Best book you've read? - Page 6

[Jenivere]

Oh gosh, I have to choose? Some of these books are very important to me but mostly it's a list of the books I've read over the years that stand out in my head.

Island of the Blue Dolphin
The Haunting of Francis Rain by Margaret Buffie
Jane Eyre
The Anne of Green Gables series
The Red Tent
Hary Potter series
Everything by Mercedes Lackey (I would almost call her my favorite author, I have loved everything I've read)
The Handmaid's Tale
To Kill a Mockingbird
Robinson Crusoe
Swiss Family Robinson
Books by Jeanette Oak
Poison Study and Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
The Redwall Books
Trumpet of the swan
Lord or the Ring Trilogy
Robin D Owens The Summoning Series
The Narnia Series
Wicked
Dune series
1984
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Non fiction:
The thinking woman's guide to a better birth (truly did change my life)
Just a little Prick
The Continum Concept
Dumbing Us Down

[poppyseed]

My all time ever favourite is 'The time travellers Wife' I cried so much reading this book.

Other favourites include:

The memory keepers daughter
The kite runner
Life of Pi
The girls
Snow flower and the secret fan
Empress Orchid
The book seller of Kabul
The girl with the pearl earring
The lady and the unicorn
Falling angels
The virgin blue
The poisonwood bible
Shopping for Buddhas
The bone people

[Sustainer]

In case anyone’s interested (Yes, I got *really* bored)

To Kill A Mockingbird was mentioned 15 times in this thread.

Harry Potter was mentioned 11 times.

The following books were mentioned 7 times in this thread:

1984
Handmaid’s Tale, The

The following books were mentioned 6 times:

Lord of the Rings
Poisonwood Bible, The
Red Tent, The

The following book was mentioned 5 times:

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The following books were mentioned 4 times:

Anne of Green Gables
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
Gone With the Wind
Jane Eyre
Metamorphosis, The

The following books were mentioned 3 times:

Beowulf
Catcher in the Rye, The
Dune
East of Eden
Fast Food Nation
His Dark Materials
Jitterbug Perfume
Life of Pi, The
Wicked

The following books were each mentioned twice in this thread:

100 Years of Solitude
A Prayer for Owen
Alas Babylon
Alex: Life of a Child
Angela’s Ashes
Animal Farm
Atlas Shrugged
Bean Trees, The
Beloved
Charlotte’s Web
Chronicles of Narnia, The
Clan of the Cave Bear
Club Dumas, The
Color Purple, The
Continuum Concept, The
Count of Monte Cristo, The
Dark Tower, The
Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, The
Geek Love
Giver, The
Glass Castle, The
Grapes of Wrath, The
Hitchhiker’s Guide To the Galaxy, The
Hobbit, The
I Know This Much To Be True
Island of Blue Dolphins
Joy Luck Club, The
Kite Runner, The
Little House on the Prairie
Lord of the Flies
Lovely Bones, The
Memoirs of a Geisha
Midwich Cuckoos, The
Mists of Avalon, The
Moby Dick
Oryx and Crake
Perfume: Story of a Murderer
Princess Bride, The
Robinson Crusoe
Scarlet Letter, The
Siddhartha
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, The
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
Stand, The
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Still Life With Woodpecker
Stranger in a Strange Land
Taking, The
Three Musketeers, The
Treasure Island
Tuesdays With Morrie

[dawn1221]

I just read the most touching book ever. I just can't stop thinking about it.

Night by Elie Weisel

I now have to go read everything he has ever written.

[robugmum]

Many of my favourites have already been mentioned but I have to add:

House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende
Dove (I read this when I was really young, its about a boy's solo sailing trip around the world - or some other impossible distance !)
Roots, Alex Haley (again, I first read it when I was about 8 - totally changed my world view forever, as you can imagine!)
The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis
Blindness, (I know he's Spanish - but the author's name escapes me)

[TushasAmi]

Originally Posted by aussiemum

I read 'Atonement' by Ian McEwan (I think I spelled that correctly!) last year. And the ending will probably stay with me forever. It's an amazing book, imo.

ditto!

[TushasAmi]

my faves are:

A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving
Pride and Prejudice - Austen
The Sound and the Fury - Faulkner

[Sustainer]

UPDATE: BOOKS NAMED MORE THAN ONCE IN THIS THREAD

Book named - # of times mentioned

To Kill A Mockingbird - 15
Harry Potter - 11
1984 – 7
Handmaid’s Tale, The – 7
Lord of the Rings – 6
Poisonwood Bible, The -6
Red Tent, The - 6
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – 5
Anne of Green Gables – 4
Brave New World – 4
Fahrenheit 451 – 4
Gone With the Wind – 4
Jane Eyre – 4
Metamorphosis, The – 4
A Prayer for Owen Meany -3
Beowulf – 3
Catcher in the Rye, The – 3
Chronicles of Narnia, The - 3
Dune – 3
East of Eden – 3
Fast Food Nation – 3
His Dark Materials – 3
Jitterbug Perfume – 3
Life of Pi, The – 3
Wicked - 3
100 Years of Solitude - 2
Alas Babylon – 2
Alex: Life of a Child – 2
Angela’s Ashes – 2
Animal Farm – 2
Atlas Shrugged – 2
Atonement - 2
Bean Trees, the - 2
Beloved – 2
Charlotte’s Web – 2
Clan of the Cave Bear – 2
Club Dumas, The – 2
Color Purple, The – 2
Continuum Concept, The - 2
Count of Monte Cristo, The – 2
Dark Tower, The – 2
Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, The – 2
Diary of Anne Frank - 2
Geek Love – 2
Giver, The – 2
Glass Castle, The – 2
Grapes of Wrath, The - 2
Hitchhiker’s Guide To the Galaxy, The – 2
Hobbit, The – 2
I Know This Much To Be True – 2
Island of Blue Dolphins – 2
Joy Luck Club, The - 2
Kite Runner, The – 2
Little House on the Prairie – 2
Lord of the Flies – 2
Lovely Bones, The – 2
Memoirs of a Geisha – 2
Midwich Cuckoos, The – 2
Mists of Avalon, The - 2
Moby Dick – 2
Night - 2
Oryx and Crake – 2
Perfume: Story of a Murderer – 2
Pride and Prejudice - 2
Princess Bride, The – 2
Robinson Crusoe – 2
Scarlet Letter, The – 2
Siddhartha – 2
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, The – 2
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife – 2
Stand, The – 2
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers – 2
Still Life With Woodpecker – 2
Stranger in a Strange Land – 2
Taking, The – 2
Three Musketeers, The - 2
Treasure Island – 2
Tuesdays With Morrie – 2

[kittywitty]

Lots of good books on here!

HP series
Les Miserables
Herman Hesse Poems
Angela's Ashes
The Red Tent
Where the Heart Is
Wuthering Heights

[Sustainer]

To Kill A Mockingbird - 15
Harry Potter - 12
1984 – 7
Handmaid’s Tale, The – 7
Red Tent, The - 7
Lord of the Rings – 6
Poisonwood Bible, The -6
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – 5
Anne of Green Gables – 4
Brave New World – 4
Fahrenheit 451 – 4
Gone With the Wind – 4
Jane Eyre – 4
Metamorphosis, The – 4
Angela’s Ashes – 3
A Prayer for Owen Meany -3
Beowulf – 3
Catcher in the Rye, The – 3
Chronicles of Narnia, The - 3
Dune – 3
East of Eden – 3
Fast Food Nation – 3
His Dark Materials – 3
Jitterbug Perfume – 3
Life of Pi, The – 3
Wicked - 3
100 Years of Solitude - 2
Alas Babylon – 2
Alex: Life of a Child – 2
Animal Farm – 2
Atlas Shrugged – 2
Atonement - 2
Bean Trees, the - 2
Beloved – 2
Charlotte’s Web – 2
Clan of the Cave Bear – 2
Club Dumas, The – 2
Color Purple, The – 2
Continuum Concept, The - 2
Count of Monte Cristo, The – 2
Dark Tower, The – 2
Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, The – 2
Diary of Anne Frank - 2
Geek Love – 2
Giver, The – 2
Glass Castle, The – 2
Grapes of Wrath, The - 2
Hitchhiker’s Guide To the Galaxy, The – 2
Hobbit, The – 2
I Know This Much To Be True – 2
Island of Blue Dolphins – 2
Joy Luck Club, The - 2
Kite Runner, The – 2
Little House on the Prairie – 2
Lord of the Flies – 2
Lovely Bones, The – 2
Memoirs of a Geisha – 2
Midwich Cuckoos, The – 2
Mists of Avalon, The - 2
Moby Dick – 2
Night - 2
Oryx and Crake – 2
Perfume: Story of a Murderer – 2
Pride and Prejudice - 2
Princess Bride, The – 2
Robinson Crusoe – 2
Scarlet Letter, The – 2
Siddhartha – 2
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, The – 2
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife – 2
Stand, The – 2
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers – 2
Still Life With Woodpecker – 2
Stranger in a Strange Land – 2
Taking, The – 2
Three Musketeers, The - 2
Treasure Island – 2
Tuesdays With Morrie – 2
Where the Heart Is - 2
Wuthering Heights - 2

[mystic~mama]

I just read a fantastic book...a novel, there is some history woven in...its a spiritual, funny, interesting and wonderful story with some hippie characters....its called Just a Couple of Days...it was awesome!!