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I am a teen and I love reading, but I do not want to read teen books, like high school/ middle school fiction. What are some good books that are classics or just really good reads? Please list some good titles, name and author! Thank you!
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One of the best books I have ever read is "The Excorsist" by William Peter Blatty. It is not really a scary book. It goes more into the religious aspects of excorsism and the reasons the Catholic Church would need to do one than the movies does.
I also enjoyed Stephen King's "Rose Madder". Not a horror book but more of a woman finding her own strength to leave her abusive husband and find her own life. Stephen King also wrote "Rita Hayworh and the Shawhsank Redemption" which is, like the movie, an excellent stroy.
Michael Crichton's books are always good reads. "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World" and "State Of Fear" are brilliant.
If you haven't already done so read "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown. The book of "Da Vinci Code" is waaaaay better than the movie.
Anne Rice's vampire chronicles are really riveting "Interview With the Vampire", "The Vampire Lestat", "The Queen Of The Damned",The Tale Of The Body Thief" and "Memnoch The Devil"are the first 5 and the best. Her witch trilogy is even more exciting in my eyes: "The Witching Hour", "Lasher" and "Taltos". If you like that grandiose, gothic style of writing you really can't go wrong with Anne Rice.
Thomas Harris' books are brilliant, he wrote "Red Dragon", The Silence Of The Lambs", "Hannibal" and his new book, "Hannibal Rising".... well written and very atmospheric.
Lasty Irvine Welsh's books are very very good but are probably a bit too adult for you if you are only in your teens. They are very graphic in thier description of drug use and the cruel side of human nature as well as the fact that they are written in Scottish dialect and are very hard to read if you don't understand the way Scottish people use slang.
It's nice to be able to answer a question like this about reading....doesn't happen very often. Good for you...
One of the best books I have ever read is "The Excorsist" by William Peter Blatty. It is not really a scary book. It goes more into the religious aspects of excorsism and the reasons the Catholic Church would need to do one than the movies does.
I also enjoyed Stephen King's "Rose Madder". Not a horror book but more of a woman finding her own strength to leave her abusive husband and find her own life. Stephen King also wrote "Rita Hayworh and the Shawhsank Redemption" which is, like the movie, an excellent stroy.
Michael Crichton's books are always good reads. "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World" and "State Of Fear" are brilliant.
If you haven't already done so read "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown. The book of "Da Vinci Code" is waaaaay better than the movie.
Anne Rice's vampire chronicles are really riveting "Interview With the Vampire", "The Vampire Lestat", "The Queen Of The Damned",The Tale Of The Body Thief" and "Memnoch The Devil"are the first 5 and the best. Her witch trilogy is even more exciting in my eyes: "The Witching Hour", "Lasher" and "Taltos". If you like that grandiose, gothic style of writing you really can't go wrong with Anne Rice.
Thomas Harris' books are brilliant, he wrote "Red Dragon", The Silence Of The Lambs", "Hannibal" and his new book, "Hannibal Rising".... well written and very atmospheric.
Lasty Irvine Welsh's books are very very good but are probably a bit too adult for you if you are only in your teens. They are very graphic in thier description of drug use and the cruel side of human nature as well as the fact that they are written in Scottish dialect and are very hard to read if you don't understand the way Scottish people use slang.
It's nice to be able to answer a question like this about reading....doesn't happen very often. Good for you...
What is the greatest book ever?
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The book that had the most impact on your life, or on the world.
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Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix. I didnt like reading before I read this book. One day I saw it on Costco, liked the cover, and bought it. Also, I had a feeling about this book. I felt like I needed to buy it. When I got home, I thought to myself that it would take me three months to finish the book because I had never read something so long and because I hardly read. As soon as I opened the book, I was captured. I laughed, cried, yelled, and sympathized with the character. I could vividly picture what I read. I felt like I was living potter's world. I finished the book in one day and twelve hours. I read it again, went to costco and bought the rest. since then, I have become a big reader and a writer. If it was not because of my reading background, I would not be surviving college right now. I owe Harry Potter my reading background and my consecutive spot in the Dean's list.
Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix. I didnt like reading before I read this book. One day I saw it on Costco, liked the cover, and bought it. Also, I had a feeling about this book. I felt like I needed to buy it. When I got home, I thought to myself that it would take me three months to finish the book because I had never read something so long and because I hardly read. As soon as I opened the book, I was captured. I laughed, cried, yelled, and sympathized with the character. I could vividly picture what I read. I felt like I was living potter's world. I finished the book in one day and twelve hours. I read it again, went to costco and bought the rest. since then, I have become a big reader and a writer. If it was not because of my reading background, I would not be surviving college right now. I owe Harry Potter my reading background and my consecutive spot in the Dean's list.
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