I enjoyed reading books by Anne Tyler and Rosamunde Pilcher. Could you recommend some good books out there? Please also indicate why you think this is a good book.
Thanks.
2007-03-23 14:37:30 · 6 answers · asked by moohlan 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Handmaid's Tale" heavy duty freaky! Another book along that line--"The Gate to Women's Country" by Sherri S. Tepper. All of Tepper's books are great, unexepected plot, deep think, social/women's issues. My favorite book by her is, "Gibbon's Decline and Fall."
Gregory MaGuire's masterpiece, "Wicked" is also a great book. It is an alternate telling of the Wizard of Oz story from the Wicked Witch of the West's perspective. You will never look at Dorothy or Oz the same.
I also am a great fan of Neil Gaiman. My favorite is "American God's".
Of the Christopher Moore books, so far I like "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff Christ's Childhood Friend." Though, "A Dirty Job" runs an almost indecipherable second.
A great new author, first novel, Frank Beddor--"The Looking Glass Wars" is one of most interesting take's on the Alice in Wonderland story I have ever come across. He has a website. The author is an accomplished film maker so website is pretty cool. I hope they make this one into a movie.
Terry Pratchett--everything and anything I can get a hold of by this guy is great. His discworld series is wonderful. A whole alternate universe that explores today's "truths" in unexpected ways. My favorite by him is, "Mort". I highly recommend anything by him.
And two of my favorite author's wrote the best satire ever--Neil Gaimen AND Terry Pratchett got together and matched funny bones and the result is: "Good Omens".
"The Red Tent" by Anita Diamante a retelling of the biblical story of Rachel, Dineh and Jacob from a women's perspective. Beautiful and powerful.
I'm sure you've heard of "The Divine Secrets of the Yaya Sisterhood" by Rebecca Wells. In my opinion her first book the prequel is much better. It is called "Little Alters Everywhere" and is the story of the yaya's from the children's perspective. Beautiful and disturbing.
"Stones from the River" by Ursula Hegge. I believe this is an English translation of a German writer. Anyway, the book is beautiful, wonderful, powerful, unexpected....
Okay, I have a million others. This might start you out.
2007-03-23 14:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Misty B 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I LOVE reading!!!! Here are a few I have read and loved...My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult, She Comes Undone by Wally Lamb, any of Jackie Collins, Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts and currently reading Marley and Me. Enjoy!
2007-03-23 14:42:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gossip girls: enter the teen scene of a gang of preppy fashionable and scandalous older teens who live in the rich upper west and east sides of new York city. drama, scandal, and love triangles are totally juicy and make it really worth reading.
I was a non-blond cheerleader: meet a simple brunette who walks in to a bimbo infested school, where EVERYONE is blond. literally. bleach or natural, it doesn't matter- if your not blond, your not in. she tries to make the other blonds fall and join the squad to conquer all... as the only brunette ever to be on it.
the queen of babble- an all-American-girl is totally in for trouble when she opens her constant big mouth that always lands her in deep water and ruins her boyfriends life. after visiting in England, she runs off after ruining his welfare scam and g t a French chateau with her best friend Shari and her boyfriend chaz and tries to find love with the chateau owner's son. but oops, she did it again- weeks after arriving, she ruins her chances with Lucas ( the son ) and ups the chances of the chateau becoming a lypo-recovery spa. but in the end, when Andrew comes to find her and walk in on her life and wreck everything, her big mouth might actually save the day. this a totally cute romantic comedy that anybody would enjoy.
sisterhood of the traveling pants series: the series is full of drama and real life situations as four girls try to stay together in spirit as the are separated over the summer for the first tie I their lives. there are four great books in the series now, and the last one has come out in hardback only.
valentine princess: one of the most comedic princess diaries books I have ever read, this cute comedy filled with cute twists and turns and comedic surprises with romance mixed in is truly remarkable. meg Cabot is truly genius.
2007-03-23 15:13:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was going to give the first woman to respond a "thumb up" and accidentally hit the wrong "thumb." I thought her answer was wonderful and I am so sorry to have messed up. What can I do to fix it? I don't know where to start except, "mea culpa"
2007-03-23 14:47:52 · answer #4 · answered by PAT 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You should enjoy any of Ruth Rendell's novels, she's written heaps, and they are great mystery novels.
2007-03-23 14:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T READ ANY OF THE TRASHY BOOKS MENTIONED BEFORE: LIKE "GOSSIP GIRLS" IT's TRASHY AND THEY ARE HORRIBLE READS!!!!!!!!
2007-03-23 15:23:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋