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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Book recommendations (classics, historical romance)?Question: Book recommendations (classics, historical romance)!? Anyone have any suggestions for my next read!? I love romance novels (and no, I don't mean the ones with Fabio on the cover!)!. I might also like to read a more well-known, classic novel!. You know, Catcher in the Rye, Moby Dick (but I've already read those!)!.
Anyone read a great book lately!? :) 10 points for the most informative answer! Thanks in advance, TracyWww@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: ill try and list some of the classics that ive read and really enjoyed :) jane eyre by charlotte bronte - greatest romance of all time! (or at least in my opinion XD) but really, its a wonderfully written romance about a plain but intellectual governess (named jane eyre of course) and her pupil's arrogant rich guardian, Rochester!. there's a lot of drama in this novel, but great if you like the classic romances!. wuthering heights by emily bronte (sisters! :) - another great romance, although i actually enjoyed jane eyre more!. this tells the story of a forbidden love between 2 people from completely different social classes, heathcliff and catherine!. wuthering heights is mainly about how their love is doomed, but there's also the events after their love, when the past is sort of able to come to terms with itself!. also lots of drama (actually, pretty much all of these novels have a lot of drama, so ill just stop repeating that!.!.!.) a tale of two cities by charles dickens - could be considered a historical novel, i guess, since it takes place during the french revolution and i did learn a lot about it by the time i finished the book!. like pretty much everything else by dickens, huge cast of characters that are all dizzingly interconnected, although it may not seem like it at first!. this novel was very moving and the plot was very well thought out!. the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas - takes place around the time of napoleon, which is important to the story!. the main storyline is about a good man, edmond dantes, who is leading a happy and reasonably comfortable life until he is betrayed by a group of people who conspire against him for their own individual selfish needs!. edmond is then trapped in a prison for a long time, but eventually escapes as a completely different man and takes his revenge on the conspirators!. very gripping story all the way to the end!. great expectations by charles dickens (again!) - i think i liked a tale of two cities slightly better, but this one was great as well!. once again, lots of characters, the main one being a boy named pip who wants to win the heart of the high-class -girl he falls in love with, estella, even though she is horrible to him!. hard to give a good summary for this what with all the plot twists, but try it yourself and see how you like it :) a streetcar named desire by tennessee williams - a quick read, since its a play, but i thought it might be refreshing after reading some of the larger books i recommended!. tells the story of stella, her violent husband stanley, and her sister who comes to stay with them, blanche!. blanche and stanley clash immediately, as they are complete opposites in terms of personality!. hope that list helps :)Www@QuestionHome@Com AMAZING CLASSIC ROMANCE! Gone with the Wind! some other classics are Oliver twist-it has a little bit of everything in it Pride and prejudice Of love and war Les Miserables I love les miserables personally, it's a little long but a great read!. also, Anne Rice rites some amazing books that capture the essence of old classics!. for romace i suggest Belinds, it's amazing also her Vampire Chronicles have some romance in them!. also The sleeping beauty trilogy hope that helped!Www@QuestionHome@Com Most titles by Alexander Dumas are excellent novels with derring-do and romance!. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott She by H!.Rider Haggard Ayesha: The Return of She by Haggard are cool stories of lost worlds and eternal love!. These are just a few of the books from years past that new readers owe themselves to read!. I'd hate to see the world inherited to a bunch of Twilight, Midnight Sun, Harry Potter groupies LOL Www@QuestionHome@Com Historical Fiction: Both Sides of Time series- Caroline B!. Cooney (also romance) Bloody Jack series-L!. A!. Meyer (also adventure) If I Should Die Before I Wake- Han Nolan The Great and Terrible Beauty series- Libba Bray (also fantasyish fiction) The Other Boleyn Girl- Philippa Gregory The Queen’s Fool- Philippa Gregory The Constant Princess- Philippa Gregory The Bolelyn Inheritance- Philippa Gregory The Book Thief- Markus Zusak Fantasyish Fiction Twilight series- Stephenie Meyer (also romance) The Mediator series- Meg Cabot (also romance) Avalon High- Meg Cabot (sorta) Uglies series-Scott Westerfeld Midnighters series- Scott Westerfeld Fiction: All American Girl- Meg Cabot Airhead- Meg Cabot The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things - Carolyn Mackler Fly on the Wall- E!. Lockhart Megan Meade’s Guide to the McGowan Boys- Kate Brian Lucky T- Kate Brian The Five People You Meet in Heaven- Mitch Albom My Sister’s Keeper- Jodi Picoult Change of Heart- Jodi Picoult The Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown Romance: The Angels Trilogy- Lurlene Mcdaniel The Pact- Jodi Picoult The Notebook- Nicholas Sparks Mystery: Stranger With My Face- Lois Duncan Down A Dark Hall- Lois Duncan Locked in Time-Lois Duncan Any book by R!.L Stine Non- Fiction A Child Called It- Dave Pelzer Who Killed My Daughter- Louis Duncan Diary of a Young Girl- Anne Frank Www@QuestionHome@Com Twilight Series (honesty i thought it would be stupid but gave it a shot and now it's my favorite) Harry Potter ( yeah i know what your thinking!.!.!.lame!.!.!.but there really good!) Chronicles of Narnia (really good and a classic!.!.!.sort of), Series of Unfortunate Events (for a little younger audience but still good!.) Ummm!.!.!.Pride and Prejudice!.!.!.have you seen the new movie!? Mr!. Darcy is HOTT!!! What about the Journey to Nowhere series!? Or Dear Dumb Diary!? Or The Host!? (The host is soooooooooooooooooooooo good!)Www@QuestionHome@Com You should definitely try Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series! Here's a link: http://www!.amazon!.com/Outlander-Diana-Ga!.!.!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Bram Stoker's Dracula (Vampires! Romance! Death!) Mark Z!. Danielzewski's House of Leaves (a house with a deep, dark, cold secret dimension!.!.!.!. and its printed in a really contemporary way!) Www@QuestionHome@Com I just read Cecilia Memoirs of an Heiress!.!. A classic from Fanny Burney!. Amazing book, replaced Wuthering Heights as my fave book ever!. Www@QuestionHome@Com |