What GOOD books can you personally recommend?

I do not care for horror books or westerns, otherwise I pretty much read everything.





I also tend to dislike many "best sellers" because it seems like they are often times just following successful formulas and seem like they are written for the masses. I want some orginal,good books.

What GOOD books can you personally recommend?
Hi Laurianne, I definitely agree with your taste and also with your bestseller dislike.


At the moment I'm very into the historical fiction genre, and I would recommend "The Secrets of Jin-Shei" by Alma Alexander (friendship, love, intrigue, mystery, vendetta, desperation, loyalty, it has it all!).


I'm currently reading "In Lucia's Eyes" by Arthur Japin and it's such a wonderful story. I'm half way through it, and so far the story is so intense and capturing.


Besides the historical fiction genre, I would recommend "Eleven Minutes" by Paulo Coelho, it's a good story too.
Reply:Paul Coelho is excellent. "Eleven Minutes" was on of my favorites of his. "The Alchemist" was excellent as well. Report It

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pablo coehlo-the alchemist %26amp; veronika decides to die


ayn rand-atlas shrugges %26amp; the fountainhead
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Reply:"Clan of the Cave Bear" by Jean Auel


"Dragonquest" by Anne McCaffery


"Flowers of Algernon" by Daniel Keyes


"One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest"


"Ordinary People"


"A Day in the Life of Ivan Devonovich"


"Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffernegger


"Snow Falling on the Cedars"


"The Notebook"


"Five People You Meet in Heaven"


"Poisonwood Bible"


"Tailchaser's Song" by Tad Williams


"A Moveable Feast" by Ernest Hemingway


"Cabinet of Curiousities" by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston


"Roses are Red" by James Patterson
Reply:summer of my german soldier


the outsiders


the vampire lestat


the da vinci code
Reply:The Bible.





VERY Original.
Reply:- Sophie's Choice, by William Styron


(A heartbreaking story)


- Pride %26amp; Prejudice, Jane Austen


(Very funny at times romance, set in 1800's England)


- East of Eden, John Steinbeck


(a family epic, spanning decades; it's even more fun to read if you picture James Dean in the role role he played in the movie version!)


- A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving


(About the relationship between two young boys, one of which is quite a unique and exuberant character; his dialogue is in ALL CAPS.)





If you only read one of these books, read A Prayer for Owen Meany. It starts off slow but keep going. It's a cliche to say but you'll laugh out loud and cry and everything else. It is such a sweet book about an amazing person and an amazing story, overall.








I also love the play "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen. It's not a book but is still a great and thought-provoking story with a great heroine nonetheless.
Reply:Russian literature such as [anything by] Gogol %26amp; Dostoevsky.
Reply:"Katherine" by Anya Seton is my favorite. It's a novel based on the true story of an English prince's affair with a woman named "Katherine" during the middle ages.





I also love Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" saga. It's about time traveling to the Scottish Highlands of the 18th Century. But don't let that put you off. It's really a good story.





I can second "Pillars of the Earth." That's a good one too.
Reply:Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (best into philosophy)


Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen


Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte


Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte


Great Expectations by Charles Dickens


Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy


The Overcoat, The Nose and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol


1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell


Catch 22 by Joseph Heller


One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh


Atonement by Ian McEwan


The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahaeme


Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson


Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson


The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood


The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro


Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky


Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe


To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee


In Cold Blood by Truman Capote


The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
Reply:try jeffery archer, jonathan kellermen, i luved j.kellermen's conspiracy club and devil's waltz and jeff archer's false impressions, not a penny more,not a penny less.





i very much daresay you'll like them!!
Reply:The Alchemist. Its a good read.
Reply:Almanac is good,.. full of different facts..


Why not try "Series of Unfortunate events" by Lemony Snicket.. it's original.. and for me it's worth reading..
Reply:Try the Dragon Prince series by Melanie Rawn, i guarantee you will love it, there are six books in all. 2nd greatest series ive ever read. I would tell you Terry Brooks, shannara books, but you said you dislike bestsellers, but they are good also
Reply:The Bible's a good one, but if you want some more recent ones try Midnighters by Scott Westerfeld. It's an awesome series.
Reply:Well I just bought all the Sherlock Holmes books, which were all in one book (it's massive). Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb is also one I would recommend, i'm a bit of a fantasy and RP freak though lol.
Reply:A relatively unknown book that is one of the best books that I have read is called "Pillars of the Earth"





Also, try the classics such as "To Kill a Mocking Bird"





There are groups that discuss books all over the net, check out some and see which ones match your tastes.
Reply:If you're really into anything %26amp; everything, I'd recommend:





Dombey %26amp; Son - Charles Dickens


The Dirt - Motley Crue


Saturday - Ian McEwan (I think)
Reply:If you like fantasy, I highly recommend the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman! I've read them over many times.
Reply:Laurell K Hamilton writes 2 series...





Anita Blake


Merry Gentry





Anita Blake is often classified in the Horror section (I am not sure why...I mean it can be bloody, but I definitely think it's SciFi)but


Merry Gentry is in the SciFi section





TERRY PRATCHETT!! DISCWORLD!


I cannot say enough about the series. It's amazing. He is amazing.





Try at least one of each and let me know what you think!