only 14, but hoepfully you will consider some of them.
2007-02-15 03:53:38 · answer #4 · answered by Piaz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love reading and I read almost anything, so here are some of the best that I've either recently read or so good that I've read them several times. Have fun :)
The Concrete Blond by Michael Connelly
Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
The No. 1 Ladies Detectives Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka
Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold
Dhampir by Barb and J.C. Hendee
Shakespeares Landlord by Charlaine Harris
1st to Die by James Patterson
There is one other book that I love but comes under historical romance although it isn't really.
Crosstitch by Diana Gabaldon
2007-02-15 02:56:21 · answer #5 · answered by cirontheyve 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
3. The Lady of the Camelias by Alexsander Duma - son
4. Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
6. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
7. Gone With the Wind by Margareth Mitchel
8. Stardust by Neil Gayman
9. Love of Seven Dolls by Paul Galico
10. Captain's Daughter by Alexandar Sergeyevich Pushikn
11. The Golovlyov Family by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
12. The Alquemist by Paulo Coelho
13. Clandestine in Chile by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
14. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
15. Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
16. Papa Goriot by Honore de Balsac
17. Tunnel by Antonio Sabato
18. Stranger by Alber Camus
19. Jonathan Lilvingstone: Seagull by Richar Bach
20. Damned Yard by Ivo Andric
Here you go - 20, out of my list. Excluded what you asked to be excluded, although I do read fiction and trashy romances.
In nos. 1, 8, 12 and 19 you would need to reveal life truths masked in light stories.
P.S.
I do apologize in case of spelling mistakes when it comes to the name of author, but English is my second language.
2007-02-15 00:49:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolf, A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley, Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, Cannery Row by John Steinbeck, Burden of Proof by Scott Turow, The Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller, A Case of Vineyard Poison by Philip R. Craig, The First Immortal by James L. Halperin, St. Alban's Fire by Archer Mayor, The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer, Candlemas Bay by Ruth Moore, The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ichiguru, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, White Fang by Jack London, The Rains Came by Louis Bromfield, The Serial by Cyra McFadden, Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg, Go by John Clellon Holmes, Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice, The Lost Weekend by Charles Jackson
2007-02-15 01:49:35 · answer #7 · answered by Ray 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
4. The Magic of Recluce by L. E. Modesitt
5. The Belgariad series by David Eddings
6. Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
7. Heaven by V.C. Andrews
8. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis/Tracy Hickman
9. Dragons of Winter Night by Weis/Hickman
10. Dragons of Spring Dawning by Weis/Hickman
11. Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg
12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
13. Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
14. Split Infinity by Piers Anthony
15. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
16. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
17. Hawkmistress! by Marion Zimmer Bradley
18. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
19. Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel
20. The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M Auel
2007-02-15 12:28:41 · answer #8 · answered by awanderingelf 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leo Tolstoy is my favourite author his books "war and peace" and " Anna Karenina" are written beautifully. by the end of these books you will find that you are looking at the same world with new eyes. if you are interested in philosophy than Paulo Cohello is answer to your prayers. he writes in a very nice and simple language, conveys his message by moving the plot in the form of interesting story. nothing like Khalil Gibran's dull and hard to digest philosophy. "Al Chemist" "Veronika Decides to Die" and " pilgrimage" are the books that i would recommend. then there is "KonTiki Expedition" by Thor Heyerdhal. first two chapters are boring or seem to be boring but once expedition gathers speed you really cannot put it down until you reach the last pages. these are only few of the many books that made me realized that reading is truly the best of habits and a blessing
2007-02-15 03:21:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get any of Dan Brown, Eric Lustbader, Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, Adam Williams. Maybe a few of Nelson Demille's and Sidney Sheldon.
2007-02-15 00:23:48 · answer #10 · answered by McDreamy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋