I hear Uglies is worth it, but I dunno. Anyway, if you're into manga: try D.Gray Man or something. It's relatively awesome.
Hemmingway's Nick Adams stories. If you can get beyond the arrogant prick aspect of them they make fabulous reads~
Like Cupcake said, the Uglies series is good. Peeps is good too, though you might need a semi-strong stomach.
if you're into vamps then i ssuggest these books 1. Blue Bloods (Series: 2 books so far) 2. Vampire Kisses (Series: 5 so far) 3. The Vampire Chronicles (Series: 10 i think) those are some of the best books
Terry Pratchett "The Discworld Series" is good. But you need to be quite knowledgeable about things like Philosophy and Books to get half the jokes.