Jason08 Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 As you may know, summer holidays for North American students are in one week (for me). I really want to get back to my habit of reading books. Are there any good novels or series to go after? I really open to any genre of novels... So just fire away with any novel that you think is good Thanks 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 It depends on your interest? I like Law so I like the law-themed novels by John Grisham. Personally, I can't put them down. Check out The Broker, The Testament and the Rainmaker. Angels and Demons is also pretty decent. Then there's Michael Crichton's books. I liked Timeline but there are more. I haven't read his books in about 5 years.And if you're a real beginner, may I suggest: Famous Five and Secret Seven by Enid Blyton I could read Roald Dahl's books again and again, no matter how old I get. Charlie and the Chocolate factory is always a winner. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caustica Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 I LOVE dystopian, so:1984 - George OrwellBrave New World - Aldous HuxleyIsland - Aldous Huxley (this is utopian, but I like it more than BNW actually)Player Piano - Kurt VonnegutDarkness at Noon - Arthur KoestlerFahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (I don't really like this one, but a lot of other people do)The Iron Heel - Jack LondonThe Chrysalids - John Wyndham (amazing beginning, crappy ending)Some other non-dystopian goodies:Candide - Voltaire (yeah I know, IB text. But it's pretty amazing)Zadig - Voltaire (awesome protagonist)East of Eden - John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men - John SteinbeckCrime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky (I LOVELOVELOVE this book, but the beginning is a bit bleh. It gets a lot better. Trust me)Some non-fiction goodies:Amusing Ourselves to Death - Neil Postman (fits in w/the dystopian theme)Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner; and its sequelSuperfreakonomics - same authorsUm yea. A lot of good books out there 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Glau Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 War of the Worlds, 1982 or whatever - WellsHalo: Fall of Reach - Eric NylundTale of Two Cities - Charles ****ensAll these books should get an award they are so high up there Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuta ♥ Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Didn't read the ones above, but:1- Davinci code2- Angels and Demons: loved the movie..lol3-Across the nightingale floor : amazing4- The 3 book serie: The princess- Daughters of Arabia- Desert Royal: quite interesting5- No one listened: Love that book. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason08 Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 THANKS a lot everyone, i really like some of the books you guys recommend. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Here are some classics/semi-classics that are probably useful for IB English but also (hopefully) interesting and (maybe) rewarding:Johnny Got His Gun, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Stranger, Catch-22, As I Lay Dying, The Outsiders. All Quiet on the Western Front especially was amazing for me, the best war book I've ever read even though I read it in translation. You seriously can't miss it out. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowleo Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) A Tale of Two Cities is a classic that's always a good read.The Constant Princess is beautiful, about King Henry VIII's wife but it reads like fictionIf you haven't read Lord of the Flies, it's pretty good although somewhat gruesome when you actually understand how horrible it is. Edited July 16, 2010 by yellowleo Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Center Field Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and maybe the three musketeers tooWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (If you have time it is well worth it)The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (also pretty long)The Sea Wolf by Jack LondonThe Leather stocking tales by James Fenimore cooperEverybodies already said a Tale of Two Cities but I agree with their assertionsI really like The Lord of the Rings, and everything written by TolkienThe Old man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilia Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 I'm currently reading Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg. It's rather messy, but I like it this far. I can also recommend Herta Müller, I've read Herztier, Heart Animal (?), and it was very interesting, and is probably even better if read in a language one actually understands Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobSewell Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 I really enjoyed Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. It has a great message. Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr are excellent as well..I'm also currently on something called "The Madman's Tale", by John Katzenbach..It's pretty interesting, although a little depressing as well. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
~vola Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 We read Ishmael in environmental systems! I loved that book.If you like sci-fi/fantasy and politics, read Dune by Frank Herbert. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobSewell Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 I hope we read that whenever I take Environmental Systems next year! It's such an awesome book! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 this guy is a spammer. ban? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilia Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 We read Ishmael in environmental systems! I loved that book.If you like sci-fi/fantasy and politics, read Dune by Frank Herbert.You read fiction in ESS? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globe Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 I LOVE dystopian, so:1984 - George OrwellBrave New World - Aldous HuxleyIsland - Aldous Huxley (this is utopian, but I like it more than BNW actually)Player Piano - Kurt VonnegutDarkness at Noon - Arthur KoestlerFahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (I don't really like this one, but a lot of other people do)The Iron Heel - Jack LondonThe Chrysalids - John Wyndham (amazing beginning, crappy ending)Um yea. A lot of good books out there With the exception of leaving out We by Zamyatin, and Animal Farm, you just named my 8 favorite books. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Center Field Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 We is a good book.I forgot to put a book called Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the WestBy Cormac McCarthy Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windstorm G-man Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Don Quixote - Miguel de CervantesEverything Is Illuminated - Jonothan Safran FoerBee Season - Myla GoldbergA Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy TooleThe Trial - Franz KafkaPortrait of Dorian Gray - Oscar WildeTherese Raquin - Emile ZolaI'd suggest, if you are an IB student, to read books that will help you become more culturally aware. Immerse yourself in the unknown social and geopolitical backgrounds of various places, but make it easy to do by reading some simply beautiful literature.Expand your horizons when it comes to reading. Pick up something new that seems interesting, or that you may of heard of once before in the long-long ago and never bothered to follow up on. Turn going out to buy books into an adventure; books are still, by far, the best platform in exploring the world from home. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeciliaL Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Read this on the beach this summer: The God of Small Things - Arundahti Roy It was amazing, you should definately check it out sometime! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Center Field Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 I wish to second the book "A confederacy of dunces" Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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