The best novel I have ever read is The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.
Do you agree ? Or have you read a better one ?
(No classics please - they're just not up to it, apart from The Odyssey.)
2007-03-25 10:52:38 · 26 answers · asked by gav 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
That's a great book! Did you see the movie? Nothing close to the book, but still a good film.
I could never choose any one or even a dozen. There are just too many good books!
How about --
The Wizard of Oz !!!
And!!!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland !!!
2007-03-25 11:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are so many and my opinion changes depending on my mood. But I will try and do a little list of the best books I have ever read
Thriller - Tell me your dreams by Sydney Sheldon. Full of suspense and I literally could not put it down until I finished it and was read for about 10 hours and had to throw a sickie coz I was knackered the next day!
True Story - One Child by Torey Hayden. The little girl really tugs at my heart and I wish I knew her.
Romance - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchel. I know you said no clasics but this is such a beautiful love story and I can't wait until the part where Rhett and Scarlett get together.
Chick Lit - Shopoholic Series by Sophie Kinsella. So easy to read and I can so relate to the main character!
Crime - Dangerous Lady by Matina Cole - Love it!
Fantasy - Sorry but has to be Harry Potter series. Love all the little clues and they way everything all falls into place and yu hit yourself on the forehead wondering why you didn't guess.
Kids - Alanna by Tamora Pierce. Turns the traditional helpless damsel story on it's head with a kick A** lady knight!
2007-03-26 09:42:31 · answer #2 · answered by willowbee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! I've just finished 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' yesterday actually, it is a very good book, but I also have loads of other favourites like:-
Anything by Graham Greene
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louise de Bernieres
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Inshiguro
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The Trial by Franz Kafka
Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys
The Old Man and The Sea by Hemingway
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
2007-03-26 01:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 11:05:55 · answer #4 · answered by galle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really enjoyed The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
In 12th-century England, the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral signals the dawn of a new age. This majestic creation will bond clergy and kings, knights and peasants together in a story of toil, faith, ambition and rivalry. A sweeping tale of the turbulent middle ages, The Pillars of the Earth is a masterpiece from one of the world's most popular authors.
2007-03-25 13:22:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm restricting myself, with some difficulty, to only two favourites. First, The Karla Trilogy, comprising of Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy, and Smiley's People. A bit dated now, perhaps, but his characterisations and wit are just brilliant. I also love The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, her descriptive passages are so vivid.
2007-03-26 01:02:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Ardly Effect by Mitis Green is a gem.
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut is brilliant.
2007-03-26 23:03:27 · answer #7 · answered by JeckJeck 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No classics? You philistine!
I will pit Cervantes against your Kundera and win, hands down.
Not to mention Melville, Austen, Dickens et al.
However, I digress... in order to facilitate this excess of 20th century literature at the expense of better work, how about a 21st century one?
"The Time Traveller's Wife". Audrey Niffenegger.
2007-03-26 08:48:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really like the books Wolf Brother and Spirit Walker by Michel Paver, and I bet the next one will be good, too. It's called Soul Eaters.
2007-03-25 11:39:30 · answer #9 · answered by Bladeninja 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini...best book I've ever read.
2007-03-25 10:55:32 · answer #10 · answered by Dee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋