The Recommendation Thread - Looking for a new read?

[Adra Korim]

Reccomend me a book! any book! any genre.



I don't care just anything you thought was good.

I've already read Twilight and the three Eragon books.

[dainichijess]

I need a new book!
Something kind of sad, but very prosaic. Bonus points if the characters are kind of decadent.
I liked Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Bright Lights, Big City, The Time-Traveler's Wife, and anything Douglas Coupland. I tried Less Than Zero, but it was kind of too...impending doom-y for me.

[dainichijess]

Adra Korim

Reccomend me a book! any book! any genre.



I don't care just anything you thought was good.

I've already read Twilight and the three Eragon books.

Try the Maggie Quinn, Girl versus Evil series. The first one is called Prom Dates from Hell, and they're by Rosemary Clement-Moore. Supernatural, but funny-kinda like Buffy, but more realistic.

[dainichijess]

I apologize for writing a whole page.

maronne de blays

I'm looking for a thought-provoking or emotion-stirring book, any genre (including graphic novels) except manga. Something dark is a plus, a dystopia is fine too. I've read most you can think of, and I love nonfiction as well. I'm an anarchist, anti-consumerist, and a feminist, and extremely extremely liberal, to give you an idea.
I'm fine with fiction that just stirs something inside people and makes them really emotional. Something beautiful and well-written. Something inspirational on either an intellectual level or an emotional level.
So something ******** EXCELLENT, in other words.

Special Topics in Calamity Physics is really amazing. The story is narrated by a girl who's father is a professor, and moves her around all the time. It pulls a slight genre switcheroo at the end, becoming kind of a mystery, but I was so into it by that point I didn't care anymore. There's also World War Z, which is a series of first person accounts of a full scale global war against zombies, but it's very, very serious and dark. Some of the stories are just heartbreaking. As for graphic novels, have you read Y: The Last Man? Yorick Brown (and his monkey, Ampersand) is the only survivor of a plague that kills all males on Earth. It's definitely one of the best graphic novels I've ever read- I owned the first one for a while, couldn't find it, then found out my friend had them all, and read all of them over the next 24 hours. sweatdrop

Punkjello

I'd enjoy a good vampire novel that's not focused mainly on romance. I'd rather have no romance at all, but a lovely plot. If not no romance, then the most minimal amount as possible.

That means don't give me Twilight. Christ. --;

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes has written several good books about vampires. In the Forests of the Night is the first one that comes to mind. Ignore those awful banner ads on here about her newest book- they're really, really good.

Commander Penguin

User Name: Commander Penguin
Likes: Adventure novels, Mythical beasts, Witty humor, Intellegent writing
Dislikes: Gushy love novels, Overly Complicated or Confusing Plot

You should check out the Discworld series, by Terry Pratchett. The same author also collaborated with Neil Gaiman on a book called Good Omens, which I have not read yet but is apparently very good. Then there's Gaiman's American Gods, which is very dark, and a little complicated, but good if you like mythology or urban fantasy. It's sci-fi, not fantasy, but if you've never read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series...do. whee

[sweetari]

Prescribe Me A New Book!

Okay, so, I was in Borders Express yesterday. I was armed with money and coupons worth 1o dollars off. The only problem was that I couldn't find a book that caught my attention enough to buy it. I looked in the front where they have all the best sellers, the teens section, the adults section, and I spent atleast ten minutes browsing their small collection of classics.

So.. Help? Me not being able to find a book might be because it was only a Border's Express, but I'm usually able to find atleast two books I want to buy in there. I'm not in a rush because I have atleast five unfinished books sitting around in my room.

I like teen or adult books that don't hold anything back. Like, Tweak for teens and The Lovely Bones for adults. I'm also getting into the heavy literature, but I'm reading one of those books now, and I don't think I could handle two in a row.
I would enjoy a romance book, but not one of those over-the-top kind. You know, the ones with a half-naked girl sitting on a guys lap. Something like "Nights in Rodanthe" would be fine.

Nothing too baby-ish, please.
And I apoligze for typong so much.

[K a z e II M i h a r u]

Does anyone know any good Romance or science fiction books? Just started reading and i need ideas.

[ManicShadow]

KazeKageGaarasGirl

Does anyone know any good Romance or science fiction books? Just started reading and i need ideas.

Romance:

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (Werewolves)
The Wolf Hunt by Gillian Bradshaw (Werewolves)
As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann (17th century gay romance)
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause (Young adult and more Werewolves)
Sunshine by Robin McKinley (Vampire/human romance)

Sci-Fi:

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein


Greatest Book Ever Written:

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

[K a z e II M i h a r u]

ManicShadow

KazeKageGaarasGirl

Does anyone know any good Romance or science fiction books? Just started reading and i need ideas.

Romance:

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (Werewolves)
The Wolf Hunt by Gillian Bradshaw (Werewolves)
As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann (17th century gay romance)
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause (Young adult and more Werewolves)
Sunshine by Robin McKinley (Vampire/human romance)

Sci-Fi:

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein


Greatest Book Ever Written:

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

Thanks for all the ideas, i'll check them out

[B3TT3RTHANU]

LIKE MANY HAVE READ, TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

[Miss Gabrielle]

Try Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.Its the 1st book of the Vampire Chronicles. Its gothic fiction and deep.

[In Living Colour]

I am kinda looking for a couple of books to read in any genre except non-fiction and historical fiction can anyone think of any?

[MistaShades]

Josephine Sena

I could use some good historical fiction, vampire, or just any really good book recomendations.

Read: Twilight Series, house of night, blue blood

you cold give the book bloodline a try. i don't know the author but it was about Draculas blood line and it coming together with vanhelsining's its also a good victorian peace. and as a side note you should look into the brothers grim.

[MistaShades]

i also wish to be a volunteer

[MistaShades]

dolly2back

I am kinda looking for a couple of books to read in any genre except non-fiction and historical fiction can anyone think of any?

try anything from Eoin Colfer for fantasy and Mario Puzo has some really good books. *Puzo wrote the Godfather*

[MistaShades]

i'm looking for some well known authors in the general fiction catagory the trick is they have to be very descriptive. children's authors to if you can?