fischerl Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 DD15 needs "a good exciting thick book" (her words) to read during her free time. She is a fast reader and doesn't want something she can finish in a day. She's devoured Sherlock Holmes, LOTR, The 3 Musketeers, Count of Monte Cristo, Tom Sawyer (and Huck) and some Jack London. She tolerates G.A. Henty but the long narrative passages get a bit tedious. I'm sure there must be threads on this board addressing this, but I couldn't find them. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fischerl Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 I've never heard of Pratchett or Collins. I'll check them out. I did consider Austen, but I have a feeling they won't be "adventurous" enough for her. She'll read them for Brit. Lit. anyway in a year or two. :D Thanks for the suggestions: I know what I'll be doing tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 To Say Nothing of the Dog (Reading The Moonstone and some Wodehouse Jeeves stories first would be great-To Say Nothing of the Dog will give the Moonstone away) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinL in Canada Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 To Say Nothing of the Dog (Reading The Moonstone and some Wodehouse Jeeves stories first would be great-To Say Nothing of the Dog will give the Moonstone away) Yes--almost anything by Connie Willis. She writes books with a hint of science fiction (time travel) and very engaging plot twists--and they're "clean," too. Any ideas for more books for teen boys? I have found it so hard to find appropriate fare for that age range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelle Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 My teens have been re-reading Brandon Sanderson's books, the Mistborn books and Elantris are some of the books I've seen around. They look pretty thick to me, but I don't know if they are the kinds of books your daughter reads. I think I've heard that Mistborn is more accessible than his The Way of Kings if you aren't that into fantasy (like me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerl Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 I will look into these—thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I'll ask my ds as well but the Hornblower series might work: http://www.amazon.com/Hornblower-Quarters-C-S-Forester/dp/0316289329/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353245276&sr=1-1&keywords=BEAT+TO+QUARTERS (that's the first book written, not the first book chronologically, but its suppose to be better than the chronologically first book) There is also another more modern series of naval novels. I am less sure of their order, but here's the title I did remember: http://www.amazon.com/Master-And-Commander/dp/B000I9U9A4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353245388&sr=8-1&keywords=captain+and+commander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 My daughter enjoyed The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova which is over 700 pages long. I can't speak to the content as I haven't read it myself. She took it along on a college visit and finished it when a flight delay caused her to miss a connection and spend the night in the Salt Lake City airport. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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