I am a 25 yr old male that loves to read, but I've been hampered by some real "duds" lately. Does anyone have some suggestions of good books I might enjoy reading?
What was the last book you read that you really enjoyed?
(any genre is fine)
2007-05-01 05:24:07 · 19 answers · asked by SlickNick 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Read LAMB by Christopher Moore! It's the hilarious tale of Jesus from the time he is 8 until he reaches adulthood (the part that was left out in the bible) as told by his best friend Biff. VERY FUNNY AND CREATIVE!!!
2007-05-01 05:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by BaldnStudly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are a few suggestions (fiction): Peace Like a River, Gould's Book of Fish, Thirteen Moons, The Corrections, Atonement.
(non-fiction): A Short History of Nearly Everything, Love at Goon Park, Throwim Way Leg, The Orchid Thief, Undaunted Courage.
2007-05-01 12:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gregory Maguire -- Lost -- this is the only one I have read -- but also wrote Wicked and Son of a Witch and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister...... want to get them too
Jasper Fforde -- another who takes well known stories and twists them. His main character is a literary detective named Thursday Next -- who gets sucked into an alternate reality based on Fairy Tales -- full of literature wit and sly references -- quirky but fun reads
Lost in a Good Book is the first of the Thursday Next ones....
Along the whole Da Vinci code idea is a book called The Rule of Four --Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason
I haven't read them yet -- but Dan Brown's other books are supposed to be far better than the Da Vinci Code.
Believe it or not some of the newer "kids" books are good reads -- Eoan Colfer's series of the Artemis Fowl are pretty good
Angie Sage has a couple -- the first one is called Magyk -- I can't remember the second one's name
Corneila Funke's Inkheart was good -- as was her Theif lord -- haven't gotten to read any others
Phillip Pullman's trilogy -- Golden Compas, Subtle Knife and Amber Spyglass -- are fantastic
As you can see I am in a bit of a fantastic mood lately -- I always like to get lost in a book -- and these ones are great for just pure enjoyment.
2007-05-01 13:13:08 · answer #3 · answered by Angie S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go for the classics, there is something for everyone, Austen is always a winner, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger, Emma, ect, or a bit of Bronte is always good, Wuthering Heights is good, maybe you might like Daphney du Maurier's Rebecca is truly wonderful, Chauser is also amazing, and funny as. However you could just be dull and read Dan Brown 'novels'.
Oh and by the way I'm 19 sorry if I broke your little rule.
2007-05-01 15:27:48 · answer #4 · answered by sw_1304 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fantasy: Imajica by Clive Barker or Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
SciFi: Neuromancer by William Gibson or Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
Thriller: Ticktock by Dean Koontz
Mystery: Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston
Horror: Ghost Story by Peter Straub or The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
If you like series I have some suggestions there, too
Fantasy series: Diskworld series by Terry Pratchett. The Runelords by David Farland. The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Mystery: Myron Bolitar by Harlan Coben or Harry Bosch series by Michael Connely
Vampires: The Hollows series by Kim Harrison (highly original!) or Anita Blake series by Laurell K Hamilton
Happy reading!
2007-05-01 12:51:52 · answer #5 · answered by Detourz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan about 2 young girls who come of age in China as laotongs. The story takes palce over 30 yrs and is told by an 80 yr odl woman who flashes back.
2007-05-01 13:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by chellyk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elizabeth: the struggle for the throne (David Starkey)--the youth of Queen Elizabeth, history
either Stonehenge or London (E. Rutherford--sp?)--thick novels tracing famillies in those locations from pre-historic times to near present
any fantasy by Mercedes Lackey
My boyfriend would add the Dresden Files series, but I forget the author
2007-05-01 13:21:54 · answer #7 · answered by Amethyst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I picked up a copy of Apathy and Other Small Victories, by Paul Neilan, while trapped at the airport. I haven't laughed aloud like that in a long time. I must have seemed crazy. I highly recommend it. It won't change your life but it is sure to lighten your mood for a long while.
Warning - the humor is dark and adult, so you may want to avoid it if you have delicate sensibilities.
2007-05-01 17:24:22 · answer #8 · answered by A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read The Historian by Elizabeth Kostokova and The Bonsetter's Daughter by Amy Tan. The Historian has Dracula underpinnings. The Bonesetter's Daughter is more of what is going on inside of a family. Try classics, they never get dull.
2007-05-01 12:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by robinhoods_gal 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm 24 so I qualify! The last book I read that I really enjoyed was "Peter and the Starcatchers" by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Definitely a kid's book but hey, I'm a huge fan of children's lit.!
Some of my favorite kid-lit books:
Any of the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling
"Bridge to Terebithia" by Katherine Patterson
"Charlotte's Web" by EB White
"Peter Pan and Wendy" by J.M. Barrie
And some of my other favorites:
"The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis
"Marley and Me" by John Grogan
"The Grapes of Wrath" by Hemmingway
"Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
"Voices from Vietnam" edited by Charlene Edwards
"Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs
Happy Reading ( =
2007-05-01 13:23:32 · answer #10 · answered by Kristy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋