what is the best book you've ever read and why?

Answer 1

JRRTolkien - The Lord of the Rings. Hands down, my favorite for 25+ years.

He built a world of exacting details...wrote a folktale for his entire nation. He used the classic of good vs evil, in such an imaginative way, that to this day, I secretly wish it were true....so I could be an elf.

Answer 2

The Other Twin by Hunter Morgan.

This book have the feature character in plot and twist. Showing how serial killer twin son get revenge on the twin who testimony against there father.All the threads come together in a taut, surprising climax, but even this final twist fails to offset the book's sluggish middle and tepid romance.

Answer 3

The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks.

The Wedding is the sequel to The Notebook. I love The Notebook and I have read it (in my opinion, the book is much better than the movie). Although it is a sequel, I don't think that one would need to read The Notebook in order to know what is going on in The Wedding. I love it because of the unexpected ending. It is a sweet and romantic ending.

Answer 4

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 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.

The Cop and the Anthem by O.henry.Its about a young tramp Soapy who tries desperately to get arrested so that he can spend the winter in jail.He eats in expensive restaurents,steals,insults women,cause general mayham.But to no avail.he just doesn't get arrested until...
The Gift of the Magi,From the cabby's seat,Last leaf all by the same author are terrific stories.Another great writer is Anton Chekov.

The Vivero letter by Desmond Bagley.Jeremy Wheale's well-ordered life is torn apart when his brother is murdered by a mob hit man, whose bait was a family heirloom - a sixteenth-century gold tray. The trail takes Wheale from Devon to Mexico and the wild tropical rain forests of Yucatan. In dense jungle, he helps two archaeologists locate the rest of a fabled hoard of gold - treasure from Uaxuanoc, the centuries-old lost city of the Mayas. But his brother's enemies are on Wheale's trail, and with them are the Chicleros, a vicious band of convict mercenaries.

Answer 5

The best book I read was "All Things Fall Apart" By Chinua Achebe. I really liked this book because it was something about it that interested me greatly.

Answer 6

Forrest Gump and Gump and Company (2 different books by Winston Groom). I read them after I watched the movie. I like them because I don't know of anyone else that read them.

Answer 7

'Perfume' by Patrick Susskind. An amazing book that makes you consider the role of the outsider. It's just a beautiful, twisted, wonderfully written, fantastical tale.

Answer 8

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. It was one of the few books that had made me cry. It is a woman's journal to her unborn son. I read it while I was pregnant. I usually read much darker stuff, but it was great.


I agree, too. DaVinci Code was awesome.

Answer 9

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I've never read a book that was more poetic and true than that one. I just love it, and i think everyone should read it at least once.

Answer 10

Catch-22 - It's the only book you need to understand the world we live in.