Hi. I'm 19 years old and I'm looking for some books to read during summer break. So far I'm considering Catch 22, Anna Karenina, and This Much I know is True.
I also like funny books like Sushi for Beginners and The Undomestic Goddess. My guilty pleasure is the Twilight book series. Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated...Thanks :)
2007-06-15 13:10:10 · 9 answers · asked by Mimi 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Try Larry Niven's "Ringworld" and J. Philip Farmer's books (esp. the series about the resurrection planet where mark twain lives with alice of wonderland and has a steamboat war with Richard Burton the explorer of Africa and people live along a river a million miles long). Kurt Vonneguts books are mostly black humor, if you like that. If you like light reading with zany humor, try the novels of Peter de Vries.
For a great adventure book, read "The Flying Boat" by Alan Sillitoe. For picaresque, read "Moll Flanders", "Pamela", or "Peregrine Pickle".
You could try the novels of Thomas Mann and Gunther Grass.
2007-06-16 06:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by henry d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want a more challenging book than my YA novel, or you might enjoy it as a light summer read.
It's written for readers between 12 and 18 and into video games and best friends stories.
GAMEPLAYER: The Genesis Portal 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.
Their lives revolve around school, skateboarding and video gaming until a bizarre encounter with a run amuck video game propels them into a deadly world of terror, murder and intrigue.
It's available at the normal online sites like amazon, B&N, Borders, etc. and as an e-book on mobipocket.com.
You can check it out further and read the prologue on my site www.myspace.com/gameplayerbook.
Not meant as a commercial just a suggestion,
Gary Anderson
2007-06-15 20:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the books you mentioned, I'd like to suggest some titles:
1. The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
2. The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Evelyn Waugh)
3. A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
Moreover, please visit the web site below for those great 100 books, find some familiar authors and enjoy your reading.
2007-06-16 03:09:26 · answer #3 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Anna Karenina" is a good choice. If you are heading in the Russian Lit direction, I would also recommend "Crime and Punishment." Although one might not think of it in the vein of typical "summer reading" it might be better then, since it really can knock you round a bit if you read it the bleak winter months.
Best wishes, and happy reading.
2007-06-16 23:05:34 · answer #4 · answered by Liath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the Twilight series. I've read both Twilight and New moon three times. I'm gonna start again next week. Read it again, you'll find new hidden info that didn't make sense the first time. Have fun!
2007-06-15 20:38:30 · answer #5 · answered by Froggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Patton.
Paradise Regained by John Milton.
The Bartimeus Trilogy, forget who it is by.
2007-06-15 20:13:59 · answer #6 · answered by mwrc09 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A Tangled Web" by L.M. Montgomery
"The Blue Castle" by L.M. Montgomery
"The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas (The Book is wayyyyy different than the movie!)
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
"How to be Popular" by Meg Cabot
To name a few...
2007-06-15 20:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by enn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like thrillers: Dean Koontz books. Watchers is a good one. Thats the one that got me hooked on his books. They are thicker books.
2007-06-15 20:15:14 · answer #8 · answered by Cat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
any of the books by ZANE
2007-06-15 20:16:25 · answer #9 · answered by Still*Perfect 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋