Must-Read Books You'd Like to Recommend?

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<p>Ah... It's spring break... and I decided to start reading some valuable books.
Could you guys recommend some?
I'm currently reading Jose Saramago's Blindness, which I believe is quite an awesome piece of literature.
Thanks.</p>

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<p>I got 2 weeks til spring break. It's not even spring yet, is it?</p>

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<p>I just read "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom (I think that is is last name) and loved it. It's an inspiring book in a non-religious way... I wish I could have met Morrie.</p>

<p>It's also a real quick read and pretty easy reading, too.</p>

<p>I'd like to hear the books everyone is recommending, too!</p>

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<p>The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw.</p>

<p>Excellent book about three soldiers in WWII... two american, one german. It follows each of them and their own experiences in the war. The stories eventually interwine as well. I highly recommend it to anyone.</p>

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<p>Are you wanting fiction or non-fiction suggessions?</p>

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<p>memoirs of a geisha..arthur golden..</p>

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<p>The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky [url=<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671027344/qid=1110130586/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-1994952-7472950%5Dlink%5B/url"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671027344/qid=1110130586/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-1994952-7472950]link[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

<p>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon [url=<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1400032717/102-1994952-7472950?v=glance%5Dlink%5B/url"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1400032717/102-1994952-7472950?v=glance]link[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

<p>A Million Little Pieces by James Frey [url=<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385507755/qid=1110130607/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-1994952-7472950%5Dlink%5B/url"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385507755/qid=1110130607/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-1994952-7472950]link[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

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<p>anything by martin amis.</p>

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<p>Lord of the Rings</p>

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<p>Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikealsen It is a very easy read (like 5th grade reading level) but good.</p>

<p>Montana 1948
Death be not Proud
Traveling Pants books</p>

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<p>Death be not proud is a very depressing book...be forewarned</p>

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<p>parts of it are depressing but overall I found it remarkably well written and moving</p>

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<p>well yes, but it's not a happy-ending book, and I personally didn't like it.</p>

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<p>I prefer the happy endings as well and had to laugh at myself for crying when you know from the beginning that he dies at the end</p>

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<p>On the Road by Jack Kerouac</p>

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<p>if u havent yet...read Heart of darknes..best book ever.</p>

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<p>ah! Heart of Darkness = ugh! at least for me anyways. Read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - now that's a book!</p>

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<p>Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams</p>

<p>..Amazing fun to to read. I spent more time laughing than reading...
You also might want to read it before the movie comes out.</p>

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<p>We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch </p>

<p>the awakening kate chopin..</p>

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<p>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon </p>

<p>Agreed!!!</p>