I have many, for various reasons...but, do you have one that you absolutely love!
2006-12-08 07:16:11 · 20 answers · asked by corkscrewpirate 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
to kill a mockingbird by harper lee. i just think it is the most profound example of the importance of not developing a preconceived notion of a person based on superficial or stereotypical qualities. i wish it was required reading for all high school kids AND again when they turn 25. maybe it would help narrowminded, bogots, and racist people see the error of their ways and be more accepting of people for the person he/she is.
2006-12-08 07:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by marissanicole2107 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh this is hard! I love to read, and I love so many different books. I do not have an all time favorite, but I do have a top five. In no particular order:
Black Boy - Richard Wright
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn - Betty Smith
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
Meeting of the Waters - Kim McLarin
2006-12-08 15:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have two favorites.
The Velveteen Rabbit was the first book I ever read on my own. It will always have a special place in my heart. It will always be a favorite though now I recite it more than read it. I get a copy for every child I have to give a gift to.
To Kill a Mockingbird. Yeah, it's a high school book. But no story has ever touched me like that one. It teaches and opens eyes. And it has a new meaning each time I read it.
2006-12-08 15:32:10 · answer #3 · answered by Just tryin' to help 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have two - Sold by Patricia McCormick and My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Both are upsetting and absolutely riveting. I cried while reading both of them! Sold is about a thirteen year old girl in Nepal, Lakshmi, who works in India to earn money for her poor family. She thinks she is being brought to work as a servant in a rich family's house. Instead, she is sold into prostitution and cannot leave. My Sister's Keeper is about a girl Anna, also thirteen. Anna's older sister, Kate, was diagnosed with cancer many years ago, and Anna was conceived solely for helping Kate live with blood and other donations.
Read them!
2006-12-08 15:20:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My favorite book would have to be Patricia Cornwell's Postmortem because it is based on true facts about the Richmond stranglings in Virginia and shows that a woman despite the prejjudice of men can solve a problem themselves it is a book that women everywhere can relate to because one time or another they have be sexual harrassed or made fun of because we are women!!!!
2006-12-08 15:26:21 · answer #5 · answered by Babygurl Alex!! 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
New Moon By Stephanie Meyer (it'd be better if there were no spelling mistakes in it, I found 1) I love it becasue it's so invigorating and luring and amazing. I can't wait for the next book in the series. (The first book is called Twilight)
2006-12-08 15:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by be.my.edward 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Great Fortune by Daniel Okrent. This is a facinating book about the Rockefellers.
2006-12-08 15:20:03 · answer #7 · answered by united9198 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I have read it many, many times.
It answers the question, "Who is John Galt?".
Some have considered this the second most influential book in the US, second only to the Bible.
2006-12-08 15:23:19 · answer #8 · answered by aivilo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have lots of favorite books. just about anything by dean koontz. but i really like the Anita Blake Novels by Laurell K. Hamilton
2006-12-08 15:31:31 · answer #9 · answered by lil1weasle 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any book by Stephen King. He's has such a brilliant mind and can express thing in a very unique way.
2006-12-08 15:26:32 · answer #10 · answered by steelhead3686 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋