Favourite book and why please?

Answer 1

The Good Weeds, Why! I wrote it! Hahaha. Short true stories of kids during the 1940's and 50's. Pee your pants funny true stories.
Wayne

Answer 2

Well so far my favorite books and authors are as follows
Jean Auel's Earth's Children series, because they explore an area of history(pre-history) we are only beginning to discover. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova because it combines a gothic adventure with a puzzle. As well, I've been deep into David Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean series; the reason for that is he combines realistic characters with dazzling fantasy. I've also read many of Anne Rice's novels, in particular, the Vampire Chronicles. Only very recently, have I become enchanted with Ms Rowling's Harry Potter. I couldn't put those down. In short, I love stories which make you laugh, cry , and most importanly think.

Answer 3

Chrisy by Catherine Marshall-it's been a favorite of mine since I was 17. I love the fact that it's based a the true story of a teen girl who leaves her wealthy family to teach school to a bunch of rowdy Appalacian children.

The Blue Bottle Club by Stokes-It takes place in the present but has flashbacks to the past.I loved getting to see all the characters change from age 16 to age 75.

The Hobbit by Tolkien_I love anything to do with elves, fairies, and other woodland creatures.

Treasure Island-what can I say? It's the best adventure story and a classic.

The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond-It sums up what life is all about.

Answer 4

Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.Each novel in the series is told from the fictional perspective of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden (named by his father after Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone, Sr., and David Copperfield). Dresden is the only professional wizard in modern-day Chicago (he is in the phone book, under "Wizards").In the world of The Dresden Files, magic is real, along with vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves, and more. The general public that Harry Dresden works to protect does not believe in magic or the large array of dark forces which regularly conspire against them. This makes it tough for Harry to get by as a working wizard and private eye.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.

I love supernatural and fantasy books.

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 how he gets a dragon of his own,his escape to Alta,how the war between the two kingdoms is stopped etc.

rother Odd by Dean Koontz is the third book in his Odd Thomas series. Poor Odd has been through so much in the last couple of years. He lost Stormy, the love of his life, he's given up his job and his home to move into seclusion at a California mountainside monastery in hopes that his "gift" for seeing the dead won't be an issue up there. Instead he finds a poltergeist monk and evil spirits gathering around the young disabled children the monks (and nuns) care for. Odd knows that trouble is coming, and as usual he's the only one to recognize it.Can Odd mitigate the coming cataclysm? Of course he can, despite the arrival of murderous bone creatures and grim Death itself, for the monks include quite a contingent of reformed martial sinners, most memorably Brother Knuckles, formerly of the New Jersey Mob, and another guest, a mysterious Russian librarian from Indianapolis, who is more and different than Odd thinks he is.

Answer 5

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

no other book i have read so far has given me such thought provoking theories on life and what i am here to do. i feel as i am Sal when reading the book, witnessing everything that he is, doing what he is doing, and i feel fine and so damn swell knowing that.
this book has changed my life. i want to GET on the road and leave the past where it is and lead my own future with my soul racing through life, finding new things, learning new things, knowing new things.
as being only 16, i do feel a bit comforted that i have discovered this book at the right time of my life so i know its not too late to get out there and live, and actually get ON THE ROAD

Answer 6

Favourite book - Guards Guards/interesting times/mort all by Terry Practchett, he is a fantastic author who can combine a great plot with injections of absurdity and stupendous humour.

Best book - Wild Swans

A truly facinating true story, a MUST read.

Answer 7

Henry Miller, Quiet Days In Clichy. I read it quite young and then again after fifteen years, it had the same relaxed atmosphere and
I liked the style of the writer as well as the first time. Thousands of books there, that little opus just came to my mind now. Beautiful prose and inspired writing, not trying too much.

Answer 8

I have several. I like books for a variety of reasons, which I've indicated after the title.

Marley & Me (just a good story and an easy read, heartwarming)

The Notebook (phenomenal look into the complexities of life and the true meaning of love)

The Stand - original uncut version (facinating story, complex characters, fully developed plot line)

DaVinci Code (unique perspective, delves into the "what if" possibilities, detailed plot)

Answer 9

The Relic by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, i love this book and all of the books written by these two authors cause evertime i read one i feel as though i am in the book and the events taking place are in fact happening to me, i often find my heart pounding when i read their books and i have even caught myself panting because i am so involved in the book.

Answer 10

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. I just love the way it captures what it is like to be human and in love. The way it deals with unrequited love is sadly so true to life, and how many times do people fall for the unsuitable over the suitable? I love the way it's written using pathetic fallacy and it's links with nature.

Answer 11

Anything that is not the Bible, which I really didn't like. Oh and not too keen on some of the Russian novelists, though Dostoevsky is good.
The Magus by John Fowles is pretty cool and The Silence of the Lambs (Forgotton author) is better than the film.