2007-10-26 09:12:38 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'm a big fan of Moby Dick although I realize not many other people are going to wade through the technical chapters in order to read the interesting parts. Still, if you love MD as I do, you find that even the whaling chapters are interesting. (Mostly.)
2007-10-26 09:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Foucault's Pendulum" by Umberto Eco. Everybody got like crazy with Da Vinci Code, without knowing that a very similar plot was used fifteen years before in this masterpiece, without all that hollywoodesque garbage. Filled with fascinating scenarios and loaded with all the knowledge of an authentic erudite scholar (not a media-driven pseudo writer), this book is a must. Warning: if you like the easy stuff, or if you are a lazy reader, this novel is not for you.
2007-10-26 09:59:30 · answer #2 · answered by Joecat73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...I have a few favorites
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Don Quixote
and, although it's technically a narrative poem, I'm going to add Dante's Divine Comedy, simply because it's awesome. The Inferno is especially interesting.
2007-10-26 11:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have read so many...all books are good, some are just better than others......
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Shining by Stephen King
The Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
Town House by Tish Cohen......just to mention a few
2007-10-26 09:26:15 · answer #4 · answered by deb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Mission Earth series by L. Ron Hubbard. It's 10 volumes, more than 4,000 pages long. It's non-stop action end to end. It's about the planned invasion of earth, and how one character tries to cover up his mistakes, while another one tries to uncover the truth. It's told in the first person, up until book 8, then the rest of book 8, then 9 and 10, is told by another person trying to learn more about who was doing all the talking since book one. Very interesting and engaging story.
2007-10-26 09:17:31 · answer #5 · answered by Black Shades 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter
2007-10-26 10:41:45 · answer #6 · answered by Mudblood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
2007-10-26 18:04:40 · answer #7 · answered by lucy_ndasky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just recently re-read "Cat's Cradle," some 30 years after my first reading of it.....I've got to say, I finished that book and said, "That is the best novel I've ever read!"
For those who haven't read it, it's Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
2007-10-26 10:20:00 · answer #8 · answered by Theolicious 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is really hard.
To list a few favorites...
"The Moon is Down" by Steinbeck (although some classify it as a novella)
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Kesey
"Cloud of Sparrow" by Matsuoka
And recently, I read "The Dogs of Babel" by C. Parkhurst, which I absolutely loved.
:)
2007-10-26 09:45:02 · answer #9 · answered by RaggedAnn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grapes of Wrath. I honestly picked it up at the book store.. (boredom waiting for my hubby) but then I opened it, and read the first couple pages, and was hooked !!
I couldn't put it down and read the whole thing in about 3 or 4 days.
2007-10-26 09:20:29 · answer #10 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋