2007-03-04 09:27:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I read both young adult books and adult books. I usually don't read much fantasy books, but remember I need NEW material.
2007-03-04 09:48:21 · update #1
Go to your public or school library; librarians (and teachers) get paid to answer this kind of a question.
My all-time favorite author is Mark Twain--Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Prince and the Pauper. He was a humorist; some of his shorter works especially are extremely funny.
Chrales Dickens is often considered the greatest novelist in the English language. David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Bleak House. His descriptions are fantastic, but he used to get paid by the word and some people find him tedious.
Leon Tolstoy is often considered the greatest novelist of all time. War and Peace, Anna Karenia, Resurrection, The Death of Ivan Illyvch.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, also Russian, is Tolstoy's closest rival. The Brothers Karamozov, Crime and Punishment, Notes From Underground.
Laura Ingalls Wilder--children's books. Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, By the Shores of Silver Lake. These stories were the basis of a TV series starring Michael Landon some years ago (70s?)
Ernest Hemmingway--For Whom the Bells Tolls, The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and the Sea. Many of his stories have a "macho" angle.
Hermann Melville--Moby Dick, Billy Budd
William Faulkner--The Sound and the Fury; Absolom, Absolom!; Intruder in the Dust
Franz Kafka--The Metamorphisis, The Trial, The Castle, Amerika
Thomas Mann--The Magic Mountain, Death in Venice
Victor Hugo--The Hunchback of Notre Dame, By Order of the King, '93
Joseph Conrad--Lord Jim
Saul Bellow--The Adventures of Augie March, Seize the Day, Herzog, Henderson the Rain King
Jules Verne--mostly a kids' writer, and science fiction. Around the World in Eighty Days, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
William Golding--Lord of the Flies
Edgar Allan Poe invented the detective story, but he's best known for his rather gruesome stories. The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart
Aldous Huxley--Brave New World
Herman Woulk--The Winds of War
Leon Uris--Exodus, Topaz
Gary Jennings--Aztec
James Michener is my favorite historical novelist. Texas, Centennial, Tales of the South Pacific, Poland, Hawaii, Chesapeake, The Source
2007-03-04 10:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by dirty t 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend two different authors. My first favorite is Richard Bach. His book Illusions is my favorite. I also really like Bridge Across Forever and One. His books or more on the metaphysical side (not sure if you are into new age type stuff). My new favorite author right now is Nicholas Sparks. They are romance novels but most of his books tend to be tragedies. I love his books because almost right off the bat I care about his characters. I can also really get lost in the stories and try to picture the towns that he writes about. All of his stories that I've read so far are based in North Carolina.
2007-03-04 17:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by KCB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Series of Unfortunate Events-by Lemony Snickett
1-13
2007-03-04 17:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by Tree™ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dances With Wolves and the sequel The Holy Road
Winona's Web and the sequel Compass of the Heart
Any Books written by Black Elk on Native American Spirituality
The Others
A World Beyond
Polaris
Betty Zane - Spirit of the Border - The Last Trail
To Hell and Back
2007-03-04 18:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Book Theif by Mark Zusak is absolutely unforgettable.
Also, there's a book by Cassandra Clare coming out in April called City of Bones. This is her first book, but she wrote three novel length ones on the net (under Cassandra Claire) that claimed her thousands of fans. Her characters are some of the wittiest and funniest I've ever read.
2007-03-04 17:52:10 · answer #5 · answered by skyeblack3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stormswift by Madeline Brent
Any book by Victoria Holt.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.
Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Spear
Till we have Faces by C.S Lewis
Any book by Louis Lowry
Invisible by Pete Hautman
The Beguilers (forget the author)
Any book by Elizabeth George Spear
Any book by Sara Douglass
Any book by Ann Rinaldi
Any book by Donna Jo Napoli espasially Daughter of Venice
2007-03-04 18:53:11 · answer #6 · answered by sunflowerdaisy94 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to look into some older books, The Black Stallion series by Walter Farley. They are great. Read them in order. Also, more adult are James Mitchner's. Centennial, Chesapeake, and Hawaii. The Far Pavillions by M.M. Kaye. Enjoy !
2007-03-12 15:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by curious connie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Embraced By The Light
http://www.embracedbythelight.com/leftside/embraced/ebtlindex.htm
The Awakening Heart
http://www.embracedbythelight.com/leftside/awake/awakeindex.html
2007-03-05 14:26:39 · answer #8 · answered by Massiha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like non-fiction Id recommend Torey Hayden. Her stories are really moving.
For fiction Id try Lesley Pearce, particularly her later stuff. Emma Blair and Erica James if you like sagas and Stephen Clarke for a bit of a laugh. Im reading Stumbling on Happiness at the moment by Daniel Gilbert....thats a non fiction and so far so good.
I hope that helps a little.
2007-03-04 17:39:53 · answer #9 · answered by dancingprincess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what type of book you like. I my self am a fantasy adventure fan. My favorite series is wizards first rule by Terry Goodkind there are 10 books so far and I've read every one at least 6x each. Plus I also have all of them on audio. sometimes it's nice just to listen.
2007-03-04 17:40:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋