What are some good books i could read?

Question

i just finished reading the twilight series (actually i read it twice :p) but does anyone have any good suggestions on books? i'll pretty much read anything.

thank you!

oh & has anyone read "the host" by stephenie meyer? is it good? what is it about?

Answer 1

Some fabulous books I've read are:

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (a memoir) by Toby Young

The Bonfire of The Vanities by Tom Wolfe

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Taleb

The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland

Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

The Informers by Brett Easton Ellis

Downers Grove by Michael Hornburg

Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh

Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh

Candide by Voltaire

The Stranger by Albert Camus

McTeague by Frank Norris

Factory Made by Steve Watson

A Taste of Honey: A Play by Shelagh Delaney

The Billionaire Boys Club (a true story) by Sue Horton

The Torn Skirt by Rebecca Godfrey

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas DeQuincey

On The Road by Jack Kerouac

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac

The Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs

Class: A Guide Through The American Status System by Paul Fussell

The Fun Of It: Stories From The Talk Of The Town, ed. by Lillian Ross

Answer 2

the twilight seriously was awesome!!!

Im just finishing up the host. I guess its more sci fi ish lol its about a spirit falling in love witha human.

You can read the vampire kisses series. Thats pretty good. I also love books by Meg Cabot. They are easy to follow and full of love =3

Answer 3

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson:

http://www.amazon.com/Suite-Scarlett-Mau...

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson:

http://www.amazon.com/Little-Blue-Envelo...

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray:

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Terrible-Bea...

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld:

http://www.amazon.com/Uglies-Scott-Weste...

Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz:

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Bloods-Meliss...

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead:

http://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Academy-Bo...

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong:

http://www.amazon.com/Summoning-Darkest-...

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares:

http://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Traveli...

Harry Potter (if you haven't all ready read it):

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorce...

And here's link to read some reviews of The Host:

http://www.amazon.com/Host-Novel-Stephen...

Answer 4

Stephen Kings, The Stand.

Answer 5

The host is almost as good as twilight (Maybe even better) It's about a world where these invaders take human bodies as their hosts but this girl, Melanie, refuses to fade away from her body once an invader has taken it over. It's full of action romance and suspense.

As for the books check out

City of Bones trilogy

Sweep series

Wake

Fade(Sequel to wake coming out Feb. 10)

Blue Bloods series

Blue is for nightmares series

All of L. J. Smiths books =]

The silver Kiss

Demon in my veiw

Peeps

The last days(Sequal to Peeps)

Tithe Trilogy

Uglies series

Midnighters series

Vampire Kisses series

Hope I helped =]

Answer 6

Harry Potter

Adult Version

Answer 7

Read "The Night Watch" it is very cool

Answer 8

I've never read the host, but here is a list of books i would reccomend:

The entire Harry Potter Series

The Outsiders

The Lord of The Flies

To Kill A Mockingbird

The Westing Game

The Giver

The Magic Tree House Books (childish but i enjoy them)

Shiloh

If I can remember others I will edit to add them

Answer 9

Try some of these:

Neil Gaiman is an amazing author! Any of his books are good. Try Neverwhere, Stardust, or Coraline.

Edgar Allen Poe is a really good author. Check out his poems and short stories.

William Shakespeare is good too.

Any books by Scott Westernfeld or Neal Shusterman are really good too.

Any books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes are amazing! There is In The Forest of The Night, Demon In My View, Shattered Mirror, Midnight Predator. And then there is the The Kiesha'ra series: Hawksong, Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry and Wyverhail.

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause

How To Kill A Rock Star by Tiffanie Debartolo

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

13 Little Blue Envelopes and Girl At Sea by Maureen Johnson

Abarat by Clive Barker, Make sue you get the hardcover version though!!! If you liked the first one be sure to check out the next book in the series Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War.

Daughters of Destiny series: Keeper of the Winds,Keeper of the Waters, Keeper of the Flames and Keeper of the Earth by Jenna Solitaire.

The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix

The Maximum Ride series (The Angel Experiment, Schools Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning) by James Patterson

His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman

A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels and The Far Sweet Thing by Libba Bray

The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw

The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding

Inkheart and Inkspell and Inkdeath (coming soon!) by Cornelia Funke

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Holes by Louis Sanchar

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass

The Morganville Vampire series (Glass Houses, Dead Girls Dance, Midnight Alley and Feast of Fools) by Rachel Cain

The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini

The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) by C.S. Lewis

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

The Secret Under My Skin by Janet McNaughton

Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

All-American Girl by Meg Cabot

Uglies series by Scott Westernfeld

The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong by William Nicholson

Define “Normal” by Julie Ann Peters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies

The Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor

Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom

Wake by Lisa McMann

Old Magic by Marianne Curley

The Alex Rider series (starting with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz

Looking For Alaska by John Green

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher

Dream Spinner by Bonnie Dobkin

Answer 10

I have not read the host yet but a friend of mine who introduced me to the twilight series has read it and she really liked it. Before I started twilight, I read Scavenger by David Morrell...that was good. Apparantly a sequel to Creepers but I did not read that one.

Answer 11

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

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 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