Best Book by a British Author

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I must read one and write a report on it, or something, for english 12 CP....

any ideas confused

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Inspector Rebus by Ian Rankin

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harry potter and the goblet of fire

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What kind of book are you looking for?

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anything that is interesting, and I'm sure it has to be sort of old... maybe sci fi or something?

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George Orwell. Famous guy. Probably read him already. Animal Farm or 1984.
Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. Probably read that one too.
JRR Tolkien. Hobbit, LotR.
Or you could go way back and read 1800s sort of stuff, Charles Dickens, etc.

More modern "literary" stuff:
Neil Gaiman: American Gods. Neverwhere.

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It's a shame you can't use American authors, otherwise you could've had Cell or The Long Walk by Stephen King.

Stephen King is the greatiest author ever, without a doubt.

As for a book by a British novelist, Children of Men by P. D. James. Cool novel.

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Thanks guys At Ease, soldier

*I have read george orwell
*Brave New World looks really cool
*I saw the Children of Men movie snicker

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Concise Cabbage wrote:: Thanks guys

*I have read george orwell
*Brave New World looks really cool
*I saw the Children of Men movie

Too bad the book is so different you couldn't get away with it. snicker

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2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke....check it out farao

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Concise Cabbage wrote:: Thanks guys

*I have read george orwell
*Brave New World looks really cool
*I saw the Children of Men movie

Check out Detective Rebus, kind of groovy

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I don't know about that book, Eif. I don't really want to read something that is a series...

Good call, Thunder! Do I know you in real life?

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In that case, I like Oxygen by Andrew Miller a lot. Fairly new, 2001, I think. I wrote an essay on it three years ago and got an A for it, would've gotten an A* but I wasn't "selective" enough fist shaker

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I think I will read Neverwhere... Thanks guys! At Ease, soldier

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Or you could do Lord of the Flies
Since most high schools read it your teacher will like it

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Eif wrote:

Concise Cabbage wrote:: Thanks guys

*I have read george orwell
*Brave New World looks really cool
*I saw the Children of Men movie

Check out Detective Rebus, kind of groovy

Cool set of books. My dad gave me a load. I've only just started on the one with the MP in the brothel, though. Andy McNab is an awesome author too, in case Neverwhere doesn't work out. Recoil = pretty cool.

Subject: Re: Best Book by a British Author Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:49 pm

Tolkien and Orwell