2007-02-14 04:20:38 · 24 answers · asked by biljanarhcp 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolken
2007-02-14 04:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by mudd_grip 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Given I read so much, here is a decent booklist:
Chocolat – Joanne Harris (the gypsy was based on me)
Unusual Point of View:
Skepticism – Bo Fowler (main character is a supermarket trolley)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – J. Safran Foer (main character is a boy whose dad called from World Trade Centre and left an answer phone message)
British:
Hemmingway’s Chair – Michael Palin
Not the End of the World – Christopher Brookmyre
White Teeth – Zadie Smith
Making History – Stephen Fry
Popcorn – Ben Elton
International:
The Ringmaster’s Daughter – Jostein Gaarder
Memoirs of a Geisha – Authur Golden
Well paced:
Jonathon Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach*
The Beach – Alex Garland
Life of Pi – Yarn Merkel
The Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemmingway *
Flud – Hilary Mantel
Non Fiction:
Round Ireland with a Fridge – Tony Hawks
Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain
Playing the Moldavian’s at Tennis – Tony Hawks
Fever Pitch – Nick Hornby
Classics:
Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll *
Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh
Madame Bouvary – Gustave Flaubert
Gormenghast Trilogy – Mervin Peake
I, Robot – Isaac Asimov
Humor:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1st three books in the trilogy) – Douglas Adams
A Book of Nonsense – Mervin Peake *
Detective:
Complicity – Iain Banks
Filth – Irvine Welsh
Inspector Rebus novels – Ian Rankin
* books that I read cover to cover without putting down
Source(s):
my 360 Blog
2007-02-16 04:53:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Outsiders
Shocking Pink
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1-4
2007-02-14 12:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by darkskinnedxbeauty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a bookworm so picking a favourite is hard. I usually try to think of what I would absolutely have to have with me if I was marooned on a desert island....
Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins
Absolute Friends by John LeCarre
It Begins With Tears by Opal Palmer Adisa
The Colour of Forgetting by Merle Collins
Praisesong for the Widow by Paule Marshall
2007-02-14 15:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by lokai1701 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've read too many books to have a favorite, but one on top is Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
2007-02-14 13:26:11 · answer #5 · answered by ♥doodlebug♥ 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My favorite book would have to be The Wind-up Bird Chronicles. It is actually a really good book written by a Japanese author.Magical realism is amazing in that book
2007-02-14 12:50:52 · answer #6 · answered by 916dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter
2007-02-15 13:50:46 · answer #7 · answered by Sexbomb 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Stand by Stephen King
2007-02-14 13:25:33 · answer #8 · answered by Ya Ya 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lord, this is a hard question. I suppose I have to go along with Chedder. Cien annos de solitud is truly a great book, and I actually met the guy in three different countries. He was always gracious, and I don't suppose he remembers me at all.
2007-02-14 12:37:17 · answer #9 · answered by obelix 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a toss up for me between "Timequake" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and "The Stand" by Stephen King. Mr. King's book for the great character development and Mr. Vonnegut's book for the unique writing style and subject matter.
2007-02-14 12:25:54 · answer #10 · answered by Ralph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
2007-02-14 12:40:34 · answer #11 · answered by trance_gemni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋