Best book you've ever read?

Franglais · 04/10/08 - 15:06

as the title says....

I'm still trying to work out what mine is....:)

Moloko · 04/10/08 - 15:08

I'm not sure. I think Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time for me.

cosmo · 04/10/08 - 15:10

All Quiet On The Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:10

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.

Lovetats · 04/10/08 - 15:10

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!

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:12

Treasure Island I reckon. It's the only book I remember being disappointed to finish. It's all too short and a real page turner.

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:13

Moloko wrote: »

I'm not sure. I think Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time for me.

It's a great book.

Mine would have to be one of Iain Banks' - not sure which one though.

Babe Rainbow · 04/10/08 - 15:13

Either The Stand by Stephen King or My Son My Son by Howard Spring - Can't decide ???

System · 04/10/08 - 15:15

Is is silly and predictable to say the Harry Potter series?

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:20

Like A Star wrote: »

Is is silly and predictable to say the Harry Potter series?

Neither, on both counts. Your taste is your own. There is no right or wrong.

wur86 · 04/10/08 - 15:24

Childhoods end. A great si fi from the late 60's.

Yosemite · 04/10/08 - 15:27

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

I Robot - Isaac Asimov

The End Of Faith - Sam Harris

The Problems Of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell

The First Three Minutes - Steven Weinberg

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Moloko · 04/10/08 - 15:28

Yosemite wrote: »

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

...

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.

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:31

Mick Foley's Have A Nice Day.

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:44

So many.........

The Time Travellers Wife

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:46

Ginger Nut wrote: »

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..!

lemoncurd · 04/10/08 - 15:47

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.

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:52

A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby.

Bendy Wendy · 04/10/08 - 15:52

Any of the Frederick Forsyth books (probably The Day of the Jackal)

and/or

We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 15:53

Lovetats wrote: »

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 ....:)

'CificOceanBlue · 04/10/08 - 17:48

The Trial - Franz Kafka

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 17:51

lemoncurd wrote: »

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.

Alt-F4 · 04/10/08 - 17:53

how to be a complete bastard - by adrian edmondson

annette kurten · 04/10/08 - 17:54

can`t choose between any bill bryson with the exception of shakespeare and both of pete macarthy`s books.
also diary of a nobody by george grossmith.

[Deleted User] · 04/10/08 - 18:01

I read a lot, and couldn't pick any one in particular, but amongst my favourites are:

The Ringworld trilogy
The Stand
The Dune series (1 - 5 only though)
The Long Walk
Any Miss Read book

..... there are so many

skazza · 04/10/08 - 18:01

Grendel by John Gardner. A retelling of 'Beowulf' from the monster's perspective. A fascinating, disturbing book. Awesome.

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