Hi my natural language is spanish, i am bilingual but i like to expand my english vocabulary by reading good books? what books do you recommend and could you make a list?
2007-05-23 14:18:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
In all seriousness, I recommend entertaining books by authors who write well in English. With many apologies, I do not recommend Harry Potter, because that is written in a British English that has been edited for U.S. readers, not always successfully.
I recommend the first three of the "Tarzan" novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I recommend the first three of the "Oz" books by Frank Baum. Persons may complain that these are "children's books," but they were written 100 years ago for fairly mature children. And they're available in cheap paperbacks.
2007-05-23 14:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're looking for something simple to start with, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is narrated in a unique style where he uses an unusual word, defines it, then repeats it throughout the book.
Otherwise there are many books that will help you expand your english vocabulary, just make sure you have a dictionary on hand while reading.
Examples: Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickenson, The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
2007-05-23 15:21:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Toni Morrison, Jazz
J.D. Salinger, A Catcher in the Rye
John Steinbeck, Grapes of Wrath
Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts
Henry David Thoreau, Walden or Walking
2007-05-23 14:38:29 · answer #3 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely anything. Reading a lot will easily build your vocabulary. However, I would recommend any book by Jeffrey Deaver or Alice Hoffman. I have liked everything I have read by both of them.
2007-05-23 14:25:17 · answer #4 · answered by babygirlnc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Webster´s Dictionary
2007-05-23 14:20:17 · answer #5 · answered by Mc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of mice and men it is a short story with a weird ending, or I am the messanger is a great book
2007-05-23 14:22:06 · answer #6 · answered by dennis j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atlas Shrugged. its by Ayn Rand. trust me it has EVERY SINGLE word in the english language, and once you get through it you better be a pro lol
2007-05-23 14:21:32 · answer #7 · answered by Elizabeth M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try reading comics books
2007-05-23 14:27:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything you enjoy reading romance, fiction, biography, as long as you read =)
2007-05-23 14:21:48 · answer #9 · answered by Miki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dictionary.
It improved my uncle's.
2007-05-23 14:28:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋