2006-08-21 16:02:50 · 42 answers · asked by wilsonfromthefrew 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
i read lots but harry potter -the goblet of fire comes across as a fresh change. rowling is awesome. and i am 18!
now... how about that 10 points?
2006-08-21 16:08:56 · answer #1 · answered by patnaiklegends 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is almost impossible to answer, since every book I've read has in some way shaped me, and I've enjoyed so many!
Among my favorites is LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry. This was my introduction to westerns (a genre I'm not too fond of). This book made me laugh, cry, and think. It covers not only everyday life, but relationships among people. As I got closer to the end, I found myself trying to read slowly, as to savor the flavor of the novel; however, I kept unintentionally picking up the pace because I was anxious to find out what would happen next.
Overall, LONESOME DOVE reflects such sensitivity, nurturing, and love that I initially found it hard to believe that it was written by a man! Then again, McMurtry also wrote TERMS OF ENDEARMENT and THE EVENING STAR, both fantastic novels.
2006-08-21 16:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by Michelle M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
Runners up:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Lila by Robert Pirsig
Ulysses by James Joyce
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Worst book ever:
The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald
2006-08-21 16:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by atwil 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kurt Vonnegut -- A Man Without A Country
PS - It's true that The Great Gatsby is the worst book ever. I've been saying that for years.
2006-08-21 16:31:28 · answer #4 · answered by Em 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Alchemist
The Little Prince
When the Elephants Dance
2006-08-21 20:59:31 · answer #5 · answered by jedi_rei 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austin)
The Crosstime Engineer (series by Leo Frakowski)
2006-08-22 04:58:01 · answer #6 · answered by bee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take Your Time by Eknath Easwaran - a delightful and humerous book about slowing down your everyday pace in order to embrace life more fully, and live life more complete. Teaches you how to meditate and to train yourself to do one thing at a time. Multi-tasking takes a big header out the window! Whenever I feel myself starting to "race," I pick up the book and read it again. It's simply excellent.
2006-08-22 02:09:08 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love children books by Roald Dahl - famouse for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - but my favorite by him was "Daniel the Champion of the World"
and also loved "where the red fern grows"
Also, Love Shel Silverstein's "where the sidewalk ends" and other books..
2006-08-21 16:13:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the coldest winter.its about a black girl that lives with her family her dad is a big time drug dealer in new york.she talks about her life growing up and how her family had so much money how she had many sexually partners at a young age and she goes into deep details then her dad goes to jail and her mother because a crackhead and things go down hill from there .really good book
2006-08-21 16:11:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steve Berry's the Templar Legacy.
2006-08-21 16:08:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eleven years later I still wonder how the characters are doing!...
"A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth.
It lived for me and I believe those characters are still breathing out there... somewhere. (It's the size of a brick and just as heavy and I could not put it down! One of the loveliest summers I have ever had...)
2006-08-21 17:02:47 · answer #11 · answered by Weedy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋