I read at a college level, and I am a female in high school. I love all kinds of books, and I am open to anything. I read super fast, so any length is fine with me.
2007-04-16 09:10:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman is a great dark fantasy novel about a mysterious world underneath London.
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett is the first novel in Pratchett's hilarious Discworld series. I won't even try to explain it to you, because it;s one of those things that has to be read to be believed.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is a novel about, for lack of a better way of putting it, what it means to be human when you're fighting for the survival of your species.
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis is about time travel, but also about how human nature remains unchanged no matter how much we advance.
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver is a suspenseful novel about a woman whose son is a mass murderer. She writes a series of letters to her husband where she wonders what went wrong and how they could possibly be responsible, while trying to deal with the anguish of knowing her son is a monster, yet she still loves him on some level.
2007-04-16 09:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by Rose D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over Spring Break, I got into Hermann Hesse's work. I have now read "A Journey to the East," "Beneath the Wheel," and "Narcissus and Goldmund." A common theme between these is adolescense/growing up, and travel/journey.
A book that I can whole-heartedly recommend is Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild." It is a very easy read, but really got me thinking, and longing for the road. :-) Here is a synopsis: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780385486804&itm=1
Please consider giving it a chance! I was hooked after a few pages.
2007-04-16 09:20:41 · answer #2 · answered by Liath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would reccomend any Stephen King books. Also, try "The Wheel of Time" series by Robert Jordan or anything by Terry Goodkind. Some other good fantasy writers are Tamora Pierce and Anne McCaffrey. I know they both have at least one or two series.
2007-04-16 09:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read a wide variety of subjects and authors. Just off the top of my head, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen; Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse; at least one or two of Shakespeare's plays; The Stranger, by Albert Camus; poetry--by William Blake, e.e. cummings, & T.S. Elliot. Give Kahlil Gibran a go, and Tolkien too, if you haven't already. None of these are modern, but they are all musts, at some point in your life, in my opinion.
2007-04-16 09:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by Rayen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
2007-04-16 10:43:16 · answer #5 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shakespeare, Tolstoy
2007-04-16 10:47:49 · answer #6 · answered by Lucifer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eragon and Eldest, Harry Potter series, Series of Unfortanate events, The Chronicles of Narnia series, Books by Lois Lowry, and Marley and Me those are some of the books I thought were interesting tell me what you think
2007-04-16 09:19:33 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've always liked Stephen Kings books.
2007-04-16 09:19:26 · answer #8 · answered by kerfitz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read anything by Anthony Trollope.
2007-04-16 09:17:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋