What should I read next?

Bhagavad Gita

The Upanishads

The Yoga Sutras (Patanjali)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein)

Sirens of Titan (Vonnegut)

Slaughterhouse Five (Vonnegut)

Universe in a Nutshell (Hawking)

Anything written by Carlos Castaneda

In Search of Zarathustra

The Art of Living (Epictetus)

The Art of War (Sun Tzu)

I Ching (Book of changes)

anything by Lao Tzo

anything by the dali llama

Rig Veda

Any translation of Jesus' true Aramaic sayings

Ayurveda - usually the Ram Dass translations

If you're about thirteen try Sachar's "Holes" or Magorian's "Goodnight Mr Tom". If you're 18 - 12 try the Redwall series by Jaques. If you're a young traditionalist try something by Arthur Ransome or G Henty or W E Johns or oddly amazing Enid Blyton. Or Ingalls Wilder- great for the ten to thirteen ages.

You might try Wilkie Collins 'The Woman in White' & 'The Moonstone' both of which are on my all time favorite list.
Henry James is another love of mine 'Washington Square' and 'Portrait of a Lady'
On a completely different tract I recently read a beautiful little book (very short) 'The Housekeeper & The Professor' by Yoko Ogawa (translation for Japanese) A delicious little read.
Enjoy & don't forget to post your views on these or any other books you read.

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Originally Posted by avid_reader

Thomas Hardy is my personal fav.
'The Return of the Native', 'Tess of dUrbervilles', 'Far from the madding crowd'.. well any Hardy is a great read.
Other books'd be
A tale of two cities(charles dickens)
Wuthering Heights(emily bronte)
Pride and Prejudice(jane austen)
The king's General(daphne duMaurier)
Adam Bede , mill on the floss(george eliot)

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As far as Hardy goes, I think "the Mayor of Casterbridge " is overlooked. I love that novel.

I love Hardy but there is often an undercurrent of grief, pain and betrayal. But Under the Greenwood Tree is a gentle love story where obstacles are overcome and they do live Happy Ever After.
Well done Sarah's Chanson. A love of books will bring you a lifetime of enjoyment.