What is your favorite book?

Question

I'm an avid reader, always trying to broaden my horizons. I love books of all genres. Some of my favorites are To Kill A Mockingbird, anything by Dean Koontz, Stephen King, I love historical fiction, Alfred Hitchcock collections, just about anything that has words, I will read it and enjoy it! :)

I am familiar with Ernest Hemmingway...The Old Man and The Sea was a considerably good read.

Answer 1

Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.The hero is Edmond Dantés, a young French sailor who, falsely accused of treason, is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of Château d'If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantés, believing himself to be an `Angel of Providence', pursuing his vengeance
to the bitter end before realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.For God's sake don't see any of the movies based on the book.They don't do justice to the book.

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 who works as a detective.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters - vampires,werewolves,fallen angels,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.

Answer 2

Civil War Romance Series
-Candle In The Darkness
-Fire By Night (my favorite)
-A Light To My Path
by: Lynn Austen

Cute Teen Fiction
-Once Upon A Merigold (so funny)
by: Jean Ferris

Anything by Shakespeare or Edgar Allen Poe
The Lady or The Tiger
Lamb To The Slaughter

Answer 3

I love anything by Micheal Criton. I just recently finished Jurassic Park and can't wait to read The Lost World. One of my all time favorites is Timeline (I was incredibly disappointed by the movie however). If you enjoy Dean Koontz and Stephen King you will definatly love Michael Criton. I also loved When the Wind Blows by James Patterson although I gave up reading his other mystery books due to the fact that I kept figuring out the ending by the middle of the book. I LOVED Girl with a Pearl Earring and have read it several times. I was, however, disappointed by Tracy Chevalier's other novels. Jane Eyre took me a while to read but it was totally worth it. Hemingway suprised me w/ his timeless romance, A Farewell to Arms (also try the Old Man and the Sea). Anything by Meg Cabot eventhough she writes mainly teenage novels (my mom has read and loved every one of them). She also writes "chick lit", but all of her books are perfect for the beach. The Devil Wears Prada (also an excellent movie) and The Nanny Diaries were good and worth a laugh. Slaughterhouse-Five was one of the oddest and best books I have ever read. If you love history try All Quite on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque or Night by Elie Wiesel.

Answer 4

Any thing by Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, John Steinbeck, Virgina Woolf, Adhaf Souieff, Ben Okri, Colette and Bessie Head amongst others.

Answer 5

In Watermellon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

Answer 6

Ooooohhh...
I like Because of Winn Dixie (Kate DeCamillo), Chasing Vermeer(Blue Balliet) and Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary (Wendelin VanDraanen). Can't decide which is best.
I read LOTS of books.
(Plus, I like Blubber and Are You There God? It's me, Margaret, both by Judy Blume.)

Answer 7

My favorite novel is Cell by Stephen King. I could not stand to read the last page of the book. I did not want it to end.

Answer 8

I love romance and mystery novels so I read a lot of Danielle Steel. But, my all time favorite has to be 'The Princess Bride'. The movie doesn't do it justice.

Answer 9

Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Answer 10

Read 'Outlander' by Diana Gabaldon. You'll love it if you like historical fiction. And that's only the first book of a whole series! I couldn't put them down.