2007-03-25 03:21:25 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Harry Potter, definitely. I'm totally into-school type of person, but when it comes to HP book, I didn't finish most of my home works and didn't sleep for days until I finished the book. Even when it was my second or third time. =_=" Addiction, possibly. I don't really like the movie, though. Just the first one.
2007-03-25 03:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by Lynn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Long Walk by Steven King. Just an incredible story about a walking contest. Sound boring? No, not at all. It is amazing how the characters, all young men, set up friendships, play mind games with one another and keep pushing on to win. Because if you don't win, you die. Each of the contestants must walk until they cannot walk anymore. Morbid and not for everyone but it is a book that once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down.
Charlotte Temple by Susanna Rowson. Story depicts the downfall of a British girl who is seduced, led to America and abandoned. Well written and engaging... Charlotte has no possible means of escaping her inevitable fate because the Rowson makes it clear from the onset that she has written this story as a lesson to young woman.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
It is a classic. Well written, thought provoking and the characters are outstanding. It has really made a huge difference in my life on how I view the world. There is also a bit of a romance. Highly recommend this to everyone.
2007-03-25 04:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by Optimistic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom At Midnight - Dominique Lapierre
“Freedom At Midnight”, the title itself was so engaging as well as awakening that it instantly caught my attention in the bookstore. Automatically, as guided by some inner force, I picked the book and let my inquisitive mind devour it. Now
after reading and reading it, I want to share my views on the book with you.
I feel that this book is the best book ever written on our freedom struggle in a very precise and concise manner. “Freedom at Midnight” written by Dominique Lapierre in collaboration with Larry Collins is a very good representative of the most important and haunting aspect of our freedom –the partition and its dire consequences. The writes don’t seem to be biased and see a truthful picture from the eyes of a third person. There are enough reasons to believe the genuineness of the book as the thoughts and events depicted in the book are based on numerous personal interviews with the people of significance. Before penning the book Dominique and Collins have had carefully searched the relevant material.
This classic book provides an insight the lives of our great leaders and emphasizes over the philosophy and ideology of Mahatma Gandhi, the preacher of non-violence. .Dominique , an American ,realizes and respects the ideologies of Gandhi and puts him on the same plane with Christ and Buddha.
The description of events and people is beautifully varietable. The account of meetings between Mountbatten and our national leaders is eye-opening and sometimes shocking. Be it Nehru, Jinnah or Patel , Dominique spares none. Writer has also given a detailed and vivid account of the eccentric maharajas and nawabs of pre-independence India. The facts of our freedom fight are depicted skillfully by the pen of a master craftsman.
This breathtaking book by the writer of “City Of Joy” is a must read. I would say that every Indian should go through it to get an unprejudiced account of his country’s history.
2007-03-25 03:35:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, Sweet Valley High and Septimus Heap series
2007-03-25 17:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by Malfoy vs Potter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Gatsby.
It's a rich piece of literature about a time period (the 20s) that intrigues me. It has comedy, romance, action, and drama all tightly woven into an easily read story with compelling characters.
One of the few books I find myself returning to read time and again. The audiobook is interesting: beautiful packaging and narrated by Tim Robbins!
2007-03-25 05:27:04 · answer #5 · answered by pixiechick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The five people you meet in heaven. The book was intresting the whole way through, it was sad and exciting. I just loved it. it was also an easy and quick read.
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If you are an athlete you should read "mind gym" it's like the athletes bible. when I play I live by that book!
2007-03-25 03:30:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 'chandrakanta' series of about 20 books by devki nandan khatry, written about 100 years back, were the best books that i ever read during my school days... it had all that we find in harry potter... the same unbelievable twists and turns... science fiction... magical acts... and much more... i think, now a days, their English translation might be available...!
i believe so...
2007-03-25 21:53:21 · answer #7 · answered by Harish Jharia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MAHABHARATA by Krisna Daipayan Vyas;a Hindu Epic
Why I like it--1]wonderful story telling 2]beautiful verse
3]wonderful real characters 4]lessons in realpolitic 5] a myriad
of incidents,characters and their proper culmination 6]with
a message--Where there is DHARMA [righteousness] the
VICTORY will be there.
2007-03-25 20:03:14 · answer #8 · answered by samiran_bandyopadhyay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie because I couln't sleep for a month after reading it. It's a masterpiece and I don't think anyone can ever EVER write a story like that again!
2007-03-25 04:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE THIRD WORLD WAR-----written by John Hackett
The book brings about a perspective the possible third world war and its after math.
2007-03-25 23:03:23 · answer #10 · answered by geet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋