I like;
Flowers For Algernon
The Kiter Runner,
A 1000 splendid Suns
romance/suspense/adventure/sci-fi etc..
a couple of books that I didn't like were The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Pigman.
Recommend some good books for an 18 year old female?
Well, first I recommend Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Great scifi fantasy with female main character.
Second, the "Harper Hall Trilogy" by McCaffrey, but these necessarily follow the first two "Pern" books, and those are, shall we say, not exactly kind to women. Women in those 2 books appear to enjoy physical and sexual abuse.
Third, anything from this list (which also includes Flowers):
http://www.nicholaswhyte.info/sf/nebhug....
Most of the reviews in the link above I agree with, although I was not overly enthusiastic about the depressing "Flowers". If the dude was that bright, why was he such a jerk? You'd think he was smarter than that.
Jim
⌘ http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com ⌘
Reply:If you like the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, you may also like Jodi Picoult books such as My sister's Keeper, and Nineteen Minutes (Her best ones).
I also love Sophie Kinsella books if you're looking for a bit of comedy plus romance. All of them are great; Confessions of a Shopaholic, Can You Keep A Secret?, etc.
The Twilight series is great as well; it's romance mixed with a little adventure I guess. I like them too.
Just titles off the top of my head; The Time Traveler's Wife, The Life of Pi, The Secret Life of Bees, The Glass Lake, Harry Potter series, The Lovely Bones.
Hope that helped!
Reply:I had tons of fun reading books by Georgette Heyer. She was a British author who wrote about the elite people in England during the Regency period. That may sound dull when you read that sentence but her books are actualy so much fun. They are full of humor and romance (without any overt sexual scenes). They have adventure and are compulsively good reading material - perfect for reading on vacation or around the poolside. They will not strain your brain, but you will find your vocabulary boosted considerably because she never "writes down" at you.
Some of my favorites are These Old Shades and Devil's Cub. These two go together and after that The Corinthian, Faro's Daughter, The Masqueraders. She wrote about 20 fantastic romantic/adventure novels. Hope you find some. They were out of print,but came back in through Barnes and Noble about 4 years ago. Have Fun!!!
Reply:The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold), To Kill a MockingBird (Harper Lee), Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts), Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg), She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb), White Oleander (Janet Fitch), The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells), Shopgirl (Steve Martin), The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd), Bridget Jones Diary (Helen Fielding), Good in Bed (Jennifer Weiner), In Her Shoes (Jennifer Weiner), Between Georgia (Joshilyn Jackson), Gods in Alabama (Joshilyn Jackson), The Guy Not Taken (Jennifer Weiner), The Color Purple (Alice Walker), Ordinary People (Judith Guest), The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton), Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry), Pay It Forward (Catherine Ryan Hyde), Love Walked In (Marisa de los Santos), Shoot the Moon (Billie Letts), God-Shaped Hole (Tiffanie DeBartolo).
Most girl who like sort of romantic books might like Nicholas Sparks books, especially The Notebook. Also Jodi Picoult is another good author.
Reply:Oh I loved the The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns! They were so inspirational. Even though those two books are my favorite, here is a list of some very well written books that may meet your description:
*Water for Elephants
*The Book Thief
*The Atonement
*Pride and Prejudice
*The Goose Girl (anything by Shannon Hale)
*Sold
*The Five People You Meet In Heaven, or any book written by Mitch Albom
*The Catcher and the Rye
*Animal Farm
*Although this may be a little young, I like the Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras
*Peeps
*So Yesterday
*A Certain Slant of Light
Hopefully these books will help you find the book you desire to read! And good luck!
Reply:Try some of these:
Neil Gaiman is an amazing author!
Edgar Allen Poe is a really good author. Check out his poems and short stories.
William Shakespeare is good too.
Any books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes are amazing! There is In The Forest of The Night, Demon In My View, Shattered Mirror, Midnight Predator. And then there is the The Kiesha'ra series: Hawksong (the best in the series!), Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry and Wyverhail.
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
How To Kill A Rock Star by Tiffanie Debartolo
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Daughters of Destiny series: Keeper of the Winds by Jenna Solitaire, If you enjoyed the first one check out the next three books in the series. Keeper of the Waters, Keeper of the Flames and Keeper of the Earth.
The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix
His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman
A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels and The Far Sweet Thing by Libba Bray
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini
The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) by C.S. Lewis
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
The Secret Under My Skin by Janet McNaughton
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies
Reply:You sound like me when I was your age!
The Giver and Bridge to Teribithia will make you cry, but both are excellent reads.
Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley is still a perennial favorite of mine.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke is a magical, wonderful read.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is a science fiction/YA classic that is beautifully written. L'Engle's prose is poetic.
Reply:I am about the same age as you. I love Meg Cabot (Heather Wells %26amp; Queen of Babble) and Sophie Kinsella's (Shopaholic [soon to be movie] %26amp; Remember Me) books. I am in the process of reading Emily Giffin's (Something Borrowed %26amp; Something Blue) books. They are all great authors!
If you want more info or meg cabot's website email me.
Reply:-The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich (it has 13 books out right now, the 14th one will be released June 17, i recommened you read them, they are sooooo good!)
-Caribbean Cruising be Rachel Hawthorne (AMAZING BOOK!)
-Tourist Trap by Emma Harrison
-Thrill Ride by Rachel Hawthorne
-Island Girls (and Boys)-Rachel Hawthorne
-Summer In The City by Elizabeth Chandler
-So Inn Love by Catherine Clark
-Maine Squeeze by Catherine Clark
All GREAT books!
they are all worth reading!
Reply:Try Lisa Unger. Her first two books Beautiful Lies and Sliver of Truth were terrific. Her new book Black Out came out today. It is great. I just finished it. Pax-C
Reply:The Host
The Da Vinci Code
Angels and Demons
Nora Roberts' books
Dan Brown Books
Stephen King
Hope I helped! Have fun reading
Reply:TWILIGHT,NEW MOON,ECLIPSE
Reply:wuthering heights
the wind-up bird chronicle
Reply:Check out Margaret Atwood's works.
Reply:TWILIGHT OMG GO RIGHT NOW AND BUY IT
Reply:Here are some of my favorite teen and some adult novels:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. It's about a girl named Bella who moves to Forks, Washington and runs into a group of vampires. VERY VERY good! I REALLY think you should give it a chance because I'm not into vampire stuff, but it was AMAZING! http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Twiligh...
Pants On Fire by Meg Cabot. It's about a girl who basically has everything (popular best friend, good grades... and TWO boyfriends.) It's really funny because then her friend from eighth grade come back to town (everyone hates him) and she falls head over heals for him too.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Pants-o...
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares. It's about four girls who where born as friends. They go through ups and downs together.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Sis...
The Last Summer (Of You and Me) by Ann Brashares was amazing. It may be more of an adult book, but it was fairly good.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Las...
All-American Girl and All-American Girl Ready Or Not by Meg Cabot. It's about an outcast girl who happens to save the presidents life. Suddenly everyone at school wants to be her friend, but she doesn't really care... What she does care about is the presidents son...
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/All-Ame...
Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot. It's about a girl who goes over seas with her boyfriend after (almost!) finishing college. After a bad break up with him, she goes with her friend and runs into someone.... It's a very good adult book!
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Queen-o...
How To Be Popular by Meg Cabot. It's about a girl who comes across an old book in her grandma'a attic called how to be popular. So, she follows the rules of the book hoping to become popular.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/How-to-...
Jinx by Meg Cabot. If you liked Twilight, then you'll like this book. It's about a girl who has bad luck all the time so she moves in with her aunt and uncle. He sister is into witchcraft and I don't want to spoil the rest, but it fairly good.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Jinx/Me...
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot. This is about a girl who has an advice column in her school newspaper. So, when a famous actor comes to her school and she's the only one who knows about it, chaos occurs!
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Teen-Id...
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen is also pretty good. It's about two girls that are best friends who are having a few issues in the love department.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Someone...
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen is one of my favorites! It's about a girl who had something terrible happen to her and she's learning how to cope with it and befriends an outcast boy.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Just-Li...
The Mediator series by Meg Cabot. I've only read the first two, but they are VERY good. It's about a girl named Suze who moves to California from New York because her mother just remarried. Oh, and Suze can see ghosts...
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Shadowl...
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. It's about a guy named Clay who gets these tapes in the mail about why a girl named Hannah killed herself. It's very good and a great page-turner!
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Thirtee...
She Went All The Way bu Meg Cabot. This is a book for more mature people, but it's very good. It's about two people who get stranded in the wilderness.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/She-Wen...
Forever... by Judy Bloom is also pretty good. It's about a girl getting a boyfriend and going through sensual things. It's a little mature.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Forever...
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan is okay. I don't wanna tell you what it's about because it'll just give it all away.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Nick-an...
Good luck with finding a book! I hope these help!
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