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[Alex]

I need to order a reading book, and I looked through amazon but didn't really find anything that looked worth reading. I thought about Fight Club but because I've seen the movie I think the suspense would be gone.
Can someone recommend me a good, thought provoking and original book?
Not something like Harry Potter ><

[Black Flame]

If you haven't seen the movie, read The Da Vinci Code. Really good book.

[Alex]

If you haven't seen the movie, read The Da Vinci Code. Really good book.

Read it, along with Angels and Demons

[Black Flame]

Read it, along with Angels and Demons

Oh. Well than i don't know I don't read much

[Sean]

Read it, along with Angels and Demons

I was going to suggest both, as they are both great books Hmm.. Have you read Timeline by Michael Crichton?

[Bryan]

Depends on what you're into

I just finished "A Brief History in Time" which is thought provoking.

Also check out "The Truth Machine"

[Wicked]

"Five People You Meet in Heaven" is a pretty good book. "Lovely Bones" is pretty good too.

[Carbon]

Da Vinci Is a wonderful book to read, once you read past the first 100 pages your stuck on it.

[Plew]

Da Vinci Is a wonderful book to read, once you read past the first 100 pages your stuck on it.

"The Stranger" is a good book. i am reading it right now because i have to read a book for a essay.

[Hawk]

The Testament (By John Grisham)- Its one of my favorites xD
I also would suggest The Partner, The Client, The Brethren, or anything else by John Grisham.

Edited by Hawk117, 10 September 2006 - 10:49 AM.

[Hater_Boxden]

I always liked "Like water for chocolate" its not advanced and not that thought provoking but its a good interesting read

[Sweeney]

His Dark Materials series:
The Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

It's a fantasy story, and you can read it like that, or, you can read it as it was intended; a truly amazing insight into religion, and the concept of original sin.

[Krnsaber]

Da Vinci is just something everyone reads, like Harry Potter
Read some Pulitzer Prize books, books that actually have won awards based on their intellectual prowess. I've read Empire Falls(or half of it ) and its a pretty good book.

[Alex]

Just ordered, I picked The Rainmaker by Josh Grisham and A Brieft History in time by Stephen Hawking. Also ordered The Elements of Style (book for writing) and SATII Chem review book.
Thanks everyone, keep this thread going, it's good to know about good books

[beach3boy]

My dad said Kite Runner is one of the best books he's read in a while and he reads a lot.

[Silk]

His Dark Materials series:
The Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

It's a fantasy story, and you can read it like that, or, you can read it as it was intended; a truly amazing insight into religion, and the concept of original sin.

Hell yah! My favourite trilogy ever.
What's going on about the Book of Dust? I thought Pullman was going to write another companion type thing.

[Regental]

1984 or Animal farm. Seriously read them and it will really open up your mind.

[Sweeney]

Hell yah! My favourite trilogy ever.
What's going on about the Book of Dust? I thought Pullman was going to write another companion type thing.

Ooh, I don't know...
I thought he was finishing the Ruby in the Smoke books...

[Grizzly]

The Three Theban Plays
I had to read it for my summer reading and I found it quite interesting. We're actually going to be something interesting in class- relating the Three Theban Plays with the movie Minority Report.

Very interesting book I must say. And thought-provoking at the least.

[ascend]

I love reading mystery books, so I'd reccommend some of Agatha Christie's books, such as: Murder on the Orient Express

Not sure what you like, but mysteries are always a good catergory.
(in my opinion of course)

[foogie]

The diary of Murasaki Shikibu.

absolutely AMAZING book.

one of my absolute favorites!!

it, and Memoirs of a Geisha!

[Noitidart]

You know if your name has the same number of letters as the book or somethin like that you're pet won't read the book on neopets

im gusseing its same with humans so make sure you dont was your time with a book with same number of letters as his name alex

[Shin]

You know if your name has the same number of letters as the book or somethin like that you're pet won't read the book on neopets

im gusseing its same with humans so make sure you dont was your time with a book with same number of letters as his name alex

So I guess 1984 is out.

Freakonomics! It's not really a novel, just a book about economics. But it has really cool ideas in it.

[Blind]

I liked a book called rem world. Its about this kid who is fat and hes picked on cuse his dad died and because hes fat. So he sees this ad for a wight loss helment all you have to do is put it on and go to sleep. Well he bought it and he put it on. Well it turns out he got stuck in REM world and he needs to get home.

[Jeff]

I heard the Da Vinci Code and 5 people you meet in heaven are great.