i need a new book

[Knusper]

The Clockwork Orange by someone who I forget the name of( it helps if you watch the film first so you can understand what he is saying and what is going on) and Papillon by Henri Charrier - an amazing book, my definite favourite in all the world, a bog ol' book about a convict in the French Islands in the Caribbean with lots of anti-establishment views.

 

[ntw3001]

I just finished Wuthering Heights and that was pretty good, so you should probably read that.

 

[Sun Flash]

The Millenium trilogy by Stieg Larsson. I did love it muchly. Although it's a bit dark in bits, so yeah...

 

[Durgiun]

Misery by Stephen King.
Seriously, if you go buy or rent it now it will be the best few days of your life you spend reading!

 

[JohnnySex]

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. It's not like anything else haha.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I'm getting very bored with reading girly books that are all the same... same beginning, same ending and same middle!!!

Can anyone suggest a good book that won't bore me to sleep???

If you like history, check out Lous L'amour's The Walking Drum. Actually I know a lot of war books too if you are interested

 

[MassiveGeek]

Well, The Witch's Boy is my favorite book of all time.

 

[Flux289]

I would suggest not a book but actually a superman graphic novel called Red Son, its an alternate storyline of what would have happened if superman landed in soviet russia instead of america, and i know superman isnt the most interesting superhero but if you give it a chance you'll see that it is a very well written graphic novel with an awesome plot and is very memorable.

I strongly recommend it.

 

[stefanbertramlee]

The Night Watch quadrilogy

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

Try the Warriors series by Erin Hunter, it's my absolute favorite and I've been reading it for the past three years.

 

[DrFecka]

if your looking for a true life story thats really good I really enjoyed reading the lone surviver by Marcus Lutrrel.

 

[Hosker]

The Book Thief
I just finished reading it. It's very moving, written with a lot of care. It's set in Germany during World War II, with Death himself acting as the narrator. It's classified as Young Adult fiction only because the main character is a young girl, but the themes are deep and meaningful.

I had a copy of that, but it mysteriously went missing....

OT: You can't go wrong with Tolkien or Pratchett.Have a look at this; there seem to be some good books on there.
http://www.waterstones.com/wat/images/special/promo/sci_fi_guide_09.pdf

 

[ReservoirAngel]

If you're open to anything, I would be kicking myself if I didn't recommend the 'Bartimaeus Trilogy' and the newly-released prequel book.

Long story short it's about an ancient magical demon summoned into a parallel world where magic is everywhere and magicians basically run the government. They're amazing books, and it's almost impossible to NOT like the character of Bartimaeus.

 

[DustyDrB]

The Book Thief
I just finished reading it. It's very moving, written with a lot of care. It's set in Germany during World War II, with Death himself acting as the narrator. It's classified as Young Adult fiction only because the main character is a young girl, but the themes are deep and meaningful.

I had a copy of that, but it mysteriously went missing....

OT: You can't go wrong with Tolkien or Pratchett.Have a look at this; there seem to be some good books on there.
http://www.waterstones.com/wat/images/special/promo/sci_fi_guide_09.pdf

Uh oh, looks like the Book Thief herself has paid you a visit.

 

[Pinkros]

Pratchett is probably alreasy mentioned too much... But he is still awesome!

On the more serious but weird side of litterature, I find Haruki Murakami to be awesome! He is a master of the ordinary surreal. Try him out!

 

[Xyliss]

Don't know if these have already been suggested but The Mortal Engines Series by Phillip Reeve or The Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer. These are two of my favourite series...oh and Harry Potter but I'm sure you've heard enough about them to read/make a decision not to read by now

 

[masterkeaton]

If it hasn't already been said, I'd recommend Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, the book is way better than the movie because it adds more detail, and isn't too boring.

 

[deus-ex-machina]

Anything by Richard Laymon. Beast House is a good place to start.

Read this book. Still a bit freaked out by some of it.

Good horror but not amazing. I'm not sure it is meant to be considered a masterpiece - but that makes it amazing in it's own way.

I would also recommend reading any Graham Masterton if you want some good Horror.

But if not, I love Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. I refuse to watch the film adaptations since a lot of the genius of Pratchett's work is based on his play on words - which I doubt comes across on the screen.

 

[Layzor]

If you want to be a clever cloggs try The Picture of Dorian Grey.

 

[Sethzard]

All of Raymond e feist, all of Trudi Canavan and all of Karren Miller/K.E. Mills and all of Brent Weeks