books - what is the best book you have ever read. Why?

Question

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Answer 1

There are so many! It's difficult to pick one. So, maybe -- "The Count of Monte Cristo" because his revenge is so elegant.

Answer 2

The best book I have ever read would be "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST"

I would highly recommend reading it, if you haven't already. I was extremely boring for the first one hundred fifty pages or so, and I kept thinking it was going to turn around and shock me as a great book. That moment didn't come until the last book when I realized that the book was more than worthwhile. I was amazed how brilliantly Ken Kesey described the individual characters at the mental hospital, and the overall hierarchy. Also, Kesey shows how the authorities can control individuals of the hospital through very subtle methods. There are a lot of metaphors in this book, such as the authoratative figures being refered to as a combine because of the mechanical way they work. Kesey was daring by writing this book. No other author had been so bold as to write about a mental ward previous to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" as far as I know. I say again that this book is highly worth reading. I have lent it to two of my friends at school, but one of them had tried for months to get at least half-way through it, but it was just too hard. But, if you focus and try hard enough to finish it, you will definately enjoy it more than any book you've read before (not a guarantee). I loved it so much that I got a second copy of it, not that it would change anything. If that's not enough motivation to read this book, then I will tell you that the end of the book holds a shocking plot twist that beat that of "The Sixth Sense" and "The Departed" (both are movies that I also recommend). Did I mention that I really like this book?

Answer 3

The Brothers Karamozov - because there are so many levels it can be read on - one of which is just a great mystery story.

Sophie's Choice - total depth of human emotion and so thought provoking as to what the "choice" really was.

Atonement - Wow, even before the movie just not released, what an incredibly powerful book.

Dancing at the Rascal Fair - truly a beautifully written book about the west and how land shapes people. If you don't know Ivan Doig you are truly missing a wonderful writer.

Moby Dick - the grander metaphor for life.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles - I like Thomas Hardy, he has good stories. That one is his best.

Giants of the Earth - Just a good American story.

I could go on.

Answer 4

Possibly Hannibal by Thomas Harris. It gave me something to think about, and it has to be one of the most grewsome, yet beautiful, books I've ever read.
Dr.Franklin's Island by Ann Halam inspired me when I really needed something to pull me up. It also helped teach me that sometimes, bad things happen to good people and it's what you do that makes you who you are.
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins is the second best book I have ever read. The three suicidal teenagers are so realistic you feel like you could sit and have a depressing chat with them if you wanted. It shows that you cannot always save everyone and if you can only save two, that is enough to make things worthwhile.

Answer 5

Bring back is the best book I have read in a long time. Although it is on relationship advice but is the way it was written. When you read it you feel like the author is talking to you and is very easy to understand. Like the examples given in the book is like straight to the point.

Answer 6

lovely bones by Alice seldom ...I cannot think of any book that I have ever read that tugged at my heart in this way, causing it to strain with sadness for the plight of the characters. As I read, my thoughts would wander to families that I have known or heard about who lost a child, perhaps through terminal illness or a tragic car accident. It is a lifelong trauma that leaves each family member forever changed, forever sorrowful.

Word has it that Peter Jackson, the brilliant director of Lord of the Rings, will be making this movie for Dream Works. Better bring a box of Kleenex to the theatre.

Answer 7

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I only say it's the best because it's the only book I was not able to put down...literally. I think it was because it was a book with several issues that I could relate to on a personal level.

Answer 8

Island of the Blue Dolphins

I know it was a 4th grade reading assignment, but I love that book! Scott O'dell wrote about how one girl could survive, stranded on the Island of the Blue Dolphins with a pack of wild dogs. Grrrr... And how she eventually befriends the Alpha Dog, and names him Rontu. Will she ever get of the island? Or will she be trapped there the rest of her life? (Based on a true story.)

Answer 9

"Chesapeake" by James Michener. It's about the entire (fictional, but some factual) history of the Chesapeake Bay region, generations of families, and how real world events affected that region throughout it's history. It's difficult to pinpoint a specific reason why this is my favorite book, but the thing is about 1200 pages and I enjoyed every page of it. Michener was a great novelist.

Answer 10

Harry Potter 5 and 6. Zigzag Street by Nick Earls coz its REALLY funny and A Long Way Down by, i cant remember the authors name but i think he wrote About A Boy and its going to be made into a movie so...yeah.

Answer 11

Child Called It. this book was about a young boy who was severly abuse by his mother and at the age 9 or 10 he got kicked out of his home. this is a true story