What is the best book you have ever read?

Question

and can you give a 1-2 sentence description/summary, thanks

Answer 1

there's too many good ones, but my favorite has to be Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, which was recently on major screen featuring Kiera Knightly.

It's hard not to reveal a spoiler, but basically the novel follow's the strong and sassy heroine, Elizabeth Bennet as she meets two man who would inspire different opposing feelings and eventually overcome all obstacles to find love.

Answer 2

There are two books that I classify as the best....and they win that titile only because they are considered classic novels. I was in high school when I read To Kill A Mockingbird. What a great story of growing up in the south at a time when equal rights and political correctness were no where to be found. The second- Gone with The Wind. Just a great all round novel!

Answer 3

I'm going to list two (although there are hundreds) -- for sheer enjoyment and a wonderful story teller, read Lloyd Douglas's The Robe, a book about the robe of Jesus that is won by a Roman soldier with a toss of the dice at the foot of the cross and its amazing transforming power on all who touch it. In a more scholarly vein, James Joyce's Ulysses is the most important book of the 20th century. It is a tough read but worth it. Its stream-of-consciousness writing gives rise to free association poetry, bop jazz music, X-game mentalities, and Sondheim-type musicals.

Answer 4

I am a well-read, literature snob, yet, I can't seem to get over a book I read in middle school called The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.

Its a tale of a young man named Charlie, who is the sweetest, most sensitive and insightful boy, entering high school. There he meets a couple who teach him, that life isn't about standing on the sidelines.

Its really not the premise that makes this book so spectacular, its Charlie himself, and Mr Chboskys artistic genius.

Answer 5

If you like reading non-fiction, about what goes on nowadays - I recommend these two -

1) "Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader"
written by Bradley K. Martin

2) "Rogue Regime"
written by Jasper Becker

These two well-written books give an insight about the North Korean Government.

Fiction?

Try all the books written by Clive Cussler.

The hero is Dirk Pitt, with his sidekick Al Giordino. These are well-written.

Answer 6

The Tao of Pooh- This uses the story of Pooh Bear to illustrate the I Ching
Tao on Inner peace- The I Ching in modern terms
I Ching- The teachings of Lao Tzu
I read all these daily
fiction
I read Beach Music by Pat Conroy over and over love it
It is about a man who runs from his past with his daughter to Itally. He is from the Carolinas and his family has many problems. He thinks he can never go back, but he realizes his love for his home and deals with his past. Well written.

Answer 7

best book i've ever read in terms of the greatest impact is

1984 by George Orwell

for such a serious and lauded book, it is easy to read, comprehend, and see how certain aspects of the story will or might happen in the near future. it's also, strangely enough, a great way to see the insidious power of communism and governments with no true respect for liberties. Orwell's imagery and how he brings about empathy for the protagonist are also noteworthy.

my other books, that had a good impact on me were
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Frankenstein by Shelly, and the Sherlock Holmes canon by Doyle.

Answer 8

Enders Shadow and Enders Game are the greatest Books Ever- by Scott Card

Both the books are part of a series I stumbled across when I hated reading and The two books Kept my interest glued all the way to the end..

They are like lays potato chips once you have one you want more :)

Answer 9

I read many books,but this one book I read when I was 14/15 called "The Edict" has always stuck in my head. And edict is like a law. It's set in the future where the population is out of control,so it's forbidden for anyone to give birth. And there are dire consequences. They give people realistic robot babies,instead. But someone DOES have a real baby and............

Answer 10

When the lights go out - Tanith Lee

It was just one of those books that captured me right away.

It's about a girl who becomes a priestess to a town that is far from your normal average town. The word play and descriptive writing are just fantastic.