In need of a good book

[write_my_dreams]

 I feel like I'm spamming LJ. Hopefully my next post will be a fic!

But anyway. I was waiting for my favorite jewelry store to open so I went into Barnes and Noble (bookstore on campus) to kill time and see if I could find a good book. I honestly didn't find many. It seems like there are WAY too many vampire romance books. I browsed through the young adult section (for a laugh) and seriously they had an entire huge shelf devoted to "Dark romances". So Twilight ripoffs, essentially. I wouldn't mind them so much if they were actually different, but no. It's a Vampire/fallen angel/werewolf/whatever who falls in love with the "ordinary" human girl half the time. What about the GIRL being the supernatural creature falling for a human boy? Some variety please. And these books have seeped into the adult section...

 

I haven't really read a real book for pleasure in awhile. Most of my reading is done online and 90% of it is fanfiction. At least that I know what I'm looking for and what I want to read. 

 

So does anyone have any good book recommendations? I need something to read.  

 

Comments

[shadow-fictions.livejournal.com]

Junk by Melvin burgess.
Took me forever and a day to find a copy, but I really recommend it. Narrative is a bit simple, but it is technically a childrens book, and the central characters are 14-16. It's good though, moving.

A long way down by Nick Hornby is hilarious. Or I found it hilarious. It's really rather witty and a brilliant portrayal of British cynicism and humor. One of the characters annoys me no end, but she adds to the overall dynamic of the mish-mashed group.

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher is another that is technically a children's book, though I was recommended this by a friend and absolutely adored it.

I'll probably think of some more later on XD And I completely agree with there being far too many books focused on 'Dark Romance'. It's the same thing over and over and it just isn't interesting any more. There are many other areas of the supernatural that could be explored. D;

[write_my_dreams]

All right, I'll browse those later and see if they sound good.

There really are. I enjoy the supernatural and fantasy creatures, but not when a stale, overdone plot is used. It's very annoying... and sad. Vampires used to be dark, intimidating creatures.... now they sparkle and dance around with useless teenage girls

[shadow-fictions.livejournal.com]

not forgetting the fact that vampires are technically dead and usually at least a hundred years old. These authors do get that they're promoting necrophilia and slight paedophilia, right?

I do so adore finding flaws with twilight. My favourite being that Jacob 'Imprinting' upon Renesmee would technically mean the only reason he 'loved' Bella was for that egg, and that he was technically in love with Edward too. Also, Edward being dead and all and not having any blood flow makes for interesting theories as to how he could possibly get an erection in the first place, never mind getting Bella pregnant.
Edward is a fairy, and I miss scary vampires.

I might have to write scary vampires. Though that's been done and I wouldn't know which set of characters to use. *pouts*

Enjoy book hunting! :)

[write_my_dreams]

All very true. Although I'm guilty of Kei x Sho in Moon Child...

LOL it's so easy to find flaws in Twilight what with the grammar, terrible plot, self-insert character, butchering of mythology... what disturbs me about him imprinting on Renesme is that a) she's a baby b) he hated her while she was in Bella for so long... and then boom she's the center of his world. The heck? Well in a lot of books vampires DO still manage to have sex, I know Anne Rice's books and True Blood are full of vampire porn. But there's no way he could get her pregnant.
Because Edward has fangs and sparkles, I refuse to call him a vampire.

I have a couple Kei-oriented Moon Child fics I'm going to write. Focusing on the vampire aspect of him and going out to feed. I want something dark and violent, haha.

Thanks! I will

[lunafair.livejournal.com]

Aww ... I know how you feel o.o
The last book I read what one of my witcher books, more a dark kind of fantasy, nothing mushy ... don't know if you heard of those o.o
It's kind of hard to find though ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher
can highly recommend it though. it's gorgeous and so far away from twilight that the girlies who read twilight would get a trauma for their lives ... hehe ... xD

other than that ... I'm only reading fan fiction too xD

[write_my_dreams]

I've never heard about that before. It sounds interesting though. Haha awesome, I'll definitely have to check it out.

I've been reading Emma for English because I have to. My mind wanders into GacktxHyde land after a paragraph....

[schwarzfluegel.livejournal.com]

Erm ... you don't know me, since I don't comment that often on your fics. But I read most of your stories and some of your personal entries. Well, you asked for books and that's why I comment ^^

Evil? by Timothy Carter
It's about fallen angels *laughs* and a gay teenager who lives in a really religious town and summones a little demon every now and then. It's quite funny, cause the angels are so overacting and taking their job way too serious. I had some good laughs while reading (which took me only two days, since I simply wasn't able to put it away ^^)

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
A dead girl tells the story of her suicide via tapes. The guy who got this tapes is one of the 13 persons who are the reasons why the girl killed herself. Very interesting and catching. Couldn't stop reading till I was done in less than 24 hours :3

[write_my_dreams]

That's all right.

Haha that sounds really funny! I'll definitely see if I can find that.

Ah, I've seen that one in the library before but it sounded too depressing for me

[a_deux_vitesses.livejournal.com]

I just realized a while ago how I hadn't read a book in ages either... Been reading nothing but fics online XD

I started reading The Picture of Dorian Gray a few days ago though and find it interesting. Maybe you could read that if you haven't done so already?

[write_my_dreams]

Yeah I haven't really read any real books lately.

What's it about?

[a_deux_vitesses.livejournal.com]

I suck at summaries, but I'll give it a try.
Ok, yeah I started writing something out and my description would've made me not want to read the book...

Here's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Gray) the wiki page instead, sorry about that...

[write_my_dreams]

Hm, that could be interesting. I really hate classics though. Sherlock Holmes is the only one I've read that won't put me to sleep. I'll browse it next time I'm at the library and see if I can handle the language

Haha giving summaries sucks so much

[shinya19.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel cause I've been searching too for something a bit different.
Though most are with vampires etc etc..

I would probably recomment you, and I've started reading it recently ''Beautiful Darkness'' or ''Beautiful Creatures'' by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

You might like it I don't know but i really enjoyed reading it.

Most of the time I go to the store and pick up the most random books so yea :3

[write_my_dreams]

Me too. I like vampires and werewolves and fallen angels, but I'm tired of the romance aspect. Especially the supernatural x human girl. It's so overdone nowadays.

That sounds interesting. Could you give me a summary?

Yeah, I used to do that but I'm kinda pressed for money now that I'm in college.

[shesinunderland.livejournal.com]

books thats probably low for ur level but changed my pespective on life would b make lemonade, amie, love you hate you miss you, and living dead girl

[shesinunderland.livejournal.com]

nd the picture of dorian gray was also good and not really about romance along with the books i posted above they are all angsty except make lemonade is a little happier i suppose living dead girl had me in tears its a very sad book about a girl living with a pedophile kidnapper and how she no longer feels alive bcuz of what she gone through and thethings he pu her through are just... heart wrenching

[write_my_dreams]

I don't think I'd go for the last book, I'm not really into depressing stories. I'll look at the other ones though :)

[shesinunderland.livejournal.com]

ah make lemonade is about these two girls that live kinda in the ghetto one has two kids nd is just really struggling nd the other girl babysits for her like for free nd is trying to help her get her life back on track somewhat

amie and love you hate you miss you are about girls whose best friends have died and them trying to getover it realize its not their fault amie is a lil sadder though but not really depressing

before i die is good too its about a cancer patient nd her loving out her life nd falling in love with the time she has left its a beautiful book

you should also check out the nature of monsters

[write_my_dreams]

Haha all those sound really depressing! I don't like sad books.

If it's not depressing, I will

[shesinunderland.livejournal.com]

nature of monsters is more like scary suspense

amie is a lil depressing

love you hate you miss you is about the girl trying to realize its not her fault her friend died

make lemonade is in no way depressing it was sweet bcuz who babysits for free just to help a ghetto and undecuated teenage mother get her life back on track it was a cute book and made me smile