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post #1 of 41
5/30/08 at 12:15am
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The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls- could not put it down. Amazing memoir of an unconventional family life with poverty and neglect. It was just so raw.

Goatsong by Frank Yerby- gritty realistic portrayal of life in ancient Greece, the violence, the struggle for power and knowledge, and of course love. This book floored me unlike any other.

The Red Tent by Anita Diamont- a fascinating story of Biblical characters told in a non-religious manner; what was it like to live as a woman then? Their struggles and camaraderie as I could never have imagined it. This book has Goddess power!

These books will rock your world.
post #2 of 41
5/30/08 at 8:05am
Stephen King- The Stand

Clive Barker- Imagica

Gloria Naylor- Mama Day
post #3 of 41
5/30/08 at 5:56pm
The Fifth Sacred Thing- Starhawk

Harry Potter series

I second The Red Tent
post #4 of 41
5/30/08 at 9:04pm
1. On the Road-Jack Kerouac

can't commit to any more. I just know this is my fave right now.
post #5 of 41
5/31/08 at 1:15am
My all-time fave is The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy (But don't even associate it with the movie--blech! There is no comparison.)

Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood is up there near the top.

I have others but can't think of them at the moment.
post #6 of 41
6/2/08 at 3:46am
Wow, it's hard to just pick three.

Short History of a Prince by Jane Hamilton

Thoughts on Faith (all 3 of them) by Anne Lamott

Oh, and To Kill a Mockingbird!
post #7 of 41
6/2/08 at 3:58am
Uggh only 3 huh?

The Valley of Horses (2nd book the Earths Childrens Series) by Jean M. Auel Historical fiction

The Plains of Passage (4th Book EC series)

The Cat Who Went To Paris by Peter Gathers Non Fiction
post #8 of 41
6/2/08 at 3:52pm
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Originally Posted by oceanbaby View Post
Wow, it's hard to just pick three.

Short History of a Prince by Jane Hamilton

Thoughts on Faith (all 3 of them) by Anne Lamott

Oh, and To Kill a Mockingbird!
Oh to Kill a Mockingbird is so good. We could do another whole thread of "juvenile literature" or "young adult fiction" I'm sure too. They have some of the best books. I guess I was limiting myself to "adult" books. Anne Lamott rings a bell, I must own something by her or have read something of hers before.... I'm reading some Janet Evanovich right now, but will revisit this thread for new ideas on things to hold at the library.
post #9 of 41
6/2/08 at 10:09pm
I have so many...I can't choose three.

But I would have to say "To Kill a Mockingbird" is on my favorites list.
post #10 of 41
6/2/08 at 10:12pm
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Originally Posted by oceanbaby View Post
Thoughts on Faith (all 3 of them) by Anne Lamott
yes!

1. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
2. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
3. Travelling Mercies by Anne Lamott (this is my favorite of the three)
post #11 of 41
6/2/08 at 10:27pm
Perfume, story of a murderer by Patrick Suskind

Cats Craddle by Kurt Vonnegut
post #12 of 41
6/2/08 at 10:29pm
Oooh, To Kill a Mockingbird was so good!

I can't really name a top three, but one I keep meaning to go back to is _Kate Vaiden_ by Reynolds Price. I read it so long ago I don't really remember much - except that Kate Vaiden was my all-time favorite character in a book for a long time.
post #13 of 41
6/2/08 at 11:27pm
If I had to pick 3, maybe I'd go with:

A Soldier of the Great War - Mark Helprin
Delta Wedding - Eudora Welty
Sometimes a Great Notion - Ken Kesey

But there are a lot of others I could have picked instead.
post #14 of 41
6/4/08 at 3:48am
I have to add The Secret Life of Bees. I get all misty just thinking about that book.
post #15 of 41
6/4/08 at 5:33pm
The Lord of the Rings -Tolkien
The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Harry Potter series
The Red Tent - Anita Diamant

I know that's 4, but I couldn't decide which to leave out.
post #16 of 41
6/6/08 at 2:49am
Hmmm....

The Tidewater Tales by John Barth
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Cat Magic by Whitley Streiber

This can and does change from moment to moment
post #17 of 41
6/8/08 at 12:10pm


I loved:

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Atonement by Ian McEwan

anything by Edwidge Danticat


And the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, for good escapist and addictive fun. It's certainly not "great" literature, though I loved it!
post #18 of 41
6/8/08 at 12:15pm
Harry Potter Series
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (complete and total fluff)
post #19 of 41
6/8/08 at 2:51pm
1. Night by Elie Wiesel

2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

3. The Prince by Machiavelli (my evil side in book format )
post #20 of 41
6/13/08 at 7:36pm
Only three? Well, the person I am today picks:
The 13 Clocks by James Thurber
The Knife Man by Wendy Moore
The Panda's Thumb by Stephen Jay Gould
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