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Question: Could someone suggest some NON-CLASSIC fiction books!?
I like stuff such as the normal popular writing these days!.!.!.such as Twilight (stephenie meyer), Harry Potter (JK Rowling), His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman), Sabriel (Garth Nix)!.!.!.I absolutely loath "classic" books, such as the ones they make you read in school!. (Animal Farm, Anything Shakespeare, Catcher in the Rye)!.!.!. I want to find what people think is the "best" new modern books/series!. I am 18 years old, so you can suggest some more adult themed books (Vampire romance novels!? or just some interesting paranormal romance novels!?) !.!.!.I would also love to hear some Young adult novel suggestions, although I am trying to venture away from the Young adult section, and am truly confused on where to start!.!.!. Thanks everyone =)Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Born in the USA by Billie Letts
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Girls by Lori Lansens
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinksy
Penumbra by Carolyn Haines
Domestic Affairs by Eileen Goudge
Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
Just Desserts by Barbara Bretton
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
The Sugar Queen by Darah Addison Allen
Family Tree by Barbara Delinksy
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Paper Hearts by Debrah Williamson
Singing With the Top Down by Debrah Williamson
The Dog Who Spoke With Gods by Diane Jessup
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
The Friendship Cake by Lynne Hinton
Twisted Creek by Jodi Thomas
Rogue by Danielle Steel
No Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
Down River by John Hart
The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
Snow Flower and the Secret fan by Lisa See
Peonu in Love by Lisa See
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Suddenly by Barbara Delinksy
Mending Fences by Sherryl WoodsWww@QuestionHome@Com
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is a mystical writer I personally enjoy!.
The Guardians of Time: The Named, The Key, The Dark (very good series)
Vampire Kisses series
Got Fangs!? and it's sequel Queen of the Darned
Dead Connections
The Compound (just came out this year and is one of the BEST books I have ever read!)
Avalon High (if you are more into reincarnated medieval romancey stuff)
The Mediator series (a kick-butt girl who gets into all sorts of trouble while putting the dead where they belong)
if you need any more just ask me!Www@QuestionHome@Com
As a big fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches books, I have to recommend them!. also, an adult fiction series that is still coming out is the series by MaryJanice Davidon is the Betsy Taylor Undead and (something) series!. The first is "Undead and Unwed", and then the second is something like Undead and Unemployed!. These books are very funny, romatic and just fun!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Ted Dekker
-Adam (Very good!. I could hardly put it down!.)
-Thr3e
-House (co-written with Frank Peretti)
-Showdown
-The Circle Trilogy (Black, Red and White)
-Saint
Frank Peretti
-This Present Darkness
-Piercing the Darkness
-Hangman's Curse
-Nightmare Academy
-The Oath (my personal favorite)
Melody Carlson
-The True Color series (excellent for teens)
-Diary of a Teenage Girl series
-On This Day
Rene Gutteridge
-The Boo series (Boo, Boo Who, Boo Hiss, Boo Humbug)
-My Life as a Doormat
Lori Wick
-The Princess
Karen Kingsbury
-A Thousan Tomorrows
-Maggie's Miracle
That's all I can think of now!. All of these I have read (aside from a few in the True Color series and some of the Diary of a Teenage Girl series) and they're all excellent!. I hope this helps out some!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
If you are interested in historical fiction, try anything written by husband-and-wife writing team Brock and Bodie Thoene (pronounced Tay-nee)!. They wrote several great series set during WWII--the plight of the Jews, the Nazi bad guys, a little romance thrown in!.!.!.!.!.they're called The Zion Chronicles, The Zion Covenant, and The Zion Legacy!. There are other series set during different eras (such as the Great Potato Famine in Ireland)!. My favorite authors!Www@QuestionHome@Com
http://www!.awardannals!.com/wiki/Honor_ro!.!.!.
This excellent site ranks books in each genre by how many awards they've won, so they heavily favor the more recent books!.
HarryWww@QuestionHome@Com
I suggest you go to whatshouldireadnext!.com
You put in what books you like (i!.e: Twilight)
Then it shows you books that are similar to it!.
Very helpful! Plus!.!.!.!.Breaking Dawn comes out soon!Www@QuestionHome@Com
A Great and Terrible BeautyWww@QuestionHome@Com
I think you would like Anne Rice, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz!. Still in a similar genre, but a little more adult writing!.
also, if you were a fan of fantasy, I recommend Eragon and Eldest!. The author wrote Eragon when he was only 16!. There's a movie, but don't watch it!. :) The book is infinitely better!.
And, an old favorite, Lord of the Rings, though I may suggest starting with the Hobbit, It's an easier and faster read, and is a prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy!. It would let you know if you liked it or not!.
As for not liking classic books, keep an open mind!. Some are much better when you read them at a different stage in life!. And some, are really great books just disguised under a "classic author" :)Www@QuestionHome@Com