Has anyone got any ideas of good books that do NOT fall into the fantasy genre... To give you an idea of what I may be into, I'm 15, female and some of my favourite books are The Bell Jar, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Catcher in the Rye,The Perks of Being a Wallflower... hmmm that's about all I can think of now :P ideas?
2007-10-31 17:59:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you are interested in Classics, you should read War and Peace of Tolstoy, this one of my favorite books I have ever read. It is very interesting and so well written.
Also I would recommend Ana Karenina from the same author.
Some more modern work would include:
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever By Stephen R. Donaldson
Dune by Frank Herbert, although it is science fiction it is a master work about politics, religion, economics, intrigue and human ambition, Set into a epically feudal story on a planetary level. Very good book, fascinating. I am sure you will like it.
Good luck and have fun reading.
2007-10-31 18:08:51 · answer #1 · answered by GreenEyes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
The Clique Series- Lisi Harrison
The Gossip Girl Series-
Lovely Bones-
Bras and Broomsticks-
Or Give Me Death- Ann Rinaldi
13 Little Blue Envelopes- Maureen Johnson
The Secret of Sarah Revere- Ann Rinaldi
Bass Awkwards (something like that, I can't remember the exact title)
2007-10-31 18:08:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Amazon.com and search:
"Lost from Atlantis Book 1"
"Death by Murder David Lindsay" - you have to search that way or the title doesn't come up. There's a lot of sex and violence in that one but it's not gratuitous. Your post is 9 years old now so it's okay.
and "Super Spaghetti."
They're all by David A. Lindsay.
They're free if you have Kindle Unlimited, and you can get a free trial of that - Google how.
If you don't have a Kindle you can get a free smartphone app from Google Play, or read it online - all free.
2016-04-02 07:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by thedavecorp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some cool and funny girl books are the series about a girl whose sister is a witch, its not like harry potter or anything, the first book is called Bras and Broomsticks by Sarah Mylnoski or something like that. Another series i like is about a girl named Georgia Nicolson. Its like her diary and its really funny. The first book is called Angus, Thongs, and full-frontal snogging. You should try these books out because they're really good. I'm 14 and female as well and i really enjoyed these books.
2007-10-31 18:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by gurlygurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The World According to Garp
To Sir, With Love
A Fine Balance
The Sari Shop
Mr. God, this is Anna
Swimming lessons and other stories
2007-11-01 01:08:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai as I can see youare into reading some serious stuff.
Also, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.
TW K
2007-10-31 18:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by TW K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few free reads that may interest you at New Free Books. The first one on the list is quite good.
2007-10-31 20:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋