Looking for good books to read?

Question

I'm looking for some good books/series to read. I try those websites where you type in what books you like and they give you ideas...but they never really produce books i like.

I enjoy both adult and teen books, and i'm not offended by any type of content (ie language, sex, incest)

I tend to lean more towards fantasy books, and i HATE romance books.

Some of my favorite books and one that i have read and enjoyed are:
The Chronicles of Narnia
Anything Star Wars
The Tales of the Otori
The Night Angel Trilogy
Cirque Du Freak
The Mortal Instruments
The Heir Trilogy
The Last Apprentice

I don't like books such as:
Lord of the Rings
Twilight
Vampire Diaries
The Dune series

I have read the "Main stream" ones like Harry Potter, Twilight, Percy Jackson, and so on, so please don't suggest those types of books.

Any suggestions on books i may like would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

>Gone by Michael Grant

>The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter

>Finnikin of the rock by melina marchetta

>Bekka Cooper series by Tamora pierce

>The Hunger Games by suzanne collins



hope that helps :)

Answer 2

Christopher Moore and Terry Pratchett. Intelligent, hilarious and great writing style. Pretty much anything either of those authors have written is worth reading. Each of them have a couple of series in their repertoire, but not everything they write is in series form. Neil Gaiman is also very good (especially American Gods and Good Omens w Terry Pratchett).



Personally, I loved LOTR but I can understand why others don't. You might also try Gregory Maguire's Wicked Years Series. Especially if you like stories based on the Wizard of Oz. If you read graphic novels, V for Vendetta is good, as is Zenescope's Grimm's Fairy Tales series. Excellent reads.



I hope this was helpful and gives you a few ideas to start from. This is by no means a be all end all list of great books, hell, it's not even all the books I might recommend, but it should be enough to start from.

Answer 3

Nokosee: Rise of the New Seminole by Micco Mann. It has the defiant voice of a 17 year old girl who manages to overcome everything thrown at her in the course of the novel which is a lot-- and she does it in a way that would make all girls proud-- not in a superhuman way or through the assistance of some heroic act of a man but via her own means.

http://bit.ly/NokoseeKobo

http://bit.ly/Nokosee



Cherry by Mary Karr. A memoir about teens, sex, drugs and growing up in rural Texas as told through the gritty, beautiful prose of one of America's best writers. It's a book every teen girl should read. If the opening paragraph doesn't do it for you, nothing will (you can read it on the Amazon link below).

http://bit.ly/CherryKarr



The Liar's Club by Mary Karr. Another moving memoir recounting her earlier years (you should probably read this one first and then Cherry).

http://bit.ly/LiarsClub



Think of this as Greek mythology lite (less gods, more filling): The King Must Die by Mary Renault. Set in ancient Greece it follows Theseus on a journey of discovery while painting a vivid picture of the times. Loved the descriptions of young uninhibited Greeks running buck naked up hills and through forests and making love among the flowers. The scenes of naked teens jumping bulls with back flips cries out for a cinematic interpretation. Ms. Renault's written a series of historical novels set in this period and all of them are so worthy.

http://bit.ly/MaryRenault

Answer 4

Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein

Answer 5

Two mail order books, Dangerous Days and Blades by J. William Turner are both a series of four full length stories inside the one cover

Answer 6

I suggest you read The Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix.

Answer 7

the mortal instruments had romance in them. yet you say you hate romance but like mortal instruments.

Try the uglies Series