Tell me about your favorite book?

Question

I want to hear about a book that you can read more than once. Beautifully written.
Non violent.
A book that you love and would definetly recommend to others.

Answer 1

Try reading the Nancy Drew adventures by Carolyn Keene.
These are a page turners. When I read them, I'm lost in Nancy's world. I can never keep the book down. Nancy has inspired me to be a teen detective. (Now, I look for a mystery everywhere!)

If you can take in bit of action, the Hardy boys books by Franklyn W Dixon are also good. These books are also teen detective mysteries.

Tom Sawyer is a good book

Oliver Twist is a good one too

You can also try Enid Blyton's books. Even though they are meant for kids below 13 yrs, I enjoy them.

If you like romance and love stories, read the books published by 'Mills and Boons'.

If you like simple stories of village life, try the R.K.Narayan books like Malgudi days.

If you can take in murder mysteries, read the books written by Agatha Christie. She is a wonderful writer. You'll be awed by her intelligence and the plot of her books. No violence involved. The best ever writer, in my opinion.

Also, who doesn't love Harry Potter? I adore them.

Being a 15 year old,even though I haven't read any adult books and can't give you any names, I hope this has helped you... happy reading!

Answer 2

You're getting a lot of good suggestions. I like your question though, so I'm going to throw out a few more. A Canticle for Leibowitz ~ Walter M. Miller The Handmaid's Tale (and others) ~ Margaret Atwood The Stars My Destination ~ Alfred Bester All the Kings Men ~ Robert Penn Warren The U.S.A. Trilogy ~ John Dos Passos Babbitt ~ Sinclair Lewis One Day In the Life of Ivan Denisovich ~ Alexander Solzhenitzyn Atlas Shrugged ~ Ayn Rand A Bonfire of the Vanities ~ Tom Wolfe Alas Babylon ~ Pat Frank Triumph ~ John Kenneth Galbraith The Mouse That Roared ~ Leonard Wibberley Another Roadside Attraction ~ Tom Robbins For Whom the Bell Tolls ~ Ernest Hemingway In Cold Blood ~ Truman Capote Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ~ Dee Brown This may look like a really random list but it actually isn't. I think you'd find a lot here to interest you. Good luck with your search.

Answer 3

A book I would recommend to others, would definitely have to be Harper Lee's, To Kill a Mockingbird. Although not completely devoid of violence, it is a very beautifully told story about morality, humanity and the pseudo-morality and hypocrisy of a society. It is as relevant today as it was when written, and makes us examine ourselves, and our own shortcomings, and prejudices. It is probably my favourite book.

Other than that I would recommend The Count of Monte-Christo, Moby Dick, Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, A tale of two cities and Oliver Twist, Three men in a boat, Saki's shorts among the older Classics.

Among the newer books would be LOTR, but obviously, Shantaram, which is probably not for everyone, Catch-22, Love in the time of cholera, again not for everyone, PG Wodehouse, The Beach, Trainspotting, High Fidelity and Fever Pitch. The newer books are either violent or have sexual themes and language that is generally termed offensive, but in terms of content and entertainment value, are quite brilliant.

Answer 4

Lord of the Rings is my favorite...but its violent.

The one I've re-read the most throughout my life is actually "The Little Princess" by Francis Hodgeson Burnett. Its a "children's book" but I love it even as an adult.

Haven't had as much time to re-read since college, and especially now that I have children, so I haven't re-read these (well, re-read sections of some of them) but they are among my favorites.

In This Sign - I actually don't know if I cold re-read this. I LOVED it, and think its one of the best books ever written...but I wanted to throw it against the wall at times because of some of the characters--you just want to climb into the book and say "stop it!." I could so relate much though--and that's what I've heard from almost everyone who read it. "I could relate!" or "It seemed like my life," ect. And that's despite the fact that its' about two people who are deaf (and none of the people who said that to me were deaf).

The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goodge is also excellent. I've re-read sections of that many times. Its one the breaks your expectations of what its going to be like. Its about...well, a lot of things (has many sub-plots) but mainly about a woman who inherited a house from her mentally ill aunt, and discovered her diaries.

Another story by her that I loved (though it was very different--more Dickens style historical fiction) was "The Dean's Watch." I loved the characters in it. Her books tend to explore the nature of love...and not just romantic love, although that's certainly part of it.

Answer 5

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is definitely a book you'll want to read more than once because the author writes it from the voice of a child, and eventhough he goes through so much hardship during his childhood, he is able to describe his experiences with a touch of humor and not self-pity. Of course the reader can't help but feel sorry for young Frankie, but it's a sort of contented pity, not one that will leave you frustrated and angry, and the reader will absolutely love Frankie's family... and that's what I like about Angela's Ashes.

Answer 6

Dumas : Monte Christo
Victor Hugo: Quasimodo
Dimitrij Mereskovsky: Leonardo Da Vinci

Answer 7

My favorite book is A Tale of Two Cities. It does have some violence, since it takes place during the French Revolution, but it is not overly gory. The metaphors and foreshadowing in there are amazing. It has some of the most beautiful figurative language I have ever seen in a work of prose. I have read this book twice so far, and I am overdue to read it again.
"I hope you care to be recalled to life."

Answer 8

I bought this book "Does my head look big in this" by Randa Abdel-Fattah

and it is the funniest book ive read in a while.
I recommended it to people at work to read and they all got a laugh out of it
well written and a great read

Answer 9

The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas (the perfect story but read the full version, not any of the abbridged ones)


Correlli's Mandolin - de Bernieres (so awesome it made me cry - no sh!!)


Watership Down - Adams (the only book I have read more than twice)

Answer 10

my favorite book is harry potter by jk rowling..
its really amazing and fantastic..it is also a non violent one..
you can also pick up some moral lessons from that book..its a 7-book series...
i always read it over and over...
why don't you try it?
but if you want to read a self-helping books or inspirational..you could read the purpoe-driven life by rick warren or you are what you think...
some books are to be tasted..some are to be swallowed and some are to be chewed and digested...so my harry potter book is just for fun..i'm reading it to be a "child at heart" again
but those inspirational books are my daily guidelines throughout my life