recommend a book?

Question

im going to be taking a long plane trip on saturday and i need a good book to read. i'm 16. a girl. my favorite books thus far in my life are in cold blood, the perks of being a wallflower, and a million little pieces. any genre is alright.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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

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Answer 3

HI
the book i really injoyed reading were a series called SHADOW CHILDREN series that has the books Among the Hidden,Among the Imposters,Among the Betrayed.Among the barons, Among the brave,among the enemy,and the new book Among the free(the endding of the serie)all this books about a law that a family can't have more than 2 kids in the family so if any family does
the ''population police'' will kill them so now all the 3th kids will be
hidden and become shadow children but all that changes in these books when some kids risk their lifes to be free by getting
fake IDs of kids who died who weren't 3th kids.

Answer 4

I see someone recommended "Not Without My Daughter." I second that nomination. Will certainly keep you interested for a plane trip.
I also suggest Bill Bryson. Either "A Walk in the Woods" or "I'm a Stranger Here Myself." Everyone I have let read these books has said the same exact thing: "I thought I was going to pee my pants laughing so hard."

Answer 5

In Her Shoes, by Jennifer Weiner - how two very different sisters learn to love each other - and themselves

Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett - very long, very involved book set in 12th century England about a cathedral builder. WAIT! It's good, if you don't mind the really filthy language.

Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett - hilarious story about the end of the world.

Rats Saw God, by Rob Thomas - sharp, funny, smart - it isn't deep, but it's real (the author is the creator of the TV series Veronica Mars, the best show currently on television)

Answer 6

Here are some books that high school sophomores have liked:
- Breathing Underwater (about a boy named Nick who has abused his girlfriend and is court-ordered to take anger management classes)
- Monster (Myers - about a teenage guy who is in trial for murder)
- Eragon (some people read this book four times in three weeks!)
- One for the Money (Evanovich - she has a good series of mysteries)
- The Lovely Bones (by Alice Sebold, who also wrote Lucky. Lucky is non-fiction, The Lovely Bones is fiction. I personally liked The Lovely Bones more.)
- Summerland (Michael Chabon) - a world-class writer!
- Nicholas Sparks books (if you like romances)

Answer 7

Twilight (by Stephanie Meyer). (series)
It's about how a girl named Bella moved to Forks, Washington. There was a mysterious and un-humanly beautiful boy there. He somehow saved her life (three times!). Then she discovers that he's a vampire... and that she loves him...
(sci-fi)

Maximum Ride (by James Patterson). (series)
There are these kids, Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, The Gasman, and Angel. They are ordinary in everyway... except that they are only 98% human... and the other 2% is BIRD. One day Angel is captured by the scientists that created them. So everyone has to save her. And on the way Max discovers that she must save the world...
(sci-fi)

Roswell High (by Melinda Metz). (series)
It's like any other day. Liz Parker, a waitress at a local cafe, was talking to her best friend. The two men in one corner of the resterant begin arguing about money. Then one man pulls out a gun. He aims for the other man... but misses and shoots Liz instead. Everyone knew she was dying. There was no way that she could survive. Then Max Evans puts his hands on her wound... and she comes to! but how is that possible?
Fifty years ago there was supposedly an alien crash. But that's just a myth... right?
(sci-fi)

Answer 8

The harry potter series

I also like the political thrillers by Vince Flynn. About a CIA agent that will do just about anything to get the job done...just like jack bauer in 24. My favorite Vince Flynn book is Transfer of Power, the first about the Mitch Rapp (the agent)

I'm currently reading the da vinci code by dan brown, which is good.

I'm 17, so just about your age.

Answer 9

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen, Faerie Wars and The Purple Emperor by Herbie Brennan, or The Downsiders by Neal Shusterman. Have fun. :)

Answer 10

I would recommend "Another Thought" by OC Tross. This is a non fiction book with tons of information relating to life and living well. You being 16 will learn alot from this book. Happy reading!

Answer 11

Chocolat by Joanne Harris (I just finished this one)
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Harry Potter series
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah