Book suggestions....warning: I'm Picky?

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I haven't read a really good book in a while and I now have a lot of free time and I'd love to read a few really good books.

I'm female and I tend to gravitate towards books with a strong female lead, but that doesn't mean I won't read books in a male perpective.

My favorite book list:
White Oleander (favorite of all time)
The Bel Jar
Lolita
The Deep End of the Ocean
The Time Travelers Wife
The Great Gatsby
Lucky
The Lovely Bones
Wolf at the Table
Glass House

I'm really into psychological drama's but haven't read any plot line's that interest me. The more drama, the better! I occasionally like romance novels, but nothing cheesy. I really like mother-daughter stories, and memoirs.

All suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

West with the Night
Expecting Adam
The Great Divorce
Tree Shepherd's Daughter (trilogy)
For Couples Only
Bridge to Terabithia
Dead Souls
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The Idiot
Hidden Camera

Kelley · Answer

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Night Birds by Thomas Maltman
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Swamplandia by Karen Russell

S.K. · Answer

Okay, you like novels of interpersonal drama which is not necessarily romantic, written for adults. I've read a half dozen from your list, so maybe some of my favorites of a similar type will appeal to you, too. They don't all have strong female leads, but many do.

The Pilot's Wife, Anita Shreve
Ordinary People, Judith Guest
Almost Paradise, Susan Isaacs
The Help, Kathryn Stockett
The Clan of the Cave Bear, Jean Auel

witkowski · Answer

in case you like the Southern Vampire books and Sookie Stackhouse, you will love the Mercy Thompson sequence with the aid of Patricia Briggs and additionally C.E. Murphy's The Negotiator books. the two are incredibly properly written with lots of person romance and action; vampires; werewolves; shapeshifters and different unusual beings. Patricia Briggs has additionally began yet another correct sequence (Alpha and Omega) with a short tale and a novel and that they appear as if being in simple terms as sturdy as sturdy simply by fact the Mercy Thompson books. I additionally exceedingly propose Jim Butchers' Dresden records. 10 interior the sequence so a techniques with greater again. person romance, vampires, werewolves, action and that they are humorous too. Harry Dresden is an astonishing character. I believe the Robin Hobb Farseer advice - large reads with 9 books in 3 correct trilogies.

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Book suggestions....warning: I'm Picky?

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