I need some recommendations for good books for when I head to the library later on. I just want something good to read. D:

Rule(s) of the topic:

Do not recommend me a starwars book. Whether or not you were planning on it, don't. D<

And at least give a small, brief description of the book you recomend me. So I know what I plan on reading.

Voyage to Arcturus (you just gotta read this book in my opinion). Really hard to explain this one you just have to read a bit of it and you'll like it. Its sci-fi. Like no other book out there tho.

A Voyage to Arcturus demands that David Lindsay be considered not as a mere fascinating one-off,
as a brilliant maverick, but as one worthy and deserving of that shamanistic mantle;
of the British visionary and apocalyptic legacy.
"Alan Moore"
Speaking of Alan Moore, if you like graphic novels one written by him called Watchmen is really good.

Daybreak - 2250 A.D. this is about the time period after a nuclear winter and the few who survived it. Them trying to survive on the radioactive planet with strange creatures (like small intelligent lizards that worship tiny sand statues). Very old book, I think it was written in the 50-60's but very good.

The name gives me mental images of submarines and treasure hunting. I'll see if the library has it.

Have you read the da vinci code? cuz I don't want to write a description out if you already have. If you haven't then i will later

Never read the Da Vinci Code. Is good, yes? D:

Description.

I changed my mind and decided not to write a description because if I do I might say the wrong thing and ruin the book. But I reccomend you read it, just read the fact page first. There's a better description.

http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/plot.html

And here you can read excerpts
http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/excerpt.html

DAAA! So many suggestions! Okay...based on what I know about your personality heres what I would suggest:

1) "Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto. She is one of my favorite authors of all, shes writes relatively short fictional novels set in present day, usually about Japanese people because she is Japanese. Her books are really orignial considering they cover usually pretty ordinary subject matter because they always have kinda cooky complex characters that you just grow to adore. In Kitchen, the main character has a weird habit, she loves to fall asleep to the sound of a refrigerator running. She meets a really nice guy and they become friends, and the main character needs a place to stay, so she moves into his apartment where he lives with his transvestite mom, Eriko (one of my favorite characters of all time). Its a small place, so she sleep in the kitchen, hence the name of the book. The story basically chronicals their lives together and what stuff happens, warning, something really sad happens at the end! Apollo, I think that you would really like this book for many reasons, one its a good story, but also because its a little unusual and has great unusual characters.

2) "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden: This is one of my favorite books of all time. Its the story of the main character, a pretty but poor girl from a coastal Japanese fishing town. Her parents sell her to a Geisha house, so that they can turn her into a Geisha. The story basically centers around this whole thing, and how she goes from a lowly servant to one of the most popular Geisha in the world. Its very entertaining, and interesting. Nice complex plot with plenty of twists and turns.

3) The Wizard of Earthsea series by Ursula K Leguin: This is a classic fantasy series ( four books total) that chronicle the life and adventure of Jed, a young man from the kingdom of Earthsea with amazing magical powers. From a young age this talent is noticed and he is sent to a school that trains Sorcerers (the original Hogwarts). The story is a lot mroe dark and complex then the Harry Potter series though, and the books aren't nearly as long. Its a great series to get into if you like fantasy books but don't want to get into a REALLY long series, or you don't want it to be to "kiddy".

I can think of other books that I also would recommend, but I think the ones I mentioned here would be a good match for you :lol:

ReadanythingbyLouiseRennison! FANTABULOUSLY FUNNY!

my sister has some of those books. she goes mad over them. i read a bit of the fourth one.. ("and that's when it fell off into my hand" or in america "away laughing on a fast camel") it was quite funny. but i prefer stephen king. "the body" was cool, and it was made into a film called "stand by me"......

yayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayay!!!!!

louise rennison books are grrrrrreeeeeeeeat (hey.....FROSTIES!)
i suggest louise rennison books too!

Fudoki by Kiji Johnson: (I'm not sure if you're into this sort of stuff, but whatever, i love it) Here's the description that the book had.


Enter the world of Kagaya-hime, a sometime woman warrior, occasional philosopher, and reluctant confidante to noblemen -- who may or may not be a figment of the imagination of an aging empress who is embarking on the last journey of her life, setting aside the trappings of court life and reminiscing on the paths that lead her to death.

For she is a being who started her journey on the kami, the spirit road, as a humble tortoiseshell feline. Her family was destroyed by a fire that decimated most of the Imperial city, and this loss renders her taleless, the only one left alive to pass on such stories as The Cat Born the Year the Star Fell, The Cat with a Litter of Ten, and The Fire-Tailed Cat. Without her fudoki -- self and soul and home and shrine -- she alone cannot keep the power of her clan together. And she cannot joining another fudoki, because although she might be able to win a place within another clan, to do so would mean that she would cease to be herself.

So a small cat begins an extraordinary journey. Along the way she will attract the attention of old and ancient powers, Gods who are curious about this creature newly come to Japan's shores, and who choose to give the tortoiseshell a human shape.



At first I thought that the description was confusing, but the story excellently portays cats and how they interact... as well as how the japanese people used to go around way back when as well. ^_^ I just love the descriptions all around.

It's one of those books that 2 pages will fill you into a world that becomes so hard to get out of, no matter how different it may be from your own, it sucks you in. ^___^