Here are just some reviews or suggestions 4 books that I've read....I like em lots, anyone who doesn't has bad taste in books! These will be in no specific order, just basically off the top of my head right now, so bon apetit.
There are some extremely excellent novels out there written by Leon Uris. He writes of mainly war and fighting for freedom or independece but, just b/c this is his main subject matter, it doesn't mean that it's going 2 be boring! Exodus is an amazing story of deliverence of the Jews and their form a protest is, well, it kinda tore at me. Anyways, It's really...really good, and kinda long, I'm pretty sure it was around 600 pages, but read it! There's also Miltia 18, QBVII, all excellent, excellent well written stories, any of his books I would definately recommend (I've read em all, I just can't remember em all right now).
Another former favorite author of mine is Mary Higgins Clark. Her genre is murder mystery and tend to be very fast-paced. I love the beginning to Pretend You Don't See Her. Where are the Children, Stillwatch, The Lottery Winner, My Gal Sunday, etc. are just some of her numerous books. They're great for just reading for fun (which I hope some of you do).
In elementary school, my favorite author was Bill Wallace, and I still luv him. He's written books that would make you laugh and make you cry. These are very easy to read and definately very fun for boring days. Some of his books are A Dog Called Kitty, Buffalo Gal, Beauty, and Red Dog.
Another good easy reading author would be Phillip Pullman. He wrote, or is currently writing a trilogy, last I remember anyways. It's called the Golden Compass and it's very interesting. It's kind of a fantasy type genre but definately good.
Tamora Pierce, also a fantasy-type author has written a series I can't really remember the titles, but the main character is Alanna and it's just a very fun series to read.
I can' quite be sure of the next author's name, but he or she wrote "Dark Angel" this is a triology of sorts and is about vampires with a twist, kinda of dark, gothic, and melancholy, but very good.
Now on the the books...
Farhenheit 451 left me kinda like "whoa." I admit, the first time I read it, I did NOT like it. But that was basically b/c I didn't understand the meaning inside the book. Sooo, if you don't like this, you probably didn't get it. Which means, that you have to read it AGAIN. Hint, it has something to do about society and what is happening to it, if you think about there are several parallels to what we are like now. Remember, Ray Bradbury is comtemporary so there would be.
Lord of the Flies...majorly creepy novel however, definately very, very good. Read it just b/c it's so well written.
Animal Farm. What can I say? It was very fast-paced, short, and very deep. But, any nitwit should be able to understand this political novel and the insinuations it has about what mankind is becoming...read it!
Banner In the Sky is one of my all-time favorites, great story about a boy and his need to finish what his father had begun years before, and what his father had died doing. It's a wonderful novel and it's written by James Ramsey Ullman.
Winter of Fire, a beautiful novel about Elsha, who is Quelled, the oppressed people, and her struggle for equality. I would think it's more of a girls' book than guys tho...but, that's no excuse to reject it guys.
For a touch of lightness, read, or reread There's A Boy in the Girl's Bathroom. It's sweet and funny and just easy to read.
Zoya by Danielle Steel is about a young Russian princess who lives during the revolution to communism. She escapes the killing and burning leaving behind almost everything and everyone. Also more a girls' book than guyz, it's really good and at times really sad. Any of Steel's books I think I would also reccommend.
Hmm, perhaps one major "classic writer" is Ernest Hemingway. I've only read his Farewell to Arms and frankly, it wasn't that great. A very linear book, not badly written, just lacks any real emotion or change. You kinda feel like you're at a silent film...but it's not bad, just for me, it wasn't that great.
To Kill A Mockingbird, was one of my favorites til we read it for class and then over-analyzed and picked at it. If you know you're going 2 read it 4 skool, don't read it now, you'll probably get kinda sick of it.
Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca is definately an interesting tale, it's realistic and somewhat has a sad undertone...almost a modern gothic of sorts. Very good. But if you're the type that likes those happy everybody wins endings, then this probably isn't much of a book for you.
The Stepford Wives byIra Levin is excellent. Moves fast, kinda has a pleasant tone with kind of a lil subtle creepiness in there. I don't like these types of endings, but it doesn't detract from the book, so read it!
Potok, Chaim I think that's his name wrote The Chosen, it's a interesting novel about two boys with conflicting beliefs or attitudes and begins with a baseball game. Very good also and I think I'm sounding a lil redundant here.
Anyways, I think I'm just going 2 list some of my dislikes...not much 2 tell here
The Caine Mutiny
21 Balloons
A Christmas Carol
Little Women
A Light in the Forest
The Hunt for Red October
Ethan Frome
Wellez that's bout it for now, til I remember more anyways. =)
