What books would you recommend to others?

[emoloz]

So what do you think is such a good book you want to rant to heavens and recommend a book?

[Gothic Lolita]

A Child Called "it"


a true heart breaker. T_T

[Syn]

Flowers for Algernon, Brave new world.

I'll have other titles later on.

[Semiazas]

Gardens of the Moon

[mori]

the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is a monumentally fantastic book to which the film did minimal justice。

[alexie]

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin
Read: The 13 sections on Euphemisms, my favorite section is What Do You Do For A Living? . Also read the Politician Talk #1 & #2.

[slayer]

The Godfather by Mario Puzzo, also de Scisilian by Mario Puzzo.

[Riekie]

Don't say a word (forgot writer's name)

The Shining-Stephen King
The Langoliers-Stephen King
Secret Window, Secret Garden-Stephen King
Misery-Stephen King

Catch me when I fall-Nicci French

*Perhaps Lisey's Story by Stephen King as well..I still need to read it as it just lays (sp?) there but currently finishing The Shining and Misery..

[slayer]

Reikie I suggest you read the "Dark Tower" series by Stephen King, seven books that will blow you away.

[Shannon]

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

[StarryInoueSky]

this lullaby by Sarah Dessen. :)

[jikennosamurai]

i would recomend "utopia"
i read it for a class, and it's highly enlightening.
but i lent it out and it was not returned :(

[Llama]

"The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and "The Silmarillion"

[spacecat]

I'd recommend "Visitants" by Randolph Stowe. Not many people seem to know of him but he is very talented and tells a great story.

[Asterisk Rolled]

The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

[Unicorn]

Magic's trilogy (Magic's Pawn, Magic's Promise, Magic's Price) by Mercedes Lackey.

It made me cry, and I very rarely cry when reading books.

[Stark]

I would suggest Battle Royale and the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Battle Royale is great for anyone who is a fan of the manga or movies; it provides a much deeper look at the characters.

[batz]

Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Very touching!

[bax]

I read classic books a lot, I would recommend

Jane Austen's works:
Mansfield's Park
Emma

The Call of the Wild - Jack London
Tales - Edgar Allan Poe

And if you can read Chinese (or find the translated version) the Chinese Four Great Classical Novels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Great_Classical_Novels) are a must :D

[Sora Chan]

Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Very touching!

I have that at old. Started reading, but never finished. I shall read it tonight seeing as you recommended it.

1984 by George Orwell. Just an awesome book. Lord of the Flies by I forgot who, and of Mice and Men by Steinbeck

[stifflersthedog]

Tony Morrison's - Beloved. Very dark, and violent, but its amazing all the same

[@lch3mizt]

I suggust all you to read Eragon..........3 Books full of Adventure and Violence

[samothea]

let's see...

The Catcher In The Rye - JD Salinger
The Reader - Bernhard Schlink
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Heart Of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
Schindler's Ark - Thomas Keneally
Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
An Artist Of The Floating World - Ishiguro Kazuo

just a brief selection, as there are many more i would highly suggest.

[kerrigor]

well for a bit more mature fantasy books I would recommend Trudi Canavan's series "The Black Magician Trilogy" and "The Age of Five", maybe more suited for girls, but I'm not sure. Other than that I would recommend writers as Garth Nix (Kerrigor is a character from one of his books ^^) and Philip Pullman, all their books are great in my eyes.

[aznxenocide]

Depends. Who am I talking to?

Ender's Game. Fascinating read, one of THE BEST science fiction stories out there. The direct sequels are much more difficult reads, delving into philosophy and the nature of life and all this ethical crap...but still extremely good reads. The parallel stories, Ender's Shadow and sequels is a MUCH lighter read, much more fast paced, although not as engaging, imo.

Dune. One of, if not THE, definitive science fiction novel of all time. Holy crap it's amazing.

Count of Monte Cristo. Classic book of revenge. SOOO badass.

Catch 22. My favorite absurdist book out there. It's kinda confusing your first time through, but it's the only book that re-reads are more enjoyable than the initial time through.

[ezxx]

Trevanian's Shibumi - just a truly epic story that will forever remain one of the best works of fiction i've ever come across.

1984 - George Orwell's dark prediction of the future, published around 1949. Very enjoyable for anyone who likes political books.

William Golding's Lord of the flies - Has an excellent premise as well as a great band of characters and should be interesting for anyone.

Tom Clancy's Debt of Honour - A grand story which consists of an ensuing conflict between America and Japan. There's a lot of espionage, action and a great deal of twists(the ending left me at O_O). As large as this book was(900 pages) I couldn't put it down :D. If you can handle it, I recommend you start it right away.

Koji Suzuki's Spiral - If you enjoyed the movie the Ring, I suggest you check this book out. I bought it on a whim and it turned out to be a really good book which I ended up finishing pretty damn quick >_>

I think i'll stop here :o

[aznxenocide]

What's Shibumi about? And Spiral...horror novel? Or like...thriller? I haven't seen The Ring, but from what I've heard, it's pretty horrifying. XD

[ezxx]

Shibumi: Nicholai Hel is the world’s number one assassin. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of World War I, he is the son of an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German father and is the protégé of a Japanese Go master. Hel survived the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world’s most artful lover and its most accomplished—and well-paid—assassin. Hel is a genius, a mystic, and a master of language and culture, and his secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence, a state of effortless perfection known only as shibumi.

Now living in an isolated mountain fortress with his exquisite mistress, Hel is unwillingly drawn back into the life he’d tried to leave behind when a beautiful young stranger arrives at his door, seeking help and refuge. It soon becomes clear that Hel is being tracked by his most sinister enemy—a supermonolith of international espionage known only as the Mother Company. The battle lines are drawn: ruthless power and corruption on one side, and on the other . . . shibumi.

Spiral: a horror, sci-fi and supernatural novel. Even if you have no knowledge of the what originally takes place, it can still be read as a stand alone series. It's about a girl named Sadako that was raped, murdered and dropped in a well recording her thoughts on a video tape and anyone who watches it dies within a week(1st movie/book). The story revolves around a coroner who lost his son to an accident in the previous book. The story gets only more complex in the second book, as well as more interesting.

[Griffith]

Rain of Gold- by Victor Villasenor
Thirteen Senses- by Victor Villasenor

[♠ Fate ♠]

His Dark Materials (Trilogy) by Philip Pullman

This is one of the most original fantasy series I've ever read. <3

[aznxenocide]

OH SHI-

Yeah. Definitely. Philip Pullman is a beast. Although the ending of the Amber Spyglass left something to be desired. Still..I've never read anything like the Golden Compass. Hopefully, the movie does it justice, neh?

[Rain]

Jurassic Park
Sybil
Futureshock

All of these are great reads.

[♠ Fate ♠]

OH SHI-

Yeah. Definitely. Philip Pullman is a beast. Although the ending of the Amber Spyglass left something to be desired. Still..I've never read anything like the Golden Compass. Hopefully, the movie does it justice, neh?
Whoamg! Yush! *O*

The movie seems to be looking good so far - a lot of effort has been put into it so far, from what I've seen in the trailers. I'm anticipating it. *O*

And aye, the ending of Amber Spyglass left me weeping dramatically in class. >_>;; But it was a lovely series. ^____________^ His other works of fiction aren't bad either, though Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" Trilogy was the best, in my opinion. n_______n <3333

[Shinrin]

"Demon Child" by Ono Fuyumi

Genre: Horror/adventure


Gotta be my favorit book even though i havn't finished it yet, It's just "Wow" I see Movie options for this one, would be a pretty creepy movie that is.

[Megumi_chan]

"Transformers"-Alan Dean Foster

[Aniki]

"I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" by Tucker Max
"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

[EternalDream]

Fav series:

Harry Potter (you shame yourself if you don't know who wrote this series...)
Sword of Truth (by Terry Goodkind)
His Dark Materials (trilogy by Philip Pullman) <--YES! THEY'RE MAKING A MOVIE FOR THESE!!!
Water (trilogy by Kara Dalkey)
Daughters of the Moon (by Lynne Ewing)
Midnighters (trilogy by Scott Westerfeld)
The trilogy by Jan Siegel that doesn't have a proper name...

Fav Romance Novels/Series:

Anything by Karen Moning, Christine Feehan, Anne Bishop, and Christine Dodd.

Fav Independant books:

Ella Enchanted (by Gail Carson Levine) XD

(^the movie SUCKED btw)

[shampooh]

Chinese Cinderella/Falling Leaves and Marley & Me

I don't remember the authors' names, but the books they've written are lovely. They're both autobiographies, did I mention? I do have an attachment to novels and autobios xD

[avidlinuxuser]

I'd recommend Grendel by John Gardner. It is a hilarious retelling of the story of Beowulf. The story is mainly unchanged from that of Beowulf. The only difference is you see the world through Grendel's eyse. Good and Evil are not as clearly defined as in Beowulf. Beowulf and men were good, and Grendel was an demon spawn. In Grendel, you see that men just as well are evil. Even those pious sanctimonious types are shown to be unable to escape their own desire to sin.

[Riekie]

Misery by Stephen King

If you have seen the movie than I strongly recommend y'all read this incredible book! I started reading on sunday and finished it 2 day later...it is just an incredible, and especially never boring book which you just can't lay aside..atleast I couldn't:D hahaha I started reading it again because I was bored..hahaha.

okie...synopsis: Paul Sheldon, author of the 'Misery' books has been in an accident and is miraculously saved by, who else can it be: his number-one fan! Only..not such a lucky saving throw..cuz she's totally disturbed:D

hahaha the plot is gruesome and left me wide-eyed and open jaw a couple of times...it's awesome, and the humor, the humor! anyone who knows S.K. writing style can inform you of how excellent that is!

soo...go read it...now!! especially in english..i read it in english, but maybe I'll be checkin it out in dutch sometime or another..

originals FTW!<3

[Notneeded]

I liked Misery. But my favorite by Steven King would have to be From a Buick 8. Read it while I was house sitting and nearly had a heart attack when somebody rang the door bell.

[benihime_taicho]

The Veritas Conflict, the eleventh plague

The Kushile Series (Kushiels dart, Kushiels Avatar, Kushiels Scion, etc) and the Plundering Series by Jacqueline Carey(sp?)

[Evility]

Can someone recommend me historical books? :3

[aznxenocide]

Are you looking for non-fiction? or novels?

[Vixen]

I say Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse By Stephanie Meyer.

Oh and Sweet Blood and Invisible By Pete Hautman.

[eave]

Jemima J by Jane Green
Tithe by Holly Black

[IvoryOrchid]

Can someone recommend me historical books? :3

If you're looking for something non-fiction, I've heard that Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel is supposed to be very good. :)

Summary from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_germs_and_steel):
According to the author, an alternative title would be A short history about everyone for the last 13,000 years. But the book is not merely an account of the past; it attempts to explain why Eurasian civilizations, as a whole, have survived and conquered others, while refuting the belief that Eurasian hegemony is due to any form of Eurasian intellectual, genetic or moral superiority. Diamond argues that the gaps in power and technology between human societies do not reflect cultural or racial differences, but rather originate in environmental differences powerfully amplified by various positive feedback loops. He also, most explicitly in the epilogue, argues that societies with food surpluses and high-to-moderate degrees of interaction with outsiders are more likely to encourage great people to realize their full potential and to adopt new inventions.

[Babbo]

If you're looking for historical fiction you could check out some of the harry turtle dove series. He does all sorts of what-ifs kind series like what if the south won the civil war, or what if aliens intervened during WWII. He also did a fantasy reinterpretation of WWII (Into the Darkness). check out his stuff if you're interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_turtledove

[Ileenka]

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

A deep, philosophical book. Some people loved it to bits. I fail to appreciate it. ._. So, I recommend it to people who have trouble sleeping.

[Sidonzo]

Wow! A lot of classic books were mentioned here...you all must be in school! :P JK! While I did read a lot of those classics in school, I read a lot on my own too and they are good books. ;)

The fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire". It will freakin' blow you away! The sypnosis of the books always make them sound bland, but there is a reason that they are so wildly recommended by people that read them. ;) I just can't say enough about them, but yet at the same time I can't really give any details of what they are about without:

A.) Making them sound like huge dry tomes of poitical intrigue...
B.) Or giving away plot points that are better left just gob-smacking you when you read them yourself. ;)

I'd make a FC for the series if FCs are allowed for books and there are actually other fans here. ;)

~Sid

[aznxenocide]

Guns, Germs, and Steel is pretty good...can't say the same for his sequel, Collapse. I mean, I heard he was pretty widely regarded among other historians as pretty much an arm chair historian.

Sophie's World...had to read that, once in 8th grade, once in 12th grade. Pissed me off sooo badly. Holy damn. That Jostein Gaardner or however you spell her name is one pretentious *****.

"Freakonomics" and "Naked Economics" are REALLY good reads. I haven't had a chance to read Alan Greenspan's "Age of Turbulence," but I'd imagine that was a pretty good read too.

[HELLA PINOY]

Best book on the market today!!

"I Am America (And So Can You)" - by Steven Cobert

[Poiison]

Hm... These are some recent books that I just finished ;3

Pretty Little Devils - I think this would do better with girls, but just as good with guys. It's about this girl Hazel Stone and her aspirations to join her high school's clique. The Pretty Little Devils, also known as the PLD. When she finally gets in many mysterious murders begin taking place. You definately won't guess who it is. I promise you. I didn't. LOL

Heart's Delight - This one is okay. But personally I liked the message. I can't really give you a description because then it gives off the whole point of the book. Just go read it! ;D

[kuchiruki]

the anita blake line!!!! by laurell k. hammilton

it's about vampires and other creatures. i think it's very interesting and i love it!!! it's rather 4 girls^^

[Malaena]

Cell - Stephen King
Not your average zombie story!

Wraeththu - Storm Constantine
Mankind falls to a sexy new race.

You've Been Warned - James Patterson
If your familiar with Dante's Inferno, you will effing love it.

ALL books by Jacqueline Carey
These are adult in nature...the Kushiel series begins with a female courtesan and her adventures...not all of which are adult, it involves much intrigue. Jacqueline is a master of words. These books are on the longer side, so if you don't LOVE to read you should stay away.

[kitty868theonly]

*cough* I have a LONG list of books I finished reading (and yes, I keep up to date of when I read them-- I know--- I am a dork :p). Anyway, scroll through the list and 'pick' one- they range from history, to fantasy, and 'childish' books. All are in a spoiler (for easy read)-ENJOY!

BOOK 1: History (Medicine Area- Surgery) and a little Black History. NOT childish- shows some graphical images and mentions a few themes here and there.

1. Title: Partners of the Heart
• Author: Vivian T. Thomas
• Pages: 245 (lost book in June)
• Started Reading: May
• Ended Reading: Middle of May

BOOK 2: Fantasy (Medieval times- dragons and such), Magical (somewhat), adventure, ‘childish’ (if you’re an HP fan- this should be entertaining somewhat), and inspired the movie “Eragon”. A series, SHOULD BE 3 books in total. Book 1 of series.

2. Title: Eragon (Book 1/ The Inheritance Trilogy Series)
• Author: Christopher Paolini
• Pages: 544
• Started Reading: June
• Ended Reading: Few days into June

BOOK 3: Fantasy (Medieval times- dragons and such), Magical (somewhat), adventure, and ‘childish’ (if you’re an HP fan- this should be entertaining somewhat). A series, SHOULD BE 3 books in total. Book 2 of series.

3. Title: Eldest (Book 2/ The Inheritance Trilogy Series)
• Author: Christopher Paolini
• Pages: 704
• Started Reading: June (after Book 1)
• Ended Reading: Middle of June

BOOK 4: Fantasy, ‘childish’, classic, mystery (somewhat), adventure, and inspired the movie, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”. A series, book 2 of series. Side note, although this is book 2 of the series- you can still read this one first BEFORE book 1.

4. Title: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Book 2/ The Chronicles of Narnia series)
• Author: CS Lewis
• Pages: about 200
• Started Reading: July 10, 2006
• Ended Reading: July 13, 2006

BOOK 5: Fantasy, ‘childish’ (if you’re a HP fan- this is good to read), mystery, adventure, action, and a little sci-fi-ish. A series, book 3 of series.

5. Title: The Eternity Code (Book 3/ Artemis Fowl Series)
• Author: Eoin Colfer
• Pages: 309
• Started Reading: July 17, 2006
• Ended Reading: July 20, 2006

BOOK 6: Fantasy, ‘childish’ (if you’re a HP fan- this is good to read), mystery, adventure, and a little sci-fi-ish. A series, book 4 of series.

6. Title: The Opal Deception (Book 4/ Artemis Fowl Series)
• Author: Eoin Colfer
• Pages: 342
• Started Reading: July 23, 2006
• Ended Reading: July 25, 2006

BOOK 7: Fantasy, classic, Mystery (somewhat), Sci-fi-ish (a little), ‘childish’, & adventure.

7. Title: A Tale of Time City
• Author: Diana Wynne Jones
• Pages: 279
• Started Reading: July 27, 2006
• Ended Reading: July 29, 2006

BOOK 8: If you’re a HP fan- you should have read this one by now (it’s a HP book).

8. Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Author: JK Rowling
• Pages: 652
• Started Reading: August 10, 2006
• Ended Reading: August 17, 2006

BOOK 9: Fantasy, ‘childish’ (if you’re a HP fan- this is good), mystery, adventure, and a classic. Inspired the movie, “The Golden Compass”. A series, book 1 of series.

9. Title: The Golden Compass
• Author: Philip Pullman
• Pages: 399
• Started Reading: September 15, 2006
• Ended Reading: September 20, 2006

BOOK 10: Fantasy, ‘childish’ (if you’re a HP fan- this is good), mystery, adventure, and a classic. A series, book 2 of series.

10. Title: The Subtle Knife
• Author: Philip Pullman
• Pages: 399
• Started Reading: September 21, 2006
• Ended Reading: September 23, 2006

BOOK 11: Fantasy, ‘childish’ (if you’re a HP fan- this is good), mystery, adventure , and a classic. A series, book 3 of series.

11. Title: The Amber Spyglass
• Author: Philip Pullman
• Pages: 403
• Started Reading: September 25, 2006
• Ended Reading: September 28, 2006

BOOK 12: Horror, Forensics (somewhat), ‘twisted’ romance, NOT childish (suggests adult themes- violence, ‘lemon’ etc.), and Mystery.

12. Title: Predator
• Author: Patricia Cornwell
• Pages: 406
• Started Reading: September 29, 2006
• Ended Reading: October 5, 2006

BOOK 13: History (How Forensics started- but in story form), NOT ‘childish’ (suggests adult themes- violence, ‘lemon’ etc.), Graphical (images of crime scenes that can be ‘disturbing’), and Mystery (somewhat).

13. Title: Death’s Acre
• Author: Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson; Foreword by: Patricia Cornwell
• Pages: 423
• Started Reading: October 6, 2006
• Ended Reading: October 18, 2006

BOOK 14: Horror, Forensics (to a certain extent), NOT ‘childish’ (suggests adult themes- violence, ‘lemon’ etc.), & Mystery.

14. Title: The Bone Collector
• Author: Jefferey Deaver
• Pages: 427
• Started Reading: October 18, 2006
• Ended Reading: October 21, 2006

BOOK 15: History (somewhat- Medicine Area; Surgery), Biography (somewhat), and NOT ‘childish’ (suggests adult themes- language and ‘disturbing’ ideas etc.)- and a little Black history. In my opinion, this book is good to read to inspire oneself and to see things differently in life.

15. Title: The Big Picture
• Author: Benjamin Carson with Greg Lewis
• Pages: 259
• Started Reading: October 22, 2006
• Ended Reading: October 28, 2006

BOOK 16: Black History (WW1/WW2, the KKK, black civil rights movements etc.), DEFIANTLY NOT ‘CHILDISH’ (suggests adult themes- violence, ‘lemon’, language, etc.), and Criminality (somewhat)

16. Title: Soul On Ice
• Author: Eldridge Cleaver
• Pages: 242
• Started Reading: October 28, 2006
• Ended Reading: November 12, 2006

BOOK 17: History (How to be like ‘CSI’- Forensics), Graphical (images of crime scenes etc.), & NOT ‘childish’ (suggests adult themes- violence, ‘lemon’ etc.).

17. Title: Dead Men Do Tell Tales
• Author: William R. Maples, Ph.D & Michael Browning
• Pages: 281 (284 with Index)
• Started Reading: November 13, 2006
• Ended Reading: November 20, 2006

BOOK 18: Forensics, Reference on how to be a ‘CSI’ guy/girl (etc.), & NOT ‘childish’ (due to images)

18. Title: Crime Scene Investigation
• Author: Introduction by Cyril H. Wecht, MD, JD
• Pages: 189 (192 with Index)
• Started Reading: November 20, 2006
• Ended Reading: November 25, 2006

BOOK 19: Fantasy, ‘childish’ (if you like HP—this one might be good to you), Mystery (somewhat), adventure, and a series. Book 1 of series.

19. Title: Midnight for Charlie Bone (Book 1/ Children of the Red King Series)
• Author: Jenny Nimmo
• Pages: 393 (without Preview of next Book)
• Started Reading: November 28, 2006
• Ended Reading: November 30, 2006

BOOK 20: Fantasy (but to a minimal), Medieval Times, adventure, action, & somewhat ‘childish’ (suggest a few adult themes- violence, ‘lemon’ etc.).

20. Title: The Book of Mordred
• Author: Vivian Vande Velde
• Pages: 342 (344 with Preview)
• Started Reading: November 25, 2006
• Ended Reading: December 4, 2006

BOOK 21: Fantasy, ‘childish’ (if you like HP—this one might be good to you), Mystery (somewhat), adventure, and a series. Book 2 of series.

21. Title: Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (Book 2/ Children of the Red King Series)
• Author: Jenny Nimmo
• Pages: 395 (without Preview of next Book)
• Started Reading: November 28, 2006
• Ended Reading: December 5, 2006

BOOK 22: Fantasy, ‘childish’, classic, adventure, & mystery (somewhat). A series, book 1 of series. Side note, although this is book 1 of the series- you can still read book 2 first BEFORE this one.

22. Title: The Magician’s Nephew (Book 1/ The Chronicles of Narnia series)
• Author: CS Lewis
• Pages: 202
• Started Reading: December 6, 2006
• Ended Reading: December 7, 2006

BOOK 23: Fantasy, Romance (enough of it- but not a lot), NOT ‘childish’ (suggest a few adult themes due to romance), adventure, and a series. Book 1 of series.

23. Title: Song In The Silence (Book 1)
• Author: Elizabeth Kerner
• Pages: 396 (401 with Glossary & Pronunciation)
• Started Reading: November 27, 2006
• Ended Reading: December 21, 2006

BOOK 24: Fantasy, ‘childish’, classic, adventure, & mystery (somewhat). A series, book 3 of series.

24. Title: The Horse and His Boy (Book 3/ The Chronicles of Narnia series)
• Author: CS Lewis
• Pages: 224
• Started Reading: December 21, 2006
• Ended Reading: December 22, 2006

BOOK 25: Fantasy, Classic, Mystery (somewhat), Sci-fi-ish (not really- but still a little), Adventure & Action. This story is ‘childish’, but at the same time it isn’t. A series, book 1 of series.

25. Title: The Hobbit (Book 1/ The Lord of the Rings series)
• Author: J.R.R Tolkien
• Pages: 287
• Started Reading: December 23, 2006
• Ended Reading: April ?, 2007 (not done with yet)

BOOK 26: Fantasy, Romance (enough of it- but not a lot), NOT ‘childish’ (suggest a few adult themes due to romance), and a series. Book 2 of series.

26. Title: The Lesser Kindred (Book 2)
• Author: Elizabeth Kerner
• Pages:
• Started Reading: February 17, 2007
• Ended Reading: February 25, 2007

And yes, I know... I haven't read any books lately :cry I'm stuck on fiction and fanfiction for now (until I can go to a library again :cry). But, I hope people found this helpful :)

[Schneider]

Book recommendations

Wicked - Gregory Maguire
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

I recently just finished those books a couple of months ago GREAT reads.

[Megumi_chan]

The Client--John Grisham

The Firm--John Grisham

[Bleu]

The Bell Jar - Slyvia Plath.. really good. lets you see a person turn from normal to physcotic, and see some suicide attempts. (sp)

side note: The book was also almost based off Plaths real life. Plath committed suicide by placing her head in a gas oven, she was married to a famous poet. Plath too, has some amazing poems.

[Avarice]

Memoirs of a Geisha.
I absolutely loved that book. One of my friends started reading it around the time I was finishing it. :3

[Lady Mizura]

So what do you think is such a good book you want to rant to heavens and recommend a book?
I would definatly recommend Memoirs of a Geisha *not the one with the movie cover*. It is a breath-taking book and I re-read it all the time.

If you're a REALLY light reader, I'd also say that you should read Poison Ivy. It is a harsh, real-world book about bullying in teens, but it really is good. Just a lil short :).

[Azumi 15]

Blood and Chocolate.

[beautiful_death]

Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen.

[emoloz]

Twilight - Stephenie Mayer.

[rei_ai]

Had someone recommended this before?

The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo. I'm currently reading this, and the insights it gives make you ponder about life, also your Your Personal Legend.

[Ichirui]

I would recommend Eragon: The Inheritance Trilogy and Eldest. I can't wait for the Third one to be released. The book may seem long but if you are into the whole sci-fi, mystical creature, sword fighting, magic, and all those good things on a silver platter then this is the book for you and it took me like 3 days to finish. I'd also like to mention that I hate reading, it, in my opinion, is a waste of time but i actually read these two books and they are awesome

Another series to read is Charlie Bone. All 6 or 7 of them, I can't remember I think it is 7. But ya the font is fairly large so it doesn't take a long time to read and the books aren't that thick. This series is about a school of gifted children who have obtained special powers that allow them to do different things, like shape-shifting, telekenises, flying, that sort of thing and no two people have the same powers so it is really cool.

[pan]

I'd like to recommend anything by Nick Hornby.

I just finished High Fidelity and thought it was hilarious. I'm starting About a Boy and enjoying it so far.

[stark espada]

starks fav's books he thinks everyone would enjoy

sun tzu's the art of war- From the master stratigest himself

journey to the west- This deals with monkey king jin thats all I want to tell you.

Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari- This book is were they got the idea for tsunade,orochimaru and jiraiya its all good.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow- It has the headless horsemen.

Rip Van Winkle- he falls asleep and wakes up old but its one wild ride trust me.

The Devil and Tom Walker- trust me it is twisted in more ways then one.

A song of fire and ice- the bad thing is you will start to enjoy someone and then they die but its all in a good way trust me this is the book I would recommend above all others its my fav.

the Greenmile- if you like the movie you will love the book.

Flowers for Algernon- A brave new world it is.

Ill have more later I read allot but those are all great books I think every one would enjoy

[Riekie]

I am currently reading Cell by Stephen King and it's amazingly entertaining! (But then again, it IS Stephen King so that just can't fail^^).

Cell is about cellphones which apparently turn people using those into strange-like creatures slaughtering everything in their path (I don't know if it's exactly the cellphone's fault (only on page 87) but it sure seems that way:D

It's also funny to recognize alot in the book, as it was written/is set in 2006 afterall:D

If you do not like grim/gory/scary things then I suggest you to not read this:D

[GIN_ofTheFunk]

Everyone who hadn't read 'The Hitch-hiker's Guide to Galaxy' by Douglas Adams yet- what are you waiting for :D This book is simply the best, I've read it about 15 times at it always LMAO, seriously- it's unique in that way there is absolutely no logic in the book at all :D

[Hiraeth]

Reikie I suggest you read the "Dark Tower" series by Stephen King, seven books that will blow you away.

Yes, read these, especially if you're a Stephen King fan. I've not read any of his other stuff, so I didn't understand some of the stuff in the later books, but as for the main story, it is absolutely mindblowing.

I would suggest Battle Royale and the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

I would say, unless you really like to be left hanging, don't read Wheel of Time, since Jordan died before finishing the final book.

Can someone recommend me historical books? :3

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this, but a really good medieval historical fiction author is Sharon Penman, she deals mostly with England and Wales, so if that's your area of interest then you should try her.

If you're into slightly more fantastical stuff then I'd go for Wolfskin and Foxmask, I can't remember the author but it's about the Vikings arriving in the north of England. The stories are based more on events than actual characters but they're still great.

I'm going to back up some other recommendations, the Sword of Truth is an excellent fantasy series, as is the Kushiel trilogy (Kushiel's Dart etc.)

I'm a huge fan of Neil Gaiman, you might recall his book Stardust was made into a movie this year. I'd also recommend Neverwhere and American gods, absolutely fantastic stories.

I also love Tad Williams, especially Otherland and Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. Sara Douglass also warrants a mention, read the Axis trilogy, and then the Wayfarer's Redemption.

If I think of any more I'll add them. :)

[CooWings]

Silence of The Lambs by Thomas harris
If you're into crazy psychopaths and scientific bugs in dead people's lungs.

And I should get to reading more of Stephen King's books too. He's a marvelous writer. :)
The last book that I read by him was Nightmares and Dreamscapes.

[SakuraChan]

I suggest the Chronicles of Narnia series..
It's by C.S. Lewis. And it is really interesting because you can see how Narnia came to be and so forth.
There are 7 books in the series (last time I checked)

[Ileenka]

I suggest the Chronicles of Narnia series..
It's by C.S. Lewis. And it is really interesting because you can see how Narnia came to be and so forth.
There are 7 books in the series (last time I checked)

Narnia is probably not for everyone. Didn't Mr. Lewis spend years writing for his granddaughter and by the time he finished it, she already grew up? That's pretty sad, actually. I have two books of this. I read about that in the Author's Note or something. I couldn't finish them. I get bored easily without humour. x_x

A general recommendation would be 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.' It's been several years since I last read it but I would still recommend it.

'Gallows Thief' by Bernard Cornwell is hilarious.

I like to read books that make me laugh. If you like to be tickled, these are worth a try. ;D

For those who loves Disney or Disneyland, I'd recommend 'The Millionaires' by Brad Meltzer. It's somewhat corny, but like I said, if you love Disney.... :lmao

[Bleu]

I absolutely loved The DaVinci Code, even though its contraversial and many people in the church ect. shun it. Regardless, it is still a very interesting read.. the movie sucked xD

[stark espada]

one I just read I got it from eBay its I am America and you can to by Steven colbert.

[abducted]

has prob. been mentioned before but His Dark Materials by Pullman..all 3 volumes are really masterpieces and are truly moving

[caffineluurve]

I'd reccomend the Time Traveler's Wife, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, For One More Day, and Peony in Love.

[emoloz]

I would definatly recommend Memoirs of a Geisha *not the one with the movie cover*. It is a breath-taking book and I re-read it all the time.



I've read the movie covered one which I own a copy off and its really a great story but it there an actual difference at all in the books? I don't think they would change the content of a book because of the cover.

[DeadlyRukia]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown it's really cool u know... xD

[DeadlyRukia]

I absolutely loved The DaVinci Code, even though its contraversial and many people in the church ect. shun it. Regardless, it is still a very interesting read.. the movie sucked xD


u r rigth the the film is nathing compared to the book...
the book is really cool and exciting xDDDD

[Babbo]

I would say, unless you really like to be left hanging, don't read Wheel of Time, since Jordan died before finishing the final book.
He left extensive notes and it has already been announced that Brandon Sanderson (check out Elantris; awesome book thar) will be writing the final book. apparently it's going to be published sometime around fall 2009 <.<

[Maianarisa]

Don't know if anyone mentioned this already, but...
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
It's scary as hell. Not scary as in horror scary, but scary as in 1984 novel scary.

[Qrαhms]

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom.

Good for free-time reading.

[Gin Ichimaru]

I would recommend books that are full of suspense.

[H!Mandy]

Da Vinci Code book > movie =D

even though the movie was okay, I always tend to prefer the book

if you like series, read the series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket =D
don't read the last book though.

or the Mediator, it's really beautiful too. about a girl who can see ghosts and is supposed to send them to the other world (I know...:rolleyes:)
but i'ts really fun to read and romantic...she falls in love with the sexy ghost that lives in her new room :x

[stark espada]

the great grysby is a good book I would recommended its like a book drama in the 20's based on a mobster.

[Ymir'sEmbrace]

Don't know if anyone's mentioned this series yet or not, but the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. Just ended with the eleventh book last year (which shamefully I have yet to read since I can't afford the hard-back edition >.< ). Great series full of action, magic, and a very smart and enticing plot. Best of all he doesn't spend 20 pages talking about one object like other authors tend to do to fill up space :facepalm

[Creeper]

I'll recommend some of my favourite books by R.A Salvatore

Dark Elf trilogy: Homeland, Exile and Sojourn
Mercenaries trilogy: Servant of the Shard, Promise of the Witch-King and Road of the Patriarch

These are good books for anyone who likes fantasy, action and adventure... and I freaking love Jarlaxle (mercenaries trilogy focuses on him and his partner in crime). He's such an original and puzzling character. A real antihero.

[Lady Mizura]

What books don't I love?

Anyways, ones I recommend are:

Memoirs of a Geisha[Not the movie cover]:Absolutely stunning. A very long, intriguing book. I loved it from the first sentence and literally could not put it down. Favorite book in the universe.

The Redwall Series:You would think it would be a very childish book, but it is extremely well written and writers everywhere would appreciate Brian Jaques's style. My writing hero, I love his form.

Poison Ivy:This book is an easy read*takes about an hour, ha* but is very well written and surprising. About a young girl who was always bullied by three girls and finally, her Govenment teacher runs a "mock trial". Shows what the real world is.

[dramaelfie]

Maianarisa-I had to read The Handmaid's Tale for Writing class, and it was pretty good.

Has anyone ever read the original Howl's Moving Castle or its sequel, Castle in the Air? (both by Diana Wynne Jones) There are some things in it that I really wish Myazaki didn't leave out of the movie.

Anything by Johanna Lyndsay. Although, her stuff should not be read by people under 16, I think. But I know there are people who will ignore that.

Eragon the book was FANTASTIC!!! Even though the guy who wrote it so obviously based a lot of it on LOTR concepts. (those are good books, too!) Eldest was amazing, as well.

And lastly, all of Meg Cabot's books are worth reading.

[Babbo]

Don't know if anyone's mentioned this series yet or not, but the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. Just ended with the eleventh book last year (which shamefully I have yet to read since I can't afford the hard-back edition >.< ). Great series full of action, magic, and a very smart and enticing plot. Best of all he doesn't spend 20 pages talking about one object like other authors tend to do to fill up space :facepalm

That's what libraries are for ;p

Babbo's has yet to read too though. Been having to read too much for classes to spend any amount of real time on pleasure reading. Coulda read it during the spring break too but just didn't have the time. Babbo enjoys them, but as it got further on into the series babbo just wanted it to freaking end. Chainfire and phantom were by far the most disappointing books in the series if you ask Babbo; and in any case babbo wants to see him explore/create a different world.

[samothea]

Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man by Seigfried Sassoon.

I haven't read the follow ups: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and Sherston's Progress, but the first one is good enough to warrant a viewing, despite the, now, controversial issue of fox hunting.

[CooWings]

The Dead of Summer, it makes your brain whirl in confusion, and cheated. It provides a good and decent read.

[Mika]

Theories of Relativity, by Barbara Haworth-Attard, and Pretty Pretty, by K.C. Oliver (My family actually knows this author pretty well so we got two free copies!)

[rayne_himura]

im currently reading Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto by Chuck Klosterman. The funniest thing I've read in an ice age....the author has the time and inclination to think through the issues that you didn't even know were issues. Laugh at him, or with him, or both...but you will laugh, dammit, you will laugh :D

[misa-chan-uchih]

well i have some books...but i speak spanish..but there is

paulo coelho`s books is a brazilian wirter :
brida
veronica decide morir
the demon and the miss prym
the alchemist

and gabriel garcia marquez
100 años de soledad ( 100 years of loneliness)

[eave]

Wow theres tons...but ill just list the most recent that I read that Ive really enjoyed ^^

Tithe by Holly Black
Ran by Akira Kurosawa
Everything's Eventual 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King

[leng]

Well let's see...

There are a lot of writers I like, but some of them I can't really tell more then one or two books that really took me into the story.
So I'll just put a list of my top favorites and their works I recommend :love

Agatha Christie
- Chronology order
The Murder on the Links
The Man in the Brown Suit
Murder on the Orient Express
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
The A.B.C. Murders
Cards on the Table
Dumb Witness
Death on the Nile
Appointment with Death
And Then There Were None
The Body in the Library
After the Funeral
Third Girl
Curtain
Sleeping Murder

Anne Rice
- Chronology order
Interview With The Vampire
The Vampire Lestat
The Queen of the Damned
The Witching Hour
The Tale of the Body Thief
Lasher
Taltos
Pandora
Vittorio the Vampire
Merrick

Frederick Forsyth
- Chronology order
The Day of the Jackal
The Odessa File
The Devil's Alternative
The Fourth Protocol
The Negotiator
The Fist of God
The Phantom of Manhattan
The Veteran

Stephen King
- Chronology order
Carrie
Salem's Lot
The Shining
The Dead Zone
Dark Visions
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Insomnia
Bag of Bones
Secret Windows
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
Cell

Stephen King under Richard Bachman's pseudonym
The Running Man
Thinner
Blaze

Nora Roberts under J.D. Robb’s pseudonym
- Chronology order
Naked in Death
Glory in Death
Immortal in Death
Rapture in Death
Ceremony in Death
Vengeance in Death
Holiday in Death
Midnight in Death
Conspiracy in Death
Loyalty in Death

And now I’m reading a book from Markus Zusak called The Book Thief, I’ve enjoyed a lot the first one I’ve read from him (I’m the messenger or just The messenger)
Far now I recommend both

[memopanda]

I'm not very well read, but off the top of my head-

Difficult stuff (for me anyway - and it was worth the effort):

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - there's so much happening in this book, it's a truly fascinating read. Garcia Marquez won a Nobel Prize for Literature and it's his most famous book. I was talking with this faux-Latin American accent for weeks afterwards.

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky - very very long (lots is crammed in) but the dialogue is FANTASTIC, the characters just come to life. The ending is woaaah but I rest easy with the knowledge that the author was planning to write a sequel. It wasn't going to end there! (Unfortunately he never did because he died...)

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - for the language, if nothing else. It's written in a fictional slang which is basically another language and yet you can somehow understand it... fascinating stuff.

Less difficult stuff:

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - my feel-good read. And I only picked it up because the cover was pretty. But it's just amazing, each character is basically a reborn version of the last, in a new setting. Everything Ever happens in this book. Black Swan Green has some of the same characters and is also fab.

The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling - might be cliche and some might say 'lowbrow' but the author has plotted and planned the thing out so unbelievably well, references in the very first chapters and everything coming full circle, that it's just such an enjoyable read. And her writing style is simple, yet immediately engaging.

Lots more, but can't think of any right now... if anyone reads these, let's discuss. :D

[Aizen Sousuke]

East of Eden and 1984 above any two other books.

East of Eden mainly because of the relationships between the characters which ultimately translates into how we treat and perceive all interactions with human life. The main character deals with relationships that consist of love, hate, passion, diligence, wisdom, honesty, and deception, that ultimately encompass the majority of human interaction one could have. Through these experiences, the main character evolves from an empty shell into a being full of resolve.

1984 because of how it criticizes the workings of human society as well as ideas such as governments, constitutions, unalienable rights, human liberties, and religion. The book focuses on the idea that, the more humans give up, the more symbiotic society is but the less free we are, where a state of anarchy would mean no society and no control at all. 1984 identifies the role of a human in society, and the clashing of animal instinct and desire with human logic and innovation. The book strives to seek out a balance, or rather, questions if balance can be achieved, through concepts such as nihilism.

[lilsakura]

Hmm..books would include Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (mon favourite, you gotta love Heathcliff!), The Color Purple by Alice Walker, East of Eden by John Steinback, and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. There are more. I'll get back to you guys! I'm huge on meaningful, hardcore novels. I also love feminist writers as you guys can clearly see. :o

[La`Punyeta]

Divine Comedy...

it's just so damn scary...that it's very goood...

The trip to hell has never been that exciting..

[mTaichou]

The City of Dreaming Books-by Walter Moers, in fact anything by Walter Moers!

[tatygirl90]

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

For pure guility pleasure any book by Cecily von Ziegsar i.e. Gossip Girl series or The It Girl