A Book Everyone Should Read

Death Note

This is the title of the book I think everyone should read.  Actually it is really a manga (a Japanese comic book for those of you that don't know)

The book is about a genius guy in his late teens who discovers a notebook that when you write a persons name it it they will die.  He decides to use this new found power to create a Utopia by killing all the criminals in the world.  This works until the world's greatest detective, L, decides to get involved.  The rest of the story is a battle of wits between L and Kira to see who can kill who first.  There are 12 books in the series.

I think this book is important for everyone to read because it's what first got me really hooked on manga and there are some people who think manga is stupid or not interesting, but reading this book I think would help them change their minds and open them up into a new world of literature. It is so well written and extremely creative that I think it would convert non-manga lovers into anime otaku's.  Also the pictures are really great. It's a fantastic story that really makes you think about the line between good and evil and which is which.