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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Anyone recommend any interesting books?Question: Anyone recommend any interesting books!? i am a to -be senior in high school (taking AP english class)!.
I need an enjoyable summer reading book!. not too complex where i have to constantly re-read passages but not too simple like harry potter or other teen -drama books!.!. i want a book that is fun to read, where it is impossible for me to put down ( more of a suspense but if you recommend something else, it will be fine)Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I recently read The Perks of Being a Wallflower!. It was a newer kind of Catcher in the Rye, and I really enjoyed it!. It was funny, and quite poignant!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I love Meg Cabot (Heather Wells & Queen of Babble) and Sophie Kinsella's (Shopaholic [soon to be movie] & Remember Me) Emily Giffin (Something Borrowed & Something Blue, Baby Proof) books!. I am in the process of reading Jennifer Weiner's (Good In Bed & Certain Girls) books!. They are all great authors! For a young adult/teen I recommend Meg Cabot's young adult books!. She is the best author!. also best selling!. She wrote tons of books including the Princess Diaries (Movies based on her books), Mediator (upcoming movie), 1-800-Missing (TV show based on her books), Jinx, Airhead and more!. She has adult books too, so you can grow with her!. If you want more info or any of the authors website's email me!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The Myst Reader!. It's actually 3 books in one, The Book of Atrus, The Book of Ti'Ana, and The Book of D'ni!. The second is a prequel to the first and will eventually be a movie it seems! The first is my favorite book ever!. It's about a child named Atrus whose dad comes years later to fetch him after abandoning him at birth with his grandmother in order to help rebuild the D'ni Civilization that he is a part of!. It's a collapsed culture that used a style of extremely specific writing called "The Art" in order to link to other words!. His dad is a tad megalomaniacal!. The writing style is very unique!. Probably intentionally, the book is written in a very descriptive style, while the plot is about descriptive writing!. It's also a book nobody's ever heard of!. Constant referrals of classics (which I often find myself hating!. I read a lot) get obnoxious!. I think you'll like it! I recommended it to my English teacher since I knew it was unlikely that he'd heard of it and he really liked it!Www@QuestionHome@Com "West with the Night," Beryl Markham; Hemingway's favorite non-fiction book!. "Expecting Adam," Martha Beck, Ph!.D!. Warm, funny, amazing; about her, her pregnancy, and her life at Harvard grad school!. "The Overachievers," Alexandra Robbins; high school seniors struggling with AP pressure!. "Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei," Weinberger and Paz; great, easy look at how poetry is done!. "Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians," Brandon Sanderson; hilarious, and accessible to one who's able to suspend her adultness and connect with her inner child!. "The Master of Lucid Dreams," Dr!. Olga Kharitidi!. "Extraordinary Knowing," Dr!. Elizabeth Mayer!. "Soul Mates and Twin Flames," Elizabeth Clare Prophet!. "The Great Divorce," C!. S!. Lewis!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I recommend these: - 1984 by George Orwell = a fantastic insight into a world that's completely controlled by supergovernments, and you're always being watched!. - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown = great suspense novel!. - The Shining by Stephen King = the best horror novel of all time!. REDRUM! - Straight Into Darkness by Faye Kellerman = about a detective trying to solve a murder case in pre WW2 Nazi Germany!. - Seven Ancient Wonders by Matther Reilly = a great adventure & action novel!. - The Poet by Michael Connelly = fantastic crime thriller, hard to put down!. Enjoy! :)Www@QuestionHome@Com It would help if you gave your age and interests, but here goes: http://www!.life-after-harry-potter!.com Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content!. There is also a "Reader's Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books!. also these: http://www!.interleaves!.org/~rteeter/grto!.!.!. !. Lots of lists, but I especially like the Harvard Classics list - all the books that I should have read, but (mostly) never did!. Finally, these: http://www!.awardannals!.com/wiki/Honor_ro!.!.!. - pick your genre, find the best books ranked by how many awards they've won!. I hope this helps!. Jim, http://www!.jimpettis!.com/wheel/Www@QuestionHome@Com I just finished Frank McCourt's 'Angela's Ashes'!. This is a memoir, and you will find it in the non-fiction section!. But it is very readable and a treasure!. This is the story of a young boy growing up in Ireland in the 1930's!. A tragic story that had me in tears, but presented with such wit that it had me laughing out loud!. Barbara Kingsolver's 'Prodigal Summer' was very good!. It is set in the Appalachian Mountains and tells about three different pairs of characters!. Characters I will never forget!. I read James Michener's 'The Source' when I was your age!. this is a historical novel telling the history of the Jews in present day Israel!. I have reread it twice over the years!. I also read Leon Uris's QBVII when I was 17!. The story of a libel trial centered around a doctor in Nazi Germany!. I was captivated by this story!. John Irving's 'A Prayer for Owen Meany' is one of my all time favorites!. A young misfit trying to find his place in the world!. Those are a few suggestions!. Enjoy whatever you choose!Www@QuestionHome@Com Try some of these: Neil Gaiman is an amazing author! Any of his books are good!. Edgar Allen Poe is a really good author!. Check out his poems and short stories!. William Shakespeare is good too!. How To Kill A Rock Star by Tiffanie Debartolo The Princess Bride by William Goldman The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding Impulse by Ellen Hopkins The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Go Ask Alice by Anonymous The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch AlbomWww@QuestionHome@Com The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Anthem by Ayn Rand The Bourne books by Robert Ludlum as well as other Robert Ludlum books Beowulf by !? The Lord of the Rings by J!.R!.R!. Tolkien 1984 by George Orwell Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card War of the Worlds by H!.G!. Wells Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Zen and Art of Motorcycle Mintenace by Robert Pirsig Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Lord of the Flies by William GoldingWww@QuestionHome@Com Anything by Jodi Picoult!. Especially The Pact or Nineteen Minutes!. And I also just read a really good book called The girl in Times square by Paullina Simons!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I really liked the Belgariad series by David EddingsWww@QuestionHome@Com the garden collection 3 books in one on cd by , angels fall, and high noon all by nora robertsWww@QuestionHome@Com Excellence: Sons of Xavier Forever - George Brennan, Jr!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |