Book that MAKE you THINK?

[Jennifer]

never read sylvia plath, but as to your first question: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. it's emotional and haunting.

[Brenda]

Hello Shatha : I'd recommend A Fine Balance This book will definately make you think about the way you treat others.

[Michael]

That is a hard question, I read many books. If I had to choose it would be "South of Broad" by Pat conroy, the story was so captivating, it made you respect your childhood,despite how painful it may have been.

[Lori, Super Mod]

In a world where literature is turning digital and we may eventually even have images and news appear directly on our eyeballs via special contact lens....

I found these books to be extremely thought-provoking -
The Book by M Clifford
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

For creepy post-apocalyptic thoughts try -
The Sheep Look Up
On the Beach
The Road

[Judy]

All of Ayn Rand's books stuck with me and made me think (are still making me think). Some examples of other authors who really make me think:
Ray Bradbury (for example Dandelion Wine
Robert J. Sawyer (for example Calculating God)
Barbara Kingsolver (Small Wonder)
Ann Patchett (for example, State of Wonder)
Bill Bryson ( for example A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail)
Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything is Illuminated
T.C Boyle (When the Killing's Done

[Judy]

Lori wrote: "In a world where literature is turning digital and we may eventually even have images and news appear directly on our eyeballs via special contact lens....

I found these books to be extremely thou..."

Thanks, Lori, I added "The Book" to me TBR list.

[Colby]

Yeah, these all made me think.
As a result of that and their awesomeness, these are four of my favorite books EVER.

[Alan]

is an oldie, but one that really grabbed me when I read it in high school. It's not long but very powerful.

[Anne]

My Name is Joe will make you re-think our so-called connectedness in this digital world we live in and make you think about what's really important in life.

[Kim Marie]

I would second the recommendation of A Fine Balance and perhaps you might try Life of Pi and The Book Thief.

[Tara]

I recently finished Umberto Eco's The Prague Cemetery - and it's as easy to read as it is thought-provoking. The subject matter is dark. But what I found so amazing about it is that while it's fiction, the majority of the events are absolutely true. It's a bit like a real life Da Vinci Code (and much better written).

[Ben]

These books really made me think. The Michael Vey series by Richard Paul Evans and Bonhoeffer: pastor, martyr, prophet, spy by Eric Metaxas.

[[deleted user]]

Thirteen Reasons Why
The Giver
The Shack
The Clan of the Cave Bear

[MissJessie]

Another vote here for 13 Reasons. Very thought-provoking; it remained in my mind for several days.

Also http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/98... *Prep} by Curtis Sittenfeld gave me a lot of "thinking" time and made me realize that the life of adolescents today is beyond belief different from anything I can relate to. Also, somewhat depressing. Very interesting though.

[Learner]

Night by Elie wiesel

[[deleted user]]

I loved The Bell Jar and highly recommend it if you want to read something by Sylvia Plath.

These are all fiction books that left me thinking long after I finished them:

Kindred
Animal Farm
1984
Oryx and Crake
The Color Purple
Asylum
Never Let Me Go
Brave New World

These are some non-fiction books:

Welcome, Silence
Thinking In Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life With Autism
Schindler's List

[Robin]

Barbara Kingsolver took me to places around the world that opened my eyes - especially in The Poisonwood Bible. Similarly Chris Cleave's Little Bee was an emotional journey in Nigeria.

In the suspense genre author:John le Carré|1411964]writes such complex spy novels that you must absolutely pay attention. But they are brilliant in character and detail. I've enjoyed them all.

[Sara]

Anthem by Ayn Rand. It's a bit strange and hard to get used to, but by the end I was in love with all the ideas. Less on the political side of it and more towards the psychological ideologies.

[Eileen]

We the Living by Ayn Rand or To Kill a Mockingbird are two books I would suggest.