"A Novel Idea"- Richard Bland College's Book Club discussion

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What’s your favorite book and why?

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message 1: by Mikayela (new)

Mikayela Talley | 3 comments Mod
Hey guys! I’m bored so I wanted to know everyone’s favorite book. My favorite book would have to be The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. It’s a good book with heartfelt and funny moments. I read it first in 7th grade and loved it since. It’s about gangs, acceptance, coming of age, and loyalty in friends. It’s been awhile since I read it but still think it’s one of the greatest books of all time to me. Also the movie ain’t that bad either.


message 2: by Kyle (last edited Nov 14, 2018 09:06PM) (new)

Kyle It's hard for me to decide what book is my absolute favorite. There are a lot of books that have affected me differently. So I'll make a list.

In the Miso Soup This book is spectacular, terrifying, and it still causes me to think to this day. Ever since reading In the Miso Soup I have been making it a mission to read as much Japanese fiction as possible.

Flowers for Algernon This book literally still affects me to this day and sometimes when I think too much about it, it brings me to crying.

The Crow An absolute perfect graphic novel. I keep a quote from it on my desk and in my planner. It's not death if you refuse it...

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales A favorite book that I read while I was an undergrad. His storytelling and way of writing in general is a masterpiece. I hope one day I could write as great as Oliver Sacks.

I could go on and on...

But I think if you put a gun to my head and made me pick one book it would be Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West. It's complete literary perfection and I read it probably twice a year and I regularly listen to the audiobook. I will never find a book that compares, and I am constantly searching.


message 3: by Sue (last edited Nov 16, 2018 05:32AM) (new)

Sue (suebecca) | 4 comments Mod
This is a tough question, because so many different books have been valuable through different stages of my life. So, I really can't just say 1 book, end of question.

Growing up, I always read Dr. Seuss books, and The Lorax was always my favorite. As I went to high school, Jane Austen's Emma was always a book I treasured.

Within the last 3 years, I can honestly say that Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow, Scythe by Neal Shusterman and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas have really been literary home runs for me. They are all extremely unique and unlike each other, but they spoke to me within their themes: self-loathing, questioning humanity, finding your true self.

However, I have to admit after doing a little soul-searching, that the Harry Potter series has impacted me the most, especially since it was the first "big kid" series that Jake and I read together. When I read the series by myself in my 20's, I was enthralled and delighted. I usually lean towards fantasy as my to-go genre. The world Rowling has created is beyond superb.

When Jake was older enough to start reading Sorcerer's Stone, we dove in head-first and never looked back. It was awesome seeing how eager he was to continue the story every night and how his face lit up as I asked him questions about the plot or characters.

So, I guess, in a round-about way, those are my favorite books.


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