<p>i havent read in awhile....</p>
<p>i read just about everything except for science fic</p>
<p>i particularly enjoy books about doctors and their experiences and historical fiction...esp around the 50s...east coast scholars and their stories kinda thing...like dead poets society or mona lisa smile, u know?</p>
<p>any suggestions?</p>
<p>If you haven't already read them....Read the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons....Dan Brown is a literary genius...also....I liked Catch-22 by Joseph Heller....but these are rather popular (angels and demons isn't that popular...cept among Brown fans)</p>
<p>Da Vinci and Angels are my all time favorites though.....I'm in for the mystery/suspense mixed with history type of thing....they're both fantastic....and i honestly couldn't tell you which one i liked better....read Angels first :p</p>
<p>Jon Krakauer - Into The Wild</p>
<p>You sound like you may like Girl in Hyacinth Blue- im reading that now for school and i think its quite good. Catch-22 as someone else mentioned is also very fun.</p>
<p>of human bondage by
w. somerset maugham</p>
<p>I really recommend "The Magus" by John Fowles.</p>
<p>East of Eden and The Grapes of Wrath are both excellent reads that some overlook. The former, I believe, is Steinbeck's greatest achievement. I actually developed an emotional attachment to the characters to the point that I was almost brought to tears in some parts. It's that good.</p>
<p>The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon</p>
<p>Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer</p>
<p>An absolute must read.</p>
<p>If you like historical fiction about doctors, you need to read "Arrowsmith" by Sinclair Lewis. The opposite extreme is a darkly humorous book about hospital medicine, "House of God" by Samuel Shem.</p>
<p>Call Dan Brown anything but a literary genius.</p>
<p>Sheesh.</p>
<p>ooooooh man i've loved the Langdon series....he's very original, and knows how to keep you on edge....i'm a big fan of European/religous history as well as mystery and suspense....although much of the content of his novels is fictional....he has a distint way of intriguing his readers</p>
<p>I second the East of Eden suggestion.</p>
<p>If you like historical fiction then The Name of the Rose is a must read</p>
<p>Doctors eh? Michael Crichton wrote Five Patients: A Hospital Explained. I wasn't bad but I read it when I was too young to really follow it or be interested by it. I don't know of any other really good books involving doctors.</p>
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<p>Robin Cook.</p>
<p>I recommend anything other than acceptable risk, shock, and vital signs. Chromosome 6 is probably one of his best but it isnt really about doctors - its more closely related to genetics</p>
<p>I STRONGLY recommend FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley.
One of my all-time favorites!!!</p>
<p>Chaim Potok - "The Chosen"</p>
<p>So easy to read and so short, but very good. Not sure if you'll like it.</p>
<p>Well here's what i don't recommend.....Scarlet Letter, the Heart of Darkness, Wuthering Heights, and A Seperate Peace....i know i'll probably get bashed by a coupla fans, but, eh, those few just didn't appeal to me</p>
<p>and if you like medical stories...check out Checkov's Doctors</p>