The Recommendation Thread - Looking for a new read?

[UnicornPower]

Hey, this seems like a good thread :'D
~subscribes~

I might stick around.

K, so, to go straight to the point... I'm currently enthralled in reading Wuthering Heights (I'd love debating it with someone who's read it, I love talking about the books I'm currently reading), and I have no idea what book to pick up next.

I tried reading Pride and Prejudice, which I never finished, but the fact made me really sad. What happened was that, by unfortunate events, I ended up watching both movies - the old six-hour long one first, followed by the newer one with Keira Knightley - before I could lay hands on the book.
When I started reading it, turns out the dialogue and mostly everything was almost an identical copy of the original six-hour-or-so long movie.
Since I already knew the story so well, and how things developed and ended, it bored me to read the book... there was no passion to discover what came next.
I ended up putting it down until I ran out of time and had to give it back to my friend. =/

But I do enjoy books like those two aforementioned. Has anyone here ever heard of Rebecca, by Daphne DuMaurier?
MARVELOUS book - if you're looking for something along the lines of Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, and such.
It can be quite boring in the beginning, but if you can read til the end, it's well worth it!

Well, reason why I mentioned these is just so I could make an impression of what kinds of books I enjoy. Y'know, the old style with old english and such...

Anyone have any suggestion on what book I should read next?

[UnicornPower]

kitkati

I am looking for a book that doesn't make me think at all, but is addictive and FUN to read. It doesn't have to be well-written at all, just something that is enjoyable. Could anyone make a reccomendation?

It really depends on what you're into.

One book that immediately comes to mind, that would definitely NOT make you think much at all, is Marked, by P.C. and Kristin Cast.

It's a vampire series, although a quite different one.

The way it was written is way too simple - almost annoyingly so - but depending on your liking, the story just might make up for it.

Unfortunately I need some more time to think of any other books that don't require much thinking... for I'm fond of deep and complicated books that makes you think to understand them.

[UnicornPower]

Violet Darkwind

I'm looking for any thing frightening but I prefer classic styl and not perticularly gory.

Ever read the original The Phantom of the Opera? LoL.

[DarkDaisuke9]

I'm looking for something new to read and I mean like new within the past three years.
What I'm into: Mainly fantasy, romance, and some real life fiction like coping with things but depends on if the characters are appealing to me

Books Ive Read And Feel Worth Mentioning:
Twilight (All Four)
Harry Potter (All Seven)
House of the Night (Only One Through Four)
Lord Of The Rings (All Three)
Fallen Angel
Anita Blake (Only Read One Of Them But Still Was Damn Good)
Nightworld (All Three)
Percy Jackson, and The Olympains (All Five)
Greek Mythology (Read Quite A Number Of These)
His Dark Materials (All Three)
Inheritance Series (All Three)
Wolves (Read A Number Of These Also Whether Fiction Or Nonfiction)
Alosha (Only The First One)
What Really Happened To Lani Garver
Kissing Kate
Another Kind Of Cowboy

Trust me I read a lot xd I just read some classics for the first time ex. The Crucible, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and a few others. They were good, but I prefer modern as that's just me.

[Unstable Miharu]

Can anyone reccomnend books about wizarding/magic schools BESIDES Harry Potter and Worse Witch?

[Music Is My Moirail]

DarkDaisuke9

I'm looking for something new to read and I mean like new within the past three years.
What I'm into: Mainly fantasy, romance, and some real life fiction like coping with things but depends on if the characters are appealing to me

Books Ive Read And Feel Worth Mentioning:
Twilight (All Four)
Harry Potter (All Seven)
House of the Night (Only One Through Four)
Lord Of The Rings (All Three)
Fallen Angel
Anita Blake (Only Read One Of Them But Still Was Damn Good)
Nightworld (All Three)
Percy Jackson, and The Olympains (All Five)
Greek Mythology (Read Quite A Number Of These)
His Dark Materials (All Three)
Inheritance Series (All Three)
Wolves (Read A Number Of These Also Whether Fiction Or Nonfiction)
Alosha (Only The First One)
What Really Happened To Lani Garver
Kissing Kate
Another Kind Of Cowboy

Trust me I read a lot xd I just read some classics for the first time ex. The Crucible, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and a few others. They were good, but I prefer modern as that's just me.

Maybe The Forest of Hands and Teeth? It's a romance/finding one's self/following dreams at any cost/coping/escape novel set in post-apocalyptic world of zombies. It's very different from most zombie novels/movies I've read/seen as it takes place many many generations after the initial outbreak. It's a easy read, but by no means simple. The characters as well as their world is intriguing. It just sucks you in completely and with minimal ease.

It was released this March, so it's definitely new. :] I read it in my English class and utterly loved it. Plus, there's a sequel being published sometime next year as well as a third in the works, I believe.

It came to mind, so I figured it was worth mentioning. xD

[seth_loves_u]

yeah

[kitkati]

UnicornPower

kitkati

I am looking for a book that doesn't make me think at all, but is addictive and FUN to read. It doesn't have to be well-written at all, just something that is enjoyable. Could anyone make a reccomendation?

It really depends on what you're into.

One book that immediately comes to mind, that would definitely NOT make you think much at all, is Marked, by P.C. and Kristin Cast.

It's a vampire series, although a quite different one.

The way it was written is way too simple - almost annoyingly so - but depending on your liking, the story just might make up for it.

Unfortunately I need some more time to think of any other books that don't require much thinking... for I'm fond of deep and complicated books that makes you think to understand them.

Thank you! I'll look for it! biggrin

I haven't really read a lot of books about vampires, actually the only ones I can list off the top of my head are Twilight (did not like that much at all) and an abridged version of Dracula in class (which I found kind of interesting)

But I'm willing to give almost anything a try!

I do like some of the slightly more complicated books (but I really can't stand anything that goes overboard with descriptions) but I haven't been reading a lot at all lately...I'm starting to feel like my love of books has kind of faded, and it would be nice to have something just fun and not too deep to kill time with XD

[Lady Mizel]

I recomend The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garthe Nix.

[Fancy prettygirl1312]

I gotta say I'm new and I don't quite get it yet, but I'll talk all day if I can, esp. book-related!http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/compose/entry/new/45390447/?quote=1#

[Princess way]

hi there!

well i'm a psychoreader...when i get a book in my hands i just cant stop reading!...so i though it would be good to tell u guys about my fav books and some i really enjoyed..
-The Book Thief :my fav book of all times. a sad story about a girl that lives in a small city outisde of munich during WW2...
-His Dark Matters Series: red the 3 of them and love them!
-Harry Potter Series: I think they're on everyones list
-Twilight Series: Is really addictive and easy to read!..no i'm NOT a twitard i just love the books :3
-The Godfather Series: a clasic of mafia books...i love this books!
-Pride and Prejudice: You gotta love this book! if you red twilight you should read this ones cause meyer based twilight in this one.
-The Melancholy -death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories: By Tim Burton..u have to love this book is really dark i guess..and is a really funny poetry..a must have if u love tim burtons movies!

that's all i could think of right now..

i'm totally subscribing to this topic..

[Dragonlord2005]

I’ve skimmed through some of the previous posts and looked at some of the already recommended titles for vampire novels but none really stood out to me.

I’ve read: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
and part of the Vampire Chronicles (lost interest)

Hopefully someone could give me the title to a good gothic horror?

[K_Floyd]

I'm just about done Coraline by Neil Gaimen. Not a lengthy book but any means but a good read.

[Snicketfile2014]

NotYourAverageTeenageGirl

Icegirl13

So any recommendations for books I should read?
I enjoy books like these

-Tithe/Ironside/ Valiant
-Wicked lovely/ Ink Exchange
-All Harry Potter's
-Blood and chocolate
-The Dark Materials
-Blue Blood series
-Narnia
-Twilight Series
-Abarat
-The Host

Well, I like some of these books (screw twilight) and o also liked these:
Inkheart/Inkspell/Inkdeath
The Artemis Fowl series
Percy Jackson and the olympians series
Call of the wild
The pigman
Iceberg Hermit
A christmas carol
The land of elyon series
To Kill A Mocking Bird
A Separate Peace

everyone i no said that "to kill a mocking bird" was bad... i myself like "warriors"- Erin Hunter and "seekers"-erin hunter and "happy birthday or whatever" those are my reccs ^^

[hotty holly 20]

yeah totaly that is to cool hehehehe