Books Book Recommendations

[Think Pink 1,967]

It always seems like I'm running out of reading material, so I'm sure some of y'all are running into the same problem that I am. So feel free to recommend all of your favorite reads!! (try to avoid recommending things that everyone has heard of like The Hunger Games or Harry Potter) 

 

I read mostly history/political science, but these are books I think anyone can get into: 

• Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (this is literally one of the best books ever and I think everyone should try reading it) 
• War In Peace (it's by like a laundry list of authors, but it's a big book published in 81 I think so you should be able to find it)
• The Violence of Peace: America's Wars in the Age of Obama by Stephen Carter
• America Again: Rebecoming the Greatness We Never Weren't by Stephen Colbert (it's by Colbert so you know it'll be funny) 
• Papillon by Henri Cherriere 
• Anything ever written by John Green 
• The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau 
• The Luxe series by Anna Godberson 
• Command and Control by Eric Schlosser (he also wrote Fast Food Nation, which is fantastic too) 

[Shard the Gentleman 2,891]

You should read Starters and Enders. I forget who wrote it, but its nice.Other good corrupt Government books... The Anthem, The Giver.A series I'd suggest to any Kingdom Hearts fan would be Kingdom Keepers, by Ridley Pearson.

[Reyn 1,755]

 

It always seems like I'm running out of reading material, so I'm sure some of y'all are running into the same problem that I am. So feel free to recommend all of your favorite reads!! (try to avoid recommending things that everyone has heard of like The Hunger Games or Harry Potter) 

 

I read mostly history/political science, but these are books I think anyone can get into: 

• Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (this is literally one of the best books ever and I think everyone should try reading it) 
• War In Peace (it's by like a laundry list of authors, but it's a big book published in 81 I think so you should be able to find it)
• The Violence of Peace: America's Wars in the Age of Obama by Stephen Carter
• America Again: Rebecoming the Greatness We Never Weren't by Stephen Colbert (it's by Colbert so you know it'll be funny) 
• Papillon by Henri Cherriere 
• Anything ever written by John Green 
• The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau 
• The Luxe series by Anna Godberson 
• Command and Control by Eric Schlosser (he also wrote Fast Food Nation, which is fantastic too) 

 

I would look into the Pendragon series. Its kinda like Harry potter, but its a journey of traveling to other dimensions and time periods, and it is funny and very good. There are other dark moments too, i would definitely reccomend it.

[Philip Ellwell 5,487]

City of Ember is so epic...

[Jilly Shears 2,144]

The last book I really read extensively was Battle Royale about a year ago, which is pretty much the Japanese version of Hunger Games written back in the 90s. There's a lot of nonsensical action and characters and stuff, but I think it really has a strong underlying message about the fear of young people and the psychology behind ideas like if you would be willing to murder people you knew in order to save yourself. I'd definitely recommend it if you liked Hunger Games since it's a pretty cool alternate take on the same basic plot idea.

[xoblivionx13 1,133]

Hmmm I typically read classic novels, fiction, and fantasy so I'm not sure if you'll enjoy these. But hey, who knows ^^

 

-Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (one of my favorites)

-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

-To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

-1984 by George Orwell

-Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson (a good fiction book series meant for younger readers but still quite enjoyable)

-The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

I am a great lover of literature, and although I don't have many novels, I do tend to constantly read anything I come across with, be it game magazines, interesting history books, articles on different kinds of topics, and manga when I get the chance.  There are a few books I've read that I bet you'd like, but I'm sure you've probably heard of them.

• Okay, first off, there's The Best Of Me by Nicholas Sparks.  He's an amazing romance author, and his books are pretty famous worldwide, and a lot of his books have been made into movies like The Notebook, Dear John, The Last Song, etc.  Anyways, The Best Of Me is an amazing book about two young people that fell in love in their teenage years, but due to life's shortcomings(and some teenage drama), they're split up, but after an old friend of theirs dies, they both unexpectedly see each other again.  I won't spoil any more details, but this book is an amazing and worthwhile read.  I read it in just 2 days, and it gave me goosebumps!
• Another good book is Safe Haven, which is also written by Nicholas Sparks.  This book details about a woman who wanted to escape her dark past and start her life anew in a quite and peaceful town, where she meets a widowed man with two children, and slowly but surely, she warms up to him, as she's wary of trusting others in the beginning of the story.  As with The Best Of Me, I won't spoil any plot details, but all I can say is that it is an amazing piece of art.  There's even a movie about this book that came out not too long ago, but I haven't seen it yet.
• I also happen to like fantasy books a lot, and I picked up two Shannara books: The Measure Of The Magic and Bloodfire Quest.  If my memory doesn't fail me, Terry Brooks is the one that writes these novels, and there's a ton of books that he's done on the Shannara series, so if your looking for an entertaining fantasy tale, this should do.  If you like The Lord Of The Rings, you'll feel friendly reading Shannara, as it has many dark plot twists and engaging and memorable characters.
• There's also this book called The Mark Of Athena, which is part of the Heroes Of Olympus spin-off series of the Percy Jackson books series.  The book is written by Rick Riordan, and it has a clever mix of Greek mythology and teenage humor abound.  The characters are also much more adult.  Well, I've never read the main Percy Jackson books in general, but from what I noticed in this book they're well into their twenties if I'm not mistaken.  Anyways, this is an interesting book, and I think you'll find it to your liking.

Well, the others books I've read are The Lord Of The Rings trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien, but I'm pretty sure you've at least heard about them or seen the movies, so I won't go into much detail here, and another book I've read is Charlotte's Web by E.B White, which is a children's classic and I pretty much guarantee that you've read the book and seen the movie.  Well, that's it for me in terms of books.  Wow, I really need to get more books, because I'm missing out on a world of literature here. I guess for my next book, I'll be looking for another of Nicholas Sparks' epic romance novels! I hope my recommendations helped you discover a few books Pink.

Edited February 13, 2014 by Golden Fighter

[DragonMaster 1,166]

Fahrenheit 451 is great. I think a lot of English classes in the US have it as required reading, but if you haven't read it it's really good. It's speculative fiction, and it deals with censorship and a bunch of other themes (too lazy to list X_X). It was written around 50 years ago, but it is downright frightening how many elements are similar to today's society. In three years of Honors English in high school, this is the best book I've had to read.

 

Ray Bradbury in general is great if you like Sci-Fi and speculative fiction.

 

 

 

• There's also this book called The Mark Of Athena, which is part of the Heroes Of Olympus spin-off series of the Percy Jackson books series.  The book is written by Rick Riordan, and it has a clever mix of Greek mythology and teenage humor abound.  The characters are also much more adult.  Well, I've never read the main Percy Jackson books in general, but from what I noticed in this book they're well into their twenties if I'm not mistaken.  Anyways, this is an interesting book, and I think you'll find it to your liking.

 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is without a doubt my favorite book series, and Heroes of Olympus is fantastic as well. The myth's are not always presented with 100% accuracy, but the series still amazing if you love Greek/Roman mythology. The humor is fantastic as well, in my opinion. The last book in Heroes of Olympus comes out this fall, and both series are absolutely worth reading.

EDIT:

I believe the characters in Heroes in Olympus range from age 15 to 18 (or 19?), just going by the main characters. They are all mature (believably so in context of the story) though.

Edited February 13, 2014 by DragonMaster

[Lalalablah 1,538]

I loved City of Ember, that seems like so long ago that I read it omg

 

I'm just gonna name random books off my bookshelf lol

-It by Stephen King (actually one of my all time favorites..)

-The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

-Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks

-The Rainmaker by John Grisham

-Modoc by Ralph Helfer

-Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

-The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

 

I also recommend Tom Sawyer and The Giver like other people said

[Robin 206]

the door within series is great most of the books already mentioned are pretty amazing 

[ReikuSSR 1,071]

I do not read fiction aside from horror or historical fiction (and manga of course). I can suggest some good non-fiction books.

[DragonMaster 1,166]

-Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 

Yes, this book is amazing as well, another one of my favorites that I had to read in school. Very few books I have read have as effective emotional impact as this one.

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

Fahrenheit 451 is great. I think a lot of English classes in the US have it as required reading, but if you haven't read it it's really good. It's speculative fiction, and it deals with censorship and a bunch of other themes (too lazy to list X_X). It was written around 50 years ago, but it is downright frightening how many elements are similar to today's society. In three years of Honors English in high school, this is the best book I've had to read.

 

Ray Bradbury in general is great if you like Sci-Fi and speculative fiction.

 

 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is without a doubt my favorite book series, and Heroes of Olympus is fantastic as well. The myth's are not always presented with 100% accuracy, but the series still amazing if you love Greek/Roman mythology. The humor is fantastic as well, in my opinion. The last book in Heroes of Olympus comes out this fall, and both series are absolutely worth reading.

EDIT:

I believe the characters in Heroes in Olympus range from age 15 to 18 (or 19?), just going by the main characters. They are all mature (believably so in context of the story) though.

Ah, I see.  Thank you for clarifying that for me.    And wow, you mention the Percy Jackson books in such high regard that I might just get to reading them all when I have the chance to buy them!

 

I loved City of Ember, that seems like so long ago that I read it omgI'm just gonna name random books off my bookshelf lol-It by Stephen King (actually one of my all time favorites..)-The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown-Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks-The Rainmaker by John Grisham-Modoc by Ralph Helfer-Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini-The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldI also recommend Tom Sawyer and The Giver like other people said

Out of this list I recognized It. (We're talking about the psycho clown called It, right?  If not, then my apologies, I've never read any of Stephen King's books.)  Also, I recognized the Da Vinci Code and The Lovely Bones, both of which have been made into movies if I'm not mistaken.  

[Philip Ellwell 5,487]

I'm a weird reader, but here:

 

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment By James Patterson 

Carrie By Stephen King

The Kingdom Keepers By Ridely Pearson

The Secret Circle By L.J. Smith

 

That's all.

[Lalalablah 1,538]

Ah, I see.  Thank you for clarifying that for me.    And wow, you mention the Percy Jackson books in such high regard that I might just get to reading them all when I have the chance to buy them!  Out of this list I recognized It. (We're talking about the psycho clown called It, right?  If not, then my apologies, I've never read any of Stephen King's books.)  Also, I recognized the Da Vinci Code and The Lovely Bones, both of which have been made into movies if I'm not mistaken.

Yep the one about the psycho clown :DThat book really hit home for me lol. I felt a connection to most of the characters when I read it. And it had a few messages that have stuck since then. (The movie didn't do it any justice though). And yeah those other two are movies as well, I still cry everytime I watch The Lovely Bones

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

Yep the one about the psycho clown :DThat book really hit home for me lol. I felt a connection to most of the characters when I read it. And it had a few messages that have stuck since then. (The movie didn't do it any justice though). And yeah those other two are movies as well, I still cry everytime I watch The Lovely Bones

I've seen bits and bytes of The Lovely Bones movie, and it's given me so much goosebumps, so I really need to get watching the whole movie from beginning to end.  And all right, it seems I got all my guesses right! ^^

[scratchdog 45]

If you're taking suggestions, Read anything by Brent Weeks and Jim Butcher they've never failed to impress me

[Xiro 3,468]

• Anything ever written by John Green 

This. The Fault in Our Stars was amazing. I have yet to read John's other books though.

 

-1984 by George Orwell

2+2=5 Animal Farm is also a good one, with dem pigs and all.

 

 

Da Vinci Code was pretty interesting. Angels and Demons was also really good. (I only put it down once.)

What exactly do Grisham and King write again? I've never gotten around to reading either one of them

 

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Anyway, my other recommendations are:

• Incarceron and Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• The Maze Runner series by James Dashner
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Inferno by Dante (I guess you could read the other two, but I don't think they're as good. I'm still stuck on Purgatorio )

Edited February 13, 2014 by Xiro

[xoblivionx13 1,133]

 

This. The Fault in Our Stars was amazing. I have yet to read John's other books though.

 

2+2=5 Animal Farm is also a good one, with dem pigs and all.

 

Da Vinci Code was pretty interesting. Angels and Demons was also really good. (I only put it down once.)

What exactly do Grisham and King write again? I've never gotten around to reading either one of them

 

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Anyway, my other recommendations are:

• Incarceron and Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• The Maze Runner series by James Dashner
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Inferno by Dante (I guess you could read the other two, but I don't think they're as good. I'm still stuck on Purgatorio )

 

 

I knew I was forgetting one. I love The Great Gatsby....it's short, interesting, and has a bit of mystery.

[Xiro 3,468]

I knew I was forgetting one. I love The Great Gatsby....it's short, interesting, and has a bit of mystery.

It's really good, even though you end up hating 90% of all the characters *cough*Tom*cough* I'm actually reading in again for American Studies

[xoblivionx13 1,133]

It's really good, even though you end up hating 90% of all the characters *cough*Tom*cough* I'm actually reading in again for American Studies

 

Yep, pretty much. Though I never really liked Daisy in the first place....and Gatsby suffers from severe lying and an identity crisis

[kalnet 1,198]

 

S. by Doug Dorst and J.J Abrams (Yup. THAT J.J Abrams)

 

It's the only book I'm currently reading right now. It's quite amazing so far. You re-read through "The Ship of Theseus" and read some of the mystery behind the author of "The Ship of Theseus" by reading some of the evidence that was in the book, left behind by 2 students.

 

There are like real letters inside that concerns about the author and like some map or something, it's great! It's like you as the reader is investigating the mystery behind this book and the author.

 

I'm currently half-way done and it's looking great so far.

 

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As for other books in general, I rarely read one. I used to read the "Bourne" series and some fanfiction books that was handmade (Girls' Generation mostly =D)

 

Books that I've read the past few years:

 

- ICO: Castle In The Mist

- Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth

- The Bourne Series

- .Hack Novels (Another Birth and AI Buster)

[Riku21Terr 214]

The vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead