What's your favourite book and why?

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   Miss Mposted 12 years ago

   Discuss please. I would like to find some books other than teen romances as they are too cliche...

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      Muldaniaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I still enjoy the fairy tales of Hans Christan Andersen, even though I am almost 40.  My other favourites are the stories of Sherlock Holmes.

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   Miss Mposted 12 years ago

   thanks for the reply!
   I'll try them both!

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      Druid Dudeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      It's actually my favorite author. Isaac Asimov, who started writing science fiction in the early to mid thirties, and published over seventyfive sci-fi stories which all link together to form one HUGE story, including "I, Robot" He coined the term "Robot" and invented the "Three Laws" He also invented "Psycho-History" in the Foundation series. He may have been a visionary. He made an indelible mark on our culture. He was a neighbor of mine at one time.

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         Miss Mposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Wow -that's amazing! Thanks for the recommendation!

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   Motown2Chitownposted 12 years ago

   My two all time favorites are To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and East of Eden by John Steinbeck.  Could (and have done) read them over and over.
   
   One that surprised me was an eighties romance novel called Inheritance by Judith Michael - had a lot of depth that I wasn't expecting.
   
   And just for fun, I love almost anything by Dennis LeHane - Shutter Island, Gone, Baby, Gone. His absolute best to date is The Given Day.
   
   Happy reading.

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      Miss Mposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I've read To Kill A Mockingbird but I will try the others! Many thanks

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         JamesPoppellposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         What a great book this was. I believe it was the only book the author wrote.

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   JamesPoppellposted 12 years ago

   I would have to say "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo is my favorite book. It was a masterful piece on the subject of justice and mercy. Though it has been quite some time since I have read the book, I remember it had a lasting impression on me.

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