I read it while I was suffering from depression, causing insomnia. I gave up on the idea of going to bed, and read all night, keeping my mother as a company. The feeling, which made me so much focused, allowing gentle solitude. It was perfect. I have soft spots for this Book Thief.
Same here! I never thought I would love a book so much before that. It has been awhile since I have read it , I think it is time for a re read. I haven’t read a book twice before- that may be my first time. I am hoping that I get around to doing that.
I have just finished In The Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende… found it not her usual standard … and I was disappointed with it … could I ask about … The Island Beneath The Sea …. what was it about the tittle that made it one of your favourite…. ta much xxxx
@Louise I don’t like Isabel Allende very much. But one day my best best friend gave it to me for my birthday. I HAD to read it. And… I started to think, to realise, to wonder… it has been the right book in the right moment. Special, to me ?
“….And Ladies of the Club”, followed by GWTW, representing historical fiction, my favorite genre. “Pride…” and “Jane Eyre” and “Bleak House”, all 3 representing some great English Literature.
I’m such an avid reader. I love historical fiction and mystery the best. I have some how escaped reading Louise Penny. Do you really like her? I’ve read M. C. Beaton.
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (but it’s a hard choice, and my opinion is subject to change with my mood).
Sarah’s Key stands out.
Atlantide – david gibbins
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol….. love that book.
A Prayer For Owen Meany
Gone With The Wind is my all time favorite-lately its The Knightingale by Kristin Hanna.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Broken trilogy by Jodi Drake
Sapiens
Light a Penny Candle by Maeve binchy
Wuthering Heights
Love it!
I’m just finishing Swan Song by Robert McCammon… this book is going to stick with me for a very long time.
Many… But the latest I would say is The Book Thief. I really felt for the people in the story.
I read it while I was suffering from depression, causing insomnia. I gave up on the idea of going to bed, and read all night, keeping my mother as a company. The feeling, which made me so much focused, allowing gentle solitude. It was perfect. I have soft spots for this Book Thief.
Lilac Girls (Martha Hall Kelly) There are so many.
The warmth of other sun’s
SO many. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho I probably enjoyed the most. Anomaly by Caitlin Lynagh made me think the most!
The Outsiders
I read this a few years ago, I really wish I had read it when I was younger. It was fun reading it for the first time though.
it’s the only book I have read more than once
? Pillars of the Earth
Loved Pillars!
@Suzanne I didn’t want it to end. What was it like 700 pages?
Book Thief
Same here! I never thought I would love a book so much before that. It has been awhile since I have read it , I think it is time for a re read. I haven’t read a book twice before- that may be my first time. I am hoping that I get around to doing that.
@Erica Have it in my library and on Kindle too!
I loved it so much I picked up the collectors edition when it came out a few years ago.
I listened to the audio book and watched the movie
this is NOT a fair question!
It’s a three way tie between Mort by Terry Pratchett, The Lost World by Michael Crichton, and The Giver by Lois Lowry
Most recently it was Bird Box. That was stand out for me.
I have two: ‘The Island beneath the sea’ by Isabel Allende and ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee
They changed my vision of life ?
I have just finished In The Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende… found it not her usual standard … and I was disappointed with it … could I ask about … The Island Beneath The Sea …. what was it about the tittle that made it one of your favourite…. ta much xxxx
@Louise I don’t like Isabel Allende very much. But one day my best best friend gave it to me for my birthday. I HAD to read it. And… I started to think, to realise, to wonder… it has been the right book in the right moment. Special, to me ?
@Louise
@Silena thank you for taking the time to reply … xx
one of us is lying
Atlas Shrugged
Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon…
No matter what genre you read…you will love this.
A Monster Calls
Shoe Dog
To Kill a Mockingbird
Divine misfortunes by A. Lee Martinez
East of Eden
Man’s search for meaning by Viktor Frankel
Tie between The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough and Gone With The Wind.
I just love a good historical!
My favorite genre too!
THE BIBLE????
?? And I highly recommend the Good book to be read to the young
Ooh crikey…. I really loved the storyteller by jodi picoult
1984 by Orwell. He was so ahead of his time.
Bleak House
There are many but I am going to mention 2:
-The messenger (Markus Zusak)
-American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
Crime and punishment or vanity fair…
The Shack
The Pearl by Steinbeck
My familiar stranger by @Victoria.
OMG I love this book!
Me too. I’ve read it a gazillion times!!
The Picture of Dorian Gray
My favorite all these years later is Pride and Prejudice…. followed by soooooo many others. lol
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley or Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
The Doran Gray
The Thorn Birds, Poisonwood Bible, Stoned from the River, The Diary of Anne Frank and Light Between Oceans. Oh and I Victoria
Pride and Prejudice
Too many, but I loved Pride and Prejudice and I didn’t want it to end.
Looking for Alaska
A discovery of Witches….!
New book, which does not include Lord of the Rings JR Tolkiens series…
Outlander By, Diana Gabldon.
Welcome to the dark house /Return to the dark house
“….And Ladies of the Club”, followed by GWTW, representing historical fiction, my favorite genre. “Pride…” and “Jane Eyre” and “Bleak House”, all 3 representing some great English Literature.
Hmmm not sure if I can say only one
Angels and demon by dan brown…and also toys by james patterson
Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop.
Only picking one is like only picking one of your kids as a fav. Can’t. But I’ll list my top favorites below.
So many greats listed here! ?
?The Nightingale
The Heart’s Invisible Furies
Beneath A Scarlet Sky
?Memoirs Of A Geisha
? Caught In The Flames by Casey Shea
Perennials
Difficult choice. If I have to choose I say Siddharta Herman Hesse
The Shipping News
Pillars of the Earth
Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series
I’m such an avid reader. I love historical fiction and mystery the best. I have some how escaped reading Louise Penny. Do you really like her? I’ve read M. C. Beaton.
I need to read the Shipping News.
In this House of Brede.
the smell of other people’s houses