I really loved "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce. Not because its a "classic" but the parallels between early 20th century Ireland the modern Philippines are staggering.
Hi , Mine favourite book is zero limits. most of all time i read non fiction like books. I like to read them. they are like self help books. I love them. It is written by famous writer Dr. Joe Vitale.
The World According to Garp by John Irving That's the book that got me interested in reading again...I'd gone on hiatus from the ages 11 to 18.
I'd have to pick between 3. Two of which are actually a series. The first is the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. It may be targeted at a younger audience, but I just love the world with its personified animals and mouth-watering foods. It's all very formulaic, each of the books, but it makes them just a comforting read. The other series would be Chronicles of the Necromancer, a fantasy series, by Gail Z. Martin. It's just a good read with enjoyable characters and an interesting world. The last is a classic, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, of course. I found it very interesting as it reminds me of what our society is and what it may become. Also doing my senior research paper on it let me able to appreciate even more.
Too many rather difficult list really as it can change, so no favourite exactly, but i have just finished Animal Farm and absolutely loved it, and obviously as my username suggests i am a fan of a certain novel by monsieur Leroux, However one of the best books i have read in a long time is The lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, i wasn;t so impressed with her follow up, but her non-fiction accoutn of her own rape "Lucky" was also a fantasitic (if somewhat difficult read) I also love Prozc Nation When i was younger i was a fan of Christopher Pike, but its also great to see people mention Diane Duane here as i was a fan of the wizadry books, which predated HArry Potter! (which i also like)
I don't have just 1/2/3 favorite(s), I have around 10-15, and they're all on my Favorite books shelf.
I really don't have only one favorite book. There are too many for me to name but I'll list a few: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Perks of Being a Wallflower Harry Potter series Ella Enchanted The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Inkheart and the list could probably go on for ages haha but those are books that I could read over and over again and never get tired of.
The Inkheart series is on my favorites shelf. Ella Enchanted was also good, but not good enough IMO to make it on the shelf.
I read that myself a few years back and was stunned the interesting complexities and parallels to humanity...You can read a lot into that book. Some of my faves include: My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult Life of Pi – Yann Martel Blindness - José Saramago The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini The Art Thief - Noah Charney The Shack - William Paul Young The Road - Cormac McCarthy These are books that weren't easy to read, but affected me in emotional ways. I have many more but these are a few off the top of my head that I would read again.
I've read to much trying to live up to the expectations of others to be able to say that I actually have a "favorite" anymore, but I love Frank Herbert's "Dune" and have read it several times. I also like Joyce's "The Dead" quite a bit, as well as some of the other stories in "Dubliners."
A Quiet Belief in Angels by RJ Ellory. A beautiful book to read with an excellent plot. It's not often you get both, in fact I would say that I've never read a book that had so much of both. An absolute masterpiece. I feel really sorry for people that haven't read it.
The best books you've read in your life What are the THREE best books you have ever read? What were your top three books about?!
It's so hard choosing only three. One of my favorites is Catch 22, and it's wonderfully written. A couple other choices would be some of Faulkner's and Hemingway's novels. I think those two really helped make American literature what it is now. Both of them are very influential and good writers. Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is amazing, too. I think I may be biased since most of the stuff I read is American literature. This thread gave me an idea. Perhaps we could create a WF's best 50 novels or something like that. People could nominate novels, and we could then rank them based on how many nominations/votes they got. It would be interesting to see what novels make the list.
i have one no doubt about it favourite book of all time; 'wuthering heights' by emily bronte. it's just so passionate, dark, angry, moving, sorrowful, every emotion possible. it doesn't have a fairytale ending, it's hard and honest. there's no easy ride for true love, it makes no excuses, it questions what true love is.
My Favourite book of all time? Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King - masterfully written, engaging plot, interesting characters! I honestly don't know why, but just something about it i love.
Jane Eyre. I just adore the plot and characters. Moe of my favourites are: Labrinth- Kate Mosse Emma- Jane Austen To Kill a Mocking Bird- Harper Lee Tess of the D'urbervilles- Thomas Hardy The Picture of Dorian Gray- Oscar Wilde Monsoon- Wilbur Smith And anything by Harlan Coben and Tess Gerristen
The Stand. Intriguing characters, interesting plotline, descriptive writing, plot twists, it's got everything. Though the uncut edition was so long that you almost have to read the original first.
Blindsight by Peter Watts. Finalist for the Hugo award. Something that had pissed me off for a while was that sci fi as I knew it was starting to stagnate, however, once I read Blindsight my love for the genre was rekindled. It's the first book I've ever read where the story actually transcended the words on the page and I saw everything that had lead up to that moment fit together in a huge harmonious jigsaw of meaning and depth. I spent the rest of the day walking around, nigh-zombified, because I couldn't stop thinking about the book. A must-read, and don't be fooled by the poor writing quality. It's all a ploy...
Blindsight by Peter Watts. Finalist for the Hugo award. Something that had pissed me off for a while was that sci fi as I knew it was starting to stagnate, however, once I read Blindsight my love for the genre was rekindled. It's the first book I've ever read where the story actually transcended the words on the page and I saw everything that had lead up to that moment fit together in a huge harmonious jigsaw of meaning and depth. I spent the rest of the day walking around, nigh-zombified, because I couldn't stop thinking about the book. A must-read, and don't be fooled by the poor writing quality. It's all a ploy...
^ You won't be disappointed. But like I said; stick with it. It's unimpressive at first, but improves as it goes along.
My favorite book at the moment is 'Outlaw' by Angus Donald. I am a Robin Hood freak so its no suprise
I loved Atonement when I read it, and I love All the King's Men. It's so un-linear but I love it because it's so different.
