Question by Saraaa: What is the best fiction book ever written?
I am looking for a book to read after reading the Stand by Stephen King. In your opinion, what is the best fiction book ever written. I need ideas for the next book I will read.
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Answer by Can-can Dancer
Well, read the classics of course…i personally think that the best fiction writer is Tamora Pierce, read anything by her.
What do you think? Answer below!
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet.
It’s a kids book so I don’t know if you would wanna read it, but it’s still the best fiction book ever.
The Host by Stephenie Meyer. She’s the one who wrote the Twilight books that everyone is talking about, and those are good too, but the Host is more for adults, and I think it’s just as good as those Twilight books. You should definitely give it a try.
I like the stuff writen by, Tamora Pierce, Stepheine Meyer, and The Vampire Kisses series.
well i personally like tom clancys books
Never read every fiction book ever written, so I can’t tell you, but my personal favorite is The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
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What a joke, certainly not anything by Stephanie Meyer! I’d say, The Chronicles of Narnia, His Dark Materials and the Lord of the Rings. I love those books.
“The Book Theif” by Markus Zusak.
Or, if you want to get into a series, start the “Thursday Next” books by Jasper Fforde, starting with “The Eyre Affair.” More King? Read “The Gunslinger”, first in the “Dark Tower” sequence.
Feeling classical? Check out “Pride and Prejudice,” “The Jungle Books,” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
And sci-fi? Hideyuki Kikuchi’s “Vampire Hunter D,” the first in a series of the same name.
Harry Potter, of course.
It’s not only a children’s book, because of the lessons and events in it, but you can’t help but love the characters too.
Uncanny X-Men
Lots of other good comic books too. A lot of people look down on them or think they are childish but their ignorance is evident when they open their mouth.
Comic books can be as adult as any other brand of fiction. They are a great source of fiction that gets overlooked constantly. Many big name movies you might not expect are based off of comics. Constantine, 300, A History Of Violence, etc.
I recommend reading She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb. The main character is incredibly real. Also, the only male author I have read that can write about a female realistically. It is worth checking out! Happy reading!
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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult-It is really good. With all of the shootings going on these days, it was incredibly easy to get absorbed into the book. Jodi Picoult is amazing.
Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult- Although the characters could have had some improvements added to them to make them more realistic, the little moments in the book were what made me love it. There were these small moments and scenes that I absolutely loved and that I kept re-reading over and over again. One thing that you need to remember when reading this is that things are not what they always seem to be, same thing with Nineteen Minutes.
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult- I was actually like bawling at the end of the book, big twist. It was just a pretty good book, the book really made you think about different things in life and you couldn’t help but become emotionally charged and connected to the story.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tamar by Mal Peet- It won the Carnegie Medal for a reason. There’s a whole lot of drama in it and the reader will get totally into it and you’ll end up reacting a whole lot to it. It will honestly get you all riled up.
Touching Spirit Bear by Gary Paulsen -Touching Spirit Bear is basically about this guy who commits a totally brutal and terrible crime so he gets banished to a deserted Alaskan Island where something momentous and horrible happens. In the end he has to confront his past, who he is, and what he has become and it is just a great story about his complete metamorphosis of changing and healing. This was a simply amazing, moving, and beautiful book. You will totally view life in a new manner. There’s this point where he is kind of near death and he reflects on life and what he has done and it really puts things into perspective and it makes you think of your own life.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lucas by Kevin Brooks. -This was also a searingly lovely and honest book. Through all of the crazy and heart-breaking things that happens, the main character is always honest and it is such an addicting book.I was still thinking about it DAYS after I finished reading it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…
Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn- It’s about a guy who is abusive towards his girlfriend. It is shocking in its truthfulness and its rawness at times, I was quite surpised at several times reading it, I learned a lot of things about “real life” in it. It was kind of like getting a bit street smart.
Anyways, it was a fabolous book.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak. -Wow, this book was AWESOME! Basically this one dude who is like your average joe does something heroic by accident sort of so he starts getting cards in the mail. Stuff like the ace of spades, etc. So in each of the cards it tells him adresses and stuff like that eventually leading him to a person that he has to help in some way. It is a very original, touching, and creative read.)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Cage by Ruth Minsky Sender-At first I was thinking that it was the same old, same old, Holocaust survivor story and the first few chapters I was like, eh, not original. But eventually it became SO INCREDIBLY GOOD. I could not put it down, I finished it in like an hour or two. I was shocked and completely absorbed into it all. And there were a couple of parts where I was fighting back tears. Trust me, it wasn’t the same old, same old.
Rumble Fish, That Was Then This Is Now (MY FAVE S.E. HINTON BOOK), and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton-All of these were incredible, moving books that were all seperate yet similar to each other in their own ways. I mean, reading these books, reading S.E. Hinton, is like a necessary part of developing your literal thinking and book experience. You have to read them, trust me. I personally loved them, and each and every one of them tugged and eventually tore at my heartstrings.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…
If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan and Life of Pi by Yann Martel-Same critique for both of them. Despite being brutal, they were unbelievable books.You get to be in awe of what happens in both of them, it is hard to believe that a mere human being can survive such horrors with flesh and mind and spirit somehow still intact.
The Green Mile by Stephen King-It was very long and there are definitely points where you get bored, put the book down and walk away. But once you get to a certain part, you are left crying with your heart totally aching. The ending is simply HEART-WRENCHING. Towards the end of the book, you are like, totally shocked and completely full of emotion. It is without a doubt a unbelievably moving and gorgeous book through and through. I wish I had never put it down.
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly-This is more of a girl book. Every girl that finishes reading this is going to come out with new passion and confidence. It really makes you think, and I think that it is especially good for females. It is incredibly inspiring in a very simple and un-complex way, in my opinion. You know when there are little things that move you so much? The whole book is filled with them.
The Tomorrow Series is also pretty gripping and brutal. So anyways the series is pretty heavy, thats John Marsdens’s style.
Can’t Get There From Here and Give A Boy A Gun by Todd Strasser. -From homeless kids to a school shooting, these books resonate well with each other and they are incredibly good and mesmerizing books. You will really feel it all, react, and get wrapped into the worlds. Its so much like real honest life, these two books are also must reads.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Me Nobody Knew by Shannon McLinden. – Every girl will relate heart and soul to this story and will be touched and moved completely. You will really, really view everything and everyone, especially yourself, differently. You will feel better about yourself and will be simply stunned and flabber-gasted by this true life story. I cannot think of a girl who won’t relate to it and feel it somehow.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler- It is quite creative and amusing in many parts. Its the kind of book that teenage girls will love, however it does not get cheesy nor does it lie and create false fantasies that will never happen. I mean, c’mon, did you notice that in all chick books the girl is pretty and she always ends up happily ever after with some hunk. And sometimes the hunk tends to make a too-good-to-be-true transformation to satisfy the pathetic needs of girl teendom. Anyways, this is REAL but it is very satisfying, nonetheless.
Tenderness by Robert Cormier -its basically told in the eyes of a serial killer/rapist who is overwhelmed with the feeling of tenderness whenever he kills a young girl. It is his addiction, his drug, gives him his euphoria. Its really good the twists and events in it will really have you questioning some things in life that are oftentimes really debated and shaded in gray.
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Night by Elie Wiesel -I think I spelled his name wrong. But its basically like a heart-wrenching classic. The brutality of this book is a bit saddening at times, but its great nonetheless. I’ll actually be surprised if you haven’t read it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flowers for Algernon -This is a really good book as well. It can get really deep and it is a great adult read. I highly recommend it.
Dairy Queen and the Off season by Caroline Meckler -This is more of a teen book but I still liked it a whole lot. I am usually very critical of characters, especially girl characters, but I absolutely adored D.J. the main character of both of these books, one is the sequel. You should definitely read it, it has some fabulous points and lessons in it that rang incredibly true. However, if you don’t want to read both of them I highly recommend The Off season. It was my favorite of the two.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak- Zusak’s writing is simply beautiful, he has a lot of poise in it. The book is unforgettable and touching. There are many unique elements in it as well, and it is narrated by Death. However, it is not like horribly gloomy or dark. I keeps progressing and getting better and better as it goes along, and the characters are great and almost seem like real people.
Incantation by Alice Hoffman -Another author who uses beautiful language. The setting of the story takes place in Spain during the Spanish Inquisition, a time period where Jews were persecuted and murdered for practicing their faith. I think that one of the greatest morals you’ll learn from this book is how unbreakable and binding love is, and at the same time one of the main lessons the reader learns is to always embrace their identity no matter what people think of it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really can’t tell you what the best fiction book ever written is since I have never read all of the fiction books out there in the world and I probably never will. But these are my suggestions, you can choose which one to read next according to my descriptions. The ones with the exclamation parts at the end are my absolute faves.
Of course I don’t know how mature of a reader you are, but I personally loved every single one of these
Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen are the three books in a series by Garth Nix. They are extremely dark and great reads. They aren’t horror-dark, but still very original. I won’t say any more, but you should look into them. Lirael was my favorite, and it took me awhile to get into the series, but it was it worth it!
mystery series from carolyn keene. (nancy drew..)