Im looking for a good read! what can you recommend?
2007-10-03 22:44:39 · 17 answers · asked by Livvylulalay 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen!
2007-10-04 05:15:56 · answer #1 · answered by adémo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jock of the Bushveld, a true story by South African author Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. The book tells of Fitzpatrick's travels with his dog Jock during the 1880s, when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld region of the Transvaal (then the South African Republic)
2007-10-03 23:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by regina k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would help if you gave your age and interests, but here goes:
You can see here that my favorite is "The Hobbit"
http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a "Reader's Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books.
Also these: http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/grtother.html#great . Lots of lists, but I especially like the Harvard Classics list - all the books that I should have read, but (mostly) never did.
Finally, these: http://www.awardannals.com/wiki/Honor_roll:Genres - pick your genre, find the best books ranked by how many awards they've won.
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
2007-10-04 18:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rilla of ingleside by L.M. Mongomery
The last book in the Anne of Green Gables series but by far the best. Rilla ( Anne's youngest child) is 15 when WW1 begins and soon her 3 brothers and sweetheart go off to war.
This story will completly transport you to the 1910s and before the book is done I'm sure you will be wanting to knit socks!
2007-10-04 03:30:57 · answer #4 · answered by Big pirates of the caribbean fan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston
2007-10-04 00:12:52 · answer #5 · answered by the ox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lark rise To Candleford.By Flora Thompson.Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin.
2007-10-03 23:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by Lindsay Jane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
2007-10-04 12:34:05 · answer #7 · answered by Caitlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Outsider by Albert Camus or Slaughterhouse-5 by Kurt Vonnegut.
Both of them are pretty short and fairly easy to read.
If you're looking for something a little serious, go with Camus. If you're looking for something a little kooky, go with Vonnegut!
2007-10-03 22:51:25 · answer #8 · answered by A_Byrd_In_The_Hand 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. It's a unique and very intruiging novel.
2007-10-05 07:09:56 · answer #9 · answered by sleekfeline 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.
It's excellent.
And Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier is really good too.
2007-10-03 23:31:35 · answer #10 · answered by suchiemail 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Stand by Stephen King. His version of the Apocalypse. Great tale.
2007-10-04 02:23:26 · answer #11 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋