2006-10-24 12:22:11 · 20 answers · asked by ? 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Dark Tower series by Steven King is captivating, The first book is a little slow, but it is also the shortest. You'll find yourself flying through the next six books in no time.
Read the Stand first. Although it is not part of the series, it is a great introduction to King's style. To me, it is one of the best fiction stories ever written.
2006-10-24 17:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by David M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a toss up between Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (I've read it three times) and Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I have never been so emotionally attached to characters before as in the Dark Tower and at the end of book 7 I cried my eyes out the entire night. It's only been a year and a half since I read the series and I am ready to read it again. I also love The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket... but this book is NOT for kids). It's the kind of book where the second you finish it you feel the need to read it again immediately and look for clues that would lead to the surprise ending.
2006-10-24 19:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by JLH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So many....
Akehnatan by Naguib Mahfouz
A Fine Balance by Rohintin Mistry
Family Matters also by Mistry
Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
The God of Small Things by Arundati Roy
The Year Of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Savage Beauty by Nancy Milford
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
2006-10-24 20:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by smartgrrlz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a four way tie for me:
1. "The Running Man" by Stphen King. It doesn't get as much attention as his other books, but it is a fast paced story, extremely well told.
2. "The Legend of Huma" by Richard Knaack. Yes, it's filled with every horrible cliche' you can imagine, but it is still one of my favorite books ever.
3. "Horton hears a who" by Suess. For a kids book, this is a pretty dark tale of an almost-genocide, stopped by one person who cares enough to fight for others.
4. "The monster at the end of this book" Once again, a kids story, but I laugh out loud every time I read it. Grover is the man.
2006-10-24 22:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Chance20_m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's impossible to pick just one. Here are some of my favorites:
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
The People of the . . . . (Wolf) (Lake) (Lightning) (Masks) (etc) A series of novels about the prehistory of North America by Kathleen and Michael O'Gear
The New Revelations by Neal Donald Walsch
2006-10-24 19:27:53 · answer #5 · answered by gatheringplace2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enders Game and the whole enders series and Enders Shadow and the whole shadow series by Orson scott card-if youre into teenage (sci)-fiction
Everyone has read To Kill A Mockingbird =)..?
and Two minutes mysteries collection by Donald J. Sobol
(they stick on you from a young age)
2006-10-24 22:07:47 · answer #6 · answered by ceesteris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distant Babylon by Patrick Ryan
2006-10-24 20:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by How e' ye Horse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Fortis the Brave
2006-10-24 20:54:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Cherry by Mary Karr... def. check it out if you're into the hippie generation. Also up there with it is Tortilla Flat, I think it's John Steinbeck's first short novel, actually. It's a must for any Steinbeck fanatic.
2006-10-24 22:15:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i read lots of books that i can't choose which is best. i do know my favorites in book category:
best vampire romance book
twilight and new moon by stephenie meyer
2nd place
silver kiss by annette curtis klause
3rd place
vampire kisses, kissing coffins, vampireville by ellen schreiber
best vampire book
the cirque du freak series 1 to 12 by darren shan
best demon book
lord loss, demon thief, and slawter by darren shan
best teen spy book
alex rider series by anthony horowitz
best smart boy with fairies
artemis fowl series 1 to 5 by eoin colfer
best wizard books
all harry potter books by j.k. rowling
best nonfiction book
night by elie weisel
2006-10-24 19:47:37 · answer #10 · answered by ALESANA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋