2006-09-05 20:41:25 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I love this book because it is a classic piece of American literature. Also, when I read it I could identify with Holden so much; i.e. not wanting to grow up.
2006-09-06 19:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by Blondie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a difficult one as there are so many good books.
At the moment it is "the Last Kabbalist of Lisbon" by Richard Zimmer (novel) because it is like the book "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Ecco (which was made into a film with Sean Connery in it). However, the Last Kabbalist is set among a secret society of Jews living in Lisbon in the 16th Century. The novel starts off around a murder of a renown kabbalist, a practitioner of the arcane mysteries of the Jewish tradition at a time when the Jews of Portugal were forced to convert to Christianity. Whilst the book could be read as a straight out historical thriller, it also has some interesting commentary on the "evils" of intolerance, which can be seen in the world today between Christians and Muslims.
Non-fiction would have to be "The Philosopher's Dog" by Raimund Gaita
which has one of the best quotes in the title page:
" God went forth to create the world, and he took his dog with him" Kato Indian creation story. =]
2006-09-06 06:22:22 · answer #2 · answered by Orditz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have so many. Some of them listed below:
1. The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R Tolkien - One fantasy book which is not boring
2. Kitchen God's Wife - Amy Tan - A heart warming story on the relationship between mother and daughter
3. Servant of the Bones - Anne Rice - About a fallen angel/pagan god/immortal
4. The Clan of The Cave Bear - J.M. Auel - A fiction on living in the stone age / early ice age with a strong female character
5. Geisha of Gion - Mineko Iwasaki - Tells the story and the true culture of the Geishas of Japan
6. The Ramses Saga - Christian Jacq - A series of 5 books, fictions based on facts of Ancient Egypt (Egyptology).
7. Angels and Demons - Dan Brown - Beter than The Da Vincci Code
Hope you'll like some of them.
2006-09-05 21:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Razor's Edge - Somerset Maugham (life's issues, beautifully written)
Glass Bead Game - Hermann Hesse
Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Hitchhikers Guide - Douglas Adams
The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran
2006-09-05 20:57:34 · answer #4 · answered by shazam 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Monster at the End of this Book
starring lovable furry old Grover.
I have loved this book since I was a kid. My Dad used to read it to me alot. I like it because it is simple, funny and interactive. Children get really excited when the book is read.. everyone wants to turn the page and see the monster at the end!
Its just a really good book. It takes me back :)
2006-09-05 20:52:04 · answer #5 · answered by timberleigh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A House for Mr Biswas by VS Naipaul - Such a great true to life, funny book. The character 'Mr Biswas' is so life like, I swear i know him.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Read it and you will see. Just the best book ever written.
2006-09-05 21:40:32 · answer #6 · answered by Sherona B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H. Cook!
The libary classified it as crime fiction. But I disagree. It is a love story. The crime could only refer to the ''forbidden love'' between Miss Channing and Mr Reed. I am rebuked. LOVE CAN EXIST IN ALL CONDITIONS AND HAS NO LIMITS OR BOUNDARIES. I also learnt the cruelty of life--the short life of Sarah Doyle.
The narrator( Henry) loves Sarah and the author also gave hints that Sarah also loves him back. However, their love did not have the chance to blossom.
Miss Channing and Mr Reed( already married) also love each other a lot. However in the end it came to nothing wonderful but caused the deaths of Sarah Doyle and Mrs Reed, and the shattered life of Mary Reed( the daughter).
IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE, BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO DO IT. LOVE IS NEVER WRONG
2006-09-05 20:46:46 · answer #7 · answered by Echo Forest 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Circle of Friends- Maeve Binchy as well as Falling for a Dancer....both set in Ireland, also by another Irish author- A Life Left Untold
2006-09-05 21:30:24 · answer #8 · answered by mousecurtain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My absolute favorite is beyond a doubt "The Recognitions" by William Gaddis, the most underrated novel in the English language and a must for all "wanna be" artists!
2006-09-05 21:50:04 · answer #9 · answered by jlbackstop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In different periods of my life I have different favourite books. But my love for life is the Disk World series of Terry Pratchett. I don't have to explain - if u have read it you know what I am talking about. If you haven't - What are you waiting for?!? Don't you want to know the meaning of life and the answers to all philosophical quastions? Better start early and be prepared for life :)
2006-09-05 22:42:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋