What is your favorite book and why?

Answer 1

Grapes of Wrath

Answer 2

Whoa whoa whoa......you seriously expect us to pick A favorite book?! No way, I have way too many. Yikes. But to name a few.....

The Lord of the Rings
The Giver
Maniac Magee
Ella Enchanted
Harry Potter
anything by Roald Dahl
The Golden Compass (and sequels)
The Thief (and sequels)
Calico Captive
Mr. Was
Alice in Wonderland
Tom Sawyer
The Tripods Trilogy
anything by Bill Bryson
The Chronicles of Narnia
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Tuck Everlasting
Holes
Z for Zachariah

And WAY too many more to name. Why do I like these? Simple: they're great books. Most of them are ones that were read to me, or I read as a group, in elementary school. You know they're fantastic books when they remain etched in your heart from elementary school to college and beyond. Sometimes people feel silly naming books that are supposedly for "children" or "young adults"....but in reality, those are quite often some of the best books, and since you usually read them at a young age, they are the books that help you shape who you are.

Answer 3

I would say The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker.
I just LOVE his work, and these 3 stories with Thomas Hunter is the first I ever read of his.
I just love the relationship he has between all the characters in the story, and what tiny little details respresent, in his dream reality, and in the real reality, Such as his blood=dealing with the virus and the small lake where they have to drowned to become coloured again. I love that the story is interconnected with metaphysical relations, and the books are just so, intense, and I love how he concludes everything.
The trilogy is just, completely awsome, and the books are my all time favourite.

Answer 4

Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher

It was the first I read and liked. A lot of it is poorly written in terms of grammar and run-ons and the like...but clearly based on what I've already written, that doesn't matter much to me. I'm more interest in the content. Marya gave an honest account of her eating disordered past that started when she was still in elementary school. It's a dark tale but it's one that needs to be told. Eating disorders can't be shrouded in secrecy -- stories need to be told so that girls understand just what they're getting themselves into when they start down the eating disorder path.

I also found it highly relevant since Marya grew up in a town about 5 minutes from the town I grew up in. Aside from that, I know far too many girls who have battled eating disorders so it helped me get a little insight into what they were going through.

Answer 5

Catcher in the Rye. I read it when I was Holden's age (about 15 or 16) and I really identified with it. I have read it at least a dozen times, so it has a lot of staying power. As I get older and my life changes, so do my interpretation's of this book. It is a yardstick of my personal growth.

Answer 6

There is No way to answer that question simple. I know my favorite authors. Sherrilyn Kenyon, Laurell K. Hamilton, Simon R. Green, Julie Garwood. Christine Feehan, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.. these are my most Favorite authors.

Answer 7

Mine are my mom's books. My mother is Dianne Henderson, author of The Miller's Pond Mystery Series.

Readers voted the books 5 stars.

These are excellent books!

We are still tring to get the word out about the books. Check them out. They are great books. You would like them!!

Answer 8

Freakonomics by Levitt & Dubner.

I know it's new, it's not a classic novel, but it was an interesting read that really made me think.

A good book is supposed to inspire the reader correct? Then this book fits the bill.

Runner up- "Marley & Me", because I love my dogs.

Answer 9

I think... After, it was so funny, and it talks about some real issues that could lead to big issues, plus I hope there is a 2nd book! The ending leaves you wanting more! Either that, or Harriet the Spy Book2 - it made me cry so hard! I could it over and over. She gets into so much trouble!

Answer 10

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Answer 11

Stephen King Bags and Bones . Just like horror books.