Who are some really good fictional writers?

Question

I have to read a book for my Grade 11 English class and I need some suggestions on authors because I'm not much of a reader.

Answer 1

being a reader, all of these are good suggestions, but most are good suggestions for fellow readers. I'd suggest Harry Potter (If you feel silly remember many adult readers enjoy them as well)and remember also an easier read guarantees you get more from it I suggest it because of the clues hidden in etymology (word roots) which serves a twofold purpose, one mention some of these clues to your English teacher and she will be impressed, also if you can get an understanding of word roots you've got the keys to the literary kingdom! Also I do hope that if nothing else you will finish the harry potter series, reading does so much more than strain your eyes.

Answer 2

Robert A. Heinlein

travis-a-duncan has a lot of good ones, but I'm guessing if you are not much of a reader many of them will be a bit daunting.

So I'm going to recomend the books Heinlein wrote special for 11th grade boys, his "juveniles". Probably the best is either Citizen of the Galaxy , STARSHIP TROOPERS (NOT THE MOVIE the book). Also in the group are Starman Jones, Tunnel in the Sky, Red Planet, The Rolling Stones, Space Cadet, Farmer in the Sky (a personal favorite), Time for the Stars (also a personal favorite), Rocketship Gallelo, and (though not always included) Podkayne of Mars.

During the 1950s Heinlein wrote a book a year for Scribners, they came out at Christmas and were marketed as Christmas presents for pre-teen boys. They were HUGE hits, as you can see from the fact A) Scribners kept ordering more books from Heinlein and B) The books are still in print 50 years later. In fact new editions just came out for several of them. If they have been selling for this long, you know they are good.

Answer 3

You have gotten some very strange answers.

Clive Cussler writes total "man-crap," Sidney Sheldon writes "woman-crap," and most of the others suggest novels that I would give my grade 6 or 7 students.

Why don't you try Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
It's a very good book, very short, lots of good themes for you to write about. Oh, and it has a war, and a beautiful woman. :)

I think you'll like it, and even if you don't, it's short. But if you do, he's written zillions of other great books.

You could also try some short story collections. Check out The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye. It's very cool and if you hate the first story, at least you can stop and take another one!

Also, don't forget that the librarian in your school is a total expert on recommending books. He or she might really enjoy spending ten minutes giving you a list of things to look at.

Last advice: Don't judge a book by its cover!

And very last advice: If the author's name is HUGE on the book cover, the book is probably going to suck. (ie. Dan Brown, Clive Cussler, John Grisham). So .... sort of judge a book by its cover. :)

Answer 4

Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuch Palahniuk, Helgrimur Helgason, John Kennedy Toole, John Fowles

Answer 5

Depends if you read sci-fi/fantasy, mystery, thriller, comedy, adventure/thrillers. I can give you authors for all genres: James Doss, John Dunning, Stuart Woods, J.A.Jance, Iris Johannsen, David Weber, John Ringo, Eric Flint, David Gemmel, Alan Dean Foster, H. Rider Haggard, Mercedes Lackey, Trudi Canavan, Alma Alexander, James Rollins, Jack DuBrul, Clive Cussler and my favorite Matthew Reilly(in my opinion the greatest thriller writer on the planet today). Take your choice, go to a new or used book store or a large library and check out the authors to see what they write and whether or not you will like their styles. Have fun, happy reading.

Answer 6

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Tales of Mystery by Edgar Allan Poe

Moby **** by Herman Melville

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

If it can be ANYTHING the I would also like to suggest these:

Desperation by Stephen King

Hearts In Atlantis by Stephen King

1984 by George Orwell

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

Answer 7

Cry to heaven by Anne Rice....Spartacus by Howard Fast(outlawed during the Mccarthy era).....The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas, who also wrote the Three Musketeers & The man in the iron mask.....The Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough...brilliant book.....The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (An amazing classic) & The Good Earth by Pearl Buck, lastly A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by betty Smith.
There, many classics and page turners for you!!! I have read all of these and in some cases multiple times!!! I really hope that this helps you!!! Spartacus will blow your mind. It had to be released in England as the McCarthy era had Howard fast black balled when it was written.
I hope that you read Cry to heaven by Anne Rice...it is NOT about vampires, but about the Italian Castrati, thus it is truth intermixed with fiction, rather historical fiction....
Happy reading!!!!! I gave y usome of my top faves here!!
Thanks,
Lioncourt

Answer 8

John Grisham is a really good fictional writer. He wrote the book that the movies "The Client" and "A Time To Kill" were based on.

He writes about crimes, the legal system and shadiness with lawyers, judges and phenomenal cases. Try him out.

Ann Rice is also good. But her stories are a little longer than Grisham's

Answer 9

He writes fiction in line with info and theories. i do no longer remember every physique ever saying Da Vinci Code became non-fiction. it rather is something yet non-fiction. Many fictional novels have info or theories on the middle of them. He took a thought many human beings have with regard to the Holy Grail and used it on the middle of the plot in a different. an astounding volume of study went into the writing of the unconventional. solid and huge novels are continually properly researched. you do no longer basically make stuff up. Pax - C

Answer 10

Harry Potter or the book Twilight by Stephanie Myers. That book is amazing!! Technically, it's a love story, but I think it has so much more to it. Eragon, A Certian Slant of Light, and Uglies are good too.