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Question: I want some good books to read!.!?
I'm a sophomore in college and I have a rather large book collection!. Im looking for something new to read!. I love Cormac McCarthy, Hunter S Thompson, Vonnegut, and Steinbeck!. Any recommendations that are similar to them or that are just good would be appreciated!.
Favorite Authors Include But Are Not Limited To:
Douglas Adams
Jules Verne
Chuck Klosterman
William Faulkner
Ken Kesey
George Orwell
H!.G!. Wells
Ray Bradbury
Jose Saramago
J!.R!.R!. Tolkien
J!.K!. Rowling
John Grisham
Oscar Wilde
Joseph Conrad
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Graham Greene
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Kerouac
Chuck Palahniuk
Charles Bukowski
Nick HornbyWww@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Check these people out, I'm pretty sure that you'll find much to admire amongst them!.
John Fante
Neil Gaiman
Richard Price
George P!. Pelecanos
Dennis Lehane
John Nichols
Richard Russo
Ann Patchett
Scott Turow
Flannery O'Connor
Truman Capote
Carson McCullers
Joyce Carol Oates
John Dos Passos
Henry Miller
Mervyn Peake
Tom Wolfe
Don DeLillo
Tim O'Brien
Sinclair Lewis
Theodore Dreiser
D!.H!. Lawrence
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mary Doria Russell
John Barnes
William Gibson
Robertson Davies
Evelyn Waugh
Alex Garland
Anne Tyler
James Crumley
Jim Thompson
Hubert Selby Jr!.
Larry Brown
Harry Crews
William T!. Vollmann
John Kennedy Toole
Irvine Welsh
Bret Easton Ellis
That list is in entirely random order, but I assure you that every one of those authors is somehow linked to the ones you named!. Enjoy your search!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
So I know it seems like a big fad right now, and I was originally skeptical to read these two books right away because I didn't want to seem like I was a follower, but Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code are excellent books!. If you choose to read these, read Angels and Demons first!.
I share a lot of your favorite authors!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
I see that you like a lot of sci-fi/fantasy!. These are a few of my favorites:
"2001" by Arthur C!. Clarke
"Childhood's End" by Arthur C!. Clarke
"I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson
"Flatland" by Edwin AbbottWww@QuestionHome@Com
The Return of the Vampire by Caroline B!. Cooney
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland by Jeremiah Curtin
Pullman's trilogy
The Omega Cipher Series by Eric Gordan
His Dark Materials
Eragon by Christopher Paolini!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Guardians of time series -Marianne Curley
The omega cipher series - Eric Gordan
Old Magic -Marianne Curley
Tiffany Aching series -Terry Pratchett
The uglies Series -Scott WesterfeldWww@QuestionHome@Com
Read Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini!. First book is Eragon!.
You might like it!. People who influenced him were Garth Nix, Tolkien, Phillip Pullman, etc!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
twilight - Stephenie Meyers really goodWww@QuestionHome@Com