books, recommendations Options

[runforfun529]

Well now that we are on christmas break and I haven't read a book for fun in like, forever, I wanted to go to the store today and pick out a book to read. I just don't know which one. I haven't read very many, so just point some out :) thanks.

So, what are you book recommendations?

[LeSLiE]

Hmmm, well I haven't read that many books but I'm about half-way thru "Go Ask Alice" It's a really good book. But I guess it depends on what kind of books you're into. Also, The Series Of Unfortunate Events books are good.. I read up to the third one. Hope that helped at all..

[Xerohedra]

A Wrinkle in Time

[aznxdreamer]

da vinci code by dan brown
angels and demons by dan brown.

the lord of the rings trilogy- if your really that patient. its one my favorite books tho!

speak by laurie halse andresen.

seven waters trilogy- good series!! read!!

[*Azarel*]

Anything by David Sedaris.

[cmgchica717]

Grand Avenue by Joy Fielding

[kris_fox17]

All of Chuck Palahniuk's books are awesome:

- Fight Club
- Choke
- Lullaby (highly recommended)
- Invisible Monsters
- Survivor
- Diary

Mitch Albom is another of my favorite authors:

- Tuesdays With Morrie (best book he wrote)
- Five People you Meet In Heaven

[remini]

Depends on what kind you like. ^^ The Lovely Bones by... gah... I forgot. >_< It was a good book though.

[jr0h]

you dont really have to ask. if you go to like a barnes and noble place and theres like a section of novels. theres so many to choose from. i always have a hard time. but i recommend "DEATH BE NOT PROUD" a non fiction. its not new but everyone is reading it now for some reason. i'm also reading it and its pretty good so far.

[angel-roh]

my sister says it all....listen to my sister, jr0h.

[roberts_pink_dru...]

You should read all the books bye Ameila At-water Rhodes.. her best book that i thought was Shattered mirror... and read The Blooding by Patricia Windsor.. it is REALLY good this book is okay Look For Me By Moonlight is ok but you mite think it's better it's by Mary Downing Hahn

[allen]

Ahh, I hardly EVER read, except for the occasional Harry Potter. (: But there are these romantic-comedy books by Meg Cabot (who also wrote Princess Diaries) that are uber cute. They're both similar, cause they're entirely written in e-mail form, along with notices and other forms of print, if that made sense. The two that I know of are 'The Boy Next Door' and 'Boy Meets Girl'. I like 'Boy Next Door' better than 'Boy Meets Girl', because it has a deeper plot, I suppose? But yeah, they're both nice if you want a quick read.

Or you could go with Harry Potter<3.

[*Kathleen*]

All Quiet on the Western Front
Lord of the Flies
Complete History of Jack the Ripper <- Quite informative
And yeah, those are just a couple to add to the list above - they're good as well. I didn't feel like repeating myself or posting a pointless post.

[inthemudhole]

The whole Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan.
Ah, I love them.. just can't get enough of them. :D

[staircase wit]

Depends on what kind you like. ^^ The Lovely Bones by... gah... I forgot. >_< It was a good book though.

alice sebold!

i read another book about her, i forget what it's called but it was her own experience being raped.. LUCKY there we go

i just finished 'diary' yesterday.. that was great.

if you don't like fiction, try dave barry books. it'll make you lol seriously.

[imadorkabledxd]

jane eeyre, and then there were none by agatha christie, mitch albom's the five ppl you meet in heaven, jeffrey eugenides - middlesex.

[sexii_dessert]

lol im obsessed with the series of unfortunate events -_- i just read half of the grim grottoand it's really really interesting! haha it's the best book of all 11 so far i totally recomend that one

[1--GIRL]

The Outsiders and Hatchet

[Saeglopur]

Read Harry Potter books.. (So then this summer, you'll be up to date and you can buy Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince!)

[the_crox]

Children of the lamp: the akhenaten adventure. by: PB Kerr
This is about some adventure to kill some pharoah. it's really cool... you should read it.

[*basick*]

im reading street lawyer by john grisham

[xx angelbabu xx]

the house of the spirits by isabel allende..

i had to read it for eng and it was really good..

[jambaJUICE]

my sister says it all....listen to my sister, jr0h.

Wow. You guys are sisters. Haha.


Uhhh
if you're into weird books, then read books by V.C. Andrews, haha.
& if you're into books about drugs then.. Crank & Go Ask Alice.

[dafunnybunny]

Wow. You guys are sisters. Haha.


Uhhh
if you're into weird books, then read books by V.C. Andrews, haha.
& if you're into books about drugs then.. Crank & Go Ask Alice.

V.C. Andrews is the coolest author.

u should read Memoirs of A Geisha by Arthur Golden (i think thats what his name is) its a really good book

[sheepy]

five ppl you meet in heaven and tuesday with morrie !!
same authors yes

[NYsmiLez]

the gossip girl series by cecily von ziegesar, .. its 5 books. my faves are #1 and #5... but i guess u should read them in order.

some other ones i like are the da vinci code by dan brown and on the road by jack kerouac. oooh cats cradle by kurt vonnegut is also good.

[SienaJade]

Stargirl - Jerry Spinnelli
Any book by Jacqueline Wilson
Mates and Dates series (5 or 6 books out, I think) - Cathy Hopkins
1- Harry Potter, 2- A Series of Unfortunate Events, 3- Fear Street series' (by 1- J.K. Rowling, 2- Lemony Snicket, and 3- R.L. Stine)

Hope that helps!

[me1issaaaa]

"Someone Like You."

if you're into teenage drama/pregnancies/death and whatnot. it's my favorite, though. read it 3 times, but not sure why...

[Teesa]

+. any of the harry potter books
+. A Cry In the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
+. Where the Red Fern Grows
+. To Kill A Mockingbird
+. Crime and Punishment

[Mr. Slowjamz]

The Los Angeles Diaries by James Brown .... A GREAT GREAT BOOK i just started reading it ..and its great .

[Levy2k6]

the ULTIMATE hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy was awesome.. i read that during my summer and i <3d it.. good read and only like 18 bucks at barnes and nobles

it consist of 5 books (including bonus).

[`SWTWiNKLE3YES]

Hmmm, well I haven't read that many books but I'm about half-way thru "Go Ask Alice" It's a really good book. But I guess it depends on what kind of books you're into. Also, The Series Of Unfortunate Events books are good.. I read up to the third one. Hope that helped at all..

those are exactly the books i was gonna put i read up to the fourth book of the series of unfortunate events but they are kinda depressing

[*RiC3xBoy*]

Catch - 22, Battle Royale

[sandy_lumpy_shor...]

Sisterhood of the traveling Pants 1, 2, and 3
Rhymes with Witches
Joy Luck Club
Devinchi Code
Angels and Demons
House of the Scorpien
Kissing Kate

Yeah, I'm a nerd. But a cool nerd

[HappyHeart]

Children of the lamp: the akhenaten adventure. by: PB Kerr
This is about some adventure to kill some pharoah. it's really cool... you should read it.

Hey, that PB Kerr guy came to our school! His British accent is so cool!

Back to the topic, the Harry Potter books are good. In the 5th book though, Harry Potter is so angry! It's annoying. Plus in the 6th book, all the romance is bunched up in there instead of being spread out into the other books.

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for Kids Only is a really interesting book about your body, ghosts and stuff like that.

And I love anything by Kate DiCamillo (Despereaux, Because of Winn-Dixie)

[hall0w]

im reading classic books and i like the three musketeers if u didnt read it.. its kinda long

[toodlepops.]

-Lord Of The Flies
-Books from John Grisham. His stories are a little slow but an interesting read.

And I highly recomment The Rule Of Four. If you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, you'll enjoy this one. And if you haven't read the The DA Vnci code yet go read it.

[gotahemmi55]

here's a few good ones

The Giver-short, sweet, and one of the best books you'll ever read

Of Mice and Men-One of the ONLY books that I was forced to read for English in high school that I actually enjoyed reading

Dean Koontz novels, any book by Dean Koontz is magnificent, well crafted, his characters are rounded, funny, sarcastic, and his plots and suspense just keep me begging for more. Only thing is most of them are long, so as long as you don't mind spending a little time to read one, definitely check him out. If you want to know more, I can list some of my favorites that he's written to get ya started.

[Aoiro]

-Gossip Girl
-Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
-Five People You Meet in Heaven
-The Client

[angel-roh]

Night Whispers by Judith McNaught


Awesome storyline. Gives you the chills.

[elphr0ckz]

The Alienist by Caleb Carr... awesome book... couldn't put it down. Also, the Harry Potter series is good, I started it sometime in August and I'm up to halfway of the 5th book.

[PurchasedRebelli...]

Read CHUCK PALAHNIUK.

Fight Club
Choke
Lullaby
Diary

[Rachel]

Wow, I just read The Time Travelers Wife.

It was amazing! I cried and laughed...oh and read it in a day.

Go READ! I will edit with the authors name later.

[omgah_itsmaggiex]

i was going to read the da vinci code before it came out in theaters in may..but i dont know where i put it.

[klumzy]

i like john grisham books and memior of a geisha

you'll like grisham books if you're into lawyers and thriller type books
you'll like memiors of a geisha no matter what =]

[WHOngos144]

I was just looking for some good books to read.

What are your top 5 favorite books?

[pshaa.shauna]

I think this might actually go under entertainment, since it doesn't have to do with school.

1) Animal Farm
2) The Catcher in the Rye
3) The Harry Potter series
4) Rosemary's Baby
5) To Kill a Mockingbird

[*mzkandi*]

Topics Merged

[sm0kinm0nky]

Night, its a book about the Holocaust, I just had to read it for my English class. Pretty amazing book.

[me1issaaaa]

Invisible Monsters.

[Crich323]

The Lovely Bones is a very good book. (not sure who the author is at the moment)
Down the Rabbit Hole is another good book. (also not sure who the author is. Sorry)

[jeung]

moved to interests -> books forum

[jue]

CiRQUE DU FREAK 1-12.
But in the U.S. they only have up to book i think 10? Unless you go to another country and buy it from there then they have the whole set. It's really good (;

[Paulina]

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donelly.

[ecargnmyst]

lol..i used to love reading so much until i started highschool..havent even finished/read much since. but um..i really liked a a wrinkle in time. and my friend just rec some books that i just borrow

hundred years of solitude
one flew over the cuckoos nest

oh yeah..and read.. The Stranger and How to Tell a True War story..and Catch 22

[audory]

i'm going to go top 10 fav. books b/c i really can't decide:
1) KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini. a must read!
2) MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult. another great great great read
3) the vigin's lover by philippa gregory. it's historical fiction on the relationship b/w robert dudley & queen elizabeth I
4) Prep by curtis sittenfeild. if you liked the gossip girls series, you should try this one. it's more intense. : D
5) memoirs of a geisha by Arthur Golden: <3
6) rhymes with witches by Lauren Myracle
7) the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by mark haddon: it's easy to read and just lovely.
8) Catch me if you can by Frank w. abagnale: non-fiction read. it's really interesting
9) Sarah by Marek Halter
10) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: if you're into classics :)

authors/series that'll rock your socks:
_HARRY POTTER SERIES by JK rowling
_books by DAN BROWN
_books by JODI PICOULT
_books by JOHN GRISHMAN

[Siena Jade]

The Year Of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
Scott Pilgrim series by Bryan Lee O'Malley
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegezar
Ring by Kuji Suzuki
Blue Monday series by Chynna Clugston

Um...that's all I can think of at the moment...more later?

[loopylandscapes4...]

Pastwatch: the Redemption of Christopher Columbus was really interesting..
or...
Prey or Timeline by Michael Crichton

[Dark's Angel]

Anything by Anne Rice

The Vampire Chronicles that she's written- whole series is really good

[*disco infiltrator*]

+. any of the harry potter books
+. A Cry In the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
+. Where the Red Fern Grows
+. To Kill A Mockingbird
+. Crime and Punishment

I thought Where the Red Fern Grows was awful.

[Ington]

Why is the last post so long ago, don't people have recommendations?

1984, by George Orwell. A ridiculously good book about a dystopian society ruled by a tyrannical government.