only recently developed a deep deep interest in reading.. ima student and my assignments require a lot of reading and creative essay writing.. to improve my vocab in a great deal and for my imaginations to run wild... what book would u recommend me to start with or a must read?
2007-09-13 05:51:30 · 12 answers · asked by Bernd A 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner
2007-09-13 05:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by kkpriya 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For creative writing, I would try sampling a little bit from each genre. Try some biographies, autobiographies, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, thriller, horror, historical fiction, fiction, romance (although I would go with humorous romance, like Meg Cabot, because everything else is not so great).
For fantasy, I would recommend some of the classic books, Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, etc.
Science Fiction- Timothy Zahn's "The Green and the Gray"
Mystery- For older classics, authors like Agatha Christie or Ngiao Marsh.
Thriller- authors James Patterson, Dean Koontz
Horror-Stephen King
The other categories, I don't read often, because I have already found my favorite genres, so I don't have a lot of books to offer up in those areas.
2007-09-13 13:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by Angeliss 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The classics! My favorite was Catcher in the Rye, but also try Lord of the Flies, 1984, stuff like that. They are classics for a reason. If you are a student, you most likely will be asked to read one or more of these anyways, you'll be ahead of the game. Of course the Potter books are brilliant as well, J.K. Rowling has a really cool knack for introducing stuff seemingly of little importance or just an aside that has tremendous meaning later (Room of Requirement, Buckbeak, etc) which requires tremendous imagination.
Good luck!
2007-09-13 13:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by AJ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've just rediscovered To Kill a Mockingbird. Great book. I also really enjoy books by Chaim Potok. Very thought provoking. Jodi Picoult is an author I was very interested in for a time as well. And Gary Paulsens adult non-fictions are beautiful accounts, Woodsong is a favorite. Happy reading!
2007-09-13 12:58:50 · answer #4 · answered by mtn_girl84 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You sound like English may be your second language. Is that right? If so, I'd recommend some of the fun kids books that are out there to build your vocabulary. The Series of Unfortunate Events is a good vocabulary builder with a fun writing format and story to back it up. Good Luck.
2007-09-13 15:15:03 · answer #5 · answered by Serenity 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dickens.
Anyone of my contacts who is looking at this question is probably rolling his/her, since so many of my answers have to do with Dickens.
Well, here it is: Dickens is one of my greatest inspirations in my creative writing, and he was an amazing writer. I think you would do very well to read his novels. Here are some titles you might want to look up, plus I'll add some of my favorite works by other authors:
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Shakespeare's sonnets
If you read every one of these, it would probably tide you over for quite some time. Obviously, you don't have to, but I would reccomend them all.
Good luck, and I hope this was helpful!
2007-09-13 13:38:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try shakespeare. The literature will inspire your essay writing and the old english text will surely improve your vocabulary. However, it is time consuming as you would require to decipher hidden meanings in the sentence structures. Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear and Julius Caesar are great reads!
2007-09-13 12:58:33 · answer #7 · answered by Boogie0821 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
It has everything in it--absolutely the best book I've read in a long time!!
2007-09-13 15:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by COOLEY FAN!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS lewis
The Hobbitt and the Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
2007-09-13 13:37:07 · answer #9 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a huge fan of Meg Cabot, so anything by her.
2007-09-13 13:09:03 · answer #10 · answered by J-Dawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋