whats a good book?

im bored and have nothing to read

Difficult to suggest something without knowing what you've read lately.

Don Quixote~

Candide is good for a short read that you can actually understand, and it has some vicious satire.

I like Dostoevsky cos I'm emo like that.  It doesn't require an immense historical background to appreciate his books, either.

try a newer nonfiction book.  Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping is filled with essays. 

Clockwork orange is a short read too, and all the slang can be gathered from context.

I don't like contemporary fiction-can ya tell?

Not at all.

In non-contemporary fiction :
Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim and the novella Heart of Darkness, if you can cope with his view of morality and redemption.
Celine's Journey to the End of the Night.

anything from neil gaiman is always a good read. American Gods should make a good kick off. or his latest book Anansi Boys

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita.
No, really.

Dostoievsky FTW too.

LOLZORZ harry potter
no dont read that

Dostoevsky and Tom Clancy FTW

Tom "infodump" Clancy?

The man's writing sucks. The only people who like his books are the ones who want to look intelligent.

Or Janes readers who are looking for a laugh.

Grimm Memorials by R. Patrick Gates is good for a laugh