Reccomend a book

[MinishArcticFox]

I know there are other threads about this but it's for a project at school and I have some requirements.

1. Be written after 1960
2. Must be fictional
3. Be at least 200 pages
4. School appropriate (who knows who my books could offend)
5. Can't be a movie
6. It is likely to need some symbolism or theme that I can babble about in an essay

I mostly read classics so this is kind of a hard pick for me so any reccomendation is welcome.

 

[Jfswift]

The Fox and the Jewel. Deals with Inari worship in Japan. Nonfiction.

Edit: wow I read that too fast. Sorry about that, if you want a good fiction book that would appropriate for school try Robert Jordan's, Wheel of Time series. They're a bit lengthly but well written.

 

[Aidinthel]

Wow, that nonfiction requirement kills almost every book I own. How about Into the Wild? My copy is 203 pages.

 

[likalaruku]

I'd like to help, but outside of "A Series of Unfortunate Events," I haven't read anything in 2 years that was written after 1910.

Non fiction = text books, according to my old highschool library.

Hmmm.... How about some newer biography on the life of "Bonnie & Clyde?"

 

[Commissar Sae]

It might be a bit long but "K blows top" is an awesome piece of nonfiction. It's all about the misadventures of Nikita Khrushchev in his trip to the US in 1959. Its really quite amusing and had me laughing out loud a lot.

Other than that all the goods ones I know are too long.

 

[Cain_Zeros]

If they want non-fiction they probably won't be as big about theme and such. Anyway, Into Thin Air. It's the true story of a climbing expedition on Mt. Everest that provides a huge example of Murphy's Law.

 

[MinishArcticFox]

If they want non-fiction they probably won't be as big about theme and such. Anyway, Into Thin Air. It's the true story of a climbing expedition on Mt. Everest that provides a huge example of Murphy's Law.

I agree I don't really see how you can but every book we've read he has had us do this with. I'm a fan of literature and all but sometimes I really doubt that there is a deeper meaning.

 

[Morty14]

What sort of philosophy do you enjoy reading? I might be able to recommend a modern philosophy title.

 

[Cain_Zeros]

If they want non-fiction they probably won't be as big about theme and such. Anyway, Into Thin Air. It's the true story of a climbing expedition on Mt. Everest that provides a huge example of Murphy's Law.

I agree I don't really see how you can but every book we've read he has had us do this with. I'm a fan of literature and all but sometimes I really doubt that there is a deeper meaning.

Especially not non-fiction. Depending on the author's writing style there might me the odd metaphor or simile, but the meaning is just telling you what's on the pages.

 

[MinishArcticFox]

I apologize to everyone who posted a reccomendation. Someone asked the teacher about the assignment today in class and it turns out that the e-mail with the original assignment was wrong I updated the requirements and I once again apologize to everyone who had a reccomendation.

 

[SamuelT]

Try the last five Sword of Truth books. They've got major 'Communist/Objectivist' themes in there. Kind of a biased writer though; Every single character who isn't a proper objectivist is evil and bad, and must be killed. It does have some explicit sexual themes though, perhaps a bit improper.

But there you go.

 

[Yumi_and_Erea]

God Ran Out Of Faces.

 

[Weaver]

why does it need to be after 1960?? Some of the most seminal works of fiction were created before 1960. Is this your own personal restriction or the schools? Whoever is responsible for such stringent restraints is an idiot.

I'm just mad because 1984 is one of my favorite books of all time and was published in 1949.

 

[Pinkros]

Any book written by Terry Pratchett. And no, that was not a title.

"The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" by Haruki Murakami.

The Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Caravan.

 

[MinishArcticFox]

why does it need to be after 1960?? Some of the most seminal works of fiction were created before 1960. Is this your own personal restriction or the schools? Whoever is responsible for such stringent restraints is an idiot.

According to my teacher it still leaves 50 years of literature to be read. I mean it discounts works like White Fang, Moby Dick, War of the Worlds, Lord of the Rings, etc, but why read that when I could read great works like Twightlight.

 

[Ekonk]

Pick Oryx & Crake. It covers everything you just said. And it's a cracking read. Best novel I ever read.

Premise: A naked and slightly crazy man lives in a tree, goes wrapped in a bed sheet, and is haunted by his past. And the past in general.

Themes: moral decay of society, morality of genetic engineering, corruption.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

You could try Tai-Pan by James Clavell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai-Pan_%28novel%29

I enjoyed it, and it does qualify as literature and is reasonably school friendly.

 

[Marter]

The first "The Last Vampire" book by Christopher Pike. It might be school appropriate. (It was at mine, but who knows about yours.)

 

[Dr.Susse]

I'd hate to beat this dead horse anymore but 'The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy' great book and you can say It's about a stranger trying to adapt to a vastly different world only to find out his very existence was manufactured or some lies like that.

 

[Eliam_Dar]

You could try Tai-Pan by James Clavell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai-Pan_%28novel%29

I enjoyed it, and it does qualify as literature and is reasonably school friendly.

Also by James Clavell, I suggest Shogun

EDIT: Not sure if the books where translated to English, but Valerio Massimo Manfredi wrote some awsome books about Alexander the Great, the slave rebellion in sparta, the lost legion, a fictional book about a roman commander that goes to china