i'm quite new to reading?

Question

i haven't read that many books
i've read
-a child called "it"
-the curious incident of the dog in the night time (i think its called?)
-a view from the bridge

i'm thinking about trying "shining" by stephen king i think it's called and im really wanting to read "wasted" by marya hornbacker.

These are just thoughts though, any other books people could reccomend, i would also like a love story, none really childish books please!

Answer 1

"Ender's Game" is a wonderful read (but not big on love stories, though love is a theme of the book), I can't recommend it enough.

"Dracula" is splendid, and it does have quite a bit of "love" in it as well.

For very simple yet exceedingly entertaining books that people of all ages should read, there are, of course, the Harry Potter books and the Percy Jackon and the Olympians series (both are "childrens books" but a good number of adults read them too).

I love H.P. Lovecraft's works, but you might want to test the waters first with "The Color Out of Space" or "The Outsider." Nice thing about Lovecraft is that you can find most his works online for free (as the copyright has expired). He was a "horror" writer, however.

The Alvin Maker series might also be good to check out. It is an alternate history series that is simply splendid (and it includes a love story, though it is not the focus of the series).

Answer 2

Your tastes seem eclectic, which is a good thing when reading because it gives you a lot of books from which to choose. For mystery, I would suggest any book by Agatha Christie (for instance, Ten Little Indians) or The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

If you want to try a book that is more a romantic suspense novel:
-Phyllis A. Whitney (for instance Black Amber; The Ebony Swan; Listen for the Whisperer; The Moonflower; Sea Jade; Seven Tears for Apollo; Thunder Heights; The Trembling Hills; Window on the Square or Woman Without a Past)
-Mary Stewart (for instance Airs Above the Ground; The Gabriel Hounds; My Brother Michael; Nine Coaches Waiting; The Stormy Petrel; This Rough Magic; Thunder on the Right; Touch Not the Cat or Wildfire at Midnight)

For classic love stories, read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte; Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; or any Jane Austen novel (when I first starting reading, I read Northanger Abbey and loved it). More modern day writers that have really enjoyable books are Rosamunde Pilcher (September is really good) and Maeve Binchy. They both have romance and drama. (There are a lot of good writers that are in the so-called Romance genre like Catherine Coulter; Jude Deveraux; Mary Jo Putney; Linda Howard; Julie Garwood; Amanda Quick; Mary Balogh; Suzanne Brockmann and many more.)

If you want fantasy/thriller, I would suggest Frank Peretti's books. The Oath is full of action and intense. House (Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker) is also intense but rather scary. Also fast-paced are the Veritas Project books: Hangman's Curse and Nightmare Academy.

For pure fantasy, read C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series. J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series (and The Hobbit) are also enjoyable. They are a bit longer and more complicated than The Chronicles, but both are really good.

You may also consider some fairy tales. I have The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. They are not the light, Disney-esque fairy tales you may think. In fact they are rather dark.

If you decide you would like to read an adventure story, try The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson.

I hope you enjoy whatever you decide to read!

Answer 3

Series:
Twilight Series-Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse

Individual Books:
Blood and Chocolate
Demon In My View
Good Omens
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Shark Girl
Burned
Notes From The Midnight Driver
Alice, I Think
Wait For Me
Life As We Knew It
Committed
Behaving Like Adults
The Dead Sit Round In A Ring (I Think that the name, im not sure)


Im a Bookworm so if you need anymore books just email me.

Answer 4

Read The Stand by Stephen King (the best)
Water for Elephants
The Time Travelers Wife

Answer 5

Although I love "The Shining" it's probably not the best for someone who isn't an avid reader because the pace is pretty slow and there's a lot of atmospheric description over action. You should check out Mary Higgins Clark, Sidney Sheldon, and John Saul - all are pretty fast and simple reads with some interesting plots (mostly having to do with murder, lust and backstabbing :-) )

Answer 6

I like Sandra Brown as an author. I can always get into her books.

I higly recommend "I Am Charlotte Simmons" too. It's not a love story though, but it's about a young girl in her first year of college. It's my favorite book.

Answer 7

If you like love stories and are looking for a more adult book, I would recommend "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. It's a love story, a social satire, and it's just brilliant (in my opinion). It's one of my favorite books and I highly recommend it.

I also recommend "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams. It's witty, it's funny and it's a pretty easy read.

Answer 8

Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

Any book by Danielle Steel would be a great easy read for a new reader. Love stories.... are usualy what she writes about!

Answer 9

The best book I've read was "A Time for Dancing" that is the best book I have EVER read. "A Place To Call Home" is also a good book too.

Answer 10

Try "Johnathan Livingston Seagull". It's a great story that makes you think, and an easy read at the same time.