risingdawn Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 So I was browsing Twitter today (as you do!) and popped up upon a questions from the Kobo twitter account. Their Question of the Day was "If you were told you could only read one more book in your lifetime, what would it be?". I think this would be quite a good question to answer. There are tonnes of books in the world and we all have different opinions. I think it would be nice to hear what everyone else suggests. Mine would probably be Jane Eyre. That's out of a list of about 3 books or so though. Jane Eyre is just a wonderful classic. Romantic, Gothic, heartbreaking and all. My other two were between The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill and A Memory of Light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Booth Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Hopefully that would never happen! That is a really good question though! I think I would choose The Count of Monte Cristo as I have always meant to read this but the length has put me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 The Count of Monte Cristo would be a good choice actually. After all you would want it to be a long book with a question like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Favourite novel of all time, richly rewarding even after multiple reads, and I'd never get fed up of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 The Count of Monte Cristo for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Initially I thought Wuthering Heights as it's one of my favourite books but as it would be my last book ever it makes more sense to go for something that i've never read before so i'd choose Bleak House Charles Dickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Bleak House is very good, if you can get over the initial endless descriptions of financial dealings of boring, tyrannical Victorian lawyers. Edited March 24, 2013 by itsmeagain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I think I would have to read Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks again, it's a good long read and I still haven't managed to find a book that I have enjoyed more.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) This might seem a strange choice for someone who is not a Christian, or even religious (I prefer to think of myself as spiritual), but I think I would read The Bible. I am interested in religion for the philosophical debates that it throws up, and would have studied it at school had my parents not talked me out of it. For me it would just be a fascinating if slightly challenging read, and one that would no doubt take half my lifetime anyway ! Edited March 24, 2013 by Talisman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelee Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 The Count of Monte Cristo here as well. It's long, haven't read it yet, and I love the theme of revenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 This might seem a strange choice for someone who is not a Christian, or even religious (I prefer to think of myself as spiritual), but I think I would read The Bible. I am interested in religion for the philosophical debates that it throws up, and would have studied it at school had my parents not talked me out of it. For me it would just be a fascinating if slightly challenging read, and one that would no doubt take half my lifetime anyway ! No, it doesn't seem a strange choice at all - in fact it would be very much on my short list, and I'm not a Christian, being atheist. However, I think it would come down to a choice of two. If I was limited to fiction, it would probably be Les Miserables. if I could include non-fiction, it would probably be JM Roberts's The New Penguin History of the World - a huge superbly written book that would take many rereadings to absorb properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mabel Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I love this question. I am just not sure I can narrow it down to one. I think I would say 'Water for Elephants'. I loved that book, taking me into the world of circuses in the depression. I think I would also like to take the book 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven'. A wonderful book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowers Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 So I was browsing Twitter today (as you do!) and popped up upon a questions from the Kobo twitter account. Their Question of the Day was "If you were told you could only read one more book in your lifetime, what would it be?". I think this would be quite a good question to answer. There are tonnes of books in the world and we all have different opinions. I think it would be nice to hear what everyone else suggests. Mine would probably be Jane Eyre. That's out of a list of about 3 books or so though. Jane Eyre is just a wonderful classic. Romantic, Gothic, heartbreaking and all. My other two were between The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill and A Memory of Light. The Alchemist - I have never had enough of this book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I've been racking my brains to try and pick just one book, especially as the book that jumps out at me is short and doesn't take me long to read, and I keep thinking I should pick a big doorstop of a book so that it wouldn't be over too quickly and I wouldn't mind going back to the beginning each time I finished it, but I just can't seem to get past my choice - Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith. I've read it a few times now, and each time I read it, I get something new out of it, and I still feel the same swell of emotion every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ummlilia Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If we were being deadly serious i'd choose the Qur'an ; otherwise ,I know it's cheating but I'd have to say the Oxford English Dictionary... I'd get bored reading the same book more than once.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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