Good book to read? Any ideas?

Answer 1

I have a lot of ideas, but it depends on what genre and type you want.

If you're looking for a fast-paced thriller, I suggest Vince Flynn's books starting with Term Limits. I couldn't put it down.

If you want fantasy (if that's the right genre for it), The Odd Thomas books by Dean Koontz. I'd also recommend The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis and The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien. I have to throw in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer which gets such good reviews.

If you're interested in classic adventure stories, try The Master of Ballantrae or Treasure Island or Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. You could also go with Rob Roy or Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott; The Call of the Wild by Jack London or any number of others.

If you are looking for something that is truly unique and a lot of fun, read the Thursday Next novels by Jasper Fforde starting with The Eyre Affair. I really don't think he can be beat for just plain fun!

If what you really like is humor, how about reading some of Oscar Wilde's plays like The Importance of Being Earnest or An Ideal Husband. You could also read P.G. Wodehouse's works like Jeeves and Wooster.

If you really like mysteries, by all means read some of Agatha Christie's novels (Ten Little Indians also known as And Then There Were None is a good place to start). Mary Higgins Clark is good, too, as are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories (The Hound of the Baskervilles is my favorite).

If you want something in the classic horror/fantasy category, read Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux or (The Strange Case of) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

For pure, classic enjoyment: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (or any of hers); Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte; Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell; A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (or any of his); Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes or Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.

There are others, of course. For instance, Stephen King and Steve Martini (courtroom drama/mystery) and Tom Clancy.

Answer 2

Wicked by Gergory Maguire!
omg, what a great novel.

Wicked is preactically the prequal to "The Wizard of Oz"

Its the story of a girl born with green skin, who grows up an outcast. Through college, she meets a preppy rich girl named Galinda. Find out how these two woman come to be known as:
"The Wicked Witch of the West" and
"Glinda, the Good Witch"

If youve seen the movie Wizard of Oz, you know who im talking about.

So anyway, its just about everything that leads up to the moment when Dorothy crashes into Oz.

heres a better summary:

http://gregorymaguire.com/books/wicked.html

Oh and by the way,
there is some sexual content in Wicked, so you may want to be mature if you choose to read it.

Okay, one more thing!
Wicked also happens to be a musical [loosely] based on the novel.
Heres a previe for the musical, that might give you some more info on the plot:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=a0m6sclZkH0

Hope you read it!
Good luck!

Answer 3

It depends on which kind of author you like to read. All of the Dan Brown books are good. At the moment i know of 4 books two of them being The Da Vinic Code and Angels and Demons

Answer 4

O dear! Do you like classics?
George Eliot, Middlemarch; J.Conrad, Heart of Darkness; Dickens, Oliver Twist; Galsworthy, The apple tree; EA Poe The narrative of A G Pym ...

Maybe you know these books.

Answer 5

The Locket by Evans
The Greatest Thing in the World by Drummond
Cheaper by the Dozen by Gilbreth
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee
A Dog's Life by Mayle
Marley and Me by Grogan
The Purpose-Driven Life by Warren
The Hobbit by Tolkien

Answer 6

Roses are Red
Violets are Blue by James Patterson. Acutally it's 2 books

Answer 7

Tuesdays with Morrie by mitch albom. It's a book to remind you what life is all about. A touching portrayal of an exquisite merger between two people who are both living and dying. Poignant and profound.

Answer 8

James Clemens, 'The Banned and the Banished' series there is 5 books altogether the first is called 'Wit'ch Fire', its really good haven't read anything as good as this for a while.

Answer 9

The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

And Harry Potter of course!

Answer 10

I dont know if its your thing or not but the best book ive read is The Godfather by Mario Puzo, great book if you liked the movie.