I need some new books. Any ideas?
2007-03-04 05:28:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It all depends what you're into. Let me draw out a few categories of what I like to read, then maybe you can find something for yourself in there.
Historical Fiction: Anything by Bernard Cornwell. These are violent, gritty, action-packed sagas...think Braveheart as a novel. I stay away from his Sharpe series, but the Warlord Trilogy and the Grail Quest series are incredible. Also, his newest series, The Saxon Stories, are excellent. Look for Harlequin, The Winter King, or The Last Kingdom...these are the first books in each of the series.
Also, for a more dramatic, less gritty flavor of HF try Edward Rutherford's sprawling, multi-generational sagas. Sarum was a great read, as are his others.
Horror: For something fresh and original, try Bentley Little. His works vary in quality, at least I feel they do, but some of them are downright fantastic. Try Dispatch.
Fantasy: Hands down, this one goes to George R.R. Martin. If you don't know who he is, go read Clash of Kings and be prepared to be sucked into a massive series of breathtaking books. My fiancee and I are addicted. Another good fantasy writer, this one writing more modern fantasy and magic realis, is Charles deLint.
General Fiction: I loved The Curious Incident Of The Dog In Night-Time by Mark Haddon, a story about an autistic boy trying to solve the murder of a neighborhood dog, and his quest to find the mother he believed was dead.
Or you could always try my book, Clean, which is about a broken man traveling across Britain, questing for a childhood vision. If you find it somewhere and read it, give me a holler and let me know what you thought. =)
2007-03-06 12:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by Ken Sweet, author of CLEAN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know several people suggested Twilight but I cannot help myself. best book ever!!!!
then there's all of Meg Cabot's books, my favorite series by her is the Mediator
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Megan Meade's guide to the Mcgowan boys by Kate Brian
Any of Sarah Dessens books my Favorites are This Lullaby, The Truth About Forever, and Keeing the Moon but all her books are good.
The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfield
Thats all I can think of right now. Hope that helps!!!
2007-03-04 07:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by futurebella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of books do you prefer, indeed, there r lots of gd books in the world. I like How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie & Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte the most.
2007-03-06 18:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what kind of books...
Personally, I like Dan Browne's work
Smashed is a good one
I loved the book Gia by Stephen Fried
Anything by Norman Vincent Peale...
Hope that was a little help to you!
2007-03-04 06:59:30 · answer #4 · answered by Peach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend reading some not so known classics, such as John Lennon's, In His Own Write. Linda Goodman is probably the best in her field of astrology when it comes to relationships. Piers Anthoney is by far my favorite fantasy writer, he combines adventure with romance. A Spell for Chameleon is hi best know, but Tathom Mound is great for the history buff interested in Native American culture. Then, Carl Jung can tell you about some of the most important things about yourself, through your friends. I don't recommend reading directly from this physiologists notes, but books that interpret his theories. enjoy reading!
2007-03-04 05:36:17 · answer #5 · answered by cassidy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Cecelia Ahern - P.s I love you, If you could see me now
I really enjoyed her two books, i'm looking for the other , that is "where rainbows end". She writes so well
2. Dave Pelzer is another powerful writer, what he writes touches the heart so much. In fact, all his books contain many details of his sad childhood..
3. Danielle Steel - The story of Nick Traina, story of his bright light. that's a bit like a biography of her son who died.. so sad
4. Nicholas Sparks - all his books!:P:P
actually some were used for movies, like "a walk to remember" "message in a bottle" "notebook" ...
5. Ann Frank's diary - ann frank
the diary of a young girl who did not survive war.
6. Barbara Taylor Bradford books
everything she writes i like!:P::P
7. Sydney sheldon books
His books are always welcome in my house!:P
8. Katie Applegate - making out series
I just love this series!!!!
Well, that's all i can think of now but there are many more that i've enjoyed, and also french books
2007-03-04 07:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer! Awesome book!
Maximum Ride :The Angel Experiment by James Patterson is also very good.
Twilight is a vampire romance story. a girl moves from Sunny Phoenix, Arizona, to very rainy Forks, Washington, and meets a family of vampires and falls in love with one of them.
Maximum Ride is about 6 kids who can fly. Freak experiments, they don't even know how long they are able to live and they're on the run with 1 mission --save the world.
2007-03-04 05:56:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-30 04:47:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is the most amazing book in the world! Uglies and Pretties by Scott Westerfeld are also very good, I haven't read the third one, Specials, yet but I am guessing it is good.
2007-03-04 06:35:52 · answer #9 · answered by book_crazy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
2007-03-04 05:35:40 · answer #10 · answered by lylmisscouture 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋