A good fiction book for a 14 y old guy?

Question

i'm mostly intrested in fantasy, also books like the giver and the old man and the sea are fine or just ur favorite book.
heres some books i dislike/not intrested: harry potter, inkheart, eragon... and books in series.
one of my favorite book is howl' moving castle and would like to read more books like it.
=P sorry i'm so picky but theres not much books i like to read
^_^ thanks~

Answer 1

Hey Jonas: VA suggested a good one above, "Heart of Darkness." And after you read that watch the movie "Apocalypse Now" which is based on HOD but set in Vietnam. That would make a good compare and contrast.

But if you're looking for a book that will engage all your senses, try "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. It's a cross between fiction and fact and tells the story of a group of soldiers in Vietnam via a number of interrellated short stories. I'm in the middle of it for about the 10th time, and every time I read it, I find something new. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed. And later on, when you have to read it for school, you'll be ahead of the game.

Answer 2

Um, well my favorite book is The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm sure you've heard of that. As for recommendations....

Try one of Terry Pratchett's books, like Maskerade, Jingo, Hogfather... He's written many many many books. They're very satiricalish and are all fantasy. And I guess a bit science-fictiony.

Oh yeah, even though they all take place in the same world, THEY ARE NOT A SERIES. You can read any book and it doesn't affect the story. And there are no annoying BOOK #1 BOOK #2
stuff.

I personally thought The Old Man and the Sea was really sad.

Answer 3

The author of Howl's Moving Castle has written many awesome books, including Power of Three and Eight Days of Luke.

If you like Diane Wynn-Jones, then check out Neverwhere and American Gods by Neil Gaiman (American Gods might be a little too adult for you at the moment). Tom Sharpe and Terry Pratchett also write excellent fantasy novels.

Moonfleet is a classic, by James Meade Faulkner.

Answer 4

If you liked The Giver, try Gathering Blue by the same author. She has lots of excellent books (Lois Lowry)
Stolen Voices, by Ellen Dee Davidson
Also, you'll probably like Tranvall Saga by Gary Paulsen
Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz
Code Orange, by Caroline Cooney
Blood Red Horse, by K.M. Grant
The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan
The Golden Hour, Maiya Williams

Answer 5

I read the Giver in 7th grade personally i hate it.
Try The Outsiders. Try google maybe. It’s always a good idea to check the library or a bookstore. Like Barnes and Nobles, Borders books and music... Other than that I don't read unless its for english homework.
Hope dis helps = P

Answer 6

If you're into fantasy, defiantly look for Wicked, By: Gregory Maguire. It gives the Wicked Witch's side of the whole Oz story. Believe me, it's not a fairy tale either, it's got some nice vocabulary and some..."inappropriate" parts. Though it is apart of a series, you don't really need to read the other books. I highly recommend it. The Broadway musical Wicked is based off of it. I read it for a book report at the beginning in of the school year. (I'm a freshman)

Answer 7

Well, I enjoyed...You Don't Know me. I forgot who it was by. But it's a very good book. But since you like fantasy, how about greek gods? The Lightning Theif is also a good book. It's a page turner =] (i'm 14 also, so.. i think we might have the same intrests in books... but, we never know. lol =P)

Answer 8

What about "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad (click link for full summary)

Heart of Darkness tells the story of Marlow, a sailor, who describes to his shipmates the unusual experience he had traveling upriver in the Congo and the effect it had upon him. Hired by a Continental trading company as a steamboat captain between the outer stations and the interior, Marlow's primary mission was to visit and, if necessary, retrieve the mysterious Kurtz, an extraordinarily successful agent who had lost contact and reportedly fallen ill. Marlow tells the men that the entire journey was a sort of dream--lacking any real-world logic, deeply affecting, and difficult to describe in its details. The trip took several months, occurring in stages--a trip along the coast, an overland trek to the Central Station, and finally the riverboat journey to Kurtz's outpost.

Answer 9

SEARCH FOR THE SUN by Ellen Anthony

Donal Yorkson is a 16-year-old rookie cop and the first on the scene of a particularly grisly murder. Someone has murdered a princess of Gardon and her servants, leaving only her baby son alive. There's no obvious motive.

With the help of his veteran partner, Donal goes through the murder scene. He goes through it again with the head of the Temple and his investigators. After he is transferred to an officer's training school and his partner is forced to retire, Donal continues searching for answers and the reader goes with him twice more through the murder scene. Each time you learn some new facts and find out some old ones don't mean what you thought they did.

When Donal's partner is murdered and Donal's family asks him to stay out of it, Donal realizes he can't. This is one time he must do what he thinks is right. He risks death and the love of his father to find out exactly who killed Princess Lyda and why.

Answer 10

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