what attributes do you think makes a book good?
What is your all time best book
2006-12-07 14:03:11 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
well reading kane and able at the moment- what a co-incedence
anyway my best book
mm I have a few
I love africa esp. egypt so almost anything by christian jacq or wilbur smith are great in my eves.
but the book that I will remember for ever is one by beverly harper (australias answer to wilbur smith- can you believe she died of cancer?) it was called Jackals Dance. It was an easy read but left me haunted by the experience
2006-12-07 15:59:06 · update #1
I have varied interests, I love Dean Koontz, books like Intensity where I just can't put them down. Also though books like A tale of two Cities. It just depends.....has to be deeply intresting or a real page turner.
2006-12-07 14:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by Hillaryforpresident 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good question - I don't seem to have a set formula for what makes me enjoy a book. So, instead I'll just tell you what doesn't keep me interested and that's cliched writing, lazy dialogue and boring overly descriptive paragraphs. If you can't capture what you went to say with a minimum of well chosen words, then I'm bored.
All time best book - well the jury is out, but some of my favourites include - The Dark Tower series, Papillon, The Caine Mutiny, The Shining, Kane and Abel, The Narnia Chronicles, Seven Little Australians, The Little Round House, Wuthering Heights, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, The History of Mr Polly, David Copperfield, A Clockwork Orange, Jaws, The Deep, The Island, and so on and on
2006-12-07 23:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Characters you really care about, a good plot that grabs the imagination, a good starting point even if there are flash-backs and an ending that makes you remeber the book even after you've read it
I have a few fav books: in no particular order...
* "Player Of Games" by Iain Banks (i forget if he has the initial 'M' in the middle of that, it is a 'Culture' novel)
* "Lightening" by Dean R Koontz (he may have left the initial 'R' off that one, tho, LOL)
* "Little Women" by Louisa M Alcott
* "The Narnia" books by C S Lewis
* "I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey Into the Mind of Philip K Dick" by Emmanuel Carrere
...I could go on but those books definitely do remain in my mind, some even years and years after reading them
PS What is your favourite book?
2006-12-07 22:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by laylaUnplugged 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like fantasy like Harry Potter, King Fortis the Brave and Eragon
2006-12-09 10:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catcher In the Rye is the greatest book ever written because Holden Caulfield is the most relatable fiction character ever. That's what makes a book good for me - when you can relate to the main characters.
2006-12-07 22:06:02 · answer #5 · answered by ღღღ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My all time favorite is Time and Again by Jack Finney.
For me, it has to be well written, no obvious laboring of points, and fairly quick-moving. I don't enjoy sex in a book (what's the point, unless you can't get any, any other way) and I don't like graphic violence. There's plenty of both on the 10 p.m. news for those that like it!
2006-12-07 22:07:45 · answer #6 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like a book that keeps me in suspense. I also like the classics. My all-time favorite is 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee.
2006-12-07 22:05:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Favorite book is East of Eden by Steinbeck. But I love fantasy.
2006-12-07 22:05:40 · answer #8 · answered by ~SSIRREN~ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Great Mystery
2006-12-07 22:07:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the can't-put-it-down ness. i recently rather enjoyed Abarat by Clive Barker. also To Kill A Mockingbird (classic) by Harper Lee.
2006-12-07 22:05:15 · answer #10 · answered by bkwrmdork 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋