Can you reccomend a book?

Question

I like books that are well written. Authors I like: Anita Shreave, Norman Maclean, Marge Piercy, James Herriot... I don't want to read anything postmodern. I want a good story. I'd like a romantic story, with some mystery, and a lot of truth. By a living author. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

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Read "Raptor" by Gary Jennings..... extremely well written, very engaging, incredible story, was very sorry when I got to the end, cause it was so good. Very well researched.......

Answer 2

The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier. Historical romance with mystery and also set in modern day...AMAZING!! She's wonderful.
Also, check out Shelfari.com for book recommendations. You can post what you've read and then other people share with you what they've read. Good Luck!

Answer 3

I like the books Nicholas Sparks has written, including Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, and the Notebook. His most recent is The Choice which I haven't read yet.

Answer 4

Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.

Answer 5

This series by Robyn Carr....mystery, romance.....
Virgin River
Shelter Rock
Whispering Rock

Answer 6

i recommend any of the james patterson novels, especially the alex cross series, all of his books are well written and keeps you engrossed in the story and at the very end there is always a twist that is unexpected.

Answer 7

I suggest "Reflections” by Kaze Woods. It is a supernatural story mixing fiction with non-fiction while injecting elements of magical realism. Can only get it online at amazon.com for 14.99 or barnesandnoble.com for 17.99. 320 pages. Trade paperback format. Here is what the back of the book says:

What if you where a 19 year old Detroit teenager that suffers from nightmares linking you to another you from another reality? How would you react if a demon that visits human dreams proposed to merge its essence with you, effectively making two beings one? Would you accept the reality that that is placed before you… or, like a typical human, reject it all as pure nonsense?
Kris F. Gemini is such a person. Philosophical and blunt, he is a troubled individual to begin with. His lack of trust and shunning of others have turned him into a lonely young man who’s mind is filled with dissolving negativity for the world around him.
His outlook on life in general slowly changes when a twenty-one thousand year old demon enters his life. In exchange for being allowed to experience his world through his eyes, the demon allows him to change into a side of himself that physically represents the negative feelings that he has experienced, effectively turning him into a brutal killer… but that is secondary.
The process of the main character coming to terms with himself and those around him is more important than what he can do in his “other” state. The conflicts fought in this story are more on a personal level. The true motive that lies behind why the demon has decided to merge with him is deeper than he believes… and it has nothing to do with taking his “soul” or deciding the fate of his world.

Here’s a link to a review:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780979069192&tabname=custreview&itm=1

Answer 8

Herriot's good. I think I read most, if not all of his stuff before I hit high school. I can't really think of anyone who writes like him, though. I'd suggest historical fiction by James Michener, if you don't mind reading excellent if lengthy epics by a guy who's been dead for the past 10 years . . .