2007-02-19 06:17:01 · 43 answers · asked by GUMMY 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Firm by John Grisham
2007-02-19 06:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by hxs 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if I would consider it the best book I have ever read, I don't think I have ever read a 'best' book. However, for a known knowledgeable set of books the best would be THE WAY THINGS WORK a two-volume set written in the 1950's during the bombshelter nuclear war scare. It details the basics of restarting civilization after a nuclear war. Things like how to make soap or vinegar or build a simple lathe. Tremendously entertaining and informative. The 'new' version is a one volume book and is not;in my opinion; that good. I liked the originals better.
2007-02-19 07:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best book I've ever read would be a toss up between two. "Everything is Illuminated" and "Extremely Loud and Incrediably Close". Both books were written by Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything is Illuminated even had a movie made out of it). But I liked the books because of the writing style, it's not very common because it jumps from one characters views to anothers with each chapter. But they both are very moving and have great topics. The first is about a Jewish man trying to find the heritage of his family back in WWII, he wants to learn about his grandfather but ends up finding a much greater story and they other book takes place after 911, which being from New York, that one really hit home. The boys father died in 911 and he found a key in his dads room and he wants to find what it unlocks, he goes on this huge mission only to be dissappointed in the end, unfortunately. Great books though, I would definately recommend! ^.~
2007-02-19 06:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Christina M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it depends on what you mean by best! the most insightful books I have ever read are Brighton Rock by Graham Greene, The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, and the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. They are some of the best book I have ever read as they explore in such different way the human condition and help us to understand ourselves. I dont have one best book! If only it was that simple!
2007-02-22 10:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by Laure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Difficult to answer, here are a few: The Godfather, All Quiet On the Western Front, 1984, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and if you are female you might like A Late Lark Singing by Naomi Jacobs, set at the beginning of the industrial revolution.
2007-02-19 20:28:41 · answer #5 · answered by DS 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. I read it when I was 8 yrs. old.
I have reread it every year since then.
I am not the only one who thinks so. Many sequels, alternate versions, plays, and fan fiction have based on it...most of which I have read. Many literary critics and authors think it was the best English novel ever written.
2007-02-19 10:55:09 · answer #6 · answered by cbklover 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglass Preston and Lincoln Child. All their books are great and the characters appear in other books they write. I read a lot, and these are by far my favorite authors.
2007-02-19 09:33:54 · answer #7 · answered by Deborah B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not the most well read person on the planet but my favourite so far is probably The Religion by Tim Willocks.
I also found Cocky - The biography of Curtis Warren - was excellent.
2007-02-21 23:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a couple hard to pin it down to 1:
Robert Tressel - Ragged Trousered Philanthropist
Jeff Noon - Vurt
Good Fairies of New York - Martin Miller
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
2007-02-19 11:20:33 · answer #9 · answered by Colm H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Green Mile by Steven King
2007-02-19 07:08:42 · answer #10 · answered by deedee_0921 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋