I recently graduated my masters program and have had little time to read any books (other than those I was required to read) Does anyone have any reccomendations for any great books?
2007-07-16 06:39:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Song Of Ice And Fire series
Check the series' Wiki page out ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire
I know they make it sound like a boring series of novels .. but believe me .. they are MESMERIZING
2007-07-16 06:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by Sergeant_Vomit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is the first 20 novels of the 2002 list of the 100 (formerly, great) meaningful books of all time, you might find some familiar titles/authors there and enjoy reading. 1. Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes 2. Things fall apart Chinua Achebe 3. Fairy tales and stories Hans Christian Andersen 4. Pride and prejudice Jane Austen 5. Old Goriot Honore de Balzac 6. Trilogy: Molloy, Malone dies, The Unnamable Samuel Beckett 7. Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio 8. Collected fictions Jorge Luis Borges 9. Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte 10. The Stranger Albert Camus 11. Poems Paul Celan 12. Journey to the end of the night Louis-Ferdinand Celine 13. Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer 14. Nostromo Joseph Conrad 15. The Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri 16. Great expectations Charles Dickens 17. Jacques the fatalist and his master Denis Diderot 18. Berlin Alexanderplatz Alfred Doblin 19. Crime and punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky 20. The Idiot Fyodor Dostoyevsky
2016-05-19 02:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by celeste 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you are in the mood for - for a bit of humor I recommend the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. For a look at history and more educational reading, like you need that, lol Team of Rivals about Lincoln was quite good. I generally stick to a spy genre and this last year I have been eating up the Robert Ludlum books - who was the same person that did the Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy, etc... The Devil Wears Prada was good - and much better then the movie... Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackery was really good too :)
Not a lot in the way or inspiring "smart" writing, but good for relaxing reads for some well deserved time off! Congratulations on your Masters! :)
2007-07-16 06:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by Willalee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joe Hill - The Heart Shaped Box
John Twelve Hawks - The Traveler, The Dark River
Stephen King - Rose Madder, The Dark Tower
Dean Koontz - Strangers, Twilight, The Husband, The Good Guy
James Patterson - 1st to Die, Cross, When the Wind Blows
Scott Smith - A Simple Plan, The Ruins
2007-07-16 06:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations to you! But where to start? Do you like classics? Then theres:
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
The Picture of Dorian Gray
To Kill a Mockingbird
Catcher in the Rye
Gone With The Wind
The Count of Monte Cristo . . .
more contemporary? Then theres:
Swan Song by Roberet McCammon
ANY book by Sidney Sheldon
ANY book by James Patterson
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
and of course Harry Potter.
2007-07-16 06:48:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what kind of books you're into but my personal favourites are Skinny by Ibi Kaslik, The Dew Breaker by Eedwidge Danticat, The Remedy by Michelle Lovric and The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. You can also go to your public library and ask the people there for recommendations. I hope this helps ^^
2007-07-16 06:44:42 · answer #6 · answered by Panda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other than the obvious Harry Potter books. I would recommend 'The Lions Game' Nelson Demille. Also 'Night Fall' Nelson Demille (goes w/ Lions Game). Also 'P.S. I love you' Cecelia Ahern. I havent read these next ones but they look great and I plan to read them next 'Something Borrowed' 'Something Blue' 'Baby Proof' Emily Giffin. And also 'DaVinci Code' and 'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown. All very good books. Good Luck and Happy Reading!
2007-07-16 06:56:05 · answer #7 · answered by Nicole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favourites are;
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
and
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackery
a word of caution on both... they start of a bit on the slow side... but main do they get fantastic if you perservere!
If you happened to catch the film version of Vantiy Fair with Reese Witherspoon, I can say without exaggeration that the film ma be good in its own right but it is unbelievably shite compared to the book.
:) happy reading!
2007-07-16 06:43:42 · answer #8 · answered by Ms_S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilgiht- Stepahnie Meyer
2007-07-16 06:43:06 · answer #9 · answered by Dre :) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Maximum Ride by James Patterson
2007-07-16 07:27:16 · answer #10 · answered by writer_2b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fear and loathing in las vegas by hunter thompson
the stand by stephen king
the ultimate hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy collection by douglas adams
copywriter by ray welch
the little red (sox)book, a revisionist history by bill lee
sane investing in an insane world by jim cramer
watch tv and get rich by jim cramer
unlimited access by gary aldritch
Bushwhacked: Inside Stories of True Conspiracies by Uri Dowbenko
2007-07-16 06:47:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋