Book Recommendations Thread 2

[ladychris17]

What:
(fiction)
Paulo Coelho's books if you're in high school
1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and also Handmaid's Tale by Atwood.
And then Umberto Eco, and the love of my life, Salman Rushdie. Also, even if he is not of the same level as the previous two, do check out Max Barry, and underrated author, as well.

(non-fiction)
The Republic by Plato
Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Analects by Confucius
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia and Julia Kristeva
Hatred and Forgiveness by Julia Kristeva


Why:
Changed my life forever.

[aquacharly]

Must be on one's shelves, IMO:

The Art of War
All Palo Coelho books
Praying Wife
Bible

[gibberish.]

-All books of Sophie K. <3
-Lux Series by Jenniffer Armentrout
-Thoughtless series by SC Stephens
-Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender (this one's pretty creepy)

[khriseeee]

The Little Prince
Why: Been reading it over and over since I was a teenager and it always holds a different meaning to me each time I read it

One Hundred Years of Solitude
Why: Read this in HS but it's been unforgettable.

The House of the Spirits
Why: Read this in HS and introduced me to magical realism.

Like Water for Chocolate
Why: I love the way the story is told and how her recipes are incorporated into each chapter.

A Thousand Splendid Suns
Why: Another book that portrays a way of life that I could never fathom.

Thirteen Reasons Why
Why: It's a view inside the life of a teenager tormented by bullying and rumors that led to her decision to commit suicide.

The Night Circus
Why: A lot of reviews have complained that there is just too much mystery and that the characters are not fully developed. It's the charm of the book for me, the whole mystery of the characters, storyline and circus is what makes it so compelling to me.

[iwannabeasupermodel]

anyone who can recommend me something similar to The Fever series of Karen Marie Moning? I liked this book a lot, finished the entire series (5 books) in 3 days and it has destroyed me for any other books out there. Kinda felt sad about my situation. Huhuhu. Please ano ba similar dito? lol.

[amoensia]

Any books by Jostein Gaarder.

My favorite book for all time was The Solitaire Mystery. I recommend everyone to read it, it's really enlightening and the plot has a fairy tale twist.

Another one is Through a Glass, Darkly. I went to a tough time way way back, and this one made me reflect on things. Highly Recommended!

[happytalker]

Memoirs of a Geisha   
The Notebook

books by Sophie Kinsella for light reading

[caturday]

the catcher in the rye - jd salinger

late 20's na ko nung binasa ko pero umiyak talaga ako sa ending. sabi ni bf baka daw dahil nakakarelate ako

[marie_marie]

If you want a light, easy read, with a lot of laugh-out-loud moments, read WALLBANGER by Alice Clayton

Another recent read is Crazy Rich Asians. Okay din, but mas nagustuhan ko yung Wallbanger

[goldengirl]

Fantasy:
-The Ginni and the Golem
-Sookie Stackhouse series
-Graveyard Book


Suspense/Thriller:
-Gone Girl
-Dark Places
-Before I Go to Sleep

Light Read:
-Flat out Love
-Undomestic Goddess
- A place called here
-Wedding Night

Non-Fiction
-Heads in Beds

[lovely_carrot]

Sweet Gum Tree

Making Faces

Killing Sarai

[rheinfall18]

yung trilogy ni carlos ruiz zafon
the shadow of the wind
the angel's game
the prisoner of heaven

all books of mitch albom especially yung the time keeper
ang dami leasons to learn from his writings

[miharu143]

percy jackson series and also heroes of olympus super ganda especially yung house of hades.

[blackshirt13]

anyone who can recommend me something similar to The Fever series of Karen Marie Moning? I liked this book a lot, finished the entire series (5 books) in 3 days and it has destroyed me for any other books out there. Kinda felt sad about my situation. Huhuhu. Please ano ba similar dito? lol.

May spin-off series na to sis about Dani naman. First book is Iced. Nabasa ko na, maganda din.

I would also recommend the Legend series by Marie Lu. Two thumbs up!

[purple.strawberry]

The Fault in Our Stars. Prepare for an emotional breakdown.

[Baby Madeline]

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee-- I was really touched and inspired by this book.

Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien-- The entertainment and literature value of these novels will really trancend time and generations.

Game of Thrones-- George R.R. Martin-- Wickedly witty. Couldn't helped to be amazed by Martin's imagination and the gift of prose. I suggest though that you wait until he completes the series. I literary threw my copy of The Dance of Dragons when I realized Martin has yet to release the next book! Bitin!!! 

[purple.strawberry]

^I plan to read GoT pag napublish na niya yung last book. Hehe. Some people worry kasi na baka di na niya matapos kasi he's what, 70 na?

[blackshirt13]

^ I worry about that too. Matagal pa matatapos yung series sis. 7 books yun, 5 pa lang published and no definite date pa release nung 6.

[miharu143]

hi mga sis, may nabasa na ba kayong fiction book about sa split personality ,parecommend naman if meron ..thanks much

[MisCalculus]

^hi sis, the first novel that came to my mind about personality disorder is Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon. It's a psychological thriller novel about dissociative identity disorder. One of the best na nabasa ko... However, it may be very different kung ang hanap mo lang is all about split personality per se.