I am constantly looking to update my library, so give me your suggestions!
2007-10-09 10:59:03 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Almost any book by Cormac McCarthy seems to add a lot to a library... I have "All the Pretty Horses," which has the gold of an award on it, but I can't reach it right now to see which award, though I read it recently... travel, growth...it's great!
I like "Grendel," by John Gardner because it gives a fantastic view of the Beowulf tale from the other side.
"A Book Dragon" by Donn Kushner is a favorite, because it so seamlessly combines real history with the life of a dragon, and dragon-lore. But it's out of print and hard to find.
I like the books I've read that Michael Cunningham wrote; right now all that comes to mind is "The Hours"...
I like the authors Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Sue Monk Kidd (at least for "The Secret Life of Bees") plus...
Neil Gaiman for a lot of his stuff, which reminds me that Tom Wolfe wrote a good one with "The Right Stuff," about the early US astronauts...
and I have also been reading a great deal of Sherman Alexie's work... I especially like "The Toughest Indian in the World", "Reservation Blues" for a little more 'fancy'...(watch out for "Indian Killer," I'd say Alexie wrote that one angry!) and various collections of his short work... he's very good!
There are also the classics, of course...in sci-fi, Herbert's Dune series, endless short story collections...
Straight classics like Gone with the Wind by Mitchell, On the Road by Kerouac (you have to be in the mood), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Kesey, The Catcher in the Rye, many, many books you probably already have. I'm getting carried away!
Luck!
2007-10-09 11:26:56 · answer #1 · answered by LK 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My favorite book, which I'd love to see in a library, is Eyes of War by Janna Nickerson. However, since it's a self published book, no one seems to have heard of it. A good fantasy series for teens would be The Books of Pellinor. They are currently The Naming, The Riddle, and The Crow should be coming out soon.
2007-10-09 11:28:37 · answer #2 · answered by Beaky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 4th grade teacher read us 2 books that I still remember at age 42. Little House in the Big Woods, the Little House on the Prairie was based on this book. Then there is Charlie and Chocolate Factory, I have not liked the shows or movies based of both of these books. The human imagination is amazing when reading a book.
2007-10-09 11:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by Cathy S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eragon and Eldest.
Star Wars books
The Forgotten Realms series.
Anne Macaffery books.
Robert Jordan
Lord of the Rings.
2007-10-09 11:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm big into fantasy and fiction, so:
The Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
That trilogy by R.A. Salvatore that starts with homeland, none of his other stuff is as good.
I also just finished The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. It was a very interesting look at the time period with an intersesting enough story to keep reading.
2007-10-09 11:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by combat_wombat121 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JKR-Harry Potter Series.
Dan Brown's-Da Vinci Code.Deception Point, Digital Fortress and Angels and Demons.
Robert Ludlum-Bourne Series.!!!
2007-10-09 11:06:51 · answer #6 · answered by kaushik murali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything by RL.Stine but I personally like the fear street coolection. My fave so far has been a book called twisted. It's exciting and intrestingly suspenseful. I think you'll like it. Also in more adult reading the autobiography of miss jane pitman is good and the color purple as well. And I know people have been saying to kill a mocking bird but im add to the faithful folowers.LOL
2007-10-09 11:12:05 · answer #7 · answered by I am mizz chilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby, it's interesting because it's almost a coming of age novel but the main character is way past the time of an average coming of age... age. It just kind of proves we're always evolving.
On The Road by Jack Kerouac, basically shaped the way I am today. It will blow your mind, you won't be able to put it down... if you like is writing style, otherwise you will throw it at me and yell because you hate it.
2007-10-09 11:31:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-Dahl
Fired-Annabelle Gurwitch
Hondo-Louis L'amour
Running With Scissors or Dry---Burroughs
2007-10-12 17:07:04 · answer #9 · answered by audioworld 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the Cirque du Freak series (12 books) and the Demonata series (4 books published so far)
Both are by Darren Shan and are amazing.
Alson, i like Airborn and Skybreaker by Kennith Oppel.
2007-10-09 11:11:27 · answer #10 · answered by Steve 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋