What are some good books? - Comments

The Looking Glass Wars and Seeing Redd are the first two books in a trilogy on Wonderland by Frank Beddor; they're pretty darn awesome, but even better is The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding set in an alternate timeline London with monsters :D

(I shamelessly plug that book aha, but it is good xD)

The Demonata or The Saga series by Darren Shan :D
S'all vampires and demons and what not (:

And, of course, you can't go wrong with some good old Lord Of The Rings ;]

Such A Pretty Girl and Where The Heart Is :]
& for the list you already have;
Speak was good, and almost everyone I know who read it liked it.
I thought Fever 1793 was good too, & I haven't finished Mango-Shaped Space yet, but from what I've read, it's alright.
& of course, Twilight is just grand. :]

...WOAH. Sorry for the long comment. =/

Go Ask Alice IS a really good book, though I should let you know before you get too wrapped up in the "true story" aspect of it, it actually is fictional. A friend of mine linked me to a Snopes article about it. Where The Red Fern Grows is awesome too, but I don't know about the reading level of that one...I read that in 4th grade. =/

The book I'm reading right now is called "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet. I'm about halfway through. It's kind of a long read--almost a thousand pages--but so far it's AMAZING and well worth it. I have no idea whether that'll carry through but I'm hoping it does.

Also, check out Gregory Maguire's books. He has a series about the land of Oz--you know, Wizard of Oz? The first one is called Wicked, it's the life story basically of the Wicked Witch of the West. AMAZING. FREAKING. BOOK. Second one is "Son of a Witch", and the third comes out this month, called "A Lion Among Men" I believe. Obviously I haven't read the third yet, as it hasn't come out...but the first two were really excellent and I highly recommend them.

Also, Shattered by Dean Koontz. I've never been much of a sci-fi alien book fanatic but this one really pulls you in. Warning: Very morbid at some points.

I'd also DEFINITELY recommend The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Basically chronicles a young woman's descent into insanity. It provides a very intriguing point of view and the main character is surprisingly and almost frighteningly relateable, at least to me.

If you want a nonfictional highly intellectually challenging read, go for Mein Kampf. Yes, that's the book Hitler wrote. Kind of hard to get through, but an informative and intriguing look into one of the most ingenious--albeit evil--minds in history.

Other greats are...for classics, try Hamlet or Macbeth by Shakespeare; Beowulf; The Iliad; The Odyssey; And DEFINITELY go for the stuff based on the Arthurian Legends. (Speaking of which, check out the Avalon series by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The Mists of Avalon is the Arthurian legends from the womens' point of view. I haven't read the rest of the series, but a friend of mine has, and she says they're AMAZING, and based on The Mists, Bradley is an EXCELLENT author.)

The Lord of the Rings series is definitely worth it too, though it does get slow at points. And The Hobbit (LotR's prequel) is a great story, too.

Feel free to message me if you want more and I'll try to come up with some. I read a LOT, so I'm sure I could get a few to you. For now I think this is an alright list. =P

A Child Called It was really good, in a horribly sad kind of way. and the other two books that come after it were good as well.

The Giver was pretty amazing, I actually really want to read it again. and the sequel too

Go Ask Alice was also one of those "really good in a horribly sad kind of way" books.

Of course The Twilight Saga [I'm sure you've gotten that quite a bit]

I really enjoyed Farenheit 451 and if you're into reading a book that is set in older times The Scarlet Letter was good

A pretty popular choice would be The Catcher in the Rye

ummmm, can't think of any other ones at the moment. but yeah, those up there

The Host
Interview with the Vampire
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Made in Beverly Hills

There's a really great book I'd like to reccomend, but I'm not sure if you'd be able to get to it. It's a very little known novel, and an Australian one to boot. It's called Children of Nivarna and is about a Fillipino boy called Napoleon who runs away from his life and goes to live on the streets in Sydney. It is a very, very strangely written book- amazingly abstract and metophorical. But it is a true gem to read.

Some more good books are Death of a Superhero, Hero, the Inkheart series, The Looking Glass Wars (a unique take on the "true" story of Alice in Wonderland) and Borrowed Light. And I agree with the person who reccommended Terry Prachett. He is an amazing and witty author. I enjoyed his series about the Nac Mac Feegles very much.

One of my favorites is called Flowers for Algernon. Basically it's about a mentally retarted man who keeps a diary and undergoes surgery that will dramatically increase his I.Q. As he begins to get smarter and smarter, his friends begin to resent him and he starts begins realizing everything wrong with his life. Good book, I'd recommend it.

oh man, the VR was crazy, with the random cartoon characters and wizard of oz stuff and yellow flying monkeys... I would kill to have just a sliver of that man's imagination.

That's true. And they're different than other books. The whole idea of the virtual reality was amazing and that they characters didn't really understand it at first.

Seriously. Or I'll lend it to a friend, and they'll go, "Omigod, it was like waaayyy too long. I just couldn't get into it." It's a shame, because they're such good books.

*High fives back* It's hard finding people who've even read it.

Otherland liker! *high five!*

I wasn't fond of The Bell Jar though others are. And I've read the Otherland series and actually liked it. These books are long. I suggest Brave New World by Huxley and the Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman which ties sci-fi and magic in an interesting way.

Speak and A child called it are REALLY good.
I just read them for school actully.
And I positvly think twilight is a good book even if I havn't read it.

Which? Otherland isn't about aliens. It all takes place on Earth, and in this strange virtual reality that has a bunch of weird creatures.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has aliens in it, but... it's an epic win. I promise you, pick up the first book and you will see :) those books keep me alive.

Are they about aliens? I don't think I'd read them if they were. I'm more of a... witches and wizards kind of person, I always have been.

Then definitely Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Also, check out anything by Terry Pratchett. They're hilarious sci-fi fantasy sort of books.

And I haven't met anyone else who was even able to get through one of these, but the Otherland series by Tad Williams. They're trippy, insane, amazing sci fi epics, and they're really long, but I love them. So, yeah, you could try one of those and see how you like it.

I absolutely loved the Harry Potter series. I won't read anything scary and I don't think I'd like mysteries.