what is a good novel to read?
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Harry Potter and the whole seres of Among The Hidden. u probably know what Harry Potters about, but among the hidden is about a law in the futer(sp?) that u can only have 2 children. but people break the law a LOT and have three or more children. there are also population police. but i better stop or i tell u the whole story(s). u will REALLY like them. hope this helps!!
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read english novels if you are advanced enough. I recommend anything by P G Wodehouse. your vocabulary will treble.
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I read a lot of children's literature before I put it on my shelf in my classroom library. Some good novels that fit your request are:\nDragon Rider Cornelia Funke...\n\nThe Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke  (Almost anything by her is terrific!)\nOh,some of my students are just loving "Inkheart" and "Inkspell" (one follows the other) These are tales of a dad who is able to 'read' people into or out of stories as he reads...interesting concept.\n\nI agree with the Narnia Series...great books.\nMy students also loved "City of Ember" and "People of Sparks"...again, Ember comes before Spark.. this is tale (kind of sci fi) where people live in this city where it is always dark, and the city is falling apart. These two kids, quite by accident, discover a way out.  Again, interesting concepts....\n\nLemony Snicket series my students love, (5th grade) but for a 12 year old, might be a bit predictable.  Story line repeats a bit by book 11 and 12.\n\nAlso, I agree with "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. She also wrote a sequal or 2 to that...One is "Gathering Blue" and the other is "The Messenger" \n\nAnother series, a trilogy, for Middle Schoolers that my son loved was "The Amber Spyglass," "The Subtle Knife" and "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman.\n\nHope this helps.
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Well it all depends on what genre you like, really. If you like fiction/fantasy, I could help you there. There's Eragon, by Christopher Paolini, and it's sequel, Eldest (a third book is coming out at some point too). \nAlso there's this book called the Sword of Shannara, by Terry Brooks. There's a bunch of books in that series. \nAnd two classics, The Lord of the Rings (My all-time favorite) and Harry Potter (though most people have read this, I thought I'd suggest it anyway  just in case you haven't). \nIf you like Fiction/Fantasy, you'll like some of these books.\nEnjoy!\n\n - Luthien
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I think Paolini's good. If you like pierce's books you should try manga and anime on for size. Like Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi, Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto,and Shaman King by Hiroyuki Takei.  There are tons of other good titels these are just a few.
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Read as much as you can. By reading the work of good writers, you will absorb some of their writing styles and structures. I recommend F. Scott Fitzgerald and the short stories of Alice Munro.  Get a good grammar book and do the exercises that teach how to write correct sentences. See if you can take a grammar course.
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The great gatsby is good.\nPerfect for a Summer Read :)
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy.  My favorite author was Andre Norton.  I also like Mercedes Lackey and the dragonlance saga.  A good author can take you to another planet with their details and engrossing stories.  I tried to read a romance novel but I couldn't get into it. To much staring into each others eyes etc,stuff.   Some of them are almost like soft porn but in a prettier package..
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the alchemist by paulo coelho\nangels and demons & the da vinci code by dan brown\nthe harry potter series by j.k. rowling\nany romance novel by julie garwood
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I don't know your age or reading level, so I'll give you a few titles of books I have truly enjoyed:\n\n1. "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett\n2. "Life and Death in Shanghai" by Nien Cheng (true story)\n3. "Wild Swans" by Jung Yang (another true story)\n4. "Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry\n5. "If You Could See Me Now" by Cecilia Ahern \n6. "The Bonesetter's Daughter" by Amy Tan\n7. "The Kiterunner" by Khaled Hosseini \n8. "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Joseph Heller's "Catch 22" is great. You should also read Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mocking Bird." That is a truly awesome book.
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Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, they are simply the best classics that have such relevance and resonance even today. Her characters are realistic identifiable and no one is perfect or without a glimmer of humanity. I also love Going Postal by Terry Pratchett I think it's his most cynical and insightful book since Small gods and wonderfully parallels all aspects of our world today.
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no but I read 3 to 4 novels a week plus work 50 hours a week my advice if you want to increase your reading is to read as fast as you can over and over again, but it matters on what your reading if your reading books for fun then you should just read them normally and over time your words per min. will increase if you are reading books for a class or for learning you can skim read though you will lose comprehension if you have any ?'s e-mail me at \nok50438@yahoo.com
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hmmm...start within the place you live....draw from past experiences....type in the computer....what genre or format for your novel is definitely up to you...
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You can try any of the Stephen King's, like The Shining for example, or Misery;\nThe Thirteenth Magician by Patrick Welch ;\nYou can also try any of Edgar Allan Poe's works--they are all pretty dark and gothic for instance:\nThe Fall of the House of Usher\n\nGood Luck with any of those, they are all good!
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get a book and Read it
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well...\nThe Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle (great novel!!)\nThe Harry Potter series\nGone with the wind - Margaret Mitchell \nThe Notebook - by Nicholas Sparks (if you're the romantic type)\nMemories of a geisha - Arthur Golden \nThe Devil and Miss Prym - Paulo Coelho