Need Reccomendation on ONE book.

[Dragnov]

I have a $10 GC to Barnes and Nobles and I'm looking at getting a book to read. I don't read normally (maybe like 2-3 books a year?), but I actually do enjoy it. However, I never keep up with books and don't know whats good and whats bad. Don't really care for the critically acliamed writers or award winning books or stuff like that as long as I'm entertained.

I don't want anything expensive (I don't want to spend more than $10 on top of the GC). Length doesnt really matter to me, nor does diffculty (well as long as its not insane.)

Just to give a taste of what I've read and like...
-Enders Game/Shadow
- Jurrasic Park/Lost World
- a couple of John Grisham stuff
- a couple of Tom Clancy stuff
- The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings

I REALLY liked the Enders books. Tom Clancy/John Grishman are good but eh. Michael Crichton stuff were pretty good, but still eh. To be honest, I was bored with the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings often because all they seemed to do is eat and complain.

blah blah balh. Don't really care for genre (except those school/educational reading books... Catcher of the Rye, Grapes of Wrath, Tale of Two cities, Great Gatsby.... I couldn't find them entertaining in the least bit... only one I liked of those types was Brave New World). No romance and stuff naturally also.

So basically Im asking, whats one book that you guys think I shouldn't go w/o reading because it was so good?

 

[ElFenix]

a game of thrones.

 

[ThePresence]

The Lords of Discipline - Pat Conroy

 

[music]

Catch-22 is the most well written book I've ever read.
Franny & Zooey is my favorite Salinger book, but you don't like Catcher in the Rye.

I haven't read any of the books that you like, but I've seen the movies.

 

[minendo]

1984

 

[UglyCasanova]

I just read 2001: A Space Odessy and it was excellent.

 

[loup garou]

El Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte.

 

[gopunk]

sister carrie
catch 22
1984
animal farm

all "educational" but *very very very good* books. trust me..

 

[Kadarin]

A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge

 

[Dragnov]

Originally posted by: gopunk
sister carrie
catch 22
1984
animal farm

all "educational" but *very very very good* books. trust me..

I said ONE book. I'm probably just going to get whichever book is most reccomended, so hence I only want ONE vote per person.

 

[Anubis]

HITCHHIKERS GUIED TO THE GALEXY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Douglas Adams

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

Originally posted by: gopunk
sister carrie
catch 22
1984
animal farm

all "educational" but *very very very good* books. trust me..

I said ONE book. I'm probably just going to get whichever book is most reccomended, so hence I only want ONE vote per person.

they're all so good though alright fine, catch 22 is my first choice. yossarian lives!

 

[binks2k]

the fountainhead by ayn rand

 

[lukatmyshu]

I wish you hadn't read Ender's game so I could say "Ender's game" .... I just read it a few weeks ago and was so upset that I had gone that long in my life w/out reading it. That said if you're into Fantasy or what-not I would recommend the "Wheel of Time" series, just finished reading the first 9 books and it's kind of nice to read a series. Otherwise I would recommend "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand (way better than Fountainhead IMHO)

 

[SuperTool]

ONE book

 

[zerocomm]

Originally posted by: binks2k
the fountainhead by ayn rand

i agree. this book will change your life.

 

[erikistired]

catch 22 for sure.

 

[Maverick]

Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

 

[lilFajita]

I agree with TheEvil1- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. Its gotta be one of my favorite books of all time.

 

[ggavinmoss]

Hitchhiker's Guide

-geoff