What is a good book for a 20 year old guy to read? Please do not suggest twilight.?

Question

I'm looking for a book to read. Preferably a book that is not about vampires, psychics, or vampires. Please no sci-fi books either.

Answer 1

I'd suggest Chuck Palahniuk. Choke is my favorite, but Fight Club, Snuff, Lullaby, Haunted...they're all pretty good.



How about zombies? World War Z or The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. The Living Dead edited by John Joseph Adams is all zombie short stories.



The Stand by Stephen King...classic post-apocalyptic fiction. Maybe A Canticle for Leibowitz by Arthur Miller, also post-apocalyptic, but unique. If you're in the mood for short stories, maybe Wastelands edited by John Joseph Adams, more stories of the apocalypse. One Second After by William Forstchen, very realistic threat, and very realistic aftermath...really a good read.



War fiction? Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks..a few intense sex scenes but REALLY good war scenes. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, A Rumor of War by Phillip Caputo, Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien..



You didn't say no fantasy...so maybe The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (fantastic book!), His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, The Dark Tower by Stephen King.



Non-fiction? The Lost City of Z by David Grann (search for El Dorado), Stiff by Mary Roach (the life of a cadaver), The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein (eagle scout built a nuclear reactor in his backyard).



Just regular fiction, not really genre specific. Atonement by Ian McEwan (haven't been disappointed in any of his books), The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (he normally writes science fiction, but this one more on the horror side...a few gruesome scenes that have stuck with me), Cotton Malone series by Steve Berry (action adventure, history, treasure hunt, starts with The Templar Legacy).

Answer 2

Haha, okay no Twilight. You could try "The Perks of Being a Wallflower". If you're into classics you could also read Clockwork Orange, which I thought was a pretty interesting read. Oliver Twist is also good. Great Expectations, To Kill a Mockingbird, etc. The Fountainhead is a really gut wrenching story. Atlas Shrugged, Strangers in a Strange Land...



For more recent books, I would suggest the Kite Runner, Life of Pi, or the Alchemist. I heard the Bell Jar was really good too.

Answer 3

Hey, Yeah i agree about fifty shades i don't think it's suitable for most ppl but it has had mixed reviews. I recently read a new book of the KIndle store called Bloodlines by Hashmi Gor. Check it out it's like Twilight with a twist and not as boring as Vampire diaries. It's the first in a series, has no werewolves, only vampires. Also try out Rachel caine the Morganville vampires, my sis loves it!

Answer 4

Read "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk. If you've seen the movie, the book is even better. If you haven't seen the movie what the f is wrong with you?

You can try reading any of Palahniuk's other books too. They are all great.

Also try "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" by Tucker Max.

Or if your after a classic read "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger

These are all awesome "guy" books, and way past all that Twilight cr@p.

Answer 5

ewe twilight I would say No place like home. My sisters keeper such a good book, Hes just not that in to you is so much better than the movie! I'ts like reading a magazine on how to date.

Answer 6

Read books by Dan Brown!

Answer 7

You should read the complete works of H.P. Lovecraft. I'm serious.

Radiant Dawn/Ravenous Dusk by Cody Goodfellow is awesome and epic.

Answer 8

perfume by patrick Suskind