I need new book and can't find anything good on Amazon. Have you got recommendations? I read almost anything.
2007-08-29 02:43:27 · 28 answers · asked by FilmFreak 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Keeper by Sarah Langan
about a girl who haunts people in their dreams and really bad things happen to them and stuff its better than they way i say it
2007-08-29 03:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the midst of reading 'World War Z,' which is brilliant. It's an "oral history" and socio-political study in the wake of a worldwide attack... by zombies.
If you haven't read anything by Neil Gaiman, do (he's easily my favourite author). 'American Gods', and the follow-up 'Ananzi Boys', are his best works to date, IMO.
If you like good fantasy epics, try George RR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series. The first book is 'A Game of Thrones.'
For a casual read, look into Christopher Moore. He starts to be a bit of a one-note writer once you read a lot of his books, but they're still pretty good fun.
If you're looking for something meatier (ie, not mindless fluff), I highly recommend 'At Swim, Two Boys' by Jamie O'Neill. Also, I loved 'The Alienist' and 'Angel of Darkness' by Caleb Carr (and if you enjoy those, try 'Forever' by Pete Hamill).
Finally, I'm guessing by your name that you're a film buff. ;-) Look for novels that favourite or classic films were based on (I recently read 'The Godfather,' and I couldn't put it down), or non-fiction about films or filmmakers (have you read 'Hitchcock/Truffaut'?).
Happy reading!
2007-08-29 03:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by briteyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some recent reads that I enjoyed:
The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Life of Pi
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
2007-08-29 02:46:51 · answer #3 · answered by leaptad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm reading an amzing book at the moment - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (it's about vampire hunters but it's not your typical gore-fest). I'd also recommend two books by David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas and Black Swan Green - both absolutely wonderful although completely different from each other. One final, recent favourite of mine is Gilgamesh by Joan London. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
2007-08-29 02:50:32 · answer #4 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phew! Where to start! If you read almost anything....
Stephen King
- It
- The Shining
Dean Koontz
- Strangers
- The Door to December
Patricia Cornwall for mystery
Jonathan Kellerman & Faye Kellerman [his wife] - both for who dunnits, mystery, detective
GRRM's Song of Ice & Fire series - fantasy
Guy Gavriel Kay - historical fantasy
- Tigana
- Lions of Al-Rassan
- Sarantine Mosaic series
Greg Keyes - fantasy
- Kingdoms of Thorn & Bone series
Terry Pratchett - fantasy satire
- anything by him, especially Discworld series
Neil Gaiman - fantasy comedy
- especially the book "Good Omens" that he co-wrote with Terry Pratchett
Douglas Adams - scifi satire/comedy
- Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy
Richard E Grant - satirical look at the world of the famous
- By Design
2007-08-29 04:15:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jingizu 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try the Boudica series by Manda Scott, they are really good. Also a fantasy series by Sean Russel, The One Kingdom, The Isle of Battle and The Shadow Road, these really surprised me, as I didn't expect that after Eragon and Eldest I would find a fantasy series that was so good, so soon!
2007-08-29 12:00:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Excellent Book.
2007-08-29 02:56:47 · answer #7 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider Lily by Dayton
The Locket by Evans
Joshua by Girzone
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee
Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck
Marley and Me by Grogan
A Dog's Life by Mayle
The Blue Bottle Club by Stokes
Julie by Marshall
2007-08-29 03:55:40 · answer #8 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read a really good book called "You Remind Me of Me"...it tells the story of several different characters who are all connected, but jumps back and forth in perspective and time frame as the reader learns just HOW they are connected. I like books that shift between different characters' points of view I really enjoyed this.
Here's a link to a better description
http://www.amazon.com/You-Remind-Me-Novel/dp/0345441400/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-8222126-2840639?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188404208&sr=8-2
2007-08-29 05:17:28 · answer #9 · answered by Monica S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Stand" (uncut) by Stephen King
"Talk Before Sleep" Elizabeth Berg
"Traveling Mercies" Anne Lamott
2007-08-29 03:08:38 · answer #10 · answered by ~gail from Long Island 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you like nonfiction books? Try these:
Running With Scissors
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Dry
Breakfast at Tiffany's
2007-08-29 02:51:30 · answer #11 · answered by MissTina 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋