Well I would like a few good books to read! I like Go Ask Alice type of books. I am not into the love stuff and nothing about god. I am into the psychology type of things.
2007-03-09 18:09:29 · 7 answers · asked by .:Miss. Dawkins:. 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I am 21 years old..
2007-03-09 18:29:43 · update #1
Well, it's a classic, but I'd say 1984 by Orwell. That plays with your head, and makes you think about the government.
A Clockwork Orange by Burgess and Animal Farm by Orwell are the same way.
Most of H.G. Wells books sort of mess with your mind too, The Time Machine, the Invisible Man, War of the Worlds, etc.
They're all classics, but they're all marvelous books.
2007-03-09 18:32:43 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same author has a book called It Happened to Nancy. This one is the story of a girl that contracts HIV.
What about My Sister's Keeper? This is about a young girl that was created by her parents in order to save her older sister, who has leukemia. The girl is suing for medical emancipation when her sister needs a kidney transplant in order to stay alive.
Alice Sebold has a couple of good ones, too. The Lovely Bones is told from the point of view of a 14 year old murder victim - you follow her, family members and the community and see how they deal with this tragedy. Her other book is Lucky, a memoir, about her rape on the last day of her freshman year of college. You follow her journey dealing with this very tough subject.
The link below is a list from a girl on Amazon; might give you a few more ideas. The second link is also from Amazon - 49 books that are similar to Go Ask Alice.
2007-03-10 02:48:37 · answer #2 · answered by Isthisnametaken2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you'd really enjoy A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick. At first glance, it seems like science fiction, but with the removal of a few elements you could basically set it into today's societal climate. Dick the author experimented heavily with drugs throughout the sixties and seventies. He takes those personal experiences and thus A Scanner Darkly has heavy autobiographical references. It's about various aspects of the drug culture, from the junkies at the lowest levels hooked on the newest hallucinogen to the cops going undercover trying to bust the drug ring. The main character is one such narc. To maintain his cover, he actually does the drugs and has become an addict. One side effect of this particular drug is psychosis, a split in the psyche with can cause dissociative identity. It's a very dark, haunting, and gritty novel that explores the drug world and the nature of identity.
2007-03-10 08:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by ap1188 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Mary Pipher. She wrote Reviving Ophelia. Its a pretty good read. The subtitle is 'Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls'.
Fabulous. Most young women should read it... And, most mothers.
Check out the amazon reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Ophelia-Saving-Selves-Adolescent/dp/1594481881/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5/103-3764217-5990212?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173556417&sr=8-5
2007-03-10 14:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by Custo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Fortis the Brave!
2007-03-10 08:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
House of Leaves
Maldoror
Cryptonomicon
2007-03-10 08:52:06 · answer #6 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u told me ur age i might be able to tell you
2007-03-10 02:23:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋