Recommend me a Book to Read please!!

If you haven't read it already I highly recommend the "Dune" series by Frank Herbert. There are 6 books in the original series and is now being continued by his son Brian Herbert and his writing partner Kevin J. Anderson. I love this series so much, that I re-read it about every 2 yrs. I'm still catching up on the new ones by his son but I'm sure I'll be adding those to my favorites very soon.

Being as how my Great-Great-Great Grandfather was Lame Bull a Cheyenne medicine man, I have been trying to search books on the Cheyenne life. I just finishes a book about Black Kettle and am now reading about Wooden Leg. There are plenty of good non fictions books and some nonfiction is stranger than fiction.

Have you read the Harry Potter books? I describe them as enchanting to the mind lol. I am almost done with the second one, and so far I absolutely love them!

I am planning to read 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison. I read the synopsis to be very profound and so heart wrenching: "Each night Pecola prayed for blue eyes. In her eleven years, no one had ever noticed Pecola. But with blue eyes, she thought, everything would be different. She would be so pretty that her parents would stop fighting. Her father would stop drinking. Her brother would stop running away. If only she could be beautiful. If only people would look at her."

I love to read books and I am very happy that here i UK I found a site where members can exchange boks between themselves afer reading it, isn't it cool? If it accepts Intenational members I would have recommended it for you. But they don't. Well, from hat I have just read a boook...Read this if you get (you can get from Amazon or ebay or a cheaper) "Yes Man" by Danny Wallace. Its fun to read this one

One of my favorites is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. It's up to six books now and I'm waiting for the 7th to come out. The first book (Outlander) is about a gal who accidently goes back in time to 18th century Scotland and has to fit in and then she has to marry this guy and they fall in love and it's just really good. Look it up on Amazon for a better description. Right now I'm reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyers. It's a vampire book and it's quite good. I'm almost done with it and looking forward to reading the 2nd book in the series (there are 3 in the series thus far).

If u'r looking foe books that u can learn from or inspirational books "the alchemist" and "veronika decides to die" by Paulo Coelho and "The monk who sold his ferrari" and "Discover your destiny" by Robin Sharma would be the fiting choice I'm still learning from those brilliant books and they made a very big impact in my life of course they have more brilliant books I just haven't found the time to read them all, so enjoy :))

Hello LightninStrike, In addition to the above recommendations, I'll also add these three: Stephen King's "The Green Mile", Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles" series, and anything by Louis L'Amore. I'm not a huge L'Amore fan, but he is considered the consummate weaver of tales of the American Wild West. I read somewhere that he is intensely popular in Europe, as many Europeans find the Wild West truly captivating. L'Amore's style is unique, and has earned him the devotion of his followers, as few other authors have. It may be your 'cup of tea', or not. I mention King's "The Green Mile", because it is a collection of novella's, which is different for King. This is also a deviation for King, in that it's not horror, his long-standing genré. I'm not much of a King fan, as I don't gravitate toward horror, but I'll admit that from the first few pages, I was ravenous for more. Lastly, Anne Rice is such a fine author that I've appreciated everything of hers that I have read. It's easy to get outside of the cliché vampire subject matter, because she so engrosses her reader with character and plot development.

I recommend you read the Alex Cross detective series books by James Patterson. They were all fantastic. I was able to get them all from our local library. Read them in the order he wrote them so you cant keep his home life straight in your head. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

"Of Mice and Men" by Steinbeck is always worth rereading, as well as "In cold Blood" by Capote. "To Kill A Mockingbird" is a great novel. If you like plays and sonnets, "The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare" is one to drag out for the winter. As you know, I am also working on "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are two that I am working on (yes, for fun people, haha). They are a bit tedious, but I enjoy them. Since it is the time of year to hole up again, "It" will come out for a read. I reread it every winter. Good luck picking some reading material. There are a lot of good suggestions on this thread. ("All Quiet on the Western Front" is a great novel, fyi.)

Hey, as I don't know at all what genres you like to read, I try to cover up a few, okay? Classic: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte - I've read it first when I was thirteen and have loved it ever since. It's about a passion that becomes an obsession and what it is able to destroy. Its language is really beautiful and the most interesting thing is that the author has - as far as biographers know - never loved passionately herself, so some critics think that she has kind of compensated by writing the novel. Thriller: Check out the Pendergast-series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. I have never read any thriller with as many twists and so interesting an investigator. I'd recommend to start with the third volume, 'Cabinet of curiosities', as the first ('Relic') and second ('Reliquary') are not as good as the rest. 'The Swarm' by Frank Schätzing (or Schatzing, I think, in English) is also really good. It's kind of a science thriller and holds an awful lot of information about the oceans. It is also a great pageturner and the best German thriller since... well, since a long time, I think. Historical: I'm at a loss here, as my favorite author has not been translated to English yet (I have just looked that up, hope against hope..). But if you ever do find something in English by Rebecca Gablé, read it! Romance: Two novels for teenagers: 'Twilight' by Stephenie Meyer (I'm sure you have heard of that, it's the one with the vampire-boyfriend - it really is the most touching romance I've ever read, so if you like vampires at all, it's worth a try) and 'teach me' by R. A. Nelson, which is about a teenage girl who has an affair with one of her teachers and also the theme sounds strange, it's a great novel with a great, extremely intelligent and sarcastic heroine. Fantasy: I love 'Night Watch' by Sergej Lukianenko, it's a mixture of gothic and fantasy but is staged nowadays. I love it! Just beautiful: I know, strange genre... but try 'Hunting and Gathering' by Anna Gavalda. It's about four people who are extremely different and for some strange reasons start to live together and to try and learn to like each other. It's really beautfiul, no kitsch at all, just funny in a sweet, quiet way. Okay, that was probably a bit over the top, but once I start talking about books and recommending some I get carried away... hope you will try one of them. If you do, let me know if it was worth your time.

Forrest Gump by Winston Groom...hehe...

Hi Lightninstrike, I love to read book when I get a leisure period. I would like recomend a book named "All quiet on the western front" by Eric maria raymark. It is a story of World War 2. If u have allergy on war books(many people have), nevertheless I would like to request u to read it It is not only a story of war but also a story of a young soldier.

If you want a good thriller then I recommend the novels of Lee Child. The hero is Jack Reacher, an anti-hero and I can guarantee you, once you started, you would be hooked. There are more or less 9 Jack Reacher thrillers at this stage and I promise you, the one is as good as the other. Try them.

I recommend "Saving Fish from Drowning" by Amy Tan which I am currently reading. I like all her books... she is a very good author. Another interesting book that I read recently was "Wicked" which is the story about how the wicked witch of the west came to be in Wizard of Oz. Other books I really enjoyed were fantasy books such as "Dragon's Blood" and "Amulet of Samarkand". It depends on what sort of books you like but it's nice to try read something new for a change. Sometimes, you might be surprised.

It depends what sort of book you like. My recommendations are on The Number One Ladies Detective Agency, anything by Susan Strempek Shea, and if you're into reading stuff that's designed for young adults but deeper than most of that genre I would recommend anything by Margaret Peterson Haddix. I also like Philip K. D*ck. MyLot won't let me spell his last name properly, but I'm sure you know what I mean.

I love thriller or suspense stories, if you like that as well I recommend you to read Killing Me Softly by Nicci French. It is a story about obsession. Another favorite of mine is Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, kind of famous, don't know if you've read it already but if not then you might as well consider reading it. If you like love stories then you might enjoy reading A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks, like it better than the movie and also Hot Water for Chocolate, it's a fictional and unique love story.

Hello LightninStrike!(",) I love reading inspirational books in which after finishing it, I end up smiling because I learned something from it. To name a few, books written by Paulo Coelho are a must read, "The Alchemist" and "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept" and those written by Mitch Albom too, "The Five People you Meet in Heaven" and "Tuesdays with Morrie." These kinds of books are easy to read because they are not too long and you can bring it anywhere you want. Have fun reading!(",)

A few Books that are worth reading: Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler Nova by Samuel R. Delany Something Gorgeous by Junior Burke One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

The Memory Keepers Daughter is an amazing book. I would recommend everyone to read it. I think you will be happy you did!