top 3 books and why.?

Answer 1

1. Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) - Great storytelling, layers of textual quality, fantastical thinking, polarization of Good and Evil, etc. etc. etc. First major book I read, so that's more likely the reason I love it so much.
2. The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison) - Dis-assembles the stereotypical white suburban home, chapter by chapter, with poetic language and great characterization/story moments.
3. The Republic (Plato) - Hope it doesn't have to be only fictional writings. This is a great book, foundation of western philosophy, and one of the few books like it that any one can pick up and read if they've got an open mind and a few explanatory notes to aid them in figuring out just what is being said during some of the dense parts.

Answer 2

Very hard question to answer, but here's a stab in the dark:

1. The Theban Plays- Sophocles. I start with Sophocles simply because his plays(not exactly books) are the very basis of the modern play. Had he not written these three plays, the world would not have the modern play (as well as film) structure. Also, these plays were the first great tragedies ever written, and perhaps the only great tragedies preceeding Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" "Hamlet" and "Macbeth", which have been said were perhaps inspired by Sopocles(though I doubt Shakespeare had access to these plays, especially since, in his day, they were only found written in arabic and ancient greek), but certainly their organization and structure was.

2. Slaughterhouse-5- Kurt Vonnegut. Perhaps my most bizarre choice, I choose this book because it is one of the funniest and most bizarre and knowledge-intensive books ever written. In this book, Vonnegut makes many references and jokes that one must have basic knowledge of to understand. Also, it is the only book I know of that I have personally seen shelved in the Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction and Comedy sections of bookstores. An EXCELLENT read.

3. The Divine Comedy- Dante Alegheri. This work is one of the most amazing and inspiring texts of all time. I choose this work, not only because of my personal attachment to it, but also because it changed the way people thought throughout the world, and is considered by many as the first great work(as well as a catalyst for change) in the renaissance era. Anyone who hasnt read this should at least read the Inferno(the first of three parts of this work), just to understand why it is so amazing.

Answer 3

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.

Dresden files book series by Jim Butcher.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.

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.

In all these books the characters suffer great injustice.But they rise above it.Very inspirational.

Answer 4

1. Gone With The Wind - Both a beautiful love story, a complicated personal struggle, and a historically rich book.

2. Grapes Of Wrath - Steinbeck develops the characters beautifully, a story if a family's struggles which is rich with symbolism and meaning.

3. Don Quixote - A classic story of imagination, dreams, and the beauty of life as it is seen through one man's delusional eyes.

Answer 5

1. Great Expectations - Charles DIckens
Classics are always the best

2. Ground Beneath Her Feet - Salman Rushdie
Rushdie's at his best. 'Verbal Magpie, Disorientation, Membranes, Dies Irae, so on and so forth, et cetera et cetera et cetera'

3. The Little Prince - Exupery
All time fave
I like the way he compared 'making firiends' to 'taming'

Answer 6

1. Twilight- It is a classic love story about a hot vampire and a girl who can relate to anyone. 2. Harry potter- Beautifly written and intices the reader. 3-Chronicles of narnia- it is extremely religious and yet dosn't seem that way.

Answer 7

the meanest doll in the world because its wickedly awesome

Children of the lamp- Akhenaten adventure because it combines magic and wishes with feelings

The ugly princess and the fool because beauty isnt everything


Harry Potter books didnt make my top 3 because its getting old...

Answer 8

- Harry Potter series: a lot of action and wonderfully written.

- Cirque Du Freak series: I couldn't put any of the books down!

- Inheritence series: full of adventure and surprises.

Answer 9

Chronicles of ancient darkess, edge chronicles and forgotten realms b/c those are the best the series I've read mate.