The Richest Man in Babylon George Samuel Clason 1926 AD
All four of these books are short easy reads that can be read many times in your life and still get something from. They have also stood the test of time meaning their ideas are not fads that will be outdated next year. No matter what your taste in literature these are books everyone should read.
Does that mean you want nonfiction or unrealistic fiction? Neither sounds like too much fun.
Why don't you give us a few examples of what you've read and liked, what are you interests. That will help us coming up with suggestions that might suit you.
I meant something like, science fiction, or fantasy, or some other genre of book.
I second this. Set in a utopian setting where all is the "same", society has purged themselves of all pain and conflict, as well as all emotions. A utopia, where color evades the eyes of citizens within this society, leaving them only seeing the various shades of grey that layer this community. Read along this book, as it tells the heart-warming tale of a kid named Jonas, and how he slowly discovers more and more of what makes this society more of a dystopia than a utopia. Follow Jonas on this magical adventure, as he slowly uncovers what it means to feel love and conflict, and what it means to feel free as he makes an attempt to escape this bleak and emotionless society.
If you like zombies, and even if you don't, Charlie Higson's The Enemy is a great trilogy. I think I read all three books in the space of about 2 days. It is a bit graphic, however, obviously involving death, so if that's not your thing then I'd recommend the 12 book Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan, and when yo uget a bit older his Demonata series. The Demonata is a lot more...well, I read when I was 13, and while I was hooked like a fish I did not sleep to well. Cirque du Freak is a lot less scary and a lot less graphic, but still very gripping. I read the whole series when I was 12 in about two weeks, still re-read it sometimes now at 17.
Darren Shan is a good gore-ish author, but for some reason I got uninterested in his work as I got older.
I second Charlie Higson's the Enemy. A great series, although a little bit graphic. It's set in London, where basically a 'Zombie Virus' has killed or turned all adults over the age of 14 into zombies. It focuses around several groups of children, and the latest books are amazing.
If you're looking for fantasy series, the Bartimaeus trilogy is pretty good. With three books of about 600 pages and one side story, it can keep you reading for a while.
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You're not wrong, but for a 13 year old? I think the message would be lost personally. No offence intended, OP, I wouldn't have understood it at your age.
You don't have to fully understand something for it to open your mind and make you think. I think it'd be a great choice for a younger reader as long as they're mature enough to get through it. Not because it's graphic or anything but because it's not exciting in the traditional sense.
I second Charlie Higson's the Enemy. A great series, although a little bit graphic. It's set in London, where basically a 'Zombie Virus' has killed or turned all adults over the age of 14 into zombies. It focuses around several groups of children, and the latest books are amazing.
If you're looking for fantasy series, the Bartimaeus trilogy is pretty good. With three books of about 600 pages and one side story, it can keep you reading for a while.
I think for child fantasy the Pendragon series would be pretty good.
I am pretty sure you have to read that in school though.
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Its a really good book
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A book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi 1645 AD
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 180 AD
The Richest Man in Babylon George Samuel Clason 1926 AD
All four of these books are short easy reads that can be read many times in your life and still get something from. They have also stood the test of time meaning their ideas are not fads that will be outdated next year. No matter what your taste in literature these are books everyone should read.
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I second this. Set in a utopian setting where all is the "same", society has purged themselves of all pain and conflict, as well as all emotions. A utopia, where color evades the eyes of citizens within this society, leaving them only seeing the various shades of grey that layer this community. Read along this book, as it tells the heart-warming tale of a kid named Jonas, and how he slowly discovers more and more of what makes this society more of a dystopia than a utopia. Follow Jonas on this magical adventure, as he slowly uncovers what it means to feel love and conflict, and what it means to feel free as he makes an attempt to escape this bleak and emotionless society.
Darren Shan is a good gore-ish author, but for some reason I got uninterested in his work as I got older.
Read the Art of War.Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, preferably the version with all of the novels included.
If you're looking for fantasy series, the Bartimaeus trilogy is pretty good. With three books of about 600 pages and one side story, it can keep you reading for a while.
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You don't have to fully understand something for it to open your mind and make you think. I think it'd be a great choice for a younger reader as long as they're mature enough to get through it. Not because it's graphic or anything but because it's not exciting in the traditional sense.
I think for child fantasy the Pendragon series would be pretty good.