what is your favourite book, whats it briefly about/why do you like it?

Answer 1

The Night Trilogy, by Elie Wiesel

It's three books in one. The first, The Night, is his autobiography of his life in a concentration camp during WWII.
The second book, The Dawn, is about (don't quote me exactly-- it's been a while since I've read this one), is about a group of Holocaust survivors living in Israel and they capture an enemy soldier and the main character is the one who has to kill him. The man reflects on this.
The third book is The Accident, which is arguably the best one in the book. It's about a Holocaust survivor who is hit by an automobile and is sent to the hospital. Lingering between life and death, he contemplates existance, god, the past, and more.

This is by far my favorite book because Mr Wiesel is such a deep writer. His autobiography is so touching, and his fictional characters are so complex that you'd think they were real as well. This book isn't just about reading and then putting it down-- you read a certain passage and it makes you think, and delve further into the words, and the message behind it. It's a very powerful book.

Answer 2

Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin.

It's the true story of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin (today in his mid-20's and an International Master.) It's more about their story as father and son and what it's like to have your life revolve around a six-year-old's precocious talent and how you maintain a good healthy household with the kind of pressure that comes with having a prodigy in the family.

I like it mostly because of the poignant picture it paints of the chess world and their family life, and I'm an avid chessplayer myself :)

The 1992 movie was adapted from this book, but the book tells a fuller, more interesting story than even the movie did.

Answer 3

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. It is a very well written and, I think inspiring, book about an Architect named Howard Roark. Roark battles a society that doesn't think for themselves and lives off of other people's innovation. The message of the book is that the ego (but not in the connotation usually associated with it) is the fountainhead of all creation.

Answer 4

The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
Humans have expanded into space, have a multiworld Empire, but haven't found any other intelligences until the start of the book, which is about "Humans meet Moties and decide what to do about them."
I like it because the Moties, intelligent for millions of years but unable to escape their solar system, have been their own major environmental/survival challenge and evolved accordingly, AFTER becoming intelligent.

Answer 5

I have many favourite books, but if I have to mention one it would be Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte because of the passion in the book.

It is set in 19th century England and the main character is Heahtcliff. He was adopted by Catherine's family who becomes the love of his life. Catherine also loves him but decides to marry another man (a wealthy landowner).

It is very well written, you should give it a try.

Answer 6

King Fortis the Brave - it's about a pair of twins that are pulled into a magical realm where they get caught up in the battle for control of the land. I liked it because the characters are really great and it had just the right mix of adventure and humor.

Answer 7

MY fav book is the adventures of huckleberry finn by mark twain
in brief that describes the thoughts and deeds of a kid and i like it cos my childhood has so much in common with huck and tom!

Answer 8

She's Come Undone~ Wally Lamb.

I think this should be required reading for any teenage girl, who is in a literary course in school. It is heartwarming, emotional, makes you angry, and definately feel for the main character.

Synopsis:
The odyssey of Dolores Price, who is "undone" by the complete breakdown and disintegration of her family - a philandering father who betrays her trust, and a fragile mother in a psychiatric ward.
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Edition:
I forgot about these books, VERY enlightening series:

A Child Called It ~ Dave Pelzer
The Lost Boy ~ Dave Pelzer
A Man Named Dave ~ Dave Pelzer

Synopsis
This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it."

Answer 9

One of The Jason Bourne books its about a guy who lost his memory and ppl are out to get him i like them cuz its action adventure book

Answer 10

I don't know if I can limit it to one book, but definitely to one genre - fantasy.

I can read books like Harry Potter, King Fortis the Brave and Eragon all day!