<p>^ I feel really bad for Candide even though he’s really foolish for the most part of the book</p>
<p>lol yeah. I stopped after awhile because it became completely rediculous :P</p>
<p>A little on the heavy side, but amazingly good:</p>
<p>A Soldier of the Great War, by Mark Helprin.</p>
<p>Especially good if you are interested in philosophy and world war I. Writing is exquisite, the plot flows well, and the characters are vivid. Can be difficult to read sometimes, but definitely thought-provoking.</p>
<p>CS Lewis is good, but Tolkien is much better.</p>
<p>^ Lewis and Tolkien have been my two favorite authors since I was in 2nd grade. Until recently, I would have said Tolkien was by far the better of the two, but since then I’ve read some of Lewis’s “deeper” works, and now it’s hard to say. Nothing could ever compare with The Lord of the Rings, though.</p>
<p>The Children’s War- revisionist historical fiction, about how the world would’ve been like if Hitler had won WW2. A bit on the long side (around 1000 pages), but I found it to be a fairly fast read.</p>
<p>Three Cups of Tea- Greg Mortenson & his struggles to help better the lives of people in Pakistan+Afghanistan. It’s truly inspiring. I’ve been planning on buying the sequal, havent gotten to it yet… </p>
<p>those two are my favorite so far. The Kite Runner, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Little Women, and of course, the Harry Potter series are all amazing for different reasons as well. That’s all I can think of right now…</p>
<p>The Lovely Bones (Anne Sebold)
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)</p>
<p>Kurt. Vonnegut.</p>
<p>^ Oh, man. Yes.</p>
<p>I love Lewis and Tolkien books… and Rowling (but everyone has read or seen those).</p>
<p>Lois Lowry is really good. You may have read them in 4/5/6 grade, but read them again and they are fantastic.</p>
<p>To Kill a Mocking Bird, if you haven’t already. Chinese Cinderella is a good read, and so is The Samurai’s Garden and the Last Lecture.</p>
<p>all of Malcolm Gladwell’s books are great. Nonfiction, but interesting</p>
<p>^^ IMO Rowling has no right being beside those other two names. It’s like saying that Lobster, Steak, and Twinkies are all good foods.</p>
<p>haha sorry sorry you’re right.</p>
<p>Lewis and Tolkien…Rowling.</p>
<p>:P</p>
<p>However I must say that I do like Twinkies, but not Lobster nor steak :P</p>
<p>Any kinda like, science related books? not reall science fiction though, science</p>
<p>^ so not like Andromeda strain, but rather like “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell and “Everything Bad is Good For You” by Steven Johnson?</p>
<p>Try the Art of Racing in the Rain. It’s from a dog’s viewpoint, and it’s extremely weird but a great read. :)</p>
<p>Flowers for Algernon is also a great book, its a diary from a guy who was mentally ■■■■■■■■ but went through a surgery that made him able to learn things at a rate faster than average humans.</p>
<p>I recently just read Fight Club (yes, it’s actually a novel, not just an epic movie) and I thought it was one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. I would also recommend a book called Perfume by Patrick Suskind, which really makes you think on multiple levels. The movie, however, is an atrocious adaptation of such a great novel.</p>
<p>Also, definitely read some C.S. Lewis. I wrote a 4000 word research essay on him once, and he’s absolutely brilliant.</p>
<p>Paradise Lost by John Milton</p>
<p>Catch-22, its brainy and ridiculously funny.</p>
<p>^^ lol Paradise Lost is the best thing ever, but not exactly light reading</p>