I need a good book to read?

Question

i want to read a good book. and no matter how many times i search on amazon or look around at barnes and noble or just search around on answers i never find a book interesting to me.

ive already read all the books in the twilight series.

i want a book that is gripping, inspirational or just good.

i want a book that will make me think and have

a profound change on me or my ideas.

i don't want just another teen book or a cliched book that woman like to read in the bath tub (nothing against woman's literary choices i just don't want a flaky book)

a classic book would be okay

im a good reader so a challenging book is okay.

help!

Answer 1

James... you have to read this book... it will make your mind think and question the world we live in...

State of Fear

by Michael Crichton.

Actually, most books by Michael Crichton are fantastic - especially the ones that HAVEN'T been made into movies...

Answer 2

Here are my favorite Stephen King books.

Now take in mind not all of his novels are horror.

Most have to do with group situation and how we solve problems.

Misery

It

The Stand

Nightmares and Dreamscapes (Short stories)

Hearts in Atlantis

The girl who loved Tom Gordon

Answer 3

The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Neffenigger

Last Chance by Sarah Dessen

Best of Fathers by Anne Baker

The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood

Cell by Stephen King

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Swimming with the Fishes and Swimming without a net by MaryJanice Davidson

Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funkt

Ingo series by Helen Dunmore

Jane Eyre

Gulliver's Travels by Johnathan Swift

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors by William Golding

No! I don’t want to join a Book Club by Virgina Ironside

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir......and her other books

Eragon series

Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz

My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle

The Book Thief by Markus Zusack

Mr Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Wuthering Heights

Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D H Lawrence

The Arthur Trilogy by Bernard Cornwall starts with Winter King

Mr McGreggor, The Last Lighthouse Keeper, Animal Instincts, Only Dad, Rosie, Love and Dr Devon all by Alan Titchmarsh

Anything by Stephen King, John Saul, John Connolly, James Herbert Mike Gayle, Nicholas Sparks and Alexander McCall Smith

The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind starts with Wizards First Rule

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King starts with The Gunslinger

All the Harry Potter books

Answer 4

Nightfall By: Nelson DeMille

Wildfire by:Nelson DeMille

Hill 488 by: Ray Hildreth

Answer 5

The Illuminatus trilogy by Robert Shea Robert Anton Wilson

Leviathan

The eye in the pyramid

The golden apple

It will make you think, to say the least

Answer 6

The Shack by William P. Young

http://www.theshackbook.com

The link on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Shack-William-P-Yo...

Sometimes when I'm looking for a good new book to read I'll search the best sellers lists online.  :)

Answer 7

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

I love her books.

Also, I like Dan Brown books.  Have you read all of them?  They're all equally gripping.

Answer 8

Because you said you're willing for a challenge academically and mentally............

Academic: "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand; "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Simply entertainment: "The Shining" and "The Stand" by Stephen King; and because you like "Twilight", here's an upgrade: "Interview With A Vampire" by Anne Rice. Oh, and of course if you haven't read "Harry Potter," read it! (I have a bit of a soft spot for that series).

But my number one suggestion is "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. I just read it recently. It's short, right to the point, and just so.........scary. Not, perhaps, in a thriller-movie kind of way, but because it's about a post-apocalyptic America. Everything in the news I just think, "it's like 'The Road' AAAHHH!" If you get that book, don't read any spoilers about it!  

Answer 9

Plum Island by Nelson Demille is action packed and suspenseful as are many of his others. Plum Island is unique in my mind an easy enjoyable read. One of the few books I have read more than once.

Two others that come to mind are "The Alienist" and "The Angel of Darkness" by Caleb Carr Both are masterpieces in my opinion.

For older books you should sometime read something by Raymond Chandler one of America's best ever writers. Choose any from the following

The Big Sleep

Farewell, My Lovely

The High Window

The Lady in the Lake

The Little Sister

The Long Goodbye

My fav is The Little Sister

Answer 10

the book Deception Point by Dan Brown is really good. it really gets you thinking and makes you want to keep reading

Answer 11

Have you ever thought of the purpose of your life? Have you wonder why you are born to your parents? What are the gifts that you inherited from them? Why are you such a good reader? What can you do with your gift?

WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR???

Perhaps these are the books that you should be looking at. The challenge will not be how fast you read it but how much you can perceive and get out of the book. Challenge in life changing experience.

My 1st recommendation is The Purpose Driven Life by Dr Rick Warren. There after, you will know what are the books that follow without the need to ask.