Book Recommendations?

[Sohru-san]

I'm trying to expand my reading material a little bit more. Any recommendations for books? Please give a little description on what it's about and the rating.

[Arcademan]

Well, I was going to say we have a book thread however not one specifically for recommendations so I'll keep this thread open. Let's here some recommendations and why. If you want to discuss the books, please use the other thread on 'Books that you've read (non-manga)

Thank You.

[moezychan]

Yosha! You want recommendations, I'll be more than happy to give them to you!

Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder: These books are excellent. There are 9 complete books in the series; the titles:

Little House in the Big Woods
Little House on the Prairie
Farmer Boy
On the Banks of Plum Creek
By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Long Winter
Little Town on the Prairie
These Happy Golden Years
The First Four Years

It's an excellent series; the main character is Laura Ingalls (yes it's Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiography) and it shows how she lives her life from age 5 all the way to becoming a mother. She learns perserverance, love, and determination all the while becoming a fine young woman.

I'll post more later.

[Møon Li]

I recommend you my favourites

 Brida by Paulo Coelho: A not ordinary story about how an irish girl finds her Gift.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë: A classic book, dramatic and tragic story about how an  aristocrat family got lots of troubles since the arriving of a gipsy kid.

And any by Alexander Dumas, junior... he liked to write about the relation between men and women in that age.

When I remember more, I'll post later

How old are you?

[itsafactiact]

If you like murder mystery I suggest "And Then There Were None" (also goes by the title "Ten Little Indians" ) and "Murder on the Orient Express" both by Agatha Christie.

[monkey]

heres a recomendation:
Burn them all!!

[Gabys!]

Animal Farm from George Orwell. It's about animals that decide to live like humans but with the difference they try to live like in soviets (I think it was like that).
Paula from Isabel Allende it's a very nice story about the writer's live and how is she living through  the illness of her daughter. It's a very touching story.
The Phantom of the Opera it's a classic! (I can´t remember the name of the author...).

Well, for now this is all.

[Star]

heres a recomendation:
Burn them all!!

     Don't do that, I'll read to you so you don't even have to touch the books, ever.

(I'm not going to rate them I love them all)
Good Books:

The Bartimaeus Trilogy ~ about a boy and a demon(djinn) who seem to fight a lot
A Wrinkle in Time  (and all the other books in that series)~ very good about space/time travel and meeting various odd new creatures
Esperanza Rising~ About a girl who was of some status and was forced to flee her country and moved to america and was then poor and had to work very very hard
Define Normal~ About a girl who signed up to peer counsel a girl of extreame opposite, both girls have big problems and the one who seems to be normal might have an even bigger problem they find they can help each other
The Watsons go to Birmingham 1963~ About a boy and his family during the civil rights movement, will make you laugh with hysterics, and will make you cry
Missing May~ About a girl who whas to go live with her aunt and uncle then she has to help her uncle go through loss
Among the Hidden (series too)~ A futuristic story where families are only allowed 2 children, any others must be killed/disposed of.   
Flowers for Algernon ~about a guy who has brain damage but undergoes some treaments and begins to understand what goes on in the world and documents it
Number the Stars~ Another holocaust story where a girl tries to escape the Nazis
Woman in the Wall ~About a girl who hides within her house, literally
Bright Shadow ~About a girl who is given the last 5 wishes in the whole world and must try to keep them safe
Watership Down ~Talking animals is always good isn't it
The Twits ~Read this to know about the most horrible, ugliest, disgusting people in the world
Lily's Crossing ~About war and love
Hoot~ Really good book about a boy who finds the courage to stand up for what he believes in
Stargirl~ About an oddball girl and a normal guy who fall in love

I know a lot more if you need them

[Shiunu]

Memoirs of a Geisha - It's such an amazing book. Once you start reading it you can't put it down. The plot is so interesting and it makes you feel like your in another world. It's about a young girl who gets sold to a geisha house in the 1930s and learns to become a geisha.

You should really read that one.

[KuroPuppy]

The halo book Collection. It's a must have for anyone who likes science fiction and/or have played the game.

[babypigggy]

Gardens of Kyoto - a bit cencored and may get you lost..but the way it was writen is beautiful~

[SasukeRocks]

In The Forest of the night By: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Risika, a teenage vampire, wanders back in time to the year 1684 when, as a human, she died and was transformed against her will.
Demon in My View By:Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Seventeen-year-old Jessica Allodola discovers that the vampire world of her fiction is real when she develops relationships with an alluring vampire named Aubrey and the teenage witch who is trying to save Jessica from his clutches.
(I actually want to recommend all seven books by her, but these are the first two.)

[Chang]

The Chronicles of Narnia It's about kids going to another world. There's 7 books in total and the stories are mainly revolving around the world of Narnia. You'll meet characters such as Aslan the Lion and Jadis the White Witch. It's a good read...I think it's good on a rainy day when there's nothing else to do =P It's not REALLY addictive but it's a good read.

[suu_no_clover]

I seriousl reccomend the book "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer. I just finished it, and loved every page. It's a romance/fantasy about a girl who falls in love with a vampire. Really believeable, for a work of fiction!