Please include author's name if you know it.
2007-07-15 22:03:36 · 20 answers · asked by Maya 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I have alot of best books I have ever read. The best thing about being a reader is you are always finding new authors. Far and away One Hundred years of Solitude is one of my all time favorites written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Another of my all time favorites is Crime and punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Sirens of titan by Kurt Vonnegut. Alias Grace by Margrett Atwood to name a few
2007-07-21 14:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by jane c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you believe that the novel, written in the English language, is less than 200 years old? That's a fact. "Stories", written in prose, in chronological form (ie, beginning, middle and end) in Italian and other languages predate it, but the English language novel is, effectively, rather new.
That's why it is so amazing that the arguably "best" English language novel, is one of the first----"Wuthering Heights". More amazing, perhaps---given the time, is that the author was a woman. Depending on who you talk to, this is either the third or fourth novel ever written in the native tongue. The others are "Tom Jones", "Jane Eyre" (another female Bronte), and another one I can't remember right now.
If you've not read "WH", I suggest getting the Norton edition, with the criticism, commentary and "family" tree, and spending a month or so getting through it. My bet is that you will wonder what to do with the rest of your life when you're finished. It is stunning!
2007-07-21 11:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by mrm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot decide between the sixth Harry Potter and the third maximum Ride. You obviously must read the previous books of each of those but both are absolutely amazing.
Harry Potter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and the seventh one is coming out soon- J. K. Rowling
Maximum Ride 1, 2, and 3- James Patterson who writes other books as well, young teen-adult
2007-07-15 22:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by Vyxxen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book is called "The Diary of a Resident of a Georgia Plantation." I don't remember the author. She wrote only this book. You may have a hard time finding it. It was written around 1830. It is hard to read because of the age and the author was well educated but she takes you back in time and the description is very vivid. The author's name may be Butler because the island is Butler's island. She was English married to a wealthy Bostonian. She makes a trip to his Georgia plantation which is on an island and is one of the largest plantations in the south.
2007-07-15 22:26:28 · answer #4 · answered by Heart of man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach
It's a beautifully written love story, a book about how the author finds his soulmate and how he learns to love. It's different from any other love stories I've read. A beautiful mixture of adventure, romance, fantasies, with some concepts of spirituality, which I found quite fascinating.
The best thing about Richard Bach's writing is that he "shows" us the story, instead of just "telling" it. We can actually visualize it, "see" the story unfolding in front our eyes, as if we're watching some movie. It's wonderful.
2007-07-15 22:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. I have no idea why I love this book so much but over the past 30 years I have read it at least 10 times. It is the only book that I have bothered to read again and again.
2007-07-15 22:08:16 · answer #6 · answered by MeanKitty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Our Mutual Friend," by Charles Dickens, is a personal favorite. I read it when I was about 20 and thought it transported me to another time and place. I feel the same way about his "Little Dorrit."
More recently, I was very impressed with Junichiro Tanizaki's "The Makioka Sisters." I enjoy all of his work, but this novel seems somehow larger and cleaner than his other novels, which reveal some disturbing fetishes and preoccupations and might make some readers squirm.
2007-07-21 12:04:59 · answer #7 · answered by Captain Atom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Bible is the best book I have ever read. It is the guide for living both here and after we pass from this existence into eternity. It is written by Holy men of God but inspired entirely by the Holy Spirit. It contains the only path to heaven. It is a love letter from God almighty. Filled with promises for those that love Him and are willing to follow Him and deny themselves.
2007-07-20 15:49:26 · answer #8 · answered by The man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Wrinkle in Time, It was a book I read in sixth grade and it was really good. Wish I knew the author.
2007-07-15 22:08:38 · answer #9 · answered by maybeicandance 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.
I loved that novel.
I also like the Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck but the Red Tent captured me.
2007-07-20 03:12:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋