<p>I know there is a thread on this somewhere, but I can't find it:/ Anyway, I am looking for some books to read and would appreciate any suggestions. I'm open to anything, but I prefer books that provoke thought:)
Here are some books that I have already read that I recommend you guys read:</p>
<p>A Fine Balance
The Pillars of the Earth
The Lemon Tree</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
1984 by George Orwell
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde</p>
<p>They were all very good.</p>
<p>^ I agree with list (esp. Catch 22 - which reminds me - I still have to analyze it).</p>
<p>Some other ones (chances are most people have read these - if not, get to it!)</p>
<p>To Kill a Mockingbird
Fahrenheit 451
Catcher of the Rye
Frankenstein
The Road
The Last Lecture (or you could always watch it on youtube)
Ulysses
Candide
A Separate Peace
The Hot Zone
As I Lay Dying</p>
<p>Oh my god - I forgot “A Clockwork Orange” (but it might a little disturbing - depends on your maturity level)</p>
<p>Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut</p>
<p>I also agree with thelittlemermaid’s list. </p>
<p>READ The Book Theif!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! I’m definitely going to look for those at the book store next time I go(hopefully today):)</p>
<p>Can some of you post a one or two sentence synopsis? I’m interested in finding new books but don’t feel like Googling every one posted.</p>
<p>The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho-A young man named Santiago goes on a journey to find treasure. It’s a very wise book.</p>
<p>The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak–Tells the story of an orphaned girl and her foster family during World War II in Germany. They take in a Jew. It’s a beautiful book. </p>
<p>The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas–A man called d’Artagnan goes to Paris in hopes of becoming a musketeer. He meets three of them, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and together the four become involved in some interesting intrigue having to do with Queen Anne of Austria (of France.)</p>
<p>The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien–The author tells various short stories set during the Vietnam War. Very introspective and very good. </p>
<p>1984 by George Orwell–What would happen if the government could see and control each of our movements. It’s very dark and disturbing. </p>
<p>Catch 22 by Joseph Heller–A man called Yosarian wants to leave the army so that he won’t have to fly more missions. But there’s a catch. And I think you know what it is. :P</p>
<p>A Time to Kill by John Grisham–A black man’s daughter is raped by two white men, and he takes the law into his own hands by killing them. Then he is put on trial. </p>
<p>The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde–Dorian Gray gets a beautiful portrait painted of him and wishes that the portrait would bear the effects of life and he himself would remain unchanged. His wish comes true. </p>
<p>I’m not good at this, so sorry if the summaries are a bit…stupid.</p>
<p>^Thank you so much for doing that!
I was just about to look them up and post their summaries. You saved me so much time!
O, and if anyone is interested, I found the link to the other book recommendations thread. Go to college cafe and you should see it. If you look through the pages, someone left links to the books in their entirety online:)</p>
<p>Thanks for adding!</p>
<p>The Picture of Dorian Gray sounds really interesting. I’m off to Amazon</p>
<p>Forgot to post mine:</p>
<p>My books are more…lowbrow, but I like them.</p>
<p>The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
<p>They all look good, but right now I’m thinking I will start with A Time to Kill, 1984, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Catcher in the Rye. I’ve never heard of some of the others people have listed, but I plan on looking into them! Thanks again!</p>
<p>^ Is that like that move “The Village”?</p>
<p>I think the premise might be similar, but this more sci-fi-esque.</p>
<p>Cool. I think I’ll look for that and 1984, and The Book Thief.
Anybody else have some recommendations?</p>
<p>I think it depends on what you are interested in. (Ex, classics, fiction non-fiction etc.) However, here are some addition books:</p>
<p>1)Pride and Prejudice
2)A Tale of Two Cities
3)Little Women
4)The Scarlet Letter
5)Schindler’s List
6)And Then There Were None
7)The Da Vinci Code</p>
<p>I haven’t read all of these, but from what I’ve heard they are good:)</p>
<p>I didn’t like Pride and Prejudice. People either love or ‘hate’ Jane Austen I guess…</p>
<p>A Tale of Two Cities is extremely slow for the first 200 pages. It’s a great ‘representation’ of life in French Revolution though and the ending is so sad :[</p>
<p>Little Women. haha. I read that book so long ago and it was okay. I liked it at the time, but now I think it’s a little boring.</p>
<p>The Da Vinci Code was convincing. I liked Angels and Demons better though. They’re both a little confusing at some points, but the overall plot is quite nice. </p>
<p>The Book Thief is narrated by Death and it’s very poignant. You’ll like it :]</p>
<p>The Picture of Dorian Gray sounds really interesting. I’m gonna raid Amazon now. See you there Platts.</p>
<p>I hated the Scarlet Letter. I think that’s second worst book I’ve ever read. Frankenstein and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde are both really good. I wish the latter were longer though.</p>
<p>Haha, well we all have different preferences I suppose:)
I’m glad I made this thread though, I have found some very interesting books!:)</p>