Jaime Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 What's your most favourite book - just let us know one or we will never get to the end of the posting. Mine is "Love among the chickens" by PG Wodehouse - I think it's hilarious - its about setting up a business with eggs/chickens. It makes me laugh out loud everytime I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 The Country Child by Alison Uttley. Have read it a million times. First read it when I was eleven, and must have read it every year since. A lovely tale of an only child growing up on a Yorkshire farm in the 1880s. I absolutely love it. (Second favourite book in the universe is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee....I've read that many times too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickpea Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Stardust by Neil Gaiman - it's just magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 At the moment its probably "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant. Its a fictional account of the life of Dinah,the daughter of Jacob in the Bible. It is an extraordinary book, one that draws me in each time I read it. As a non-believer I nearly didn't buy this book,thinking I would not enjoy it,but it is so wonderful. Runners up would be "Memoirs of a Geisha","Life of Pi" & "The catcher in the Rye" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien. I've got 3 versions of it but the one illustrated by Alan Lee is the one I'd rescue if the house caught fire. I adore it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Just one?! I can't pick just one! I got 'Gone With The Wind' as a joke for my 14th birthday, read it and was amazed - I loved it! My copy is now dog-eared and has been in many countries, as it always goes on holiday with me. 'To Kill A Mockingbird' as well - it was one of the books we hd to read for O Grade English, and I loved it, ad it's another dog-eared book that goes everywhere. For a bit of froth, I'll devour any Marian Keyes book with a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 For a bit of froth, I'll devour any Marian Keyes book with a day or two. - perfect holiday reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Roots - Alex Haley - thought provoking. I've just bought the TV series on DVD Followed by To Kill a Mocking Bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Definatley "The catcher in the rye", closely followed by "Enders Game", about children who are taught to fight wars against an alien species. Actually, i love all the books in the "Ender "Saga, must have read them a million times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 all time would have to be something from the sussex series of Monica Edwards books. Does it have to be grown up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Mine is Gone with the Wind too. I think. But it might be Dr Zhivago. Interesting that To Kill a Mockingbird and the Catcher in the Rye have cropped up a few times already. Not sure if I am allowed to do this but have any of you romantic novel readers have read Welcome to the Real World by Carole Matthews you might like to know that she has just been shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year award - if you would like to vote for her, here is the link: http://www.rna-uk.org/index.php?page=awardlist&id=2&type=shortlist She is a friend and I am biased, but it is a really good holiday read. Her latest is The Chocolate Lovers' Club which might appeal to a few chocolate lovers on here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 The Stand by Stephen King It has to be the complete and uncut edition it is fab It is about a deadly form af the flu virus that the scientists have been tinkering with which is 99.9% fatal and oops it escapes - careless I think I love it because it is scarily true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings - Maya Angelou She is such a great writer and an absolute inspiration. I would dearly love to hear her speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 my are from when I was younger Charlie and the chocolate factory and Watership Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I love Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - it is such a simple book yet really touched me. I bought a copy in English for my OH and he's never read it Don't know what my favourite grown-up book would be..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
