Not really much of a book reader, tend to get too distacted.
One book that had me gripped was by Frank Herbert called The White Plague.
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John Roe O'Neill, molecular biologist, American of Irish descent, saw the car bomb explosion that killed instantly his wife Mary and their twin five-year-olds, Kevin and Mairead. Physically almost unharmed, a shock wace of blinding, all-engulfing hatred and revulsion seared through his mind. Revulsion not just for the bombers but for a world that could produce such horror. And he sought revenge on that world, creating and unleashing a plague. Then, as his plague swept the world, bringing not just death but the mad anarchy of terror, he went on a journey where he was forced to see the awfulness of his own handiwork.
I don't know about the 'best' book I've ever read, because it's such a subjective description and a choice could well change over time, but my favourite book of all time (so far) is 'A Prayer for Owen Meaney' by John Irving.
It makes me wish I believed in God but reassures me that the human spirit is steadfast and courageous. Lovely!
Impossible to choose one, so (in no particular order) :-
Shogun - James Clavell
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Catcher In The Rye - J.D Salinger
The End Of Faith - Sam Harris
The Problems Of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
The First Three Minutes - Steven Weinberg
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I'm currently reading Mockingbird, which I find very interesting, and my friends in another class in my year are all reading Catcher In The Rye as their book, and I'm hoping of reading it afterwards.
Neither, on both counts. Your taste is your own. There is no right or wrong.
Exactly.. your taste in Books, Movies, Food, Drink etc. etc. is what makes you who you are. They change with the years, which is one of the joys of living a very long time..!
To Kill a Mockingbird is a good starter, as is Don Quixote de La Mancha.
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne is funny, as is most Bill Bryson stuff and is easy to read.
Iain Banks (sans "M") usually spins a good yarn, The Crow Road probably being my favourite.
I don't know about the 'best' book I've ever read, because it's such a subjective description and a choice could well change over time, but my favourite book of all time (so far) is 'A Prayer for Owen Meaney' by John Irving.
It makes me wish I believed in God but reassures me that the human spirit is steadfast and courageous. Lovely!
I have had that on my bookshelf for the longest time.....might just take it down after reading your thoughts on it ....:)
To Kill a Mockingbird is a good starter, as is Don Quixote de La Mancha.
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne is funny, as is most Bill Bryson stuff and is easy to read.
Iain Banks (sans "M") usually spins a good yarn, The Crow Road probably being my favourite.
The Crow Road is one of my favourite books, as is Treasure Island, which I am in fact re-reading at the moment!
I love To Kill a Mockingbird and I really enjoy the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
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Erich Maria Remarque
One book that had me gripped was by Frank Herbert called The White Plague.
Quote:
John Roe O'Neill, molecular biologist, American of Irish descent, saw the car bomb explosion that killed instantly his wife Mary and their twin five-year-olds, Kevin and Mairead. Physically almost unharmed, a shock wace of blinding, all-engulfing hatred and revulsion seared through his mind. Revulsion not just for the bombers but for a world that could produce such horror. And he sought revenge on that world, creating and unleashing a plague. Then, as his plague swept the world, bringing not just death but the mad anarchy of terror, he went on a journey where he was forced to see the awfulness of his own handiwork.
It makes me wish I believed in God but reassures me that the human spirit is steadfast and courageous. Lovely!
It's a great book.
Mine would have to be one of Iain Banks' - not sure which one though.
Neither, on both counts. Your taste is your own. There is no right or wrong.
Shogun - James Clavell
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Catcher In The Rye - J.D Salinger
I Robot - Isaac Asimov
The End Of Faith - Sam Harris
The Problems Of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
The First Three Minutes - Steven Weinberg
...
I'm currently reading Mockingbird, which I find very interesting, and my friends in another class in my year are all reading Catcher In The Rye as their book, and I'm hoping of reading it afterwards.
The Time Travellers Wife
Exactly.. your taste in Books, Movies, Food, Drink etc. etc. is what makes you who you are. They change with the years, which is one of the joys of living a very long time..!
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne is funny, as is most Bill Bryson stuff and is easy to read.
Iain Banks (sans "M") usually spins a good yarn, The Crow Road probably being my favourite.
and/or
We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver
I love To Kill a Mockingbird and I really enjoy the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
also diary of a nobody by george grossmith.
The Ringworld trilogy
The Stand
The Dune series (1 - 5 only though)
The Long Walk
Any Miss Read book
..... there are so many