2006-08-27 05:19:09 · 21 answers · asked by wes 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
The Magus by John Fowls ,you have to read it to find out why
2006-08-27 05:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by Semiramis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a particular favourite but I do love anything by Robin Jarvis(because he really gets inside the world of little creatures and makes it almost believable), the fairytale computer program book by Tom Holt (not the actual book, or the author, I just like the vague plot, the actual book is terrible, and I can't remember the title of it anyway), decent spoof books (like Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse, the 1st and 2nd books were atrocious but this one was laugh out loud funny in some places although perhaps a little brash), 'Revolting Rhymes' by Roald Dahl (because of the storylines yet again), and 'Where the Wild Things Are' by someone I can't remember the name of (because the pictures are just so good).
2006-08-27 05:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by Katri-Mills 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine has to be "tales of the city" by Armistead Maupin.
Whenever I need to smile, or to cheer up, I start reading and within minutes I'm transported into the wonderful world of Maupin's imagination. The books that follow are equally well-written and provide the perfect escape, back to an earlier simpler world, which is nonetheless packed with the unexpected and sometimes sinister. The dialogue and character interaction are about the best I've ever come across, and Michael 'Mouse' Toliver has to be my favourite fictional creation ever created.
2006-08-27 07:07:49 · answer #3 · answered by Petey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont usually read sc-fi, i find it a bit boring but I just read the 1959 classic 'Starship Troopers' and it was amazing. There is very little action in it, only at beginning and at the end but it was brilliant how it takled social issues that are relevent today and decribed just how the army works and i could not put it down.
also the alcamist, lord of the rings, the rats, exquisit corpse and The lovely Bones, oh and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night. Not what alotof people will put but I dont go in for book snobery
2006-08-27 05:27:00 · answer #4 · answered by litulbear 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was going to put The Five People You Meet In Heaven but someone beat me to it. Also try The Time Travellers Wife and the trilogy "His Dark Materials - fab!!(Northern Lights, Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) left me reeling and sobbing. Also Brick Lane and The Speed of Dark.
2006-08-27 05:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by helen p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Scriptures - they give useful guidance and direction for problems in life, commandments that if everyone in the world lived by it would be a better place, there is romance, adventure, poetry, parables, etc.
They contain the word of God and what other book would contain such a variety of such wonderful advice.
2006-08-27 05:47:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eldest - Christopher Paolini
Because its full of lots of twists, some book are really predictable like the good guy will do this and its so obvious but in this book there are lots of things you will never expect
2006-08-27 05:23:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tess of the durbervilles, by Thomas Hardy. I have been listening to this book snce i was like 8 years old, and i knw the words off by heart.i absolutely love the book, and Hardy has used great characterisation, and great plots and sub-plots.so amazing.
2006-08-27 05:25:37 · answer #8 · answered by foxy emz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to choose "The Five People You Meet in Heaven". I read it in two days while filling in for someone while at work. It is thought-provoking and very well-written. I haven't seen the made-for-t.v. movie, but the book is worth the read!
2006-08-27 05:23:20 · answer #9 · answered by allknowing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dwelling Place, by Catherine Cookson, because she could certainly write a good story.
2006-08-27 05:35:10 · answer #10 · answered by ladybee5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋