looking for book recommendations?

Question

just finished chelsea handlers book and loved it. also recently finished candy girl by diablo cody, also loved it. any recommendations on what to read next?

Answer 1

Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Lehane and Lee Child, in my opinion they are the holy trinity of thriller writers! I too am a avid reader in this genre and have read Coben, King, Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, and many others but none can touch the three I've listed! The Deaver book I'm reading now is The Sleeping Doll--a brand new release and is literally keeping me up at nights!! I'm quite sure you'll love his other thrillers as well, such as The Bone Collector, A Maiden's Grave, The Coffen Dancer, Praying For Rain, Cold Moon, The Twelveth Card, The Vanished Man, Devel's Tear drop et el. For Lehane, start with A Drink Before War (don't let the title fool you) then Darkness Take My Hand, Sacred, Gone, Baby Gone, Prayers For Rain, Shutter Island and Mystic River. For Lee Child, you can start with his first and move forward, but it's Ok if you don't. Some personal favs are: One Shot, Trip Wire, Hard Luck and Trouble--a new release, The Persuader-my personal fav, The Hard Way, but they are all page turners! Let me know what you think. Greg

http://www.leechild.com
http://www.jefferydeaver.com
http://www.dennislehanebooks.com...

Answer 2

Try "Harry Potter" by J.K. Rowling!

One of the best fictious in modern time era! Not such obsolete fiction from medieval or pre-industrial age.... It's here and now!! And plus, the story is still being developed. We're part of history here! This masterpiece will surely go down in history!!

Second option would be "the Godfather" by Mario Puzo.

Another fantastic fiction from modern era! To tell you truth, I'll never forget Vito Corleone's infamous quotes: "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" and "I'll reason with him". Wonderful masterpiece and I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to read wonderful fiction about crime world from the 20st century!

The third option(s) are "World War Z" and"The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead" by Max Brooks.

World War Z is a novel which chronicles the fictional "World War Z" or "Zombie World War". The book charts the war against the undead from global pandemic to mass panic, and then to the eventual armed struggle to reclaim the planet. Rather than a grand overview or a single perspective, World War Z is instead a patchwork of individual accounts, each revealing an aspect of the larger plot and simultaneously presenting a very personal tale. These different accounts take the form of interviews. The book draws from post-apocalyptic and zombie literature. "The Great Panic" chapter describes the rout of civilization in a similar manner to H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds. The tales cover many genres.
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead, published in 2003, is a fictional survival manual that deals with the potentiality of an undead attack. Its author, Max Brooks, lays out detailed plans for the average citizen to survive zombie uprisings of varying intensity. The guide attributes the zombie outbreaks described to the virus "Solanum" (not to be confused with the plant genus). The virus is said to be neither waterborne or airborne; the only way to become infected is through direct fluidic contact, in which context the virus is 100% communicable, with a 100% mortality rate. The Appendix takes the form of a sample "Outbreak Journal," with the fictional author noting a covered-up zombie outbreak being seen on the local news. The following pages are blank entries, presumably for the reader to use as a basis for their own journal; their inclusion furthers the overall feel that the book is a survival guide to a real life-threatening possibility.

Last but not least, "The Da Vinci Code" as a mystery/detective novel by Dan Brown, is also a great masterpiece to read!

The novel has provoked popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. According to the premise of the novel, the Vatican knows it is perpetuating a lie, but continues to do so to keep itself in power. The interpretation of hidden messages inside Leonardo's famous works, (which relate to the concept of the Sacred feminine) including the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, figure prominently in the solution to the mystery.


All of my recommendations are priceless. Trust me, you won't be dissapointed by reading those all! ;)

Answer 3

The classics of course are the Erma Bombeck books...The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank she is gone now
G. K. Mckevett latest one is Fat Free and Fatal
Peaches and Screams
Cereal Killer
David Sedaris is one of the best I Talk Pretty One Day
Cassandra King's The Same Sweet Girls is very good
Another oldie but goodie is Lewis Grizzard-Lewis is no longer with us but he was the funniest...I've Seen Paris I've Seen France I've Seen Miss America In Her Underpants or the very funny...Shoot Low Boy's They're Ridin' Shetland Ponies

Answer 4

If you like reading non-fiction, about what goes on nowadays - I recommend these two -

1) "Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader"
written by Bradley K. Martin

2) "Rogue Regime"
written by Jasper Becker

These two well-written books give an insight about the North Korean Government.

Fiction?

Try all the books written by Clive Cussler.

The hero is Dirk Pitt, with his sidekick Al Giordino. These are well-written.

Answer 5

If you like video games and best friends stories I think you might like my novel GAMEPLAYER: The Genesis Portal.
GAMEPLAYER follows the adventures of Nine-dog, Gator and Louie; three racially diverse buddies growing up in the skateboarding, video gaming obsessed Santa Monica, California beach life-style.
It's available at the normal online sites like amazon, B&N, Borders, etc.
Not meant as a commercial just a suggestion,
Gary Anderson

Answer 6

Have you read any Tom Robbins? If you like funny books they are great. Try "Skinny Legs and All", "Villa Incognito" or some David Sedaris, or some Jasper Fforde or the best of all Douglas Adams. All very funny!

Answer 7

72 Hour Hold by Bebe Moore Campbell
Bitsy's Bait and BBQ by Pamela Morsi
The Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
The Mango Sunset By Dorothea Benton Frank
Stealing Buddha's Dinner By Bich Nguyen

I have read these and all are great!