Recommend me a book!

[Cowboykisses]

Hey!
I have recntly finished the best book of all time (The innocent by posie greame Evens!) and the other books in the triology can anyone tell me what i should read next. I like anything really! and can fiction change your world? 'Cos the innocent made me think a lot deeper then i used to!
Cioa!

[Marvster]

Hey!
I have recntly finished the best book of all time (The innocent by posie greame Evens!) and the other books in the triology can anyone tell me what i should read next. I like anything really! and can fiction change your world? 'Cos the innocent made me think a lot deeper then i used to!
Cioa!
Have a look at the thread I just posted mate ;)

It's not a novel as such, but I found it hysterical :crackup:

[J-Abrams]

Not too sure if its your thing, but "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown..
I loved it..

[candyman327]

My personal favorite author is Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club. If you liked the movie pick up any one of his books (except for Haunted).

My favorites are Invisible Monsters, Choke and Survivor (in that order). They're sort of black comedy fiction but they will defiitely have an impact on you and make you think a little.

If you like those then I also suggest Dermaphoria by Craig Clevenger and the Phineas Poe series by William Christopher Baer.

[Cowboykisses]

Thanks ill check 'em out, i'd read anything once!

[Savanna23]

i would recommend Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.

[The Czar]

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Hilarious yet serious at the same time, one of my favorites, I'd read that if you haven't

[pftsobfreak]

Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz

[LovelyLight]

Not too sure if its your thing, but "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown..
I loved it..

Yeah, that was great. :nod:

[mzshah]

a translation of the Quran by Arthur J Arberry

[sawyers_lovrgrl]

Any novels by Nicholas Sparks...I recommend "The Rescue"! VERY GOOD NOVEL!

[sgtRachel]

If you're in the mood for a good cry, I'd go for "P.S. I Love You." It's so sweet but very sad. My favorite books are by Philippa Gregory. "The Other Boleyn Girl" is my favorite, and I'm reading "The Constant Princess" now. They're excellent.

[stpzeroridah]

Animal Farm by George Orwell - takes the piss out of communism.

1984 by George Orwell - representation of what Orwell thought the world would be like in 1984.

Both great books. Read them.

[Hunting gnomes]

Animal Farm by George Orwell - takes the piss out of communism.

1984 by George Orwell - representation of what Orwell thought the world would be like in 1984.

Both great books. Read them.

Yeah their really good. Read Perfume by Patrick Süskind - it`s about a murderer that loves perfumes (It`s love, good versus evil, it`s history, it`s ficition) And just wonderfull.

[kingDOM815]

The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Master and Commander series by Patrick O'Brian

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (I cried to this book!)

and if you like the show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation...

CSI series by Max Allan Collins (Once you start to read these, you never want to put them down!)

[Cowboykisses]

"The Other Boleyn Girl"
Oh my God!!! I wanted that for when i went away but i picked up the wrong book , The innocence by Posie Greame Evans , which is now my favourite book!!!:giggle:

[time froze]

Any novels by Nicholas Sparks...I recommend "The Rescue"! VERY GOOD NOVEL!

OH yes, that's the best, i didnt think the others he wrote were as good

the bell jar by sylvia plath
ice station by matthew reilly
deception point by dan brown
the running man by micheal gerard bauer
brain caswell books
flowers in teh attic by virginia andrews

[Stone Age]

"Recomaend"?? I recommend the dictionary for starters :D :giggle:

(Sorry- not trying to be mean, I just thought it was very ironic. ;) )

[MissWera]

David Baldaccis Hour game is good! I also love Dan Browns books!

[moonhowler15]

"The Stand" by Stephen King
"Wicked" by Gregory Maguire
"Flowers in the Attic" by V.C. Andrews (I think someone mentioned this above)
"Watership Down" by Richard Adams

[2tired2think]

I've heard "my sister's keeper" is really good. I'm planning on reading it next.

Right now I'm reading "the outlander", the author's name is evading me right now.

[Ilovelightsticks]

"I am Legend" by Richard Matheson which is about a guy named Neville who lives in a suburb near Los Angeles, the only problem is hes the last of mankind in a world full of vampires.

On a side note: This will be Will Smiths next movie. :no: :no: :no: :no: :no:

[Boarhunter]

Well, i think any of the H.G. Wells books are good to read, but i don't know what you think of H.G. Wells.
If you want to take a deeper perspective into the world, and our lives, i would read Whitley Strieber's own life-story "Communion", but i don't know if any of you guys heard of him, or will even believe his story, but it does get you thinking on why we are really here.

[Mystical]

To Kill A Mockingbird is definitely a novel that will make you think, well worth reading.

I'd also recommend Memoirs of a Geisha and the Noughts and Crosses trilogy by Malorie Blackman (basically written for teenagers, but I think they'd still be a pretty good read for adults too).

For lighter reading, PS, I Love You is great (but really sad!) (can't wait for the movie though, Hilary Swank is going to be great :D )

And I'm still attempting to read Lord of the Rings, but from what I have read, it's great literature.

[Against-The-Tide]

My favorite books are by Philippa Gregory. "The Other Boleyn Girl" is my favorite, and I'm reading "The Constant Princess" now. They're excellent.

I love Philippa Gregory! It's rare to find someone else who really does. The Other Boleyn Girl is definitely her best novel. Have you read the Wideacre series? They are pretty good. The first one is probably the worst, which is why some people say that they have difficulty reading the whole trilogy, but I found them enjoyable. Also, have you read The Queen's Fool? I liked that one a lot as well.

As far as recommendations go, I enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[TellMeWhy]

"Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier is one of my favorites ever. It's a classic. :w00t:

[ScottishPrincess]

I'd recommend anything by Cecelia Ahern. (I should be in like the Cecelia Ahern street team or something the amount of times I say that. :rolleyes:)
A few people have already said P.S I Love You which is probably my favourite but another one is her latest - A Place Called Here.

[Cowboykisses]

"Recomaend"?? I recommend the dictionary for starters :D :giggle:

(Sorry- not trying to be mean, I just thought it was very ironic. ;) )
Lol, Spelling has never been my strong point

[Carolini]

To Kill A Mockingbird is definitely a novel that will make you think, well worth reading.


:shock: I'm reading it right now and LOVE it!!! So I second that!!:D

I recommend

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Secret life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster

Summer Crossing by Truman Capote

.....:)

Any novels by Nicholas Sparks...I recommend "The Rescue"! VERY GOOD NOVEL!

oh yeah :nod: or The Notebook or Message in a bottle or The Wedding....:love:

[Calamity]

Some books I would recommend:

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
This one was truly heartbreaking.

Intensity by Dean Koontz
The title says it all. It was really intense and terrifying.

Whispers by Dean Koontz
Suspensefull and scary.

False Memory by Dean Koontz
This one deals with a lot of psychological terror.

I'm currently reading The Time Travelers's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
So far I think it's beatifully written.

[I like freckles]

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

[~Melissa]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.

[Darkbear]

Cider With Rosie - Laurie Lee
My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrel
Dear Charlie - Letters to a Lost Daughter - Reg Thompson (you will cry and cry over this one, but it's an essential read)
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
Margrave of the Marshes - John Peel & Sheila Ravenscroft

Anything by Davis Gemmell, but best to start with Legend or Waylander.
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
The Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan

Just a few to get you started!

[caramel199012]

At the minute i am reading an angel saved my life. It is about a woman who has had out of body experiences etc. and the stories people have wrote to her about etc. It is very interesting.

I really reccomend fire starter by stephen king. I wouldnt exactly call it horror, it is more like a magic kind of thing and it is very good, i actually couldn't put it down and it had me crying at the end. I highly reccomend it :)

[botsy]

the Other Boleyn Girl if you interested in some historical fiction.

[SoxWinTheSeries]

Anything by Charles Dickens. The novel that Desmond was waiting to read, "Our Mutual Friend," is absolutely fantastic.

[Emi-chan]

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

[Against-The-Tide]

Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado is an amazing book. I highly recommend it, even to those who don't like non-fiction. It's about the rugby team that crashed in the Andes mountains in 1972. The different challenges they faced to survive and their will to live is simply astounding. Definitely the greatest book I've read up to date.

[nightskiesfading]

The Firm or The Client by John Grisham are really gripping, well-written and interesting books in my opinion.

And if you like scary, murder-mystery type books, Velocity by Dean Koontz is an amazing read. The writing itself is very good, but I could barely read it if I was alone. Creeeppppyyy. But very good.

[Emily34]

Beloved by Toni Morrison-a really complex book but it is so good. Its about a women who has to learn to confront her past in order to face her future. It is set post-civil war and involves the horrors of slavery and its effect on people even after it is over. It deals alot with personal shadow and if we are able to conquer it or if we will let it conquer us.
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks- what can I say its a tearjerker
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens- great symbolism and you love the characters

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

The Ancient Future Trilogy
the Celestial Triad
The Alchemist's key
book of dreams
ghostwriting
the mystique trilogy
all by Traci harding (http://www.voyageronline.com.au/traciharding)
all very good! read them in that order and it will be eazyer for it to all make sence!

[Mr Hobo]

Watchers by dean Koontz. Best book i have ever read, and I read it over 10 times =). I'm not into books, so this is a big deal.

Also I read Cell by stephen king. Which I am gonna read over and over agian. I think it is just as good as watchers. READ IT.

[SawyerandClaire]

The Firm or The Client by John Grisham are really gripping, well-written and interesting books in my opinion.

And if you like scary, murder-mystery type books, Velocity by Dean Koontz is an amazing read. The writing itself is very good, but I could barely read it if I was alone. Creeeppppyyy. But very good.

I read "The Firm". It is an amazing book. Oh, I love it.

[ccco]

I recommend some Charles Dickens, especially these books; Great expectations, A Tale of two cities, David Copperfield, Bleak house.

Watership down
His Dark Materials
The Stand

[Butterfly]

'The Tea Rose' and 'The Winter Rose' by Jennifer Donnelly - absolutely fantastic historical fiction.

'A Room with a View' by E. M Forster - gentle modernist novel, with likeable characters and excellent symbolism.

'A Farewell to Arms' - Ernest Hemmingway. My favourite modernist novel. Subtle, moving, fantastically vivid. It's a great read.

'I Capture the Castle' - Dodie Smith. A study on family, 1930s society and the differences between Brits and Americans told by a seventeen year old girl. Cassandra and her family live in the depths of Suffolk in a half-ruined castle, when they gain a new landlord. American Simon and his brother Neil soon become the objects of Cassandra and her sister Rose's affection. I cannot recommend this book enough.

'Pride and Prejudice' - Jane Austen. Sweet, and really, really funny.

[2tired2think]

the Other Boleyn Girl if you interested in some historical fiction.


my son bought a book by the same author. IT was centered on Elizabeth. I didn't like it as much as I had hoped. I love Queen Elizabeth (she is one of my heroes), but I didn't like her portrayl in that novel


right now I'm reading Labyrinth. I've just started, but am enjoying it. It's been compared to the Da Vanci Code. but from a female perspective :D

[Line]

All books by Karin Slaughter:



The Grant County series...

Blindsighted

Kisscut

A Faint Cold Fear

Indelible

Faithless

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

missing Abby by Lee Weatherly

[SawyerandClaire]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.

I LOVE THAT BOOK. It is soo amazing. I love how Dan Brown is writting and I am absolutly in love with the character Robert Langdon.
I think Tom Hanks was very good in "The Da Vinci Code".

[javery]

I'm looking for a good fantasy book to read...I just finished reading Robin Hobb's "Assassin" series (which was fantastic, BTW! I highly recommend them!) Has any one got any recommendations? :confused:

[Butterfly]

My favourite fantasty series is 'The Old Kingdom' series by Garth Nix. The first is 'Sabriel', followed by 'Lireal' and then 'Abhorsen'.

They're really, really good.

[Locke815]

I'm looking for a good fantasy book to read...I just finished reading Robin Hobb's "Assassin" series (which was fantastic, BTW! I highly recommend them!) Has any one got any recommendations? :confused:


Have you tried Raymond E Fiests rift war saga books. The Magician, Silverthorn and Darkness At Sethanon.

They are a good read.:D

[Emily34]

The Stand by Steven King
Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

[demented drummer]

All books by Karin Slaughter:



The Grant County series...

Blindsighted

Kisscut

A Faint Cold Fear

Indelible

Faithless

Great books. :nod:

I've just finished The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld. Fantastic novel, i was completely hooked from beginning to end. Highly recommended. :cool:

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrel

good book! interesting style of writing! Love the twist at the end!

[badrobot!4]

I recommend...
Eragon (and Eldest, Eragon's sequel)
Lord of the flies

[InspiredByAKiss*]

I loove Eragon and Eldest! :) Although I was reading Eldest and I lost the book when I was right in the middle... I'm going to the store tomorrow to buy it again. :) I hope the third one comes out soon...

For fantasy, I like George RR Martin and his Song of Ice and Fire books, and Robert Jordan... but he died a few weeks back so I don't know if his last book is still being published. :(

I'm also looking for other fantasy books to buy... preferably with hot/scary villains and a bit of romance in the mix. :D And dragons are always a plus.

Is Terry Goodkind any good? Or Terry Pratchett? I always mix those two up.

[amybrenneman]

- Twilight, New Moon & Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer :love:

- Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

- Les Fourmis trilogy(=The Ants, The Day of the Ants & The Revolution of the Ants) by Bernard Werber

sorry if any of these has already been recommented..

[Boarhunter]

i just finished a really really good scifi book called 2012 by Whitley Strieber. I think this is definitly the best i've ever read.

[tanna]

Everything's been mentioned! :) My latest novel is Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I loved it!

[TheHatchChild334]

Books from the series Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging; On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God; etc.)


They're amazing (and are being made into movies). I've read every book more than once. If you're really looking for a laugh, read these books. :nod:

[ShadowAngel16]

I recently finished reading Atonement by Ian McEwan, and I have to say it's a brilliant book,I haven't seen the movie yet but i hope to get it on dvd.

Also, Angels & Demons by Dan Brown and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown are absolutely addictive!

[Emily34]

^Completly agree, I'm half-way through Atonement and it is sooo good, totally recommend it

[KicknGuitar]

You'd like a book to test yourself on thinking deeply?

A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn

A great way to check your posh-posh knowledge of the US with those who aren't written about in the mainstream, the people.

[TheHatchChild334]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It's absolutely amazing. :faint:

I can't put it down. There's so many great quotes from that book:



"Sometimes, I look outside, and I think that a lot of other people have seen this snow before.
Just like I think that a lot of other people have read those books before.
And listened to those songs.
I wonder how they feel tonight."

"I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of little kids there. I watched them flying. Doing jumps and having races. And I thought that all those little kids are going to grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the things that we do. And they will all kiss someone someday. But for now, sledding is enough. I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn't."

"I think it was the first time in my life I ever felt like I looked "good". Do you know what I mean? That nice feeling when you look in the mirror, and your hair's right for the first time in your life? I don't think we should base so much on weight, muscles, and a good hair day, but when it happens, it's nice. It really is."

"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite"

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer best for those who love Vampires and Romance novels...and even if you don't it's a really good series...Vampires and Romance aren't my thing but i read it because a friend recommended it and so I read it and I love it! better than the cover gives it credit for!

Twilight
New Moon
Elicpes
and the soon to be published
Breaking Dawn

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

I recently finished reading Atonement by Ian McEwan, and I have to say it's a brilliant book,I haven't seen the movie yet but i hope to get it on dvd.

Also, Angels & Demons by Dan Brown and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown are absolutely addictive!

Ian McEwan wrote that book? WOW! I mean I read his book Saturday and i thought it was alright, but that it had alot in it. So it's a bit of a shock to find out that he acctually wrote the book! amazing!

[happy face]

1.my favourite author is jane austen.i recommend all of her books,especially pride and prejudice,sense and sensibility and persuasion.
2.i also love jane eyre by charlotte bronte
3.the phantom of the opera
4.the harry potter books
5.angels and daemons by dan brown-totally amazing!

[Truefate21]

Anything by Dan Brown his books are amazing

Thieves of Heaven by Richard Doetsch AMAZING READ and its his first ever book of a three part trilogy! TOTALLY GRIPPING!!!

[LadyIrina]

Every Dead Thing, by John Connolly.

The first in a series and they're a definite must-read!

[soyblakia]

Best Author of all times Paullina Simons

Her trilogy Bronge Horseman/Tatiana and Alexander/Summer Garden is probably the most amazing story i have ever read. Anyone who enjoys romance and true love stories HAS to read these books.

I've now started reading another one of her books called Road To Paradise.

Another great author is Amanda Quick. I've read about a dozen of her books. Really cool:nod:

[Loahullah]

Now i am not usually a fan of humourous books - partly because i often dont find them funny and partly because if i do i end up laughing out loud on a bus and everyone thinks im nuts! However when i read Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood (http://www.hitflip.at/books/title/Devil_in_the_Details_Scenes_from_an_Obsessive_Girl hood_581697/)i really didn´t care if people thought i was bonkers because it was so enjoyable!A light-hearted read but about serious issues - read some other of books too but found an interview on this book here! (http://www.mindspring.com/~dbholzel/traig1.html)

[razgriz]

I've just read Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner and it amazed me. Anybody looking to get into the computer and video game industry must read this. Even people who don't play video games will enjoy this book.

The book is a retrospective of computer game programmers John Carmack and John Romero (2 of the men behind such computer games including Commander Keen,Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake.)

The book details both of there childhoods and how they met up. Later, they would go on to form Id Software which is still around in Texas. The book chronicles also follows what happens when Carmack and Remero separated over creative differences.

Basically, these two men became icons for computer gamers in the 1990s and what they developed is still a blueprint for computer gaming today.

The book also shows both of there human sides. Just two men who are passionate in creating fun but well crafted computer games.

The book is funny, intelligent, and intriguing.

[Spiffing Cheese]

I just finished reading The Time Traveler's Wife for about the thirty eighth time and I cannot recommend it enough. It is absolutely fantastic. Audrey Niffenegger is a genius.

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

I finished reading a very good book by meg cabot
I think it's her best book yet
it's called Airhead
it made me cry and I don't normally cry when I read books.

[bonnieparker48]

I just finished reading The Time Traveler's Wife for about the thirty eighth time and I cannot recommend it enough. It is absolutely fantastic. Audrey Niffenegger is a genius.

i can totally agree with it! i finished reading teh book the other day and i absolutely LOVED it! :love::love:

[DoctorsPatient]

"Memoirs of A Geisha" by Artuhr Golden is a must read.

Also the "TWILIGHT" series by SMeyer -impressed me more than Harry Potter did!

Celia Ahearn "Where Rainbows End" had me sobbing so much and its a really unique style!

Jane Austen "Pride and Prejudice" I love that book so much and if you enjoy that I recommend
"Me and Mr Darcy" by Alexandra Potter and
"The Diary of Mr Darcy" by Amanda Grange.

"The B*itch Goddess Notebook" by Martha O Conner is also an amazing read! I couldn't put it down!

His Dark Materials Seires by Phillip Pullman - again fantastic!

[LadyIrina]

Heart Sick and Sweet Heart by Chelsea Cain!
:shock:
Really good stuff! Haven't been this spooked since Silence of the Lambs!

[bonnieparker48]

I finished reading Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen yesterday and I can totally recommend that book - it's a very beautiful book and so well written. I also liked the love story of Jacob & Marlena in it! :love::love:
Definitely one of the best books I've ever read. :nod:

http://www.gallery30.com/images/water.jpg

[luminous]

Wicked, by Gregory Maguire.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n270/Lusweetums/Others/WickedBookCover.jpg

Read it during my vacation, and I have to say it's the best book I've read in years. I wasn't expecting to like it that much (not a fantasy fan, I couldn't get past the first page of The Lord of the Rings), but it's so different from anything I had ever read before! It has a set of amazing, realistic characters that I fell in love with, and it proves that goodness is not always black an white, as well as the intentions behind the actions we consider to be ill-meant. It might be a little too political at times, but the descriptions, the dialogues and the relationships between the characters make up for it.

[Monkee]

luminous: Wicked is one of my favorites ::love:

I've read this about a million times, but every tome I reread it I feel the need to tell everyone I know about it:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0375831002.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

One of the most amazing books I've read, and definitely my favorite. Should be a new classic, in my opinion. Liesel, the protagonist, is completely easy to relate to. And the narration--by Death--is unique and original. It is a must-read.

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

I'm currently reading the His Dark Materials trilogy written by Philip Pullman.
it consists of
Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
and
The Amber Spyglass

If you have seen the movie The Golden Compas... well Northern Lights the the book in which the movie is based on.

I really enjoyed it... I am almost finished The Subtle Knife and I love it! :bawl: & a sniff. Lee and Hester forever! I love you guys!

[cloud001]

Just started to read The Time Traveller's Wife which my friend recommended only on page 18 and I think I'm already hooked.

[mrs_dom_monaghan]

hi

I really need to be recomended a good book to read. I've just had a bit of a bad break up and I need to loose myslef in something that won't let me remember... something to empower me...

sorry if this is too much I've just got to do something to take my mind off all this

[K&J-Faith]

Kate Mosse - Sepulchre
Kate Mosse - Labyrint

They're both beautiful and thrilling books.
I read sepulchre in two days straight.

[VetteAMJ]

The Choice (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9780446579926&ourl=The-Choice%2FNicholas-Sparks) by Nicholas Sparks. finished it not too long ago an thinking about re-reading it already. such adorable characters.

an i wanna get Taming Natasha & Luring A Lady (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Taming-Natasha-Luring-A-Lady/Nora-Roberts/e/9780373285648/?itm=1) by Nora Roberts next. it sounds really good.

[Quiet Tempest]

Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse Novels are great. :nod:


Dead Until Dark
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse



I'm currently 1/3 of the way into Dead to the World and love the writing style. Great characters, great story. :w00t:

[Warpath_Angel]

Not sure if it's said before but...


Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves