The one book everyone should read?!?
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Atlas Shrugged
This!! Although if you aren't a big reader it might be hard. It's a long book, but it's sooo worth it. And very relevant.0 -
"100 years of solitude"- Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Very long book but definitely worth it, probably one of the best books I've read)
"Midwives"- Chris Bohjalian
"Dandelion Wine"- Ray Bradbury
"The Great Gatsby"- F. Scott Fitzgerald
I read Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the second one, whatever it's called. They are both really good but a little drawn out for your "average reader".
And I'm sure there's more I can't think of atm
ETA: OH! and anything by Josilyn Jackson if you're from the South or have lived in the South. Especially Gods in Alabama. I've read all of her books.0 -
Atlas Shrugged
My middle name is Ayn because my father was reading that book when they were bandying about names for me... yet I only just downloaded it and I cannot get past the first 2 pages... I'm an AVID reader... what's the clue to this one?
Keep going. Get past the first chapter. If you're a reader you will be very glad you did. It's so amazing I couldn't read anything else after it for months. Ayn was a genius. Have you read any of her other books?0 -
I just came here because I want to see how many people say 50 Shades of Grey....
I'm very afraid that someone might genuinely suggest it
I second The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
If you like off the wall humour then Mort by Terry Pratchett is a great read
ANYTHING by Terry Pratchett, he's probably the most under rated author to come out of Britain.0 -
I think I'm one of the only women in the world that HATES 50 Shades. My favs are the Hunger Games Trilogy. Water for Elephants is good too.
I want to read the Hunger Games Trilogy next. I just got done with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy.0 -
I borrowed a Jo Nesbo bool from my dad and really got into it - so I would reccomend anything by him, "The Snowman" is one of the ones I remember off the top of my head0
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I'm a bookworm, reading is so much fun ^.^
1984 by George Orwell is for sure a book everyone should read0 -
The Life of Pi
Anything by George Orwell
Hitchikers guide was very good
Game of Thrones is amazing
Celestine Prophecies (the first one, the rest get a little preachy)
The BFG - Roald Dahl
The Lorax
Oryx and Crake & The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood
Hunger Games (the movie sucked however the books are awesome)
The Iliad
Count of Monte Cristo (huge book but very easy to read)
No Logo
Wicked
Fahrenheit 451
The Scarlet Letter
A Confederacy of Dunces
The Picture of Dorian Gray
God is not Great
Brave New World
Satanic Verses
I only put a few authors name's in case you didn't recognize the title, if you want I can message you the rest of the authors
I like the way you read.
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Classics? I love The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck but I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea.
For not so much a classic have you considered Phillip Roth? He's a genius in my opinion and not given nearly enough credit. (Some of his books are highly sexual like Sabbath's Theatre and somewhat Portnoy's Complaint but he writes other stuff too.) The first book I read by him was Everyman. It was very good but my ultimate favorite is American Pastoral. It is poignant and well written and thought provoking. You must read at least Phillip Roth book in your life. You probably won't stop with one.0 -
Rose Madder by Stephen King
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The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks or Christopher Moore's A Dirty Job.0
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Life Expectancy - Dean Koontz
One of my favorite books ever. It's so off the wall. And it has a man named Punchinello in it. :P0 -
Intensity by Dean Koontz.
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly.0 -
Good omens is ridiculously great as well. Again - off the wall humor kind of thing.
I second Good Omens! Neil Gaiman is amazing as well.0 -
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
The Alex Cross books by James Patterson
Lone Survivor by Marcus Latrell...AMAZING (but I may be biased)0 -
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
The Alex Cross books by James Patterson
Lone Survivor by Marcus Latrell...AMAZING (but I may be biased)
A friend went to one of Marcus' signings and bought me a copy of his book. I've heard it's great. It's waiting on my TBR stack.0 -
I've loved reading this thread and now have my list of books to read next!
Game of Thrones, and all the books in the series (some of the best I've ever read, hands down)
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (great mystery)
The Stand (excellent epic - long, but a fantastic story)
Currently reading and enjoying Lucifer's Hammer (I love apocalyptic fiction!)
So many books, so little time....0 -
Now that I've had all day to mull it over Im adding
White Oleander
The Road (Cormack McCarthy, he also wrote No Country for Old Men though I haven't read that)
Enemies: A Love Story0 -
5 Love Languages! Help you find out/ and understand how your other half works...its a trip. Im not into these kind of books at all but this one is a read.0
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night.
divergent...
insurgent...
hunger games trilogy
portia de'rossi's autobiography (forget what it's called)0 -
To Kill a Mockingbird. I read it in high school for English class and it has stuck with me ever since as one of the most poignant books I have ever read. I may just read it again to see how my teenage mind compares to my almost-40 mind.
such an amazing book0 -
The Bible.
It will change your life.
A little irony: grew up in church learning all about the Bible. I can still recite all of the New Testament chapters from memory! Decided to read the Bible for real when I was out of college (not just devotionals like I used to, started from page 1 to the end). Now I'm an agnostic atheist!
Some messed up stuff in that book!
I've read the Bible all the way through several times and I'm still a Christian.
Some wonderful stuff in that book!
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Hooked...Brain development and the dangers of casual sex on our teens0
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Atlas Shrugged
This! Definitely this!0 -
The Bible, of course #1 best seller of all time! 0
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Atlas Shrugged
My middle name is Ayn because my father was reading that book when they were bandying about names for me... yet I only just downloaded it and I cannot get past the first 2 pages... I'm an AVID reader... what's the clue to this one?
Keep going. Get past the first chapter. If you're a reader you will be very glad you did. It's so amazing I couldn't read anything else after it for months. Ayn was a genius. Have you read any of her other books?
I agree wholeheartedly! It kept me awake nights even though I had to get up early for work. Sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night and just have to read another chapter. The Fountainhead and We, The Living are also good books by Rand which send out a wake-up call on the subject of socialism.0 -
I agree with Atlas Shrugged also. Another one that nobody has mentioned yet is The Overton Window by . . . dun dun dun . . . Glenn Beck.0
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Bro!! one of the greatest most amazing books I've ever read is a low key novel... "the carpet baggers" it's epic
Another good one! And when you finish that, read all the others by Harold Robbins. They're all books that hold one's interest.0 -
Atlas Shrugged
My middle name is Ayn because my father was reading that book when they were bandying about names for me... yet I only just downloaded it and I cannot get past the first 2 pages... I'm an AVID reader... what's the clue to this one?
Keep going. Get past the first chapter. If you're a reader you will be very glad you did. It's so amazing I couldn't read anything else after it for months. Ayn was a genius. Have you read any of her other books?
I agree wholeheartedly! It kept me awake nights even though I had to get up early for work. Sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night and just have to read another chapter. The Fountainhead and We, The Living are also good books by Rand which send out a wake-up call on the subject of socialism.
I actually have not read any of her books. My father was not a reader (for fun) and that may be my block with this writer because he was so caught up in her...
I will give it a real shot as my next book. Currently not reading anything so I suppose that means it is up to bat now.0 -
i am a major book worm...but 2 kids later ill read when i can what i can alll time fav is "Go ask Alice"
go ask alice was AWESOME!!! dean koontz is also a favorite!0
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