Recommend a book

[Sho]

I'm currently reading The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan and it's so good. Someone said that the title makes it sound depressing (glares at Skynus) but it isn't at all :P.

[Ardemax]

Escape From Camp 14

True story about a North Korean prisoner who managed to escape the regime and share his story. Really powerful book.

[Matthew]

For anyone interested in a sports related autobiography, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's autobiography is very good. Good mix of humour and seriousness!

[DryRash]

You will more than likely hate me for this, But I am not a book person.
However when it came to one day I was really bored nothing to do I picked up a book that my Aunt gave to me a while back.
'Artemis Foul: The Arctic Incident'
I just couldn't put it down! I was amazed at how good it actually was. I finished that book a while back it's a really good book and I'd recommend it to anyone!

:D

[TurnUp]

Yeah, i like the outsiders too, nice story (even though the school made us). But read the manga series OnePiece. I have many many others to suggest but just read OnePiece for now. ^.^ lol

[Derrener]

the Theodore Boone series by John Grisham are really good

or i think so anyway :P

[Becca]

The Siren by Tiffany Reisz
(The Original Sinner #1)

if you're into erotica it's for you
i wan't even aware it was erotica until i read it
and what's more shameful... i stole it from my mother's collection

[2bonic]

Skullduggery pleasant. Book author Derek Landy has created well ovver 7 books already and is going to be a warner bros movie soon. the down side is he is looking for actors in his own country. i cannot remember if hes irish or welsh. oh well but i cannot wait for it!

More on the book(s)
The first one is about this girl who walks in on a world she never knew existed and meets some one called skullduggery. he is called skullduggery as he was burned and cursed by another mage.

There are a couple of types of witches:
Elementals
Mages
Ancients

I dont want to give it away too much but its going to be like harry potter but way better.

[Sharon]

i need a book that is based round sociology thats still quite a fun read but then is rly interesting n opens up ur eyes idk

[Kyle]

i need a book that is based round sociology thats still quite a fun read but then is rly interesting n opens up ur eyes idk
I'd say any book could be related to sociology lol. Are you looking for fiction or nonfiction? What kind of topics?

For nonfiction - Zygmunt Bauman - Liquid Modernity ; Stan Cohen - Folk Devils & Moral Panics ; C Wright Mills - The Sociological Imagination ; Jared Diamond - Collapse ; Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point... I could go on... oh and anything written by Goffman.

Fiction - some political or societal commentary? George Orwell - 1984 + Animal farm ; Ray Bradbury - Farenheight 451

idk im biased these are my faves

[The Don]

i need a book that is based round sociology thats still quite a fun read but then is rly interesting n opens up ur eyes idk

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell! It's a great book that basically explains how a lot of success is down to luck and advantages as opposed to just working hard and talent.

[-:Undertaker:-]

The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/The_Revolution_%E2%80%94_A_Manifesto.jpg

[HotelUser]

Ready Player One (http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-A-Novel/dp/0307887448)

I finished this last night, Spielberg is turning it into a movie. I had low expectations, but it was a surprisingly good read!

[Zak]

Touching the Void by Joe Simpson.

[M4ttTf]

I strongly recommend you read All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven.

It is amazing.

So who's watched or read The Fault in Our Stars? I love that film, and the book. So I'm not usually into that type of thing but these two books really caught my eye. On the book it actually says 'The new fault in our stars - This is it!' underneath the title. I don't want to spoil anything but it's really emotional, so if you're not emotionally strong, I suggest grabbing some tissues just in case. However, here is a tiny insight on to what the book is about. It says this on the front:

"The story of a girl who learns to live from a boy who wants to die"

http://i.imgur.com/2JOseWn.png

[thatc00lgirl]

If you like non-fiction books, i'd say the Chicken Soup series. They have different books for different categories, like stories
of dogs or cats or families, or high school or of success stories. I find them pretty inspirational and it is a good book to bring
on the long run in life!

[despect]

Im currently reading girl on the train. Its quite good so far. I'd recommend that!

[Sho]

the messenger - markus zusak

read this a few weeks ago and i loved it

[DJ-Tripjay]

A 3 part adventure novel not spoiling Fantacy Setting

Harry Turttle Dove: Beyond the Gap

Harry Turttle Dove: The Breath Of God

Harry Turttle Dove:The Golden Shrine

[Charlie]

I've almost finished The Art of Being Normal and it's so, so good. It was slightly predictable in someways, but I still recommend it.

A description I nicked from Amazon:

Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The school bully thinks he's a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth - David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal - to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in year 11 is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long ...

[Neversoft]

Anyone looking to read some enlightening and wonderfully composed short stories should check out Desire by Haruki Murakami. The book collects some of his most accessible stories and was recently released on the Vintage Minis imprint, so it costs only £3.50 from your local Waterstones.

Here's a synopsis: You've just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you're destined for — what do you do? In Murakami's world, you tell them a story. The five weird and wonderful tales collected here each unlock the many-tongued language of desire, whether it takes the form of hunger, lust, sudden infatuation or the secret longings of the heart.

Among the stories included, I adore On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning and The Second Bakery Attack.

[lawrawrrr]

I'm going to post here for I think the first time and recommend The Power by Naomi Alderman

I don't normally read books like this (pseudo historical/factual books) but I got bought this for my birthday last year and FINALLY got around to reading it a few weeks back!

It's a really strange book that is so like... realistic and seems like it could definitely happen. it's so interesting seeing the balance of power switch from men to women and reading it around the time all these women's marches are happening and women running for office to make a change... it's very appropriate I think!


A synopsis: women and young girls around the world discover they have this power they can shoot from their bodies. How does it affect the balance of power around the world? The book follows four main characters and their stories are all interlinked. A political figure, a journalist, and two young girls from wildly different walks of life.

Also a cool cover:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media/sota/4ece45e6-9b2e-45f7-8513-5d797b3c9131.png

Amazon link (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-WINNER-BAILEYS-WOMENS-FICTION/dp/0670919985)

[Sonnynixon]

I recommend The Boy in The Striped Pyjamaa:

It is such a good book and it tells the story really well just like the film. It contains some interesting things but however it can be very sad.

https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1366228171l/39999.jpg

[TinyFroggy]

When Breathe Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.

Great book about the life of a neurosurgeon having a cancer. Incredibly well written and a great person!

[Shannon]

A really good easy read is

Love And Fury - Paris Fury

Definatley give it a cheeky read if you havn't already

[Cadigyna]

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

[Shannon]

The Christmas Pig - J.K Rowling