what is the name of the best book you ever read?

Question

and why ?

Answer 1

its called My Sister's Keeper and its by Jodi Picoult. Here is a short summary about it

Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never questioned… until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable… a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life… even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less?

Answer 2

I've got three favorite books. My favorite out of them is A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving, because it's a moving, yet very funny tale that inspires you to lead a life with some kind of a meaning. Reading this book literally changed the way I lived my life, and I wanted to reread it so much, but I just wish I had the time right now.

Another great book is Wicked by Gregory MacGuire. The author creates an exciting world, and you become concerned not only with the character, but with the whole world in the book. You really grow to like the characters of Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, etc., and it gives a whole new light to the world of Oz from The Wizard of Oz.

My third favorite book is Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. It takes place about a year before The DaVinci Code, and it is, in my opinion much better. I loved DaVinci Code, but Angels & Demons is really, really exciting, from cover to cover. I remember reading it on the couch in my living room and feeling as if I were there, right next to Robert Langdon, and I too had to save the Vatican. You know that feeling that you get when you finish a good book? I had that feeling throughout this ENTIRE novel.

Answer 3

That is a very difficult question to answer because an avid reader like myself has quite a few. I think it would be dependant on whatever phase of my life I had been in when I read the book. One that really stands out is "Glory and the Lightening" by Taylor Caldwell. I loved this book because it brought home to me how thankless and insensitive ones children can become in adulthood no matter how much you have sacrificed for them. I read this book when my children were small and could not concieve of it ever being true. I have since learned differently.

Answer 4

I commonly read about 50 books per year.
One of the very best books I have ever read is A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry.
It is one of the best because the author is so vivid in his description of places, events, sights, sounds, smells, that it is truly something that captures your imagination and your heart. You end up caring so deeply and desperately for the characters and because they suffer so much indignity and hardship that you root so hard for them to succeed. The ending is quite shocking but at the same time, you kind of think to yourself "oh, of course that is what this character would end up doing."
Also, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving is another because it shows us how our lives have meaning, no matter our limitations and challenges, that we all matter and all have a place in the world even if we cannot see what that place is or why we exist.
Try reading them, you may feel the same as I do.
Great question, by the way...

Answer 5

At this moment in time, I think my answer will be the book Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich. I don't know exactly why, but that was simply a book that I found strange and not very enjoyable -- perhaps it was the fact that nearly all of the characters seemed either completely amoral or immoral and therefore not very likable, or perhaps it was the fact that book seemed somewhat sloppily and strangely put together. Best wishes!

Answer 6

It's really a difficult question because there are so many good books out there but I have to say that if I had to choose just one then I'd choose THE MISTS OF AVALON by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It retells an old story that we all know, the King Arthur legend, but from the viewpoint of the various women in the myth: Arthur's mother, his sister, his wife, his aunt.

It was a rich and detailed story that brought the characters and that era to life for me.

Answer 7

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
It was recommended to me by my A.P. Lit teacher. It's about a boys who grow up in Afghanistan, then something happens and they grow apart...one boy ends up moving to the United States, and things snowball from there. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down! I got so involved with the characters that it seemed like I was really there. I was so angry with the main character that I just wanted to hit something, and once I finished, I immediately read it again and picked up on all the symbolism/imagery/foreshadowing, etc... a very disturbing but very addictive read for anyone out there who might be interested.

Answer 8

I adored The Stand by Stephen King. The topic (end of the world as we know it complete with disease eliminating most of the population) and characters were awesome. I loved the dialogue and the descriptions of events and areas. I read it at least once a year and also have it on CD so I can listen to it.

Answer 9

HMMM,
OK Legend
Raider
and Velvet promise
Probably cause the author (Jude Deveruax) gets you really close to the characters, and by the end of the book you fall in love with all the people and places in the book.

Answer 10

The best book I have ever read is First Test by Tamora Pirece. It is a part of a four book series. I love it because one you pick it up you can't put it down.