Mine would have to be 100years of solitude, to kill a mockingbird, LOTR trilogy, Les miserables, the secret life of bees, catcher in the rye, Harry potter, Narnia,Philippa Gregory books, Heidi, his dark materials trilogy...hmmm cant remember.....i realllllly enjoyed Les miserables both book and musical. didnt like anna karenina-typical of russian novels to be tragedies.
What are your fav's? Give reasons if u wish..
2007-01-05 20:23:22 · 13 answers · asked by redrubies 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Shannara Trilogy: The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
2007-01-05 21:55:25 · answer #1 · answered by xander 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like some of the same books you have read. I just finished The Secret Life of Bee's by Sue Monk Kidd and I'm 36 pages in to her next novel The Mermaid Chair. I think it will be good. I retired in 1996 and have read over 300 books since. I have liked all of them. I really liked Keeper of the Bee's too. Maybe my favorite is Pride and Prejudice. I'm sharing with you some of my book list.
Jane Austin
Pride And Prejudice
Sense And Sensibility
Mansfield Park
North Anger Abbey
Persuasion
Lady Susan
Emma
Janette Oke
The Calling of Emily Evans
Julia’s Last Hope
Roses for Mama
A Woman Named Damaris
They Called her Mrs. Doc
The Measure of a Heart
The Bluebird and The Sparrow
A Gown of Spanish Lace
Drums of Change
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter
Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret life of Bee’s
JD Salinger
Catcher in the Rye
Janette Oke & T Davis Bunn
The Secret Shore
The Birthright
The Distant Beacon
The Beloved Land
T Davis Bunn & Isabella Bunn
The Solitary Envoy
2007-01-06 05:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by DeeJay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shadow Series -- Maxwell Grant
The Indians Won -- Alternate History
Winona's Web/Compass of the Heart -- Native American Spirituality
Dances With Wolves/Holy Road
Tony Hillerman Mysteries
any books which the Indigenous People win or are heroes
2007-01-06 13:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord Of The Rings & The Hobbit & The Father Christmas Letters.
Piercing the Darkness & This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti.
Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis.
Archives of Anthropos by J White.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.
Mr God This Is Anna by Fynn (True story).
Showdown by Ted Dekker.
The BFG & Matilda by Road Dahl.
2007-01-06 04:55:12 · answer #4 · answered by Cheryl S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. The Lord of the rings trilogy--just fantastic
2. The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy--I liked the special brand of comedy by Douglas Noel Adams.
3. Harry Potter, of course.
4. War and Peace (Tolstoy)--Great observations of Human Nature
5. Mother (Maxim Gorky)--U can't put it down once started.
2007-01-06 04:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by ravish2006 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are a voracious reader so we can share what we've read; some of mine include "Love in the Time of Cholera", "The Cairo Trilogy", "Burmese Days", "The Stranger", "A Suitable Boy", etc. One of the reasons is that they're favorite because these books are readable and enjoyable, for instance, with more/better understanding to me regarding ways of life or family affairs in the foreign contexts.
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2007-01-06 05:10:14 · answer #6 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.The hero is Edmond Dantés, a young French sailor who, falsely accused of treason, is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of Château d'If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantés, believing himself to be an `Angel of Providence', pursuing his vengeance to the bitter end before realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.For God's sake don't see any of the movies based on the book.They don't do justice to the book.
Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard who works as a detective.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters - vampires,werewolves,fallen angels,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.
Savage and Ascension by Kelley Armstrong.Both are available free from the author's website.They tell the story of Clayton,how he was made a werewolf,how Jeremy rescued the feral child wolf and earned Clayton's undying gratitude,and how Clayton became someone to reckon with in his Pack.Told in 1st person from Clayton's view,it is poignant and touching at times and humorous.We understand how his childhood influenced his later life.
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.
Dragonjousters series(joust,alta,sanctuary,Aerie) by Mercedes Lackey.The setting is ancient Egypt.Hunger, anger, and hatred are constants for young Vetch, rendered a brutally mistreated and overworked serf by the Tian conquest of his homeland. But everything improves when a Tian jouster requisitions Vetch to become the first serf ever to be a dragon boy. His training is intense, and his duty clear-cut: to tend his jouster, Ari, and his dragon, Kashet. That is only the beginning.The rest of the books are about his escape to Alta,how the war between the two kingdoms is stopped etc.
2007-01-06 11:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also like Tom Robbins books like:
Another Roadside Attraction
Even Cowgirls get the Blues
Jitterbug Perfume
They are kind of psychedelic, comedy, poetry, novel, kind of books. If I remember correctly, he wrote them in the 1980's.
2007-01-06 04:36:30 · answer #8 · answered by sugarpacketchad 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) Catcher in the Rye
2) How to Cook a Wolf - MFK Fisher
3) A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
4) Coco - 'Biography of Coco Chanel' - better than you would guess
5) House of Leaves
2007-01-06 04:27:55 · answer #9 · answered by C Shannon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i love some of the novels that u like, my favorite is hundred years of solitude it's amazing and les miserables is wonderful too! i, reading the city of the beast by isabel allendi and am really enjoying it! about the russian literature its not my type!!
2007-01-06 07:10:27 · answer #10 · answered by day 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋