I need a list of great books to read? Any suggestions??

Question

romance,mystery,fiction,nonfiction

Answer 1

Some authors who are really good: Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, Margaret Atwood
Some books: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (was just made into a movie), One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Answer 2

Farenheit 451- Ray Bradbury * 1984 - George Orwell * Alas Babylon - Pat Frank * The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells * Great Expectations - Charles Dickens All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom Little Women - Louisa May Alcott Anything by Shakespeare. A few of my favorites are: Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice The Taming of the Shrew Othello Much Ado About Nothing

Answer 3

Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Lehane, David Morrell and Lee Child, in my opinion they are the best thriller writers in the business!! I am a avid reader in this genre and have read Coben, King, Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, Connelly, and many others but none can touch these authors I've listed! The Deaver book I've just finished reading now is "The Sleeping Doll"--a brand new release and has literally keeped 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 Coffin Dancer", "Praying For Rain", "Cold Moon", "The Twelveth Card", "The Vanished Man", "Devil'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! Also, last but definately not least is David Morrell. All his books are good, but I especially enjoy his last two releases "Creepers" and "Scavenger" which are guaranteed page-turners. Enjoy, Greg

Source(s):

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

Answer 4

If you like to laugh try Janet Evanovich's Stephine Plum series it's a lite Mystery"1 for the Money" is the 1st Book

Another funny author is MaryJanice Davidson
she write several romance series but the best is the "Undead" Series U & U
"Undead and Unwed" is the 1st book in that series

If you like more serious romance but also Paranormal you might want to try J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Bortherhood Series "Dark Lover" is the 1st book in the series

Answer 5

Great books...
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Foundation (and series) by Isaac Asimov
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
A Beautiful Mind by Silvia Nasar (the only non fiction in the list)
House of Stairs by William Sleator
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
The Outsiders by SE Hinton
The Homeward Bounders by Diana Wynne Jones
to start...

Answer 6

Here are some really good books and a few authors you might like.

Janet Evanovich the Stephanie Plum Series

The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns

Mark Childress

There are so many options it just goes by your favorite books.

There is also a website that you can put titles of books that you have read and it will give you a list of books that you might enjoy. The address is
www.librarything.com

Answer 7

There are so many possibilities, from "Salem's Lot" by Stephen King to the nonfiction "Tuesdays with Morrie". Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye", or Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huck Finn", too. It's just hard to narrow it down!

I haven't even dealt with the mystery writers...there are so many really good ones out there.

Answer 8

For Christmas I received a book called 1001 books you have to read before you die. It gives a synopsis of each book. I like this as it helps give an overview so I can determine if I would probably like the book before I delve into it.

There may be lists on the internet or perhaps you would like to check this book out at a nearby library or one similar. I know many libraries have summer reading lists, too.

Good Luck!

Answer 9

Depending on your age level and the kind of reading material. If you are a teen I would recommend Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. Books by Sarah Dessen, Tamora Pierce, and Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. If you are an adult books by Nora Roberts, Diana Palmer, Christine Feehan, and Susan Krinard. I hope this helps.

Answer 10

don't limit yourself from any categories..read all of them.

you can go to to this site for a list of books:

http://fullybook.googlepages.com