Our english class has to read 100 pages per week. The good thing is we get to choose what we read, but I'm running out of ideas. Any books you want to suggest?
2007-04-17 04:21:45 · 15 answers · asked by brea12489 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
African Safari Papers by Robert Sedlack.
My boyfriend suggested it to me and I thought it was going to be different but I loved the book and so did the others that I suggested it to.
2007-04-17 04:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by ljomcginnis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like sci-fi/fantasy, you could try reading "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment" , and there is a sequel too, called "School's Out Forever", and there is actually a third book coming out next month called "Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports". All three are by James Patterson.
If you like memoirs, "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" by Terry Ryan is a very good book. We just got done reading it in English. It's about Evelyn Ryan (Terry's mother), a woman living in Defiance, OH during the 1950s and 60s (the contesting era). She has an alcoholic husband and ten children, and she supports them all with the prizes she wins from writing poems, jingles, limericks, and 25-words-or-less contest entries.
Another good book is called "Dance of the Assassins" by Herve Jubert. I'm reading it right now-it's very good. It's a fantasy mystery about Jack the Ripper, and how he is brought back to life. There is a sequel called "The Devil's Tango".
2007-04-17 11:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by xXwelcomeXtoXtheXfallXx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mixed bag of fiction:
Till We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis
The Space Trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength) - C.S. Lewis
Ender's Game & Ender's Shadow, then go on to follow the Shadow Saga - Orson Scott Card
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
The Robe - Lloyd C. Douglas
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
Persuasion - Jane Austen
1984 - George Orwell
The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Elizabeth George Speare
Modern non-fiction:
Overthrow - Stephen Kinzer
War Talk - Arundhati Roy
Hegemony or Survival - Noam Chomsky
The Geography of Thought - Richard Nisbett
Memoir/Biography
The Motorcycle Diaries - Ernesto "Che" Guevera
Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela
2007-04-17 04:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by bookworm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See, The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, anything Jodi Picoult or Tracey Chevalier
2007-04-17 04:36:45 · answer #4 · answered by chellyk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For what age group?
If for teens, this is what I've read and enjoyed:
Tithe by Holly Black (great dark fantasy)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (I love the whole book. I can't figure out why though. It's just great.)
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (Great, sad book. One of my favorites, much better than the movie.)
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (It started off good, got a little boring, but I really liked the ending and can't wait to read the next book.)
Twilight by Stephenie Meyers (Great vampire love story. It's very addicting. You may have already read it, as it's extremely popular)
Hopefully this can help you in some way.
2007-04-17 04:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by julieee. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really enjoy anything by Sherman Alexie or Louise Erdrich, from a native perspective. I also love fantasy like Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic) and Shannon Hale (The Goose Girl). I've also recently read all of the Brian books by Gary Paulsen. Hope this helps.
2007-04-17 04:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by sherrilyn1999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I Studied English in college I read the Wasp Factory by Iain Banks- It is a disturbing yet great read which gives great analysis of characters as it has a deep story line.
If you want something a little lighter a short story by Alfred Hitchcock, they're always good.
2007-04-17 04:41:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what genre you like but here goes:
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
Lord of the rings triligy
Of mice and men
Divinci Code (or anything by Dan Brown)
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Farseer Trilogy
The Hobbit
The Dante Club
Harry Potter (all of them!!!)
1984
Million Little Pieces (yes I know...but still good!)
2007-04-17 05:30:08 · answer #8 · answered by Dirty Sanchez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (probably 500+ apiece)
Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies; Pretties; Specials)
Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Try looking at my blog:
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/
I review YA books of many different genres...you'll probably find something you want to read if you take a look.
2007-04-17 08:04:00 · answer #9 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to read all of your pages in one book, War and Peace will keep you busy for a while.
2007-04-17 04:39:00 · answer #10 · answered by ♂ ♫ Timberwolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋