2006-12-21 03:38:34 · 17 answers · asked by ghostwriter 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
That's a difficult one to answer as I could not possibly put my finger on a "best book". Though if you're looking for recommended reads I would definitely stick Gabriel Garcia Marquez (100 Years of Solitude), David Foster Wallace (Infinite Jest), Paul Auster (New York Trilogy, Music of Chance), Solzynitzyn (The First Circle) and Kundera (Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Joke) and definitely in there is Jaroslav Hacek (The Good Soldier Shweik), one of the funniest books I have ever read.
As for Castañeda, be wary; he presents his work as non-fiction though many of the events didn't happen and his peyote was actually synthesized in a laboratory. Still interesting though.
2006-12-21 03:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by wilf69 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love the list by SisterGir. I would add to it The Life of Pi, The Center of Everything, The Secret Life of Bees, The Time Traveler's Wife, and all of Truman Capote's early writings (not so much In Cold Blood), oh, that reminds me, To Kill a Mockingbird. There are so many fabulous books, it is difficult to remember the best ever.
2006-12-21 13:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by awakelate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, The Da Vince Code, The Prince's Bride
2006-12-21 03:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say the Carlos Casteneda series, the best one in that serious is Journey to Ixtlan, followed by Active Side of Infinity. You agree to disagree, but dont disagree the disagreement.
Note: the one thing about this series is you must read them in order. I read themout of order and it made no sense. When I read them in order the philosophy made sense.
Now As far as Wilf69 has stated, I did not take them as pure fact. However there were some principles that do apply to everyday living, -- "The Art of Dreaming" -- I used those principles to help remember and hopefully control dreams.
2006-12-21 03:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by Fred L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say, among many very good books that I've read and reread, that it's The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell, which begins with Justine. The first sentence is a stunner, and has haunted my reveries for years.
2006-12-21 17:15:36 · answer #5 · answered by Chatelaine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 09:16:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toss up between The Stand by Stephen King and Swansong by Robert McCammon. I kind of like those apocalyptic type books, though.
2006-12-21 03:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by Raine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lonsome Dove (McMurtry).
Beaches, Lords of Discipline, Great Santini (Pat Conroy).
Atlas Shrugged (Rand).
Dandelion Wine (Bradbury)
Color Purple (Walker).
Emporer of Ocean Park (?).
Martian Chronicles (Bradbury).
Pride and Prejudice (Austen).
Anything by Damon Runyon.
Anything by Shakespeare.
Anything by Tami Hoag, Steve Martini, Scott Turow (mysteries).
2006-12-21 12:14:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My favorite is DaVinci Code.
If you like philosophy sort of things..I loved The Beginners Guide for the Recently Deceased by David Staume. Read it three times.
2006-12-21 03:51:08 · answer #9 · answered by noway 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
(the unabridged version)
2006-12-21 06:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by jaelithe13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋