Slartibartfast Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 OH! While we are talking about great books.... DD and I just read a wonderful new fantasy/teen book that just came out this year called Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. If you loved Harry Potter, I would think that you would really like this one. :D Oh..I will have to try that one. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Will you be able to see the photographs from the book on your nook? I thought they really added to the story. Yes, I have the Nook Color. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 The Good Earth-I read this about every other year or so The Count of Monte Cristo A Tale of Two Cities ♥♥♥ Mansfield Park I also like some "historical fiction" and one that I've read a few times is Something Wonderful by Judith McNaught I like Regency mysteries (not of the romance novel persuasion) too. My favorite series is the Sebastian St. Cyr series by CS Harris. Genius books. Each has their own storyline, but there is an overall plot arc, so they must be read in order. I'm dying for the next one to come out, but it won't until March or June of 2012! Boo. The teaser for the books reads: Regency England. The age of Napoleon and Jane Austen, of Beau Brummel and Lord Byron. Ladies wear filmy dresses and dampen their petticoats, while gentlemen duel with pistols at dawn and agonize over the cut of a coat. Fortunes are won and lost at the turn of a card, a decades-old war has turned Europe into a ravaged battlefield, and in London, a child of six can still be hanged for stealing a handkerchief. This is the world of Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin. Heir to an earldom, disillusioned Army officer, latter day knight errant. A master of disguises. Sebastian moves easily from the ballrooms of Mayfair to the rookeries of St. Giles, from the exclusive men's clubs of St. James's to the dangerous docks of the Thames. Think Mr. Darcy with a James Bond edge... Hey, with a James Bond edge! Of course I have to like them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 :iagree: They are my favorites. I also read Jane Austen over and over. Any of them depending on my mood, Persuasion is my favorite and Northanger Abbey is my least favorite. I would have committed sabaku at this. I don't think I could receive that sort of dressing down from a Mr. Tilney that I quite liked and continued breathing. I cannot read it without cringing. :lol: To Kill a Mockingbird is another favorite. Good Omens Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I do NOT like My Cousin Rachel by the same. I always liked Lucy Maude Montgomery and her books, one can never decide whether one wants to be Anne or Emily. :) I love Kurt Vonnagut I forgot to add Persuasion to my list! and I totally agree about My Cousin Rachel. I threw the book across the room when I read the ending! gaaah!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) Like so many here, I have favorites, not a favorite. Some of them: Little Women Alcott The Eight Neville Katherine Seton The Count of Monte Cristo Dumas The Kite Runner Hosseini Rebecca Du Maurier To Kill a Mockingbird Lee The Book Thief Zusak A Tale of Two Cities Dickens Pillars of the Earth Follett All of the Harry Potter books! Edited September 20, 2011 by Imprimis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Whoa -- I have that book on my nightstand. If you've read it several times, I'd better get to it! WOW! That's amazing, since it's such a little known book. Hope you glean as much from it as I have :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 It would just be easier to list favorite authors. Here is my short list: Tolkien Dickens Asimov Poe Cervantes - Don Quixote translated Alexandra Ripley Stephen Lawhead J.K. Rowling Matthew Riley Ted Bell Johnathan Kellerman Amanda Quick Julia Quinn Nora Roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Oh, there are too, too many to name! This summer, I re-read Wuthering Heights to see if I still felt the same about it as all the other times I've read it over the years (I did). I also read Frankenstein for the first time, and found that the characters reminded me of those in Wuthering Heights. I believe I'll be reading it again.... I re-read Mary Stewart's series on Arthur, adding in books in the series that I had not read before. I love it and prefer it to many other works on Arthur I've read in past. I re-read White's Arthur books and found that I did not love them as much as I did when younger. I think I've come to value those works that take a more historical look at Arthur as a potentially real person.... I read Huxley's Brave New World and appreciated it (especially in light of the time period when it was written), but don't think I would want to read it again. It reminded me of The Giver (which also made me very uncomfortable - and both remind me of Soylent Green).... I haven't read Tolkien's books for a while, but they are some of my favorites (I especially like the Silmarillion, but only after reading the rest). Maybe I'll turn to those next. I'm waiting for a new book by Javier Sierra to come out at the beginning of November. He writes religiously related fiction (The Secret Supper, Lady in Blue). I'm waiting for the next book by Kathleen McGowan, who is doing a fiction series related to gnosticism. I don't know that I'd read either her or Sierra's books again, but I'm enjoying them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.MacGyver Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I re-read Mary Stewart's series on Arthur, adding in books in the series that I had not read before. I love it and prefer it to many other works on Arthur I've read in past. I re-read White's Arthur books and found that I did not love them as much as I did when younger. I think I've come to value those works that take a more historical look at Arthur as a potentially real person.... You might also like Bernard Cornwell's Winter King. I had to read it in an English Lit. class on Arthurian Legends alongside White's and Malory's versions (plus a few others), and I really loved Cornwell's historical perspective. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaCoop04 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I loved Liz Curtis Higgs' "A Thorn in My Heart" series about Jacob, Leah and Rachel. Oh, how I love this set! I missed them once the story was over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Do you live in the UK? I love the Cazalet's and Rosumunde Pilcher too. About 10 years ago I went to the village in Cornwall that she was staying in while writing the Shell Seekers, it brought it to life. No, haven't even visited there. Maybe someday... That's so cool you got to visit the Shell Seekers village! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 To Kill a Mockingbird (#1) The Secret Garden Harry Potter Series Misty of Chincoteague and on a blue day...Nora Robert's McGregor Brides series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I really love a novel called The Bird Artist by Howard Norman. Only one person I've met has read it, but I've probably read it 15 times. Can't explain it - it just hooks me. I read The Bird Artist some years ago for my book group, so add me to your tally of readers. It didn't have the impact on me that it had on you, but I found it an intriguing read. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinaBreece Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 I asked because I have such a hard time choosing books. I've rarely met a book I didn't like. And I think I love the written word and the feel of a book as much as I love the stories for themselves, if that makes sense. Thanks for the great ideas!! Oh. Some of my favorites: -A Song of Ice & Fire (the Game of Thrones Series) -Christ The Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice (Ok... pretty much anything by Anne Rice) -To Kill A Mockingbird -Maeve Binchy-- The Copper Beech, Scarlet Feather, Tara Road, Minding Frankie, Firefly Summer, Circle of Friends, The Return Journey -Harry Potter (I've read the later books so much that I've actually broken the spine on the last one & need to have it rebound) -Primary Colors -Things Fall Apart Really, though, if it's a book I'll read it at least once. Some things (The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises) I probably won't read again until my kids are reading them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 A Tale of Two Cities. Harry Potter. Little House books. The Red Tent. Pride and Prejudice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Horrid ones: The Giving Tree. Little House series. Mountain Born. :iagree: Hated all of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 My all time favourite is Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen. Me too. :) The GodfatherAll of Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles. I got hooked after Riders came out in the mid 80's. (She's basically an English version of Jackie Collins but in a horsey/dog setting) To Kill a Mockingbird All of these. I grew up on Jilly Cooper :lol:. I also used to love Jackie Collins. :D Never thought I would say that here. ;) To Kill a Mockingbird is another favorite.Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I've loved both of these. Going to probably get Rebecca again and see if dd would like to read it. I read it when I was 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 My all time favourite is Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen. Me too. :) The GodfatherAll of Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles. I got hooked after Riders came out in the mid 80's. (She's basically an English version of Jackie Collins but in a horsey/dog setting) To Kill a Mockingbird All of these. I grew up on Jilly Cooper :lol:. I also used to love Jackie Collins. :D Never thought I would say that here. ;) To Kill a Mockingbird is another favorite.Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I've loved both of these. Going to probably get Rebecca again and see if dd would like to read it. I read it when I was 14. Jane Eyre Love this. Need to read it again. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver' date=' and, of course, the Harry Potter books.[/quote']Love, love, love HP. Probably my all-time favorites. Along with Pride and Prejudice. Just bought The Poisonwood Bible yesterday. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 atlas shrugged Me, too! Also, To Kill A Mockingbird. :001_smile: Yeah, I love it. DH is reading it right now, and I'm trying not to hassle him too much :D :chillpill: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Maeve Binchy's earlier books Love Maeve Binchy, and yes, I also prefer her earlier stuff. Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (the Tiina Nunnally translation) I keep adding this to my wish list and taking it off. Not sure if I'll like it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 OH! While we are talking about great books.... DD and I just read a wonderful new fantasy/teen book that just came out this year called Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. If you loved Harry Potter, I would think that you would really like this one. :D Thank you for this. May order it soon. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 The Good Earth-I read this about every other year or soThe Count of Monte Cristo A Tale of Two Cities ♥♥♥ Love all of these. The only one I haven't yet read is Mansfield Park. How do you put hearts on your posts? The Kite Runner HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird Lee The Book Thief Zusak Pillars of the Earth Follett Yes, all of these also. Although I do prefer A Thousand Splendid Suns to Kite Runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 The only one that I keep re-reading is The Geography of Bliss – non-fiction, very insightful, humorous. Wish he would write more. Other books I've loved other than many that have already been mentioned: The Help The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende and anything else by her, but this is her best. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Allende The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy .. but the first book is quite boring and confusing in the first 60-70 pages. Hang in there. It does get better! Yes, they are graphic. But I tend to look beyond that and just focus on the story Roots by Alex Haley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Favorite book - Catcher in the Rye Runners-up - Slapstick, Cat's Cradle Books I read a few times - Twilight Saga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 The Good Earth-I read this about every other year or so I like Regency mysteries (not of the romance novel persuasion) too. My favorite series is the Sebastian St. Cyr series by CS Harris. Genius books. Each has their own storyline, but there is an overall plot arc, so they must be read in order. I'm dying for the next one to come out, but it won't until March Think Mr. Darcy with a James Bond edge... [/i] Hey, with a James Bond edge! Of course I have to like them! I really like that series too. :) Persuasion is my favorite Austen. Really like that one. Guiltily I love anything by Elizabeth Peters. Not so guiltily I love Dorothy Dunnet whose writing is challenging but oh so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebunny Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 What books do you love to read? Which ones have you read over & over again, and which ones would you say you don't want to read AGAIN, but you're glad you read them once? Among many others, my anytime favorites.. Gone with the wind Anna Karenina Lord of the rings Jane Eyre Remains of the day To kill a mockingbird The kite runner Age of innocence Vanity Fair Animal Farm 1984 I read but once Atlas Shrugged Wuthering heights Potrait of a lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I absolutely loved The Thorn Birds. I found it to be well written and got so caught up in the generational repeating of certain "habits". It's one I spent hours and hours reading, doing a crash course house clean up and hoping no one really wanted a great big dinner.... because I just had to keep reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I don't generally read books over and over again, but here are the exceptions: LOTR The Hobbit Perelandra by Lewis Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norell by Clarke Out of Africa by Dinesen Great Lent by Schmemann any Jeeves and Wooster Ones I'm glad I read but have no desire to do so again. That would include most of the non-fiction I've read. I was glad to learn about the subject matter,but have no desire to re-read the book. :) Here's the fiction list: Far from the Madding Crowd MiddleMarch Kristin Lavransdatter Tenent of Wildfell Hall Persuasion Heart of Darkness Brothers Karamozov Ben Hur Snow Falling on Cedars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 So many favorite books!!! To Kill a Mockingbird, of course Good Times, Bad Times Harry Potter currently reading, will certainly love, the Anne of Green Gables series Love Story The Outsiders and recently added Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series, which makes me want to re-read Mary Shelley's.... other books have moved me and I'm glad to have read them once (Room, 1000 Splendid Suns, Kite Runner, anything Jane Austen) but aren't really re-readable kinds of books for me. I really don't think I could get through some of those more than once, but the stuff in the first list is the stuff I turn to over and over and over again when I just need a good read and don't care whether it's quality or fluff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 As a child it was Little Women. As an adult it is Beloved by Toni Morrison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Watership Down Anna Karenina All The Pretty Horses The Angle of Repose Pride and Prejudice Jane Eyre The Solace of Leaving Early (I know Haven Kimmel isn't on the level of Tolstoy or Austen, but I just love this novel). I most of the works of Reynolds Price and often wonder why he doesn't make more "favorite author" lists. Edited February 13, 2012 by Danestress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 The Good Earth. Possibly the most over-rated novel of all time. Wuthering Heights Rebecca On the Road and Catch 22, but don't tell my husband I said so. And he is the English major, so what do I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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