What novels would you strongly recommend me to read and why?

Question

That you think at least once in my life I MUST read it or I'll miss a great chance!!!

Answer 1

1) Of Mice and Men:

Based on two migrant ranch workers during The Great Depression in California who share a dream.



Its on the list of Most Challenged books of the 21st century.



2) Sophie's World:

Based on a girl from Norway who's life is "rattled" when she recieves two anonymous messages in her mailbox "Who are you" and "Where does the world come from?"



Its a basic guide to Philosophy as well as a novel.



3) The Catcher in the Rye:

Holden Caulfield who gets expelled from a fancy prep takes a train to N.Y He spends a total of two days in the city, characterized largely by drunkenness and loneliness.



Great novels. They've inspired me as does any great novel.



Edit:

Oh!



4) The curious incident of the dog in the night time.



5) The blind Assasin



6) Everyman.



Just by reading I started seeing things differently! any novels to recommend me? :))

Answer 2

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.

I read this book recently as it was recommended to me. Its a true life story of this brilliant mans courageous battle with cancer. It really was an inspirational book about life, love and everlasting wisdom. I would recommend anyone to read it. It's one of those books that inspires you to be a better person and to push yourself to achieve your hearts desires no matter what the obstacles. I really re-evaluated my own life and goals and it helped remind me of what is truly important in life. I think this would be a great book for a teenager to read as well as every adult. It is not a long book and I could not put it down. I read it in two days. I am not a huge novel/book reader so only if it is really good will I finish one. I finished this book. I truly believe that this book should be a required read for high school and college students.

Happy reading!

Answer 3

How old are you?



If you're high school age or beyond read these:



Watership Down

1984

Animal Farm

Brave New World

Confederacy of Dunces

Ender's Game

Breakfast of Champions

Watchmen

Catcher in the Rye



And go find an entire set of the Twilight novels.





And burn them.

Answer 4

Before I die - by Jenny Downham. Its a YA fiction novel about a witty 16-year-old called Tessa Scott. At first glance, it's teenage business as usual, only Tessa has leukaemia. Tessa wants to lose her virginity before she dies. She also wishes that she was as cool and daring as her best friend Zoey. Yet the intolerability of what's to come spotlights a subtle truth, which Downham has captured well.



I wont give everything away but it really helped me to see that life is made up of all the small moments. Really moving story – made me cry.



Hope this is what you were after - it really is a worthwhile read.

Answer 5

I am going to be agreeing with a few people here and let you know that The Book Theif was an excellent book. It inspired and moved me more so than a lot of books i read. ( I read a LOT of books ). Also i would recomend My sisters Keeper and Ninteen Minutes both by Jodi Picoult. They are incredibly great novels.

Answer 6

Depends on what you like. These three are some of my faves:



Atonement by Ian McEwan - great premise and build-up; McEwan writes really well



Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - an English lit classic; beloved by millions for the protagonist Lizzie Bennet and her dashing Mr. Darcy



Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell - Very enlightening non-fiction; an easy read

Answer 7

Iranian novels :

"Kalidar by Mahmood Dolat Abadi"

"Fereydoon 3 pesar dasht by Abas Maroofi"



Foreign novels :

"Blindness by Jose Saramago" translated in to Persian as "Koori".



These are the novels that made me think alot and I learned so much reading them.



Edit: yeah it's huge but if you start you can't put it down so it wouldn't take a long time to be finished :) You see how repeated life is although we think it changes after ages!!

about "Fereydoon....." it showed me how harmful the revolution was and what it did to some families, how departed they became, because of some different ideologies members of a family became enemies, they lost their love for one another and later on they were all loosers specially the main character of the story.

"koori" shows how different we become in different conditions, we can turn in to a person we would never imagine or do things we would never think of.

Answer 8

Whatever age you are I would recommend reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.



It is set during the second world war and narrated by Death himself, and it is about... well, it's about the redemptive power of words and reading, and about the cruel twists of fate and coincidence on which all of our lives hinge, and it's about a little girls journey growing up in humanities darkest time, highlighting the bravery and heroism shown by some in the face of such blackness. Overall it is a joyous look at the power of words and how reading can nourish the soul, which is so fitting as one's own soul is nourished in the reading of it. This book changed my life, and even if it does not change yours, it will certainly enrich it.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

The Outsider by Camus



Slaughter House Five by Vonnegut



Nausea by Sartre



The South American trilogy of books by Louis de Bernières:

The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts

Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord

The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman

Answer 11

A Cry of Stone

by: Michael D. O'Brien



The story of Rose a Native American who is born in poverty, almost destitution, abandoned by her mother, never knowing her father, raised by her grandmother, and discovers her precocious talent in art. Due to the encouragement from a perceptive school teacher, Rose pursues her love for drawing and painting. In spite of her humped back, she maintains a beautiful, optimistic outlook in life without being cloying. She works hard at thinking the best about people, even though she meets self-involved characters within the plot. (It helps towards the plot's credibility. It's not just 800 pages of "sugar and spice and everything nice".) The story takes place from 1940-1973. I found myself feeling blue as the denouement approached.

The chapter that involved Rose visiting a special hospital ward dedicated to abandoned, special needs children and adults was truly inspiring. Rose's soul-searching interaction with a mute child named Jimmy Doe brought tears to my eyes and encouraged me to read it aloud to my wife.

I've read many good books. But I've never fallen in love with a main character as I did with Rose Wabos. One incident that my wife liked was when Rose's art school tuition was stolen. A woman from the college tells her, "If your money isn't in by the end of the week you won't be able to graduate." Rose, with her usual child-like simplicity, calmly tells her, "I came to school to get an education, not graduate." My wife laughed and said, "That should be carved in stone and placed over the main entrance to every college in the world!"

Answer 12

Id tell you not much, you'll find them on other posts..



Just one, if you get bored of them...



The call of the wild. Jack London.



It teaches you bravery, instinct, self believe through an unforgettable tale of a dog who discovers his ancestral instincts.



And read Harry Potter, please. Dont think its "fanboy" type novel, its a creation, and many learn it different ways, you'll know.. In 15 years J.K. Rowling made the plot, in very poor circumstances...



Dont burn your own twilight, burn someone else's. Or read up the net, get some points. Advertise it.. Speak of Edward as edmud...



Stephen King-"Both Rowling and Meyer, they're speaking directly to young people... The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. She's not very good"



but dont tell these to your GF or things would be very complicated...

Answer 13

One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest by Ken Kesey. When i was reading that i was in awe. Because Kesey wrote the truth so well and his comments on society and how mentally ill people are treated were amazing. And the way he wrote about his characters, he made them have such real aspects to them. One of the best books ever. =D

Answer 14

What I did when I couldn't find a book I wanted to read, Barnes & Noble has a whole list of like classics, some of them are pretty obscure books. Its a few hundred books, so I'm sure you could find something to read.

Answer 15

I do not know how old you are or what books your into but im a nerdy girl. Loved



Battle Royale



(this is my favorite book of all time) its based on opressive government in china? japan? sorry its been a while. highschool students in a class are put on an island and given weapons to kill eachother until one is standing it is much more complicated than i make it seem and is not about the violence as much as it is about the lives of these students and how they interact, and trying to escape theyre fate it is more psychological. it is supposed to teach them to respect thier government

Answer 16

I recommend you to read these books :

1- Blindness (kuri) , by Jose Saramago

2- Seeing , by Jose Saramago . After you read the first book , read it , these books are the best books I've ever read in my life . (shukhi kardam , na dar in had dige :-) )

3- The Stone Raft , by Jose Saramago , I love his books .

4- Veronika Decides to Die : you've probably read this book . But if you haven't read it yet , I recommend it to you . Paolo Coelho

5- Eleven Minutes , It's another Good book , Paolo Coelho

6- Animal Farm :-D George Orwell

7- let me know if you've read all of them and you want more names ;-)



***EDIT : pas felan ye alame ketab dari ke bekhuni .

Answer 17

The Loop by Nicholas Evans. I read it several years ago and it's a truly inspiring story.

Answer 18

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller (published in 2003) is a nonfiction account of personal thoughts primarily focused on God and Jesus. The subtitle for this book is "Non-religious thoughts on Christian Spirituality."



The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (published in 1989) is a fictional book told in the first person voice of an English Butler in his final days of life reflecting on his and his fathers years of service to Lord Darlington. Ishiguro won the booker prize for this novel.



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Gilead is a beautiful gem of the book. It's as two of my favorite contemporary books Blue Like Jazz and The Remains of the Day combine with it's own emergent properties to create this rich lush book called Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.



Gilead is told as a letter written by a old minister (who's father and grandfather were also ministers). The book is his letter to his young 6 year old son.



The book is highly reflective in a manner similar to the remains of the day. It is particularly similar because both Reverend John Ames (Gilead) and Stevens (Remains of the Day) both lived their lives in a way of service in a way that was a family tradition.



Yet, Gilead is also similar to Blue Like Jazz in a way that the character Reverend John Ames (Gilead) is unpacking his past experiences and thoughts as they relate to his understanding of God, just as Donald Miller does in Blue Like Jazz. Ames does not write his letter in a preachy way, but rather in a way that admits his own failings and his own lack of understanding, just as Miller does.



Gilead, the 2005 Pulitzer winning novel, is a beautiful gem of a book and one of the richest, most interesting, and touching books I have ever read. I highly recommend this book (as well as the other two books mentioned above).

Answer 19

Interview with the Vampire.

It is just mesmerizing. quite a few parts are chilling, some are exciting, and some are even funny.

There is no reason to avoid it. It is incredible.

But the sequel is my favorite [book ever]. "The Vampire Lestat"

Answer 20

Wow ! u are a real fan of reading books!

great !

congratulations !

i think u don need to read more books :Di mean its more easy just to become more closer to human beings !they all are a novel !

Listen to them and let them listen to you...it wil help u more and its more stayable in ur mind...cause m ost of the times we forget the main message of the novels we read...cause we don read them again and again..





by the way what novels u strongly recommend me to read and why ?

Answer 21

You should definitely read "Bad Connection" which is by melody carlson. Its a great book. And good for any age. It has a great message behind it!

Answer 22

Any book by Chuck Klosterman

Answer 23

hi!

i LOVE these books, i think you will, too!!! :



1.inkheart series

2.vampire academy series

3.harry potter series

4.mortal instruments series

5.maggie quinn series

6.tattoo faeries series

7.true blood series

8.gossip girl series

9.the princess diaries series

10.uglies series

11.love at stake series

12.pretty little liars series

13.vampire kisses series

14.the host

15.wings

16.a certain slant of light

17.the hunger games

18.catching fire (sequel to "the hunger games")

19.forest of hands and teeth

20.the notebook

21.the wedding (sequel to "the notebook")

22.alice in wonderland

23.the da vince code

24.a great and terrible beauty

25.charlie and the chocolate factory

26.the time traveler's wife

27.the secret garden

28.the age of innocence

29.jane eyre

30.lolita

31.the scarlett letter

32.pants on fire

33.salem falls

34.beauty

35.les miserables

36.wuthering heights

37.anna karenina

38.how to be bad

39.salem's lot

40.the hollow

41.memoirs of a geisha

42.angels and demons

43.a christmas carol

44.misery

45.a tale of two cities

46.forever

47.sunshine

48.the girl who loved tom gorden

49.before i die

50.ps i love you

51.message in a bottle

52.nights in rodanthe

53.a bend in the road

54.the wedding

55.the pact

56.love, rosie

57.a walk to remember

58.the english patient

59.love story

60.gone with the wind

61.pride and prejudice

62.sense and sensibilty

63.mansfield park

64.emma

65.persuasion

66.lady susan

67.northanger abbey

68.vampire diaries series

69.the truth about forever

70.private series

71.the wish

72.number the stars

73.sing down the moon

74.thirteen reasons why

75.Lady Chatterley's Lover

76.the professor

77.the vampire chronicles

78.shiver

79.the twilight saga

80.flower's in the attic

81.to kill a mocking bird

82.coraline

83.lament

84.blood and chocolate

85.kissed by an angel

86.silver kiss

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i highly recommend all of sarah dessen's books:

1.along for the ride

2.lock and key

3.just listen

4.the truth about forever

5.this lullaby

6.dreamland

7.someone like you

8.that summer

9.keeping the moon



those are really popular and good books, and i think you'll enjoy reading all of them!!! ♥

hope i helped =)

HAPPY READING! xoxo



~Nina.xx

Answer 24

Ender's Game. I wrote a review of it here: http://scifihunter.com/reviews/archived/Enders-Game.html



So far, it is the best science fiction book I have ever read.

Answer 25

I second what tasmin_elizabeth said.

The Book Thief is possibly the best book i have ever read.

In fact, yes. Yes it is.

Answer 26

Twilight Saga, because it has an irresistible and suspense story, full of chills and thrills, you won't stop reading it..

Answer 27

What are these strawberries doing on my nipples i need them for my fruit salad by vanessa feltz

Answer 28

Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche because you MUST.



orrrrrrrrrrrrr



Where's Wally? beacuse where is he eh? Wally?! Wally?! Where are you Wally?!



Anyone seen Wal...

Answer 29

i think you should read the twilight saga, harry potter series, or Sarah Dessens's series

Answer 30

3 by ted dekker....it is the best action,mystery, a little love,suspense,heart beating,hands sweating,book you will ever read!!!!.i love it

Answer 31

twilight because all the girls in my school read it so it must be good

Answer 32

The Alchemist - because its inspiring and awesome!

Answer 33

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DEMIAN, EL LOBO ESTEPARIO, BAJO LA RUEDA, SIDDARTHA

TODO

Answer 34

twilight and harry potter

Answer 35

1984. its awesome.

Answer 36

Maximum Ride novels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 37

War of the worlds!!!!!!!!!!

Calvin and hobbes!!!!

Garfield!!!!!!!