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

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!

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  • 8 years ago
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    hmm... Doestoevski, the russian philosopher. I love reading him during the winter. Some of his books include:

    -The Idiot (my favorite, very romantic in some parts, I think)

    -Notes from Underground

    -Crime and Punishment

    Albert Camus, only read a ccouple things, but there very very interesting.

    -The Plague

    -The Stranger

    Kay Redfield Jamison

    -An Unquiet Mind (memoir about a doctor with bipolar who woud use manic episodes to get through medical school and complete research projects. Very Very romantic with a strong femine lead. One of my favorite books ever and Ive read it three times and still get that "cant put it down, feel every word" out of it

    Ann Rynd (I know I didnt spell this right at all)

    -The Fountain Head

    William Faulkner (amazing at creating characters that are so believable and relatable.)

    -A light in August (definitely a strong femine lead as one of the main plot lines is an impregnated teen who leaves in the night to find the father who she believes with all her heart is awaiting her arrival as he earns money to give her the life of her dreams. Romantic and well written)

    -The Sound and The Fury A-MAAZING

    Henry David Thoreau

    -Walden

    oooo, and id also suggest looking up some books that are now movies. A lot of really good movies lately have first been amazing books. You could do a lit and film thing and read the books then watch the film. I totally did that a couple years ago after my boyfriend and I broke up. Like slumdog Millionare. also:

    -a clockwork orange

    -the shawshank redemption (stephen king)

    -High Fidelity

    -About a Boy

    -Where the Red Fern Grows

    -Atonement

    -THe Road

    -Alice in Wonderland

    _Age of Innocence

    -Choke

  • 8 years ago

    If you want to read a great book series, and have alot of time, look into the house of night series, im really into vamps but not twilight like stuff, its too cheesy, but along those lines, in the house of night series theres about 12-13 books out at the min :) its about a girl who is rather unlucky and doesnt really get on well with her mother since she remarried, but shes very close to her granmother, then shes "marked" and has to move into the house of night, a boarding school for all young to-be vampires. Then there are a few evil folk in it and it gets very suprisin lol. :) Its a great read :) also a favourite of mine is the true blood book series, its far better than the show, and obv, gos into alot more detail :) and if your not into vamps at all, try "joan linguard" books, thats the name of the author, she wrote a series called "the kevin and sadie novels" its all about a catholic boy and a protestant girl during the troubles in n.ireland, :)

    Source(s): Hope i helped :):):)
  • 8 years ago

    Have you read the Hunger Games? Has some drama, romance and a strong female lead. It also has a psychological factor to it. The whole series would be good to read. I didn't think I would like it and its my favorite series! I am reading it for the 4th time now!

  • 8 years ago

    Theives convenent

    The night circus

    Theives muesuem

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    8 years ago

    I'm reading Flowers For Algernon :)

    I don't know if it'd be something your into, but I like it so far lol.

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