I need some books to read that are more of a challenge/really leave me thinking?

I'm currently reading my way through this list, and it's so far so good:

http://www.listsofbests.com/list/110-100-best-nove...

Personally, I highly recommend (the first two listed in that list I linked):

The Catcher in the Rye

A Clockwork Orange

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Shakespeare is a always excellent read (if you're good at reading Shakespeare, that is)—Titus Andronicus and A Midsummer's Night Dream are my favorites.

Sherlock Holmes books are intellectually challenging and interesting—A Study in Scarlet is the first one.

I'm happy to hear you're looking to challenge yourself more. Too many teenagers I know just aren't interested in that sort of thing—they like to cling to the easiness of Y.A. and form misjudged opinions about classics they associate with homework, which is such a shame. So, good for you.

Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" as well as Huxley's "Brave New World" are classical dystopian novels that will make you think. I recommend them.

If you're into Science Fiction, you can't beat Isaac Asimov, whose early novels always have a provoking theme.

Philip K ****, who wrote "When Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep" (later made into the movie "Bladerunner") will without question stimulate your mind, but be warned - he's probably schizophrenic.

(I have a couple of books, but I don't know if I want to recommend them to teen age girls. <grin>)

Good luck in your reading.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It's about a futuristic state under a dystopian government where books were outlawed and burned, and why reading was discouraged.

It's one of the books recommended by colleges or high schools, which will keep you thinking.

The Beach - Alex Garland

DEFINITELY Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli. It is amazing.

Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates

Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare ;)

first off, i also love the stephanie plum series.. as a matter of fact i have the first 16 books.. :)

anyway, why don't you try the MILLENNIUM trilogy (the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire, the girl who kicked the hornets nest) by the great STIEG LARSSON..? these are my faves aside from the plum series.. i also enjoy reading any JEFFERY DEAVER books especially TWISTED and MORE TWISTED..

you said you're done reading the twilight saga, how about giving the SOOKIE STACKHOUSE series (by CHARLAINE HARRIS) a try?

i also recommend NO GREATER LOVE and SILENT HONOR by DANIELLE STEEL and ATONEMENT by IAN MCEWAN.. these books have great plots..

Shakesphere will blow ur mind. TRY IT!

Oh! And Divergent! Its futuristic but give it a go! A lot of my friends and family love that book. I just read it and I'm waiting 4 book 2 2 come out!

Then God said to me, “There will be times that I will speak to you in

the Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek languages.” God began to speak to

me in the Hebrew and Greek languages. He said to me, “There are

four words that I am going to use that are throughout the Bible to

describe Hell. The first is a Hebrew word, Sheol [sheh-ole’], which

is the world of the dead or the grave. This place is where the souls of

the ungodly and the godly men and women came when they died

centuries ago. The second is Greek—Hades [hah’-dace], which is

the place of departed souls and spirits, or where a sinner goes after

death. However, before my crucifixion and resurrection, Hades was

divided into two sections that were separated by a large impassable

gulf, which I created. The upper right side of Hades was called both

Abraham’s Bosom and Paradise. The Room of the Cursed is a portion

of what once was Abraham’s Bosom in Hades. I will allow you to see

the Room of the Cursed before your tour comes to an end in the

Outer Darkness of Hell. In the cursed Paradise of the Outer Darkness

of Hell, it was very pleasant. It had streams of water running through

it, and green trees. It looked much like a beautiful well-maintained

park. It contained the souls of all of those persons who had died and

put their trust in me as God during the Old Testament period, up until

the time of the death and resurrection of your Lord and Savior Jesus

Christ. All those human spirits that were in the Paradise of Hades

[Hell] were very much conscious. They were not soul-sleeping. They

were quite alive. After the crucifixion, I spent three days in Hades,

preaching to the spirits that were there.”

The third word to describe Hell is also a Greek word, which is

Tartaros [Tar-tar-os’]. Tartaros is this portion of Hell that I want

you to see specifically. This is the reason why I brought you here to

Hell: so you can be a witness to all back on Earth, testifying that

there is a place of severe punishments and judgment for those who

disobey my Holy Word, which is called the Holy Bible. This place is

called the Outer Darkness of Hell. Tartaros has many jail cells. I

spoke of Tartaros in my Holy Word. This portion of Hell contains the

angels who sexually sinned with the women of the Earth before

Noah’s flood. I only mentioned Tartaros one time throughout the

entire Bible: in the book of 2nd Peter, the second chapter, verse four.”

“For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down

to Hell [Tataros], and delivered them into chains of darkness,

to be reserved unto judgment;” - 2 Peter 2:4 KJV

“These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a

tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved forever.”

2 Peter 2:17 KJV

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While Out of My Body, I Saw God, Hell and the Living Dead