what are your fave books? Why?

Answer 1

The best books I've ever read are Marion Zimmer Bradley's "The Mists of Avalon", Fracesca Lia Block's "Dangerous Angels", Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged", anything by Terry Pratchett, Mark Acito's "How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Friendship, Theft, and Musical Theater", Diane Duane's "The Book of Night with Moon", among others.

If you're in the mood for comedy, read Terry Pratchett or Mark Acito. Terry Pratchett is hilarious satirical fantasy that takes place in 'Discworld', that mimicks all the old stories about wizards and goblins and dwarfs and all that. It's really good. Mark Acito's book is a hilarious run-down of how Edward manages to secure money for Julliard- lots and lots of laughs, hi-jinks, sex, and funny intrigue in this one.

If you want to sort of melt into a beatiful, different world, it's all about Francesca Lia Block. Her book "Dangerous Angels" follows a motley cast of crazy, beautiful, artistic, dreamy people with delicious, poetic writing, gorgeous descriptions, and a lovely story, to boot. Seriously- her writing is hypnotic in a way I rarely see elsewhere.

And "The Mists of Avalon" is just the plain best book I've ever read. It looks huge, I know, but belive me, it reads very easily, and once you're caught up in it, you're hooked from beginning to end. If you have any interest at all in Arthurian legend, you should try it, because it totally turns things upside down on its head, while being believable and beautiful. Romance, mystery, magic, ancient pagan Goddess-worship, incest, betrayal, the fate of the British nation, war, action, friendship, threesomes, deception . . . it's all there. It's spell-binding.

And for sci-fi/fantasy, Diane Duane's "The Book of Night with Moon", which follows, believe it or not, wizard cats, is great. It sounds kooky, but it's absolutely well-done, and I even nearly shed a tear at the beautiful ending. Really good, with elements of humor in it, too.

Happy reading!

Answer 2

I really like the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, because I enjoy reading Fantasy novels. The story line is also really good. Much better then the movies. I also really like Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There are different stories going on at the same time and the story line keeps you interested in what will happen next. It also keeps you wondering if Roland, the main character, will ever reach the dark tower. I am currently reading Harry Potter. I am only on the first book, but it also seems interesting.

Answer 3

Rich Man Poor Man by Irwin Shaw it was just kinda cool to read the story of the two brothers that led such different lives. One wasn't Rich and the other Poor at the beggining or the end. My friends dad got me to read that then we kinda talked about it...
My friend was named Rudy, one of the characters in the book.

Hitchikers guide to the universe by Douglas Adams technically I listened to the book on tape then read the other books in the series. it was sci-fi comedy just certain parts stuck with me.

The Assasins Apprentice by Robin Hobb it was more of a medevail type fiction I read those books by the river for an hour to relax (with school and full time job)

all these were the first book of a series.
stand alone books I liked "Flowers for Algernon" forget the author.
it had a lot of deeper meaning about human compassion and understanding as related to intelligence.

and "The Vengeance Trail of The Outlaw Josey Wales." by forest carter.
it was just one of many westerns I read the only reason it stands out is my dad bought it for me.

Answer 4

Gateway series by Pohl - The main character was just as faulted as everyone else is. A fun read but there is a bit of swearing.

The Wheel of Time series by Jordan - Outstanding read, you can just imagine being there with Rand, Matt, and Perrin. If you love Tolkein, you'll will enjoy this series.

Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, War and Piece, and Profiles in courage - Lots of great history stuff in all 3. War and Peace is a tad long 1,600+ pages

Lord of the Rings series by Tolkein - nuff said

Answer 5

Probably the best book I've read in years is "I am Charlotte Simmons," by Tom Wolfe. It's the story of a bright young woman from an impoverished family who wins a scholarship to a major university and her trials and tribulations there. What makes it so great is that Wolfe thoroughly researched his subject, quite literally camping out in college dorms and such. It's about a 700 page book, and I could not put it down. Of course I had to put it down to sleep, work, etc., but it's that well written.

Answer 6

I love anything by Tamora Pierce. Her writing gives a gritty sense of reality to things, and her characters are so real! my fav char is Tris, followed closely by Rosethorn and Alanna. I even go so far as to cospaly. But even above Tammy, I love the Lord of the Rings. Tolkien captures his worlds with such antiquity, it feels like it really did happen. I love everything about the Anglo-Saxon culture, and there really arn't enough books with cultures that reflect them, and Tolkien's is best of all. Eowyn is one of the best characters I've ever seen written. She has depth and meaning, but also is so real, you can reach out and touch her. And you can't go wrong with Christopher Paolini's Inheritance. His prose might be limited, his detail might be malnourished, but he has the right idea. Eldest is a little better than Eragon. fav chars: Arya and Angela..... lol, if u can't tell, I'm a total feminist

Answer 7

Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson because it has history, suspense, mystery, tragedy,...and it happened pretty close to where I was born in NJ.

Stonewall Jackson by James Robertson because I learned a lot about one of the most interesting and unique characters in U.S. history.

A Life on the Road by Charles Kuralt because Kuralt is one of my role models and I guy that I admire a lot. (I have and love lots of Kuralt's audio books too!)

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson because it was the funniest damn book I ever read in my life! I couldn't read more than about 3 pages without busting out in laughter!

Answer 8

I enjoy the books Hoot and Flush by Carl Hiaasen. They are funny, there is good ending when the conflict gets solved, and the books kept me want to keep reading.

Answer 9

The Hob's Bargain, by Patricia Briggs, Shackle and Sword, by Alanna Morland, and Kitty and the Midnight Hour, by Carrie Vaughn (to name a few). They all have an interesting story, strong and interesting characters, and well, I just like them.

Answer 10

i love tamora pierce. shes all about fantasy and the stories are just unreal