Recommended Novels? (Not Twilight etc)

Anything by Jane Austin especially Mansfield Park is worth it. I constantly reread Sherri Reynolds' A Gracious Plenty. It has the most beautiful concept of the afterlife I have ever read.

A Year of Wonders is stark, deeply moving and hopeful

A Secret Life of Bees is amazing.

If you want something laugh out loud funny I recommend anything by Christopher Moore.

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon is the retelling of the story of King Arthur and his knights but from his sisters perspective. It is really great.

Charles Dickens Bleak House and Great Expectations. I highly recommend reading these. He is brilliant.

The Count of Monte Cristo. I believe you should read this every couple of years as where you are emotionally in your own life will effect how you read and relate to this story.

The House of Seven Gables. Fun and interesting.

The Lady in White - Collins - such a great gothic tale.

Have fun!

Lauren Willig's historical fiction

Jennifer Weiner's creme de la creme of chick lit (some of the only chick lit NOT about shopping)

Gone With The Wind

Memoirs of a Geisha

Cold Mountain

How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed

Battle Cry of Freedom

Maybe some good biographies if you are into that... not novels, but still often a good read...

Stephen King has good novels, like Firestarter. Animal Farm by George Orwell is also a good book. Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com/

Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a "Reader's Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books.

Also these: http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/grtother.html#... . Lots of lists, but I especially like the Harvard Classics list - all the books that I should have read, but (mostly) never did.

Finally, these: http://www.awardannals.com/wiki/Honor_roll:Genres - pick your genre, find the best books ranked by how many awards they've won.

I hope this helps.

Arthur

Okay for a teen I would suggest the book Fairest. It's back in the medieval time. But it's very very good! I love it! And I believe that if your looking for romance this book is perfect! It even has some action to keep your attention.

Teh count of Monte cristo is VERY good but I would recommend the abridged version. Dangerous Liasons and Madame Bovary are good too. Can you tell I like french literature?

Anything by Neil Gaiman - my favorites of his are Neverwhere and American Gods

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

Beowulf (Trans. Seamus Heaney)

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

I'd love to answer your question, but can you first specify if you are a male/female or an adult/young adult? Because I can really only help if you are a young adult female. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov.

james patterson

nicholas sparks