Ginevra Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Favorite non-fiction and favorite fiction. Include your holy scriptures, if you like, but if you have a different non-fiction, that would be really nice to know also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbeygirlsouth Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Well I've been studying the Bible since I was nine years old so I do feel that it is a part of me...I love it. Another favorite non-fiction is Corrie Ten Boom's, The Hiding Place, and Darlene Deibler Rose, Evidence Not Seen. As for fiction, I read Jane Austen's, Persuasion every few years, and Pride and Prejudice is a staple. I'm sure I'll be embarrassed that I posted my pretty common favorites when I read everyone's more creative, interesting, exciting etc.choices. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbeygirlsouth Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Well I've been studying the Bible since I was nine years old so I do feel that it is a part of me...I love it. Another favorite non-fiction is Corrie Ten Boom's, The Hiding Place, and Darlene Deibler Rose, Evidence Not Seen. As for fiction, I read Jane Austen's, Persuasion every few years, and Pride and Prejudice is a staple. I'm sure I'll be embarrassed that I posted my pretty common favorites when I read everyone's more creative, interesting, exciting etc.choices. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eewaggie99 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction: Remains of the Day by Kazuro Ishiguro. The most beautiful novel ever written. The plot is so simple but there is so much more. Nonfiction: the commanding heights. Great story about energy policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Nectar in a Sieve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Okie Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I love the Bible too. I found I'm a huge David McCullough fan. I'm not very original with my fiction choices: Pride and Prejudice To Kill a Mockingbird The Count of Monte Cristo I'm tempted to add The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. I read it over two years ago, and I still savor it in my memory. I don't know if it will stand the test of time in my heart like the others, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Hands down, Jane Eyre. I've read it many times from the age of 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I do agree that the Bible is the best of all time. As far as fiction, I love The Mark of The Lion series, by Francine Rivers. As far as childrens books, I love the Ramona series, by Beverly Cleary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction: Remains of the Day by Kazuro Ishiguro. The most beautiful novel ever written. The plot is so simple but there is so much more. Nonfiction: the commanding heights. Great story about energy policy Loved Remains! I was surprised by some of the movie changes though I still love the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I can't say that I have one. Books are like movies or music for me. I've favorite authors more than favorite books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannanlee Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I have read it twice Non-Fiction: I am not sure I like quite a lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Jane Eyre and Once and Future King. For non-fiction, it would be the Bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelAR05 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction - East of Eden by John Steinbeck Nonfiction - Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction, I'm going to have to say the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I don't have a favorite non-fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skadi Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction: Watership Down by Richard Adams, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Non-Fiction: Anything by Bill Bryson. At Home and A Walk in the Woods are probably my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction: Watership Down by Richard Adams, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Non-Fiction: Anything by Bill Bryson. At Home and A Walk in the Woods are probably my favorites. I just finished reading A Walk in the Woods. I enjoyed it a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I have three: The Little White Horse (Elizabeth Goudge); The Chestry Oak (Kate Seredy); Understood Betsy (Dorothy Canfield Fisher). I have enjoyed many other books, but those three are the top of the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Non-Fiction: A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken (Love, love, love this book!) Fiction: Last Call by Tim Powers Pride and Prejudice by Austen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Non: The Bible Fiction: Where the Red Fern Grows (I don't have much depth with that one, I know) I also just read Water for Elephants and HIGHLY recommend it. I'm interested what others say. I'd love to add reading material to my short list lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 The Lord of the Rings For kids (older ish): The Diamond in the Window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosaicmind Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction: The Shack Non-fiction: Same Kind of Different as Me (I cried during most of this book) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food4Thought Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 A lot of my favorites have been mentioned (I read Jane Eyre and the Jane Austen novels every year), so I'll add a few that haven't. Nonfiction: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield anything by Oliver Sacks (The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Musicology, The Mind's Eye, etc) Fiction: Fruits Basket (fantastic manga series - makes me laugh, makes me cry) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 brrrruup-brrrruup-brrrruup. Broken record: Kristin Lavransdatter, The Memoirs of Hadrian, The Face of Battle, The Landmark Thucydides, Eyeless in Gaza, Njal's Saga, Wind, Sand, and Stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Watership Down by Richard Adams A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute My Antonia by Willa Cather Anything by Wallace Stegner or Jessamyn West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Non-Fiction: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle * I LOVED that book. I can't explain it, but it was SO relaxing. Plus, it's what got me started on my path to healthy living. I love that book :) Fiction: Harry Potter books * hands down, and I feel very un-cultured for saying it, LOL, but I just love them :) I have read them all many times, and will probably continue to read them. To redeem myself though: War and Peace makes the top of the list too. Roots made a huge impression on me. As a kid, my favorite series was "The Dark is Rising" books by Susan Cooper. Roots made a huge impression on me. For Non-fiction, I read the biography of Queen Noor (Leap of Faith) and found it interesting. I also read these two books I got as part of whatever book subscription thing I had.... one was Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia, about what life is like in the Royal Family, etc. I'm pretty sure I could NEVER respect any member of the Saudi Royal family after reading it, as a matter of fact, they disgust me. And the other one was written by a former Mormon lady and she talked about what life is like inside the Mormon church and temple, etc. About secret handshakes, or signs, or something..... very enlightening. I can't seem to find it, I either loaned it to some one, or donated it. I like reading books that show how other people live. OH, and I loved The Greatest Generation books by Tom Brokaw, I have all of them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 To Kill a Mockingbird Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder by Kent Nerburn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction : Catch-22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNZ Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Hands down, Jane Eyre. I've read it many times from the age of 11. Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 I have three: The Little White Horse (Elizabeth Goudge); The Chestry Oak (Kate Seredy); Understood Betsy (Dorothy Canfield Fisher). I have enjoyed many other books, but those three are the top of the list. I want to read The Little White Horse but have had no luck finding it the last few times I looked. Did you read it recently and if so, how did you get a copy? The Lord of the Rings For kids (older ish): The Diamond in the Window I'm trying to read The Lord of the Rings, but at the moment I want a little bit to gouge my eyes out. Am I ever going to get to the story? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction: Harry Potter books * hands down, and I feel very un-cultured for saying it, LOL, but I just love them I have read them all many times, and will probably continue to read them. Me too! Have you ever read any books by John Granger? He is a professor, who examines HP books as literature. His book The Deathly Hallows Lectures enhanced my appreciation of the last book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) These I have read over and over each and still read periodically: The Count of Monte Christo The Hobbit Lost Horizon The Mouse that Roared McGillicuddy McGotham Curtain Mere Christianity The Bible Books from my childhood that I used to read over and over: My Side of the Mountain The Mixed up Files Island of the Blue Dolphins Little Women Baby Island Ballet Shoes Favorites that I've read less often: All of James Herriots books Father Brown Mysteries A modern favorite that I've only read twice so far: The Life of Pi I love lots of books, I could probably think of more. Edited August 13, 2011 by Onceuponatime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'm horrible at coming up with one favorite, but The Sparrow would make my short list for fiction. For non-fiction, Endless Forms Most Beautiful is a contender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All4one Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Jane Eyre Middlemarch The Flavia de Luce mystery series by Alan Bradley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Other than the Bible, my favorites are: fiction - This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti There are other books I enjoyed more, but this one was probably the most spiritually impacting book I've ever read. non-fiction - Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis It's an easy read, and the content is profound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 My favorite book ever endures from childhood: From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Now it is a favorite of my oldest daughter as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'm trying to read The Lord of the Rings, but at the moment I want a little bit to gouge my eyes out. Am I ever going to get to the story? :tongue_smilie: It does take a while to get going. It's best to think of your first reading as an overview, and then read it again for pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamajudy Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Anything by Dr. Seuss.:001_smile: Anne of Green Gables Pride and Prejudice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Obviously, the Bible My two favorites are opposites: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (uplifting) House of Mirth (reality-invoking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Gosh, there are so many... but if I have to pick, I'd say The Bible From childhood: Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White and The Secret Garden by Francess Hodgson Burnett Fiction: Pride & Prejudice and The Outlander Series Non-Fiction: ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in WA Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction - To Kill a Mockingbird has been my favorite book since I first read it in Jr. High school. Understood Betsy and Follow My Leader are my favorite children's books, but To Kill a Mockingbird has that enduring quality, and is worth re-reading at many different ages and stages of life. Non-fiction - I don't really have a nonfiction favorite in the same sense, though I'd put Hardwired Behavior, Braintrust, Capital Ideas, and Capital Ideas Evolving up as nonfiction books I keep on my shelves and have read (plan to read) more than once. Bill Bryson's books look promising, but I just started reading those and need to give them time to see if I go back and read them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) Gone with the wind Pride and prejudice Morgans run Fall of giants Outlander (the whole series) Edited August 13, 2011 by RanchGirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDoll Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 It does take a while to get going. It's best to think of your first reading as an overview, and then read it again for pleasure. I found this to be true as well. The first time I read Lord of the Rings, it took me forever to get into it. I almost gave up over Tom Bombadil. I'd given it over 100 pages and was still not loving it. But people kept telling me to just stick with it, so I did. Now I reread it every 2 years or so and I'm hooked from the first page to the last, and am always sad as I reach the end. I love to get lost in Middle Earth for a few weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 I found this to be true as well. The first time I read Lord of the Rings, it took me forever to get into it. I almost gave up over Tom Bombadil. I'd given it over 100 pages and was still not loving it. But people kept telling me to just stick with it, so I did. Now I reread it every 2 years or so and I'm hooked from the first page to the last, and am always sad as I reach the end. I love to get lost in Middle Earth for a few weeks! Okay, you all have convinced me. I'm sticking with the tedium for a while yet. I really want the experience of it and I want to get the references when people make them. Oh- and here's something interesting, for those of you who have read both LOTR and HP. I'm noting things that are similar in the books. So far, we already have "Bagshot" and a place called "Butterbur," which sounds a lot like "Butterbeer." The fireworks called "squibs," Gandolf, obviously quite a bit like Dumbledore. I'm sure there are more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.MacGyver Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Fiction I have read over and over... Fantasy: The Dragonriders of Pern Series by Anne McCaffrey Spy Novels: John LeCarre's Smiley's People, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and The Honourable Schoolboy, and almost all of his British Cold War stuff. Historical Fiction: Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear's People of the... Silence, Owl, Raven, etc. (Native American) Bernard Cornwell (anything he writes) Rosemary Sutcliff (I love all of her books - DD and I fight over them all the time). James A. Michener - Hawaii, Alaska, Texas, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart. The Hobbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Sacred books-Book of Enoch, The Nag Hammadi, Upanishads Non Fiction-The Hot Zone by Richard Preston(not sex, epidemiology), many philosophical works from Plato to Foucault and back.An abiding love of all parapsychology, psychology and astronomy. Brian Greene makes me positively giddy. Fiction- So many....A Prayer for Owen Meany-John Irving The entirety of the Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Night Country by Stewart O Nan The entirety of books written by John Connolly. And when I want to rest my mind a bit I love Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunters series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart. The Hobbit. Oooo...these are good ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryTime Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Fiction The Lord of the Rings The Man Who Was Thursday The Chronicles of Narnia A Tree Grows in Brooklyn And the Ladies of the Club... All of Jane Austen's novels Non-Fiction Surprised by Joy Left to Tell Orthodoxy The Story of a Soul Under the Torrent of His Love Personalism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Yikes! So hard to pick. Some of my fave fiction: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (I've read all of her stuff multiple times) The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck Captains and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Au Bonheur des dames by Emile Zola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 If I had to pick only one (excluding the Bible), Fiction: TLOTR Non-fiction: True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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