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Well, I've read a lot of good books, but I just finished reading a really good one called valhalla rising by clive cussler. If anyone likes drama, romance, adventure and suspense all wrapped in to one book, then I would definitely recommend cussler's works.
two of the best books I've read are Insomnia by Steven king, and, his dark materials trilogy by Philip Poleman.
My favorites change based on my mood, but one of my favorite series is Steven King's "Dark Tower" series. Oh yes, then that reminds me of Barbara Tuchman's "the proud towers" which is a book about the world between 1898 and 1914. Exceedingly well done. So, as you see, my favorite book changes quite quickly.
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Bob
Hmmm, I like most of Terry pratchetts stuff, but surprisingly my favourite book is not a Pratchett! My favourite book is The Sirons Of Titan by Kirt Vonnigutt JR
Hard to narrow it down to just one--but I think I'll go with Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. That book has everything, humor, romance, drama, melancholy--it's really a book of life, but life as a dream. I think The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck would have to be second.
Wrath of fire, Clive Cussler sure can spin a compelling tale, but the guy is such a chauvinist, and the characters are all so stereotypical, don't you find?
Under the Skin Michel Faber a truly disturbing and at times sickening tale, I almost gave up, but he had me by the throat.
My favorite book of all time is Gone With The Wind, one of the few I will reread from time to time. A close second is Penmarric by Susan Howatch Of course, there are many more that have and will continue to be meaningful, but those are the two epic books in my opinion..
Well, I don't know the title of this book in English but I can imagine it is "I Kim - who you?" By Frank W. Chinnock about that family who adopt a vietnamese child during the Vietnam war. But I also love Angels and Deamons and The Da Vinci code by Dan brown, and all the Harry Potter books.
The best book I ever read was Jewels by Danielle Steel. I just found it so touching, plus, it got me through a real difficult stage in my life. My wanting to know what happened next, kept me going through a really hard few months. I'm greatful for that.
The book I thought was good that I read was called "The Outsiders".
I have a whole series of favourite books, and those have to be the Harry Potter books. i like the Half-blood Prince because it's basically the strangest book of the six books out so far. you know, Dumbledore teaching Harry about Voldemort's history through what he knows as well as through the pensieve in his office.
Also the ideas of the Slug club and Dumbledore's funeral at the end, just like muggles have when a member of their family or a friend passes away.
Hard to pick just one favorite book, so I won't. Among my top favorites are the Count of Montecristo, Lord of the Rings, a few of the books in Wheel of TIme, The giver... the list just goes on and on.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is one of my favorites that wasn't mentioned here. If you like reading about adolescence, teenaged girls and today's issues, check it out. I have many more favorites, but I don't really wanna list them all. His Dark Materials is definitely one of them. Outsiders is great, too. Just a few I saw on here that I seconded. Oh, and Harry potter, of course.
crime and punishment, by dostoevskij
loads of them. the harry potter series, though i found the last book a bit strange. but, hey, i like them. the lion, the witch and the wardrobe from when i was younger. i also love the lord of the rings and the hobbit. there's a few i've read where i've thought, yeah they're bloody good.
Yayayayayay! LOTR and The Hobbit're cool too. I have the unabridged 38-tape LOTR and the unabridged Hobbit talking book.
I don't have a best book but I do have a best author. Anything by J.R.R. Tolkien, whether it's the Silmarillion, The Hobbit, or the Lord of the Rings, it's brilliant! I'd love to read the Unfinished Tales and get the History of Middle-Earth encyclopedia.
I have too many favorites. But, one good one I just finished reading was Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. I also liked lord of the rings, the hobbit, the outsiders, the giver, the dark tower series and most other books by Stephen King and also Dean Koontz. Like I said, too many to count *smiles*
The best book I’ve read is by no means my favorite. My favorite as I have said a few times is Atlas, but the most effective book is How To Win Friends And Influence People. Atlas and Rand taught me ego, and Carnegie taught me how to reach it. I’ve had more friends and success in communications then before. Like half of our world, no matter blind or sighted, I was unable to communicate effectively and have people really listen to me. Though, Carnegie’s books doesn’t solve all problems, it’s a really good read and helps resolve a fair few problems.
The Sord Of Truth by Terry Goodkind, and The Vampire Cronnicals by Anne Rice
To bad about her.
Mallory
I have alot of favs but one of them would have to be "the lovely bones by alice seabold" it is about a fourteen yr old murder victom who looks down on her family from heaven and she tells what happend to her it is unique because the author tells the story from a totally different viewpoint the viewpoint of someone who is deceased but there spirit is looking on over her family and how they are dealing with her death and some of the graphics are vividly described even when she is describing her murder. Yes this is fiction very well written and there is sooo much more to it I cried at the end it was so touching and very sad
God, there are so many books I like, I can't narrow it down to just one. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcot. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri. Those are two classics I like. More modern things include anything by Tamora Pierce, Madeleine L'Engle, and probably others I'm forgetting now. Some have mentioned the Giver, and yes, Lois Lowry is an incredibly good author. Anyone read Number the Stars by her?
Oh I remember reading the giver OMG that was such a good book, I did not see the movie though.
As I said on another thread, I didn't even know a movie had been made from the Giver.
SisterDawn, I read Number the Stars. I must have been eleven or so--around the same age as the girls in the book. That book really opened my outlook, that's for sure.
I read too many books, but I think I would recommend the book Kite Runner by Khaled Hooseini.
Little Women, Little Men, The Secret Life Of Bees, Harry Potter series... Too many really. Did you know The Giver has a series?
Yes, the second book is called gathering blue, and the last book is entitled Messenger. I read all three of them.
Erich Marie Remarque "All Quiet On The Western Front"