I asked this once before and ended up with some great books that I hadn't ever heard of before...so, I'm asking again!
Somebody recently gave me a gift certificate to an online book store. Here are the books I have picked out so far (so you can have an idea of what I like):
- Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison by James Riordan
- The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
- The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
- Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
- Cousin Bette by Honore de Balzac
I'm generally very open minded, liking a little a bit of everything (even cheesy romance novels). So, any books in particular that you think I might like?
Thanks! Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by R.D. Blackmore
Barabbas by Par Lagerkvist
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
The Trial by Franz Kafka
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
All recently read and all absolutely wonderful. Based on the books you mentioned, I really think that you would like them. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
by J.D. Salinger
it is amazing, i just finished it
its about a young boy, 16, that fails out of a private school in new york, he has 3 days until he has to return to his parents, so he dicides to wonder the sreets of new york
its a very bad summary, but the book is insanily great.
some history, this book, for lack of a better word, inspired a man to kill john lenon, and another man to shoot reagan Not sure if you're already familiar with a Japanese novelist, Haruki Murakami - his books have received excellent translations, and are great reads. (He has spent much time in the States, and Europe, so his stories are accessible to most Westerners....)
I'd suggest either "Norwegian Wood" or "Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" Have you read the Carlos Castaneda books? The Teachings of Don Juan is the first I think. Very cool.
I've heard Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is good.
Douglas Adam Hitchhikers series is a lot of fun.
Titan, Wizard, and Demon by John Varley, a very twisted little SciFi set. 1). The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2). Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
3). Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
4). Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
5). What to Keep by Rachel Cline I plan to read
Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
I'm looking for some sort of introductory text on Buddhism.
Also anything new that comes out by Charlaine Harris - love her Southern Vampire series especially!
Happy reading! A Great and Terrible Beauty by: Libba Bray (this is the best series you will ever read!!) "Dead Souls," Gogol;
"The Great Divorce," C. S. Lewis;
"Expecting Adam," Martha Beck, Ph.D.;
"The Overachievers," Alexandra Robbins;
"The Master of Lucid Dreams," Dr. Olga Kharitidi;
"The Masters and Their Retreats," Mark Prophet;
"Testimony of Light," Helen Greaves;
"West with the Night," Beryl Markham;
"The True Story of the Bilderberg Group," Daniel Estulin;
"Hope's Boy," Andrew Bridge;
"The Neverending Story," Michael Ende;
"Extraordinary Knowing," Dr. Elizabeth Mayer;
"Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei," Weinberger and Paz;
"Stranger in a Strange Land," Robert Heinlein;
"Slan," A. E. van Vogt;
"A Wrinkle in Time" series,' L'Engle;
"When Invisible Children Sing," Chi Cheng Huang, M.D.;
"Stay Alive, My Son," Pin Yathay;
"Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians," Brandon Sanderson;
"The Education of Little Tree," Forrest Carter;
"Men in White Apparel," Ann Ree Colton;
"Freakonomics," S. Levitt;
"The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock, http://www.divinecosmos.com Well, I love your taste in books, I'm trying to get around to buying Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas!
I agree with whoever said Catcher In The Rye, it's a definite must read book.
I'd also reccomend 1984 by George Orwell, this going on the fact that you seem to like the same kind of books as I do! I've begun reading it recently, I'm going to like it.
I'll also reccomend another book I've started recently, another Huxley book, 'Brave New World'.
And seeing as you have Jim Morrison's biography (:D!), Jimi Hendrix's biography, 'The Man, The Magic, The Truth' by Sharon Lawrence is very good.
Hope you gain something from those reccomendations :) I love Meg Cabot (Heather Wells & Queen of Babble) and Sophie Kinsella's (Shopaholic [soon to be movie] & Remember Me) books. I am in the process of reading Emily Giffin's (Something Borrowed & Something Blue, Baby Proof) books. They are all great authors!
For a young adult/teen I recommend Meg Cabot's young adult books. She is the best author. Also best selling. She wrote tons of books including the Princess Diaries (Movies based on her books), Mediator (upcoming movie), 1-800-Missing (TV show based on her books), Jinx, and more. She has adult books too, so you can grow with her.
If you want more info or meg cabot's website email me. Here are some of my favorite teen and some adult-ish novels:
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://www.megcabot.com/
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.
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.
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...
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!
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.
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.
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!
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://www.sarahdessen.com/?q=books...
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.
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...
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://www.thirteenreasonswhy.com/...
She Went All The Way by 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.
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.
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan is okay. My friends LOVED it! I don't wanna tell you what it's about because it'll just give it all away.
The Host by Stephenie Meyer. It's about how these things called souls invade Earth, as well as humans. It's based on a soul named Wanda who is placed into Melanie, who refuses to fade away like she's suppose too. It's very interesting and I totally recommend it!
http://stepheniemeyer.com/thehost.html.....
Good luck with finding a book! I hope these help! Twilight series! twilight series |
