Number one favorite books of all time (all genres)

[J.D.]

Each person gets to add their number one favorite to the list to create a list of number one favorites!
You may post again. You are not limited to a single book.
This is for ALL genre's...
Hopefully this will turn out to be one awesome list!
Make sure you copy/paste the previous post so that the list stays together! :)

[J.D.]

1.Duchess By Night-Eloisa James

[Ida Suyanto]

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
Viva Gryffindor!

[J.D.]

List so far...
1. Duchess By Night-Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire-James Clemens

[BJ Rose]

1. Duchess By Night-Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire-James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard

[Jill]

The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd

[Julianna]

1. Duchess By Night-Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire-James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon

[Pamela(AllHoney)]

ok, I'll name 2 of my faves
Ransom by Julie Garwood (I enjoy most of her books, especially her historicals)
Open Season by Linda Howard (another author I like a lot of her work)

[Catamorandi]

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

[Eastofoz]

Pamela! We have 2 books in common ;) Linda Howard's Open Season and Julie Garwood's Ransom :D

[BJ Rose]

Pamela and Eastofoz - I'm right there with you on Ransom by Julie Garwood. I also love The Secret

[BJ Rose]

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught

[Lisa]

This is a hard one but I'm going with East of Eden because I believe that is one of those books absolutely EVERYONE NEEDS to read.

[Lisa]

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
11.

[Auntee]

This goes waaay back for me, but Gone With The Wind and The Thorn Birds--two books I've read numerous times.

Lisa Anne, I agree with "East of Eden" too!

[Debra]

Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson.
I loaned this to my sister-in-law who has nearly passed it out to everyone in her neighborhood. They all loved it.

[J.D.]

Lisa Anne wrote: "This is a hard one but I'm going with East of Eden because I believe that is one of those books absolutely EVERYONE NEEDS to read."

They are coming out with a movie based on the book "East of Eden" on January 1, 2010!

[Julianna]

Actually it will be a remake, since they already made a movie of it back in 1955 starring James Dean.

[J.D.]

Julie (Mom2lnb) wrote: "Actually it will be a remake, since they already made a movie of it back in 1955 starring James Dean."

Huh, I didn't know they already had a version of it on film...

[Lisa]

Joy wrote:

They are coming out with a movie..."

Haha, I saw your list. Not sure how I feel about that. I got real excited when I saw it, but I don't know if it was outrage excitement or happy excitement, hehe.

Julie, was the 1955 movie any good??

I just don't know how they can do that book any justice.

[southpaw285]

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
11. East Of Eden (John Steinbeck)
12. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
13. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
14. Pride And Prejudice (Jane Austen)

[Lisa]

So East of Eden is probably one of the all time best books I have ever read, but a few other favorites are...

Jane Eyre
A Tale of Two Cities
Reading Lolita in Tehran A Memoir in Books
Sophie's Choice

[BK]

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
11. East Of Eden (John Steinbeck)
12. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
13. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
14. Pride And Prejudice (Jane Austen)
15. Jane Eyre
16. A Tale of Two Cities
17. Reading Lolita in Tehran
18. Sophie's Choice
19. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
20. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
21. Lion's Bride - Iris Johansen
22. Mr. Perfect - Linda Howard
23. The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
24. Monster - Christopher Pike
25. Still Life With Crows - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
26. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
27. White Fang - Jack London
28. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers

Um... I got carried away. Sorry about that. I have a lot of favorites, lol.

[Julianna]

Lisa Anne wrote: "Julie, was the 1955 movie any good??"

Truthfully Lisa Anne, I have no idea. I'm not sure if I've ever seen it, and if I did it was so many years ago, I don't remember it. I'm just a little bit of a movie buff, so I knew there was already one out, and was pretty sure it was an oldie.

[Auntee]

Julie (Mom2lnb) wrote: "Lisa Anne wrote: "Julie, was the 1955 movie any good??"

Truthfully Lisa Anne, I have no idea. I'm not sure if I've ever seen it, and if I did it was so many years ago, I don't remember it. I'm jus..."

Do you remember the mini series starrring Jane Seymour?

[Julianna]

Now that you mention it, Auntee, I think I do vaguely recall the mini-series, and I might have even watched it too. According to the date on IMDB, I would have only been 11 or 12 when it came out, so I don't remember a thing about it.:-)

[gina~*]

"Between The Bridge and The River"- Craig Ferguson
"I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell"- Tucker Max
"Dark of the Moon"- Karen Robards
"Mistress"- Amanda Quick

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The Count of Monte Christo

[Jennifer]

A couple of mine are already on the list so I won't repeat them but it's a really great list :)

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
11. East Of Eden (John Steinbeck)
12. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
13. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
14. Pride And Prejudice (Jane Austen)
15. Jane Eyre
16. A Tale of Two Cities
17. Reading Lolita in Tehran
18. Sophie's Choice
19. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
20. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
21. Lion's Bride - Iris Johansen
22. Mr. Perfect - Linda Howard
23. The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
24. Monster - Christopher Pike
25. Still Life With Crows - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
26. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
27. White Fang - Jack London
28. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
29. Between The Bridge and The River - Craig Ferguson
30. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell - Tucker Max
31. Dark of the Moon - Karen Robards
32. Mistress - Amanda Quick
33. The Count of Monte Christo
34. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
35. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
36. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
37. Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein

[Barbara]

I can't choose. Sorry I wasted space.

[Mawgojzeta]

LITTLE, BIG by John Crowley

[J.D.]

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
11. East Of Eden (John Steinbeck)
12. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
13. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
14. Pride And Prejudice (Jane Austen)
15. Jane Eyre
16. A Tale of Two Cities
17. Reading Lolita in Tehran
18. Sophie's Choice
19. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
20. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
21. Lion's Bride - Iris Johansen
22. Mr. Perfect - Linda Howard
23. The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
24. Monster - Christopher Pike
25. Still Life With Crows - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
26. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
27. White Fang - Jack London
28. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
29. Between The Bridge and The River - Craig Ferguson
30. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell - Tucker Max
31. Dark of the Moon - Karen Robards
32. Mistress - Amanda Quick
33. The Count of Monte Christo
34. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
35. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
36. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
37. Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein
38. Little, Big - John Crowley
39. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead

[stormhawk]

Wow, picking just one book is a lot harder than I thought!!!

I have to go with a book that was very significant in my childhood, out of the thousands that I've read since!

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
11. East Of Eden (John Steinbeck)
12. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
13. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
14. Pride And Prejudice (Jane Austen)
15. Jane Eyre
16. A Tale of Two Cities
17. Reading Lolita in Tehran
18. Sophie's Choice
19. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
20. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
21. Lion's Bride - Iris Johansen
22. Mr. Perfect - Linda Howard
23. The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
24. Monster - Christopher Pike
25. Still Life With Crows - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
26. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
27. White Fang - Jack London
28. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
29. Between The Bridge and The River - Craig Ferguson
30. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell - Tucker Max
31. Dark of the Moon - Karen Robards
32. Mistress - Amanda Quick
33. The Count of Monte Christo
34. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
35. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
36. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
37. Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein
38. Little, Big - John Crowley
39. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
40. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl

[Gothicladybug]

woo hoo for wit'chfire i think im slightly in love with james clemens for writing that serise

[TheReadingKnitter/]

My favorite books are My Sister's Keeper and The Pact both by Jodi Picoult...Don't know if they are on the list as I haven't looked it over...But going to look it over and add some books to my TBR list...

[J.D.]

Gothicladybug wrote: "woo hoo for wit'chfire i think im slightly in love with james clemens for writing that serise
"

I read Witchfire shortly when I was in junior high, and it has remained in my top 10 favorite books all this time. :) I think I have read the series at least 15 times...

[Barbara]

So, should I be moving Wit'chfire to the top of my list?

[J.D.]

Yep! It's a great series. :)

[Barbara]

Well, I am going to say Pride and Prejudice is my favorite :)

[Jennifer]

I have to go with The Mercy of Thin Air - Ronlyn Domingue*

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
11. East Of Eden (John Steinbeck)
12. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
13. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
14. Pride And Prejudice (Jane Austen)
15. Jane Eyre
16. A Tale of Two Cities
17. Reading Lolita in Tehran
18. Sophie's Choice
19. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
20. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
21. Lion's Bride - Iris Johansen
22. Mr. Perfect - Linda Howard
23. The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
24. Monster - Christopher Pike
25. Still Life With Crows - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
26. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
27. White Fang - Jack London
28. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
29. Between The Bridge and The River - Craig Ferguson
30. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell - Tucker Max
31. Dark of the Moon - Karen Robards
32. Mistress - Amanda Quick
33. The Count of Monte Christo
34. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
35. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
36. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
37. Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein
38. Little, Big - John Crowley
39. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
40. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
41. The Mercy of Thin Air - Ronlyn Domingue

[J.D.]

1. Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
2. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
3. Wit'ch Fire - James Clemens
4. Son of the Morning - Linda Howard
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
6. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
8. Ransom - Julie Garwood
9. Open Season - Linda Howard
10. Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
11. East Of Eden (John Steinbeck)
12. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
13. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
14. Pride And Prejudice (Jane Austen)
15. Jane Eyre
16. A Tale of Two Cities
17. Reading Lolita in Tehran
18. Sophie's Choice
19. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
20. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
21. Lion's Bride - Iris Johansen
22. Mr. Perfect - Linda Howard
23. The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
24. Monster - Christopher Pike
25. Still Life With Crows - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
26. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
27. White Fang - Jack London
28. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
29. Between The Bridge and The River - Craig Ferguson
30. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell - Tucker Max
31. Dark of the Moon - Karen Robards
32. Mistress - Amanda Quick
33. The Count of Monte Christo
34. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
35. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
36. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
37. Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein
38. Little, Big - John Crowley
39. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
40. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
41. The Mercy of Thin Air - Ronlyn Domingue
42. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
43. The Pact both by Jodi Picoult
44. All the Queens Men-Linda Howard
45. Beyond Reach-Karin Slaughter
46. Wuthering Heights-Bronte
47. Slow Heat in Heaven-Sandra Brown
48. Fantasy Lover-Sherriln Kenyon
49. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
50. Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
51. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
52. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
53. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

[Erin]

the thirteenth tale. love it!

[Kim]

These are just a few of my fav's. I think I listed a broad enough topic selection that most everybody should be able to find at least one book of interest.

1 Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
2 Mortal Instruments Trilogy by CASSANDRA CLARE
3 Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
4 Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever)by Donaldson, Stephen R.
5 The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
6 Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
7 Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
8 Carnival of Fear by J. Robert King
9 Hags, Sirens, and Other Bad Girls of Fantasy by Denise Little
10 Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson
11 Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
12 The Cabinet of Curiosities (#3) by Preston & Child
13 Still Life with Crows (#4) by Preston & Child
14 Brimstone (#5) by Preston & Child
15 Dance of Death (#6) by Preston & Child
16 The Book of the Dead (#7) by Preston & Child
17 The Wheel of Darkness (#8) by Preston & Child
18 Cemetery Dance (#9) by Preston & Child
19 The Portable Dorothy Parker (Viking Portable Library) by Dorothy Parker
20 Flowers for Algernon by Keyes, Daniel
21 The Sookie Stackhouse series by Harris, Charlaine
22 Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
23 Baroness of Blood by Bergstrom, Elaine
24 Last Light by Terri Blackstock

[TheReadingKnitter/]

Kim I love Flowers In The Attic. VC Andrews is one of my favorite authors. Her older stuff is the best.

[Joyce]

Two favorites:

An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy

[LaVerne]

Hmm, this is tough but since I can list again and again I'm going to start with these, but will have a different set later.

Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austin
Dragon Reborn and the Wheel of Time Series-Robert Jordon
Honor's Splendour- Julie Garwood
A Place To Call Home-Deborah Smith
Lord of The Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien

[Carol]

Difficult . . . here's my top 10.

Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte
Return of the Prodigal Son - Henri Nouwen
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
Night - Elie Wiesel
Black Like Me - John Howard Griffin
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in Heaven -- Sherman Alexie
The Foretelling - Alice Hofmann
The Giver - Lois Lowrey
The Bible

[Jonathan]

Erm, I have a lot so I'll count a series as one favourite.

1.the Harry Potter series 1-7 by JK Rowling
2. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. Animal Farm by George Orwell
4. The lovely bones by Alice Sebold
5. The Forest Of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
6. The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra clare
7. The Robert Langdon trilogy by Dan Brown
8. An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley

10.