2006-06-14 05:46:05 · 32 answers · asked by allenlynn23 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
crime and punishment by dostoyevski and many many others but this one in particular somehow marked my personality
2006-06-14 07:41:40 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really like "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley as far as classics go... The book just challenges your idea of humanity and the role it will have in the years to come from the first page to the last.
As far as newer books go, I would have to say "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Cebold?)... The book tears you apart in the first chapter, and then slowly puts you back together as you follow Susy and her family through a heart breaking story... It was the best book I'd read in a very long time.
Right now I'm reading "The Devil Wears Prada"... It's pretty good too... :)
2006-06-14 06:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by Rasha S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck)
The Fool's Progress (Edward Abbey)
On the Road (J. Kerouac)
The Known World (Edward Jones)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
Brazil (John Updike)
I realize there are six here. The first is the favorite. These books are very visual books that are well-written/classics. They are very beautiful to read. The Giver is a bit weird. The others are life stories.
2006-06-14 06:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mahabharata translated by William Buck, 4 Letters of Love by Niall Little, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Magister Ludi by Herman Hesse, Runaway Bunny, and The Gift by Hafiz
2006-06-14 05:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by jabberwocky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. The Westing Game
2. Harry Potter series
3. Freakonomics
4. Da Vinci Code
5. Things Fall Apart
6. The Named ( and its sequels: The Dark & The Key)
2006-06-14 05:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by manusoccer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got lots.Hard to pick out just one.
Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters-vampires,werewolves,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.
Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.Its about a young French sailor who was unjustly imprisoned for 14 years before he escapes and ultimately takes revenge on his enemies.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.
The door to december by Dean Koontz.A psychiatrist's daughter was kidnapped by her ex-husband years ago. When the daughter is finally found, the real fight begins. One by one the people who held her captive become mysteriously tortured and killed. Everyone is afraid the young girl will be next.
The mystery unravels as to what happened to the young girl while she was kidnapped. The young girl, Melanie, is unable to speak, but her mother soon learns that the young girl went through extreme torture as her father used her for a rat in his experiments.
Dragon Jousters series by Mercedes Lackey.The first book 'Joust', is about Vetch a young serf who is rescued by a Dragon Jouster from his cruel master.He becomes a Dragon boy(one who takes care of dragons).Later he secretly hatches his own dragon.The later two books are about how he escapes to his native Alta and how the war between Alta and Tia ends.The setting reminds you of Ancient Egypt.
Dance with the devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon.The following review is taken from Amazon
Zarek was mad, bad and more than a little insane, and now everyone wants him dead. But hey, that was nothing new to this loner. Born the bastard son of a Roman nobleman and a Greek slave, Zarek had known a lifetime of abuse, torture and humiliation.
It takes a very special woman to see past that hostility and find the lost, unloved boy inside. Happily, Astrid is such a woman (or demigoddess, actually). Her empathy, patience and unconditional love make the perfect foil for Zarek's personal demons. They truly are a match made in heaven -- or should I say Mt. Olympus?
Also seize the night,Nightplay by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2006-06-14 06:16:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really in this order but:
1 Tinker, A Brothers Price (have reread 2 times so far) or Alien Taste series- Wen Spencer (Tinker deal with elves, AT deals with you guest it Aliens but in a unique way)
2 the Dresden Files- Jim Butcher (several in series) (wizards, werewolves, and vamps oh my)
3 Rowen- Anne McCaffery (several in series) (space opera very good)
4 Harry Potter JK Rowlings (several in series)
5 Dead Witch Walking- Kim Harrison (several in series) (witchy and vampy)
if you are over 17:
6 Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon (One of my all time fave series vamps on a different level, Greek gods abound)
7 Anita Blake Series By Laurell K. Hamilton (vamps and the like)
8 Marry Gentry series by Laurall k. Hamilton (elves, elves and more gorgeous elves)
9 Other World series by Kelley Armstrong (witch, and all the other critters too)
10 Black Jewels trilogy, The Invisible Ring, and The World of the Fae trilogy by Anne Bishop
11 Star Witch, Sun Witch, and Moon Witch books by Linda Winstead Jones
webbys to look at excerts to see if they intrest you.
http://www.annebishop.com/books.htm...
http://www.kinleymacgregor.com/hunter//i...
http://www.jim-butcher.com/
http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/...
http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/...
http://www.kimharrison.net/
http://www.wenspencer.com/
http://www.lindawinsteadjones.com/...
http://www.annemccaffrey.net/
Source(s):
AVID READER anywhere from 4-6 books a week. lol
2006-06-14 08:38:56 · answer #7 · answered by horsebraker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite book is "To Kill A Mockingbird". I felt it was a great story with memorable characters. Also, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever", is a favorite of mine. I loved both stories.
2006-06-14 05:53:40 · answer #8 · answered by Lucky One 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Water for Chocolate form Laura Esquivel
2006-06-14 09:17:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible, The second edition of Basic Principles Of horseshoeing, and How to Care for a Horse the Natural Way.
2006-06-14 05:50:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Coldest Winter Ever
2006-06-14 08:17:16 · answer #11 · answered by Delicious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋