The following are recommended readings.. Amazon is a great place to find books for a decent price. Used bookstores and libraries work good too, if you are ok with going outside.
Animal Farm
Anything written by Frank Herbert is probably not going to waste your time.
Piers Anthony is a great fantasy writer.. not too deep, and that's part of what's good about it.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
The Long Walk - Bachman (part of the Bachman books.. a collection of short stories by Steven King written under a pen name)
In Memoriam - Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
The Serpentwar Saga