2007-06-05 04:28:53 · 14 answers · asked by HellsAngel 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Toni Morrison is a really great author- try "The Bluest Eye"
2007-06-05 04:32:04 · answer #1 · answered by nothankyou 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Eight- by Katherine Neville- very similar style and having to delve into history to solve the truth.
The Labrynith- by Kate Mosse-awesome book
The Shadow of the Wind- by Carlos Ruiz Zafon-gourgeous
The Birth of Venus-Could not put these books down
The Court of the Courtesan
The Name of the Rose- by Umberto Echo-classic
If you want something in a different vain or some fun fluff
Good in Bed- Jenifer Weiner- funny and light
Beach Music- Pat Conroy- beautifully written
Carol Goodman writes fabulous mysteries- The Lake of Dead Languages and The Drowning Tree are good.
Almost forgot- Anything by Jasper FForde. He is a blast!!!!
2007-06-05 12:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by TBECK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Secret Message of Jesus -Brian McLaren
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever-Steven R. Donaldson,
To the Far Blue Mountains-Louis L'Amour,
The Screwtape Letters-C. S. Lewis,
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden-Hannah Green,
Shardik, Watership Down-Richard Adams,
The Once and Future King-T.H.White,
How to Win Friends and Influence People-Dale Carnegie
I am a Barbarian-Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Greatest Miracle in the World-Og Mandino
The Eagle and the Sword-Harvey K. Schreiber
Lord Valentine's Castle-Robert Silverberg
The Joy of Running-Thadeus B. Kostrubala
How to Read Slowly, The Universe Next Door-James W. Sire
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-Douglas Adams
Once Upon a Summer-Janette Oke
Life Sentence-Charles W. Colson
The Fisherman's Lady-George MacDonald
Vienna Prelude-Bodie Thoene
The City of Joy-Dominique Lapierre
Making Sense Out Of Suffering-Peter Kreeft
The Cat Who...-Lilian Jackson Braun
The Blessing Way-Tony Hillerman
Blink-Ted Dekker
The Stand-Stephen King
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon-Stephen King
The Visitation- Frank E. Peretti
Blood of Heaven-Bill Myer
Deadline-Randy Alcorn
On Writing, A Memoir of the Craft-Stephen King
Far from the Dream-Lance Wubbels,
Joshua-Joseph Grizone
Death of a Gossip-M.C. Beaton
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him-Sharyn McCrumb
Tick Tock-Dean Koontz
Ender's Game-Orson Scott Card
When the Wind Blows-James Patterson
Eaters of the Dead-Michael Crichton
The Hunt for Red October-Tom Clancy
The Steet Lawyer-John Grisham
The Burglar in the Closet-Lawrence Block
The Wheel of Time Series-Robert Jordan
Simple Simon-Ryne Douglas Pearson
Jitter Joint-Howard Swindle
Double Helix-Sigmund Brouwer
The Fountainhead-Ayn Rand
The Pardise War-Steven R. Lawhead, Steven R.
In His Image-James BeauSeigneur
Tired of Trying to Measure Up-Jeffrey VanVonderen
Return of the Prodigal Son-Henri Nouwen
Soul Survivor-Phillip Yancy
From Glory to Glory - The Salvation of the Soul-David W. Dyer
Waking the Dead - The Glory of a Heart Truly Alive-John Eldredge
My Old Man and the Sea-David & Daniel Hays
Soon - The Beginning of the End-Jerry B. Jenkins
2007-06-05 12:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by lastdazeman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you like Dan Brown's works, another author I would suggest is Arturo Perez-Reverte. "The Flanders Panel" and "The Club Dumas" have the same sort of mystery puzzle style as "The Da Vinci Code." If you like that aspect of it, you might also like Katherine Neville's works such as "The Eight" or Umberto Eco's works such as "The Name of the Rose." Reviewers have taken to saying that Neville, Eco, and Brown make a trio of good reading. If you like one of those authors, you will probably like the other two. Some other books you might like are "The Dante Club" and "The Poe Shadow" by Matthew Pearl and "The Rule of Four" by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason. All of these books basically follow the same theme of a race to solve a puzzle by following scattered clues and they are all very well written.
2007-06-05 16:08:28 · answer #4 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Long and Fatal Love Chase by Alcott
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee
In His Steps by Shelton
The Locket by Evans
All the Way Home by Tatlock
The Hobbit by Tolkien
The Joy Luck Club by Tan
2007-06-05 16:49:12 · answer #5 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I own all Dan Brown's books....LOVED them can not wait till he writes another!!
However, I love James Patterson, Anne Rice, Jim Butcher , Simon R. Green, Richard Preston are among my favorites...give any of these authors a try.
2007-06-05 14:36:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steve Barry writes similar books. Or Jeffery Deaver.
2007-06-05 12:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Gods is pretty amazing. Also, The Season Of Passage. It is a great story.
And if you want something really fun, read Everville and the Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker.
2007-06-05 11:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by jade e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeffery Deaver's the Devil's teardrop, couldn't put it down, like the dan brown books, very addictive.
2007-06-05 12:31:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you think you're ready for the real stuff, try "Gravity's Rainbow" by Thomas Pynchon. Or his "V", or "The Crying of Lot 49" or "Mason & Dixon". Maybe "Quicksilver", "The Confusion" and "The System of the World" by Neal Stephenson? "Underworld"by Don DeLillo?
2007-06-05 12:06:06 · answer #10 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Harlan Coben. I guarantee you that you will enjoy these books. Even non-bookworms admit to being addicted to his stories. Yes, they are crime/mystery. Read the Myron Bolitar character books.
2007-06-05 11:44:37 · answer #11 · answered by warywitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋