I think that the best book is A Tale of Two Cities.
2007-04-07 17:07:06 · 15 answers · asked by Person 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
also the best seller:
bible
2007-04-08 12:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I think the best book ever written is: "The Lord of the Rings", by JRR Tolkien.
It is the yardstick by which every other book is measured.
If you don't agree, there's a second choice:
"The Once and Future King", by TH White.
Good books are the ones that are enjoyed by the general reading public. At the same time, they must have a strong central theme & a powerful, political / social message for their generation. It should change people on a philosophical level and influence their lives in an earth-shattering way.
After reading these 2 novels, I was inspired at an early age to become a writer. I eagerly devoured Malory, the Vulgate Cycle, Chretien de Troyes, Queste del Saint Graal, the Mabinigion, the Kalevala, and many other medieval works that had once influenced TH White & JRR Tolkien. I wanted to learn Welsh & Gaelic, and I read British mythology, archaelogy & ancient history.
That's the reason why I have selected the above books. For me, 25 years later, my own journey of discovery hasn't ended yet!
2007-04-08 03:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by tegau eurvron 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, The Tale of Two Cities. That is a very good book. I also like Ivanhoe and The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
2007-04-08 00:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by ☼SoccerGirl☼ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you excluded Hamlet because it is actually a play (which was to literature what Casablanca was to movies) then I would agree that just about anything written by Dickens would be in the running.
For those who answered the Bible, being a work of fiction, it is the only book where the movie was an improvement.
But the best answer I have is from the television series M*A*S*H where Hawkeye Pierce says the best book is the dictionary because it has all the other books in it.
2007-04-08 00:24:22 · answer #4 · answered by Clueless 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wow! It's so hard to choose. I think that Great Expectations would have to be toward the top of the list. And Tess of the D'Urbervilles (that book is so sad). But I think my favorite would have to be To Kill A Mockingbird. I don't know if it's the best book ever written, but it is certainly one I always enjoy. I read it over and over!
2007-04-08 02:17:26 · answer #5 · answered by tunes10590 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rose Red By Steven King, I couldn't put it down once I started reading it I read it all in about 5 and a half hours. And I never feel like reading, I actually don't really care for reading a novel. Great book!!!
2007-04-08 00:17:22 · answer #6 · answered by imalwysrite 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bram Stoker's Dracula
2007-04-08 00:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by howthehellshouldiknow 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Picture of Dorian Grey. It has really good imagery in it, plus an interesting theme
2007-04-08 00:14:53 · answer #8 · answered by mwat07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where the Red Fern Grows. That book made me weep.
2007-04-08 00:12:56 · answer #9 · answered by Choir~Geek 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.Revenge of the Shadow King. 2. Rise of the Black Wolf
2007-04-08 11:02:56 · answer #10 · answered by twilightmidnajs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tree grows in brooklyn
hands down. I LOVED it.
It replaced my lifelong facorite:
The spinning tops of naples
2007-04-08 00:46:14 · answer #11 · answered by ICARRESS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋