2007-05-23 00:25:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Emma and Pride & Prejudice because of Jane Austen's super cool wit, amazing characters and her ability to pull together the thread of a great story.
Gone With The Wind because when I was a teenager, Scarlett was my first imperfect heroine AND the novel was my first historical romance novel....sentimental value....I never viewed the Civil War, or any war, with an impersonal view again.
Harry Potter series because of the terrific blend of the mystical, humor and "root for the underdog" approach to some pretty dark themes and the themes of friendship, loyalty and redemption/lack of.
Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis because I just plain love the character of Arrowsmith, the social satire and the story.
The play Macbeth because of it's gripping portrayal of a good man gone wrong due to jealousy, lust, greed and the encouragement of a woman struggling with the same issues.
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury - I love the way in which this story about a young boys observations of life around him and his realization of his own mortality, is written. It is absolutely beautiful.
Aunt Isabel Tells A Good One by Kate Duke (children's book) because it is a terrific story about how to tell a good story.
Wayside School Stories by Louis Sacchar (children's series) because the humor is perfectly appreciated by 3rd graders - adult. The stories are endearing, funny, witty and sometimes downright gross (in a good way).
Historical Romance and Mystery Novels by: Jude Devereaux, Julie Garwood, Tami Hoag, Patricia Cornwell, Michael Connelly, David Rosenfelt and the master, Stephen King.
2007-05-23 00:44:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have so many I don't know where to begin, but here goes:
Gone With the Wind- I love this book because there is so much depth to it and you really get to know the characters. I also love the Civil War.
Eragon- I know this seems kind of weird after the last book, but it is so well written and keeps your attention.
Coronation of Glory- Based on the true story of the nine-days queen of England, Lady Jane Grey. She is my hero!
Jane Eyre- This is my favorite novel of all time. I love how the heroine is not a breathtaking beauty and seems so real.
Band of Brothers- To see what really happend to our boys over there and see how they became a band of brothers was so touching.
A Great and Terrible Beauty- It is hard to say anything about this book because it would give away something. Justify it to say, you will not guess the ending.
The Thirteenth Tale- What you think will happen, won't. The author is great at keeping you guessing.
Wicked- I love that we see the other side of the story. Maybe
the Wicked Witch was forced into it.
And Then There Were None- Agatha Christie's masterpiece. Ten people are invited to an island and one by one killed off, except there is no one else on the island . . . is there?
There are so many more. Hope this helps! :)
2007-05-23 09:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by bridgeotw3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's quite a few books that keep me turning the pages well past my bedtime. A few of them...
Reluctant hero stories have always appealed to me, J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit was one of my favorites in middle school (5-8th grade) and the Lord of the Rings trilogy during college.
I also enjoy Merdcedes Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar series, especially Magic's Pawn, Exile's Honor, and the Mage Storms trilogy. Actually, I like pretty much anything by Lackey, her narratives and characterizations are well-written - though cliched at times - and her historical fantasies and fairy tale retellings (Fire Rose, Gates of Slumber, Serpent's Shadow) are engaging.
A lot of Stephen King's 'classic' stuff: It, The Stand, The Shining, The Gunslinger (though not necessarily the rest of the Dark Tower series). And if you can find a pre-Columbine copy of The Bachman Books, I suggest you pick it up. His new stuff is ok, but his older stuff is Hitchcockian.
2007-05-23 07:43:48 · answer #3 · answered by hogan.enterprises 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love A Series of Unfortunate Events! It presented some sort of "philosophical" points to ponder, but they're written in such a way that is so amusingly silly and deep at the same time. And I especially love how it made me guess whether it's going to be a happy or a sad ending after all, even though the first 12 books ended in a not-so-happy note.
2007-05-23 10:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by post_it 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Enders game by Orson Scott Card!! It is science fiction but it is an amazing book! He wrote the first two books in the series about the same time from the prospective of two different characters. It is amazing how he did it, but the stories both stand alone and are so good!!! The book is part psychology, part sifi, and 100% good reading!
Also The Alchemist: A Fable about Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho, is a great read. It is a book that is a simple read but very powerful about life's twists and turns and how you should believe in yourself.
I also recommend Mitch Albom's books. They are all good reads
2007-05-23 07:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by yetif15 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Harry Potter Series- for its great Fantasy and very foreign story line.Yet, how a kind of fairy tale manages to make the best of World's book worms sit gripping the chair, waiting for one more book to come, still beats me.
The famous five series and the mystery series- by Enid Blyton- for their life like story line and the great horde of mystery and comedy and fun all combined into one.
The books of Agatha Christie, especially those involving Hercule Poirot, for their brilliant clues and practically insolvable puzzles.
Last but not the least, the books of Dan Brown, for their fast pace, thrilling story line, gripping scenes, revealing secrets, and of course, the unimaginable climax.
And what are your favorites?
2007-05-23 09:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by robbie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a weakness for romance novels, especially anything by Sherrilyn Kenyon or Kinley Macgregor. Let's face it, our everyday lives can become mundane and boring. Books take us somewhere else and lets our imagination and fantasies surface. Call it an outlet or a sanity clause but we all have our favorite book that we would like to jump into and play out the characters. You gotta love reading!!!
2007-05-23 21:24:28 · answer #7 · answered by dee101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter 4, i like this book because it's filled with adventure and it's such a glorious tale about young Harry settling into a new year of Hogwarts!!!
He participates in so many quests and all the players were on the brink of dying in that freaky maze!!!
Also, like this book because it's so popular among young and about 1 000 000 copies were sold across Australia.
Happy Reading!!!
2007-05-23 07:34:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shattered Chain by Marion Zimmer Bradley--it helped me deal with my divorce.
Dune--because it had such a powerful love between Chani and Paul.
Lord of the Rings--because it transported me out of a very boring math class.
2007-05-23 07:31:52 · answer #9 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a devout Frank Perretti fan. I love the series "This Present Darkness" and "Piercing the Darkness". why? visually, as I read I can see the story in my mind...and that's intriguing to me...i love authors who possess that gift of writing in such detail and with such clarity that you can see the story as if its a movie unfolding in your mind....
great series in christian fiction....well worth checking out at the library to see for yourself, if you get into that style of writing...
2007-05-23 08:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by D.... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋