*spin off* Your favourite book

[NinaJay]

That is assuming you read

I don't have just one - I read A LOT so I have a bunch of favourites but a few that come to mind


The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (yes yes, total sob book and most of her other books suck but I really liked this one)

The life of Pi by Yann Martel

I also really enjoyed the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl who played with fire (about to read the last one) but I wouldn't rate as my favourite but definitely among the more enjoyable I have read lately.

 

[spinifex]

Though not an avid reader, i used to read anything from "yippee Yarns" to Lord of the Rings.

The last 3 years or so, it has been Clive Cussler books.
Getting quite hooked on the adventure style writing.

I do a lot of reading on a few forums that hold my interest, but since they are not in book form, i guess they don't count.

 

[jav]

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

+1
One of my favourites aswell.

It's hard to tell about favourites, quite a lot

Most enjoyable ones I read recently:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Interpretation of Murder by Jen Rubenfeld
Quite a lot of Hercule Poirot books from Aghata Christie
Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

 

[noobvious]

My favorite series lately has been Vince Flynn's novels that follow a character named Mitch Rapp, who is a CIA "black ops" character extraordinaire....that does whatever it takes to protect his country.

He does things that I would not necessarily agree with in real life, but it makes for an absolutely riveting read.

 

[pacinitaly]

John Fante - The Brotherhood of the Grape

 

[Joan Archer]

NinaJay have you read Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult, I have that one to read. I have every book that Catherine Cookson wrote, plus a few Josephine Cox and Meg Hutchinson, Rosamunde Pilcher, Susan Howatch, plus others I can't remember some of which I've still to read.

Can't really say I have a favourite but over my lifetime I've read a variety of authors and still finding ones I like

 

[patio]

All Quiet on the Western Front
Finnegan's Wake
The Dune Trilogy
Tai Pan
Welcome to the Monkey House
Stranger in a Strange Land
Red Storm Rising
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Steal This Book
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Bourne Trilogy

Should get you started...

 

[spinifex]

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

42!!

 

[NinaJay]

Joan, I have read all of Jodie Picoult's books (apart from the latest two). I think her earlier ones were good but there came a point where she was just pumping out books and they all became a bit same same.

Patio - nice list. I have read most of those

Pacinitaly - I'll put that one on my list

 

[pacinitaly]

Joan, I have read all of Jodie Picoult's books (apart from the latest two). I think her earlier ones were good but there came a point where she was just pumping out books and they all became a bit same same.

Patio - nice list. I have read most of those

Pacinitaly - I'll put that one on my list

Fante was a writer from the 30's. Italian/American stories.

 

[patio]

I forgot Fear and Loathing...in Las Vegas...and... On the Campaign Trail...
Forgive me Hunter !

 

[Hunter19XX]

I'm more of a manga person than a novel person but I do read from time to time

Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
Neuromancer - William Gibson
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (came in a nice leather bounded cover with that gold effect on the edge of the paper, not sure what it's called)

 

[Zepher]

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

 

[valtonray]

Chinua Achebe- Things Fall Apart

you can now read this book free at Things fall apart - Google Books

 

[pacinitaly]

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

what is with this book????

I need to buy it or get a .pdf of it online.
is it a help or essay?

 

[DarkDavil]

I love books. But i've read too many for favorites. Authors: Dan Brown, Michael Chrichton, Tom Clancy, JK Rowling(Harry potter ftw!) and... thats all i can really think of right now

 

[MrMephitis]

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

what is with this book????

I need to buy it or get a .pdf of it online.
is it a help or essay?

It's a work of fiction, and a superb read as are any of Douglas Adams' books.

Patio: Good book list

My list includes:

The Tao of Pooh
The Te of Piglet
Sophie's World
Spike Milligan's memoirs (Adolph: My Part in his Downfall et. al.)
Neuromancer
Anything by Terry Pratchett