Reddit reviews John Adams

I'd like one. My husband and I used to play a lot of Pokemon back in the day. Edit I have too many [ebooks] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000FC0QHA/ref=aw_ls_4_8?colid=K4J6H5X36FTL&coliid=I1QANJJIPSFESJ) because I love to read. I have a problem with book hoarding luckily most of my books are digital now so it's easy to hide my problem :) I must have all the books.

I'll recommend some newer literature I really enjoyed:

Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

I'm also a big fan of John Steinbeck if you want to go the more classic literary route; East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men--they're all regularly assigned in literature classes for a reason. Some of his less well-known works, like Tortilla Flats and Travels with Charley are also a delight.

Erich Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front has some of the most haunting and soul-stirring depictions of war that I've ever read.

For novels that might have more of a women's perspective, consider pretty much anything by Barbara Kingsolver (The Bean Trees and Prodigal Summer are my favorites) or Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic is fantastic).

Don't discount the work of Stephen King, either, especially if you have only seen his movies. The Stand and The Shining are extraordinary, many of his short story collections will just blow your mind (that's where the source material for the movies The Shawshank Redemption and Stand by Me come from). I particularly loved 'Salem's Lot and It (which cemented my lifelong aversion to clowns).

For non-fiction, I'd recommend any biography by David McCullough. His research is impeccable and he does a fantastic job of storytelling. I first encountered his amazing talent in Truman but American history fans really go nuts over John Adams and 1776.