I have to read several books for my college reading class and four of my first book must be of 4 different genres, so far I have read The shining considered a Horror, A salty piece of land by Jimmy Buffet the genre real world, and digital fortress by dan brown a thriller, any suggetions for similar books that are not of these genres.
Thanks for the help!
2007-02-27 11:32:57 · 6 answers · asked by tomdwannab182 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Since you seem to like thrillers and action. Why not try Sunk Without A Sound by Brad Dimrock? It's the story of a honeymooning couple in the 1930s(?) who disappear while rafting in the Grand Canyon. Genre: True Crime
2007-02-27 11:42:56 · answer #1 · answered by booktender 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two books that are fast reads are "Animal Farm" by George Orwell and "Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess. The George Orwell book is political. The other is Sociological.
Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" is also fast (existential fantasy... if that is a genre)... "Old Man of the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway (i read this in an hour) is naturalistic, straight-to-the-point.
I am assuming you will be pressed for time so I am just suggesting quick-reads but all of these are great books too.
2007-02-27 12:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am the Messenger by Marcus Zuzak for young adult
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony - fantasy
Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon if you really want to go out on a limb and read a paranormal romance :-) It has a strong background in Greek and Roman mythology.
2007-02-27 12:42:08 · answer #3 · answered by DemonBookLover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red, black, white by Ted Dekker. It has a mythical/folk lore genres. Awesome storiers, it is a trilogy. I know you only need to read one, so start with the first red. You will contuine to read after that just to see what happens.
2007-02-27 11:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by rhonda c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman for fantasy, or "Oryx and Crake" by Margarete Atwood for Dystopia? Both are great books.
2007-02-27 11:39:35 · answer #5 · answered by Ms. S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Power of One" ~ Bruce Courtenay: coming of age / social issues / apartheid / adventure (boxing in South Africa)
Tales of the Otori ~ Liam Hearn: historical fiction / adventure (pseudo-Japanese ancient intrigue
Any Dean Koontz mystery, I liked "Lightning" ~ time travel and Nazi's, consequences of playing with destiny.
"Anthem" ~ Ayn Rand: really any of her books... but Anthem was excellent; realistic Russian communism
2007-02-27 12:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by peachfuzz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋