I am a 16 year old honors student, so don't worry about the reading level of the book. Some books that I like (for reference):
Macbeth -- William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet -- William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- William Shakespeare
Running With Scissors -- Augusten Burroughs
The Crucible -- Arthur Miller
Harry Potter -- Duh!
The Lord of the Rings -- J.R.R. Tolkein
1984 -- George Orwell
All Families are Psychotic -- Douglas Coupland
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
The Perks of Being a Wallflower -- Stephen Chbosky
Of Mice and Men -- John Steinbeck
The Pearl -- John Steinbeck
2007-10-10 15:36:17 · 21 answers · asked by Tomboy with girly tendencies 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
2007-10-10 15:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by ahelaumakani 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here are a few more:
Burr - Gore Vidal
The Beautiful and Damned - F. Scott Fitzgerald
I, Claudius - Robert Graves
Contact - Carl Sagan
Monster of God - David Quammen
The Children - David Halberstam
Kingsblood Royal - Sinclair Lewis
USA Trilogy - John Dos Passos
The Era - Roger Kahn
Underworld - Graham Hancock
Unforgivable Blackness - Geoffrey C. Ward
A Life at Full Throttle - Janet Guthrie
A World Lit Only By Fire - William Manchester
2007-10-10 15:51:40 · answer #2 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
anything by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
The Countess Below Stairs
The Great Gatsby
Little Women
Little Men
The Sculptress
The Ice House
A Dark Adapted Eye
Troy
Ithaka(sequal to Troy
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Rebel Angels(sequal to A.G.A.T.B.)
all Tamora Preice books
Ragtime
A Room With a Veiw
Gone With the Wind
Scarlet(Gone... sequal)
The Cradle Will Fall
Moonlight Becomes You
Remember Me
Me and Mr. Darcy
Darcy's Story
any Philippa Gregory book
The First Princess of Wales
The Last Bolyen
The Ring
Captians and the Kings
The Last Convertable
The Talented Mr. Riply
Bager Vance
Much Ado About Nothing
Othelo
Hamlet
-hope that helped!!!!!!
2007-10-10 16:01:37 · answer #3 · answered by Mags 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Small Wonder (essays) Barbara Kingsolver
The Undertaking (essays) Thomas Lynch
The Secret History (fiction--excellent book) Donna Tartt
How to Make an American Quilt (fiction) Whittney Otto
Midnight Lemonade (fiction) Ann Goethe
Anything by Jane Austen
Crazy Ladies (fiction) Michael Lee West
A Prayer for Owen Meany (fiction--excellent book) John Irving
hope this helps!
2007-10-10 15:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by Beth C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since you like Shakespeare have you read King Lear? It's my favorite. Also anything by Ray Bradbury, especially Fahrenheit 451, it's similar to 1984. Also, Nathaniel Hawthorne is good, especially the Scarlet Letter, for some reason that book always reminds me of the Crucible. Also, his book the Blithedale Romance was good. I don't remember all the specifics of the book because I read it a long time ago, but I remember I liked it. Finally, Mark Twain is great.
2007-10-10 17:45:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Peony in Love by Lisa See
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
2007-10-10 16:04:07 · answer #6 · answered by chellyk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ANYTHING by Barbara Kingsolver, my 2 favorites are "The Poisonwood Bible" and "The Bean Trees," both are very funny and very sad in some places but always intresting, it was hard to put either of them down!
I noticed a lack of Ernest Hemingway on your list! The first Hemingway novel I ever read was "For Whom the Bells Toll" and I read it when I was not much older than you are now. I read it in a day and I've been a Hemingway fan ever since. His short stories are incredible and I think you might really like them. There's a book called, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories" I have read that one over and over. Mine is falling apart! "The Old Man in the Sea" is a good one to read if you feel like you need to have a good cry, it's a beautiful, sad story.
No one has ever written like Hemingway and no one ever will. Shakespeare envies him even now. When God wants to read a good book, He reaches for Hemingway and so should you! LOL
2007-10-11 07:35:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the first person. ANYTHING by Franzen. David Foster Wallace, "Infinite Jest". And everything written by Hunter S. Thompson. Martin Amis, "Money"- hilarious. Anything by David Sedaris. He's screamingly funny. "Me Talk Pretty One Day" is excellent. Also, Augusten Burroughs, "Running With Scissors" and "Dry" and Donna Tartt's "The Secret History" and "The Little Friend" (my favorite) I sell books for a living, and I could list many more....
2007-10-10 15:49:41 · answer #8 · answered by PURR GIRL TORI 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Uglies Trilogy--> Scott Westerfeld it is about a girl who is 16 and is in future. Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous with an operation but her friend doesn't want the operation.. Find out what happens! The 4rth book Extras just came out and I already finished it.. It was amazing. THIS BOOK YOU ABSOLOUTELY CAN'T PUT DOWN1
The Twilight Series --> Stephanie Meyer WOW! You have to read these! They are amazing. They are about a girl who falls in love with an amazing vampire named Edward and what happens. It is a book you can't put down! IT ROCKS!!
A Great and Terrible Beauty-->Libba Bray This book is about a girl named Gemma who goes to a boarding school after her mother gets murdered and she finds out all these different secrets.. Sorry I am kind of spacing about all of what it's about but it is really good.. It is totally elegant. I loved it.
Inkheart/ Inkspell--Funke A Girl's dad can read out characters in books. This book is very good but the 2nd book is wayy better in my opinion.
The Bartimeous Trilogy--> This boy is only 11 but he goes past his yearsand summons a demon that he most likely can't control. This book is very good!!!
Eragon/ Eldest--> Christopher Paolini THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!! It sounds kinda cheesy but it is awesome. It is about a guy who finds a dragon and what happens. I think the 2nd is better than the first but I totally couldn't decide.. lol!!
Pride and Prejudice-->Jane Austin I haven't read this yet but it is supposed to be amazing!!
Redwall-->Brian Jacques This book is awesome it is about a mouse and how an evil rat comes and he has to be a hero.. There are a lot of books in the series.
The River Between Us--> I read this book a long time ago but it was very good. It takes place during the Civil War and is about a girl.. It is very interesting.
The Book Thief--> This book is supposed to be awesome.. I own it but I haven't read it yet.
Vampire Academy-->Richelle Mead I just bought this book it looks really good.
The Outsiders--> lots of people love this book i haven't read it.
Thw Mistmantle Chronicles--> very good they are about a swirrel that is different and stuff. it is very good..
The Allison Rules--> This book is amazing. It is about a friendship and rules and dramaand everything. it rocks!!!!
Lord of The Rings-->J.R. R Tolkien obviously.
You should get Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, The Uglies Series, and A Great and Terrible Beauty then go from there
2007-10-10 15:52:26 · answer #9 · answered by Laura Block 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Animal Farm is a great book. I read it when I was a freshman in high school. It's written like a fictional story about animals on a farm who get rid of their abusive farmer, but it's actually a symbol of things like communism and how good ideas can turn out bad. It's written by George Orwell.
2007-10-10 15:46:58 · answer #10 · answered by Josh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋