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What is the best book you have ever read?
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I posted it for this book because I thought it would get a wide response since so many people of different tastes have read it. Mine is either Les Misérables or L'homme Qui Rit because I love the themes, the characters, and the quotes that really catch my attention that Victor Hugo uses.
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I loved An Instance of the FingerpostandThe Dream of ScipioThe first a mystery with a history of science bent, the second mysteries set in the same place in different ages and events. I might add I am not keen on his art mysteries, all quite the same.
The Truth - Terry Pratchett, in the Fiction category. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins, in the non-Fiction category. And, a book I doubt you will ever find - "Who Rolled Away The Stone" - a book I read many years ago, written by what I seem to remember was an American ex-army officer, which mysteriously disappeared, a replacement copy of which I have still yet to find.
Lord of The Rings (All three) and The Hobbit - by J.R.R Tolkien
The one in the title, plus Lord of the Rings, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Eragon, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lord of the Flies, The Golden Compass, The Odyssey, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, My Sister's Keeper, etc.
This is a question I just can't answer, it's like being asked which of your children you like best. So, I created a List that you're invited to vote on in Listopia: Books That Produce Addicted, Obsessive Readers . I hope you'll laugh when you read the description, at least at me because the books I put on the list truly are the ones that if I lose my copy, I have to buy a new one. I think I might stop breathing if they didn't exist in my house. I have read them all, several times, and I still have to take the time to type in my reviews for them. Can't wait to see what you have to say, and to see your additions.
Protector by Larry Niven. Ringworld next. It gets harder after that because I loved the The Hobbit and the LoTR trilogy, but my favorite adolescent book was Mysterious Island by Jules Verne.
Ben wrote: "Protector by Larry Niven. Ringworld next. It gets harder after that because I loved the The Hobbit and the LoTR trilogy, but my favorite adolescent book was Mysterious Island by Jules Verne."Oh, I know. I loved Mysterious Island as well. Did you ever see the TV series about the pioneers of scifi, each show about a different author? Not only Verne but Wells, Asimov, Burroughs, it was heaven. I hope someone's working on another season.
The Book ThiefThirteen Reasons Why
and the Hush Hush saga
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The perks of being a wallflower By: Stephen chbosky
Depends on when you ask. :)The Lord of the Rings
Tempting Fate by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones
Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy (Star Wars)
-The Percy Jackson series-Harry Potter
Harry Potter, Divergent, Hunger Games, Chaos Walking, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pride and Prejudice ^_^ xxxxxxxxx
[ book:The Plague Dogs|12442]my one classic,if you liked watership down,this is better,im a avid dog lover,this always breaks my heart,in a good way,like wind in the willows too some,this is my revelation.
Dracula _Bram StokerThe Kite Runner_Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns_Khaled Hosseini
Everything is Illuminated_ Jonathan Safran Foer
HP series
Pride and Prejudice_Jane Austen
Harry Potter: Prisioner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Little Prince
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Little Prince
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
I have a lot. Percy Jackson Series, Harry Potter Series, Matched, Fablehaven, The Goose Girl, Princess Academy.
Under the Dome by S. King but a very close second would be Odd Thomas by D. Koontz.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
No clue......I've read way to many books. These are some good ones though
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
The books of Bayern by Shannon Hale
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Macbeth by Shakespeare
The Shadow of the Dragon by Kate O'Hearn
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
Ruby Red and Saphire Blue by Kirstin Gier
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
The Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Body at the Tower by Y. S. Lee
The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Roar by Emma Clayton
The Liar Society by Lisa Roecker
Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen
Hangman's Curse by Frank Peretti
Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz
Peeled by Joan Bauer
Just to name a few, asking me to decide is like asking me to find the prettiest diamond on Krakatoa (21 balloons is also really good). Don't make me pick!!!!!
King Solomon's MinesShadow of the Wind
Atonement
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Never Let Me Go
Lord of the Rings
Child 44
The Meaning of Night
Artemis Fowl (the first one of the series)
The Lion of Cairo
Twelve
Temeraire
The Book Thief
Lolita
The Count of Monte Cristo
Harry Potter (all seven, but 'Half-Blood Prince' the most and 'Deathly Hallows' the least)
An Abundance of Katherines
There are a lot of good books out there. :)
Wow. Favorite? I'm not sure...there are so many amazing ones. However....one I never get tired of reading is 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee. Amazing.
DunePride and Prejudice
Paddington Bear
As if right now, I am really enjoying Jeanne Kalogridis' novel, The Borgia Bride :) I'm so excited to begin reading Ken Follett's Pilllars of The Earth!
Perfume by Patrick Suskind, Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby jr, Wringer by Jerry Spinelli, Full Dark no Stars by Stephen King. I love a lot of King's short stories, too.
Os Maias, by Eça de Queirós, I loved it
Now it is Time to Say Goodbye by Dale Peck - only book I have ever read 4 timesUlysseys by Joyce, read it once and never forgotten it
Don Quioxtie by Servantes - having Don Quioxtie in your head makes the world a far better place
Goulds Book of Fish by Richard Flannagan - a jaw dropper if ever there was one
Kellie wrote: "Wow. Favorite? I'm not sure...there are so many amazing ones. However....one I never get tired of reading is 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee. Amazing." If you haven't read it already, you would enjoy Mockingbird, A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles J. Shields. It really added to my appreciation of TKAM.
Sandyboy wrote: "Now it is Time to Say Goodbye by Dale Peck - only book I have ever read 4 timesUlysseys by Joyce, read it once and never forgotten it
Don Quioxtie by Servantes - having Don Quioxtie in your head..." Could you say more about Gould's Book of Fish? Which genre, why did you pick it up, what were you expecting?
May I say, you all have fantastic taste in literature. :)
The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene FrostHarry Potter Series
Dark Fever by Karen Marie Moning
Sookie Stackhouse Series
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
BDB series by J.R. Ward
Once Burned and Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
Goulds Book of Fish is set in tasmania during it's time as a penal colony. it's the story of Gould, a prisoner, who due to his artisic skills is tasked with painting the fish found in the waters. it starts with an art collector / forger finding the manuscript in modern day but he loses it and obsessively tries to recreate it.
it's about history, about how history is controlled by the person telling / writing it (as in we get the forgers voice appearing in the narrative he is telling). it's about madness, loss, love and so much more
it's basically dazzling and well worth taking a run at. i picked it up as my wife was studying post colonial lit at Uni NSW and i was vicariously studdying through her. i am very glad i did and have trumpetted the book ever since. give it a crack and let me know what you think of it
My favorite book(s) are the books in The Heroes of Olympus series. All of them are awesome and action-packed. You should read them!
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchey became my bible during my uni years. I have read it that many times but don't like ending of the movie though, they should have kept with the book ending.
This is probably the hardest question I've ever been asked. There's too many to mention! Haha
Abby wrote: "The perks of being a wallflower By: Stephen chbosky"
Yes! This book explains it all.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling. These books are just a must read for when you're entering your teens and you're making that transition. They just explain so much.
Fatema wrote: "HARRY POTTER."Totally:)
-Harry Potter in general :) (Go muggles!)-Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
-Basically anything this guy writes
-Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
-Eon/Eona (You need to read this duo, if you haven't)
~The Lux series~Cinder
~Mortal Instruments City of Bones, and Bitten!!!!!!
Hmmm....Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, aaaaaaaannnnnd....................HARRY POTTER!!!
Sara wrote: "ANYBODY WHO LIKES THE HUNGER GAMES GET OFF YER ASSES AND READ THIS AWSOME STORY BY MY FRIEND WHO HAS GOODREADShttp://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...
AND I DONT CARE IF YOU CANT BE ASKED BUT YOU ..."
I can read Arabic, that's so sweet!
Meiyu-I♥Finnick Odair! wrote: "Though if i had to pick ONE book it would easily be Harry Potter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"Totally!!!
That's a hard question. No hard questions allowed! Just kidding :) Let me see. . . aha, here are a few.
Pride and Prejudice
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Harry Potter Series
The rest would go waaaaaaaay over 11000 characters. :)
I think it would have to be Candide by Voltaire. It is the only book I've read six times.
I love a lot of books, but nothing will compare to the first time I read the Harry Potter books. (But Warriors and Sarah Dessen come right behind them)
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