I was just packing up some of my books and came across The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I think it has to be the best book I have ever read it still makes me cry to this day!
2006-09-10 12:17:01 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
i can't say i have one overall fav book. usually my favorite book is the one i'm reading at the moment (for example, right now i'm reading the Nighside series by Simon R. Green and it's GOOD!).
but if i had to give one name... one book title... it would have to be "the moon is a harsh mistress" my Robert A. Heinlein. while Shel Silverstein's books are a joy to read (trust me, i have all of them and read them frequently to my nephew) i've always like the futuristic realism and characters from Heinlein's book (especially that extra dash of revolution thrown in).
2006-09-10 12:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by kiss my wookie! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jane Erye By Charlotte Bronte
Tricksters Choice by Tamora Pierice
To Kill A Mockingbird
2006-09-10 20:11:38 · answer #2 · answered by Snow Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oooh, my favourite book is "the godfather" by mario puzo. I know, it's no shakespeare. But a book which i could not put down. Even now, after i've read it like 10 times I still can't put it down! It definately helped me to becomes less shy about myself. In these mafia people I saw a glimpse of how their life was in many ways more real than mine and I understand that sometimes in life, we have to be confident (even to the point of arrogance) to acheive certain things in life. And it's the charachters own self belief (evident in all of Puzo's books) that grabbed me.
Also Calvino's Baron in the tree's is a great read, especially the bit when the baron and viola are in love, it's so believeable!
2006-09-11 14:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by Joe_Floggs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Stand by Stephen King
Blue Beard by Kurt Vonegut Jr.
Mona Liss Overdrive by William Gibson
2006-09-10 19:30:18 · answer #4 · answered by Ralph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can never choose just one favorite. My top ten (in no particular order)
Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood
Gentlemen and Players, by Joanne Harris
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
Le Comte de Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
Les Misérables, by Victor Hugo
The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
Bridget Jones' Diary, by Helen Fielding
2006-09-10 19:26:17 · answer #5 · answered by nellierslmm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
2006-09-10 22:37:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I have a 1936 original copy.
2006-09-10 19:20:10 · answer #7 · answered by goodbye 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a lot...
The Outsiders, The Merchant of Venice, Flowers For Algernon, The Shining, The Giver, The Phantom of the Opera
2006-09-10 20:18:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane"
to my 5 year old. Geared for 9~10 yr. olds but loved the cover. Read it in 3 hours and we both loved it.
2006-09-10 20:36:03 · answer #9 · answered by schmoopie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bitten by L.A Banks awsome vampire novel
2006-09-10 19:23:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋