I know many of you will say the Bible, and I agree, but I'm looking for fun casual reading.
2006-10-26 09:55:46 · 15 answers · asked by TL1004 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
well my top like 20 are all by Tamera Pierce....... but here are some differant books that i have enjoyed.......
1) Squire by Tamora Pierce
2) Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
3) East by Edith Pattou
4) Eragon by Christopher Paolini
5) Yon ill wind by Piers Anthony
are you a girl or a guy? cuz im not quite sure that guys would like the first three......
2006-10-26 10:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by appaloosaskies 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you quantify something so quality based? I hate top lists because it seems so ridiculous to be able to compare something like #2 to #4. You can say the top books based on how many books are sold, you can't really do it based on which ones you feel are better or not, especially for tops. Five that are among my favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces, Cat's Cradle, Brave New World, 1984, and the Bible(greatest piece of pop fiction, EVER) I'm a big fan of the dystopian novels. Stephen King is also a guilty pleasure.
2006-10-26 10:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
House of Leaves Mark Danielewski
Yukio Mishima's tetralogy-Spring Snow, Runaway Horses, etc.
Carson McCullers-The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
A Fine Balance-Rohington Mistry
The house on Mango Street-Sandra Cisneros
2006-10-26 14:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like books with great well developed charecters I can relate to.
1. The Wold According to Garp by John Irving
2. Bagombo Snuff Box by Kurt Vonnegut
3. Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
4.The Stand by Stephen King
5. Jurassic Park by Michael Cricton
6. The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
7. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
8. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
9. Blue Beard by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Sideways by Rex Pickett
2006-10-26 10:18:18 · answer #4 · answered by Ralph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldnt name 5 favourite books - I have way too many.
So here are my 5 most favourite authors.
Helene Hanff - 84 Charing Cross Road being the best IMO.
James Michener - Texas, Centennial, Covenant, Space, Poland, Chesapeake, etc
John Grisham - Pelican Brief and Runaway Jury being my most favourites.
James Rollins - Subterranean, Excavation, Deep Fathom, Amazonia, Ice Hunt, Sandstorm, & Map of Bones.
Clive Cussler - Sahara, Inca Gold, Atlantis Found & Treasure being my most favourites - but I love ALL the Dirk Pitt novels.
2006-10-26 13:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm...thats hard but here are 3 favorites of mine:
1. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West-VERY good but an adult book...yes im a teenager but still. I thought this was very good.
2. The Giver- very good. Its the only science fiction book i will really read.
3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe- love the story this. The movie is great too!
2006-10-26 10:37:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nine Tailors - Dorothy L. Sayers (or anything else of hers)
Tristram Shandy - Laurence Sterne
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien (and the Lord of the Rings)
Any Harry Potter, but I like the earlier ones better than later ones.
The Secret Garden - Frances Burnett (sp?)
I'd like to put in a plug for Donald Westlake's Dortmunder series - some of his other stuff is too wierd, but Dortmunder makes me laugh until I cry! I also like Rita Mae Brown's Mrs. Murphy books (co-written by Sneaky Pie Brown). They are wonderful, but her serious stuff (without Sneaky Pie) does nothing for me. And Elizabeth Peters' books about Amelia Peabody are priceless - but again the earlier books are better than the later ones.
Yeah that's more than five. What book lover can stop at five!?
2006-10-26 10:16:25 · answer #7 · answered by Maple 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tom Clancy - Rainbow Six
Robert Jordan - The wheel of Time
Robert Shea - Shike
Stephen King - It
Douglas Adams - Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
JRR Tolkein - All 4 books
2006-10-26 12:39:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't pick a book so I'll list my top 5 series
1) Lord of the Rings: Tolkien
2) Harry Potter: Rowling
3) Bartimaeus Trilogy: Stroud
4) Song of the Lioness quartet: Pierce and the rest of the quartets by her
5) Chronicles of Faerie: Melling
2006-10-26 10:15:51 · answer #9 · answered by Mae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could never rate my top 5 favorite, it would take me days. But here is a list of excellent books.
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Kiesha'ra Series by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
The Myth Series by Robert Asprin
The Daughters of the Moon Series by Lynn Eming
Anything Written by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede
Eva by Peter Dickinson
The Claidi Journels by Tanith Lee
2006-10-26 10:25:50 · answer #10 · answered by hpdrew15 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋