What is your favorite book, and why?

Question

Is it because you liked it as a child, or because it stimulates your mind, or it makes you happy, or something else?

Disciple: 1) your answer had nothing to do with this question, and 2) Caps Lock is not always your friend.

Answer 1

* Bible*

Answer 2

"The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley

It is an epic novel about medieval Europe and the tales of King Arthur but told from the point of view of the women who were around him. It's beautifully told and spans 3 generations, love, war, hate, politics, betrayal, loyalty, religion, spirituality, and nature. Few books have ever come close to moving me the way that one does. I have read it at least ten times... it's almost a Bible to me. I get a new copy every once in a while because I will loan it to a friend and never get it back, then I want to read it again.

The most recent book I read is, "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt" by Anne Rice. It is a novel about the childhood of Jesus told in first person. It is one of the best books I've ever read... and I started reading it with a bit of skepticism. Being an Anne Rice fan from all the vampire and witches stories, I wasn't sure I would enjoy the new direction her career has taken. I was wrong. She brings life to that story just as perfectly as she ever did with the monsters, demons, and other dark characters. I fell in love with Mary and Joseph and her description of the holy land from 2000 years ago is fascinating.

Answer 3

I guess I would say Little Women by Louisa May Alcott was/is my favorite book. I have read it probably 10 times or more over the years. It was just such a wonderful book and good story. I am an avid reader and read 5-7 books a week and have probably read thousands in my life (I am 51) but that one was my all time favorite and I would still read it today again anytime. It's just a great story about family and growing up and overcoming adversity and just doing your best always. Loved it to pieces.

Answer 4

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is one. It's a serious look into life without books, but people obsessed by television. Quite prophetic since it was written in 1953.

Another is The Mouse That Roared by Leonard Wibberly. It's a great fantasy with a lesson to it. The book really stimulated my imagination.

Answer 5

I like Frankenstein and Ishmael. Both were read in my last year in high school and yeah, stimulates my mind.


Frankenstein because the idea of life and playing God. It's crazy because people get killed by a monster who just wants a lady monster and be loved by others.

Ishmael involves a talking gorilla. Heck, not many books have that. A very smart gorilla too.

Answer 6

The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy book by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to his earlier fantasy book The Hobbit, but soon developed into a much larger story. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, with much of it being written during World War II.[1] It was originally published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955,[2] and has since been reprinted numerous times and translated into many languages, perhaps becoming the most popular work in twentieth-century literature.

The action in The Lord of the Rings is set in what is conceived to be the lands of the real Earth, inhabited by humanity but placed in a fictional time. Tolkien gave this setting a modern English name, Middle-earth, a rendering of the Old English Middangeard.[3] The story concerns races such as Hobbits, Elves, Men, Dwarves and Wizards, and centres on the Ring of Power made by the Dark Lord Sauron. Starting from quiet beginnings in The Shire, the story ranges across Middle-earth and follows the courses of the War of the Ring. The main story is followed by six appendices that provide a wealth of historical and linguistic background material.[4]

Along with Tolkien's other writings, The Lord of the Rings has been subjected to extensive analysis of its literary themes and origins. Although a major work in itself, the story is merely the last movement of a larger mythological cycle, or legendarium, that Tolkien had worked on for many years since 1917.[5] Influences on this earlier work, and on the story of The Lord of the Rings, include philology, mythology and religion, as well as earlier fantasy works and Tolkien's experiences in World War I. The Lord of the Rings in its turn is considered to have had a great impact on modern fantasy, and the impact of Tolkien's works is such that the use of the words Tolkienian and Tolkienesque have been recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary.[6]

The immense and enduring popularity of The Lord of the Rings has led to numerous references in popular culture, the founding of many societies by fans of Tolkien's works, and a large number of books about Tolkien and his works being published. The Lord of the Rings has inspired, (and continues to inspire), short stories, video games, artworks and musical works. Numerous adaptations of Tolkien's works have been made for a wide range of media. Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings in particular have been made for the radio, for the theatre, and for film. The 2001-2003 release of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy saw a surge of interest in The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's other works

Answer 7

People have been mentioning some pretty good titles. I'm surprised no one said " A Million Little Pieces." Stupid Oprah.
Generation X and Watership Down are good books as well. These are good reads and make you think.

Answer 8

yes, mind stimulant. i like The Book by Alan Watts

Answer 9

I loved the book "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin in 4th Grade it was so mysterios and fun! I would reccomened it to even adults! It is a good read!

Answer 10

As a kid it was Roald Dahl The Witches. My dad used to read it to my sister and I before we went to bed, scared us silly.
Charlotte's Web as well that was the first book that ever made me cry! Still can't believe Charlotte dies, lol.
Now i love Pride and Prejudice, it's really romantic, always makes me smile.

Answer 11

The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawer.

I just like Sci-fi, and I find the concept of eternal life and life-after death interesting.