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Any of the Pendragon books by D.J. MacHale. They are written so you can read them in any order, so I would recommend "The Quillan Games", "The Rivers of Zadaa", or "Black Water". If you want to read the whole series (9 so far, with the last one coming out later this year) more power to you, they are all good.
Might I suggest Bruce Catton's Army of the Potomac series, its probably one of the best Histories I've read and it does read like a thriller. My favorite would have to be the last one A Stillness at Appomattox, though all three books have something great about them, like the beautiful introduction found in Mr. Lincoln's Army. Another would be Devils Teardrops from Jeffrey Deaver. Yet another noteworth author is WEB Griffin. I hope I've helped out some.
I'll add a vote to house of leaves
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
if you're interested in law, the nonfiction book The Digital Person by Daniel Solove is a great book dealing with companies misuse of personal data
Franz Kafka's works are very atmospheric.
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
if you're interested in law, the nonfiction book The Digital Person by Daniel Solove is a great book dealing with companies misuse of personal data
Franz Kafka's works are very atmospheric.
If you can handle a novel for a teenage audience (still think it holds up), Feed is a pretty interesting science-fiction satire. It really makes you look at our materialistic selves with disgust.
Also, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is also very entertaining. It's about an autistic boy who sets out on an investigation to uncover the perpetrator of the murder...of a dog. He ends up finding a lot more.
Then We Came to the End is also great if you like The Office. It really nails the office dyanmic, and is very funny.
Maybe they're not obvious choices, but it's good to try some different kinds of books.
Also, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is also very entertaining. It's about an autistic boy who sets out on an investigation to uncover the perpetrator of the murder...of a dog. He ends up finding a lot more.
Then We Came to the End is also great if you like The Office. It really nails the office dyanmic, and is very funny.
Maybe they're not obvious choices, but it's good to try some different kinds of books.
Another couple of good books - just general fiction, not sci-fi or fantasy or anything - are:
The Hour I First Believed [http://www.amazon.com/Hour-I-First-Believed-Novel/dp/0060393491/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242101625&sr=1-1] by Wally Lamb. It's about a high school English teacher and his wife, a nurse, who both worked at Columbine High School. It's an interesting and informative look at that tragedy, and it also goes well past that point in their lives (although it has very far-reaching consequences). Kind of depressing, but well-written, engrossing, and a very good read.
Water for Elephants [http://www.amazon.com/Water-Elephants-Novel-Sara-Gruen/dp/1565125606/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242102011&sr=1-1] by Sara Gruen. It's about a Depression-era veterinary student, whose parents die in a car wreck. Instead of finishing vet school, he joins the circus as a caretaker for the animals. It has a lot of neat background info on the old circus shows that travelled by train back in the day, and a good story with a couple twists.
The Hour I First Believed [http://www.amazon.com/Hour-I-First-Believed-Novel/dp/0060393491/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242101625&sr=1-1] by Wally Lamb. It's about a high school English teacher and his wife, a nurse, who both worked at Columbine High School. It's an interesting and informative look at that tragedy, and it also goes well past that point in their lives (although it has very far-reaching consequences). Kind of depressing, but well-written, engrossing, and a very good read.
Water for Elephants [http://www.amazon.com/Water-Elephants-Novel-Sara-Gruen/dp/1565125606/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242102011&sr=1-1] by Sara Gruen. It's about a Depression-era veterinary student, whose parents die in a car wreck. Instead of finishing vet school, he joins the circus as a caretaker for the animals. It has a lot of neat background info on the old circus shows that travelled by train back in the day, and a good story with a couple twists.