I'm a 16 year old who reads a lot of both teenager books and adult books. I just need recomendations; I'll read almost anything besides Sci-Fi, and even then, that's not set in stone. Here's a list of some books I've recently read, to give you an idea of my varied reading tastes:
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Howards End, Twilight and New Moon, The Sun Also Rises, The Last Templar, Marley and Me, The Devil Wears Prada, LOTR, I Am Charlotte Simmons, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Pride and Prejudice, The Book of Honor, The Da Vinci Code, The Red Tent, the Young Wizards Series...basically, if it's anything (literally anything) but sci-fi, it's fair game. Thanks much!
2007-03-25 09:03:55 · 8 answers · asked by Aurelia 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Adding more books I've read: His Dark Materials, Wuthering Heights, all of Dan Brown's books, Carl Hiaasen's books, The Great Gatsby...erm. There are literally hundreds on this list, since I have way too much time on my hands.
2007-03-25 09:22:55 · update #1
I like the Dark Materials Trilogy. That is my recommendation for a book,or in this case a series.
2007-03-25 09:15:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try some of Dan Brown's other books - Angels and Demons. Also if you liked Da Vinci Code, you may enjoy Sierra's The Secret Supper. I would also suggest Carl Hiaasen for some humor - Lucky Me is hilarious - heck they all are. My personal favorite as a teenager were Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jones. You might also enjoy Kurt Vonnegut, Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly or Daniel Silva. Many many great books out there to read. And dont forget the classics - Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Great Gatsby and so forth. Enjoy. Pax - C.
2007-03-25 09:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder,
The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christiensen,
also The Magus and The Collector by John Fowles,
also any book by Peter Hoeg,
Naiv Super by Erlend Loe.
The Hours Michael Cunningham.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in th Night-time by Mark Haddon.
Sue Townsend any book about Adrian Mole. Hilarious!
2007-03-25 09:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by Shakti 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you liked Hemingway, read his complete short stories. And now for some stuff that I can think of off the top of my head that is pretty good. A Fan's Notes by Fred Exley. The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker. The Stranger by Albert Camus. Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse. Civilization and its Discontents by Sigmund Freud. White Noise by Don Delillo. Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. White Teeth by Zadie Smith. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Broken Vessels (Essays by Andre Dubus).
If you have any philosophical bent, or would like to know to know: The History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell. I think this book gives you a good overview of Western Philosophy.
By no means is this list in any way full or even representative of "good books", just stuff that I like and that you might too.
2007-03-25 09:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by Me2 K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see Pride and Prejudice on your list; the other books by Jane Austen are very good as well (especially Persuasion). Middlemarch by George Eliot is good, as are Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. For newer books, The Princess Bride by William Goldman and the Miss Marple books by Agatha Christie are great reads.
2007-03-25 09:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by Adriana 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Monster Calls - Patrick Neiss ANY books by way of Cornelia Funke must be great for Percy Jackson/Harry Potter followers. :) Eragon sequence - Christopher Paolini The one hundred year old guy Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared - Jonasson the lady With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson The Graveyard e book - Neil Gaiman
2016-10-19 21:47:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah.
The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.
2007-03-25 09:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by Marissa H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-27 07:44:17 · answer #8 · answered by Dustin E 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋