Katy.dark Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Mortal Instruments (3), Cassandra Clare Darkest powers (3)- Kelley Armstrong Vampire Academy(4)- Richelle Mead Impulse- Ellen Hopkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Illium ~ Dan SimmonsOooh, this sounds interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I can't think of twenty but I can think of a few: Schindlers List: Thomas Keneally Birdsong: Sebastian Faulks The Railway Children: E Nesbit The Secret Garden: Francis Hodgson-Burnett The Enchanted April: Elizabeth Von Arnem (I think!) Constant Gardener: John Le Carre Rebecca: Daphne Du Maurier A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens Little Dorrit: Charles Dickens Bleak House: Charles Dickens Oliver Twist: Charles Dickens Emma: Jane Austen Wuthering Heights: Emily Bronte Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte Little Women: Louisa M Alcott Frankenstein: Mary Shelley Dracula: Bram Stoker Hound of the Baskervilles: Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle Wind In The Willows: Kenneth Grahame Chronicles of Narnia: C S Lewis That's it and I think that is twenty ... so ... um obviously I could! lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 Man I need to update this again. I'll try and get to it in the next week or so. Suzanna - we actually only need the top 5 choices, the possibilites would be too difficult to cope with if I had to account for 20 titles per person Is it okay to use the top 5 on that list, or do you want to pick 5? There's no rush, I won't be updating for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 FIVE? That's even more difficult as I love so many ... It's all right I think I know what they are... hang on. Schindlers List: Thomas Keneally Wind In The Willows: Kenneth Grahame Chronicles of Narnia: C S Lewis A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens Rebecca: Daphne Du Maurier. There. I just thought that the title of this thread was top twenty books an individual forum member likes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 - This thread is dedicated to drawing up a list of the BCF members' 'Top 20 Books EVERYBODY Should Read!' The guidelines for picking and posting your list are as follows: 1. You are only to choose your top 5 books. No more, preferably no less. 2. Your choices can be from any genre you like, and for any reason you like. 3. This is not necessarily a 'favourites' thread - while you are more than welcome to list your 5 favourites as your choices, the KEY idea here is to name the books you think EVERYBODY should read once. 4. Please note you are welcome to use your list from 2008 if you so choose. 5. A book series is counted as one choice. Name the series, rather than an individual book. - Once enough posts have accumulated, I will list the top 20 here and update it as much as possible. - Please feel free to discuss other peoples choices (in a constructive manner - people are allowed pick books for any reason, so don't start criticizing reasoning.) Have fun! That's the first post. Last years list is from an old thread, and at the end of this year I'm going to see how they compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I see that I am the only one who has put Schindlers List on their list of top fives ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 Nothing wrong with that! Other than, it won't get into the top twenty, but I don't want this to be a competition, just a survey to see what books are the most popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I know, I am the least competitive person in the world (I don't watch or participate in any sport as I hate to be competitive.) Things like this are really interesting as it shows how diverse an individual actually is and that is what interests me the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 In no particular order: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - such a plausible future it scared me. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman - raises themes and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Sorry about the unfinished post...accident, and I can't edit yet. I meant to say: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - such a logical, plausible future it scared me. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman - explores themes that should be openly confronted more often. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - what we ignore about our society. The Bible - even many Christians haven't read it. 1984 by George Orwell - no explanation needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 My top 5 would be: 1. The Cider House Rules by John Irving 2. Two Women by Martina Cole 3. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 4. Ghost by Danielle Steel 5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicolaJ Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My top five would be: White Teeth - Zadie Smith Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold The Hobbit - JR Tolkien Little Women - Louisa M Alcott The Secret Garden - Francis Hodgson Burnett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 My five are already in, and left by the wayside pretty much, but I have often wondered what the fate would be a of a put-and-take list of say 20 books, where each member could eliminate one book and replace it with one they preferred more. And whether that might not settle into a consensus after a while. Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyvek999 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 MY top five: 1. Harry Potter 2. Inheritance Series (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Book 4) 3. Lord of the Rings 4. Pendragon 5. Rangers Apprentice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmo Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 My top five in no order are: 1. The Hobbit 2. Harry Potter 3. Angels and Demons 4. Lord of the Rings 5. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccles Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 David Copperfield. Charles Dickens. The underdog can win. IT Stephen King. How childhood friendships stay strong in adulthood. Savages by Shirley Conran. How class can change during hard times. The Bible. Everyone should read Revelations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleC Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 My top five is..... 1) 1984 - Orwell (Absolutely) 2) Cecit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 2) Cecit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_perfect Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 My 5 are (in no particular order): 1) Looking for Alaska - John Green 2) Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon 3) Lost Souls - Poppy Z Brite 4) The Beach - Alex Garland 5) Girlfriend in a coma - Douglas Coupland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 For my first post my top 5 (in no particular order) would be: 1. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving 2. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver 3. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 4. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 5. The Bible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bel-ami Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Looks like I must read To Kill a Mockingbird. My top 5 are: Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien Pilllars of the Earth - Ken Follett Les Miserables - Victor Hugo Bel-ami - Guy de Maupassant Watership Down - Richard Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Mine, in no particular order, would be: 1. The Count of Monte Cristo 2. Birdsong 3. Rebecca 4. Dr Zhivago 5. 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Pride and Prejudice .. Jane Austen Rebecca .. Daphne Du Maurier Lord of the Rings .. JRR Tolkien The Harry Potter series .. JK Rowling Wuthering Heights .. Emily Bronte It's so difficult to pick only five .. you have to keep it really tight .. if it was a list of all my fave books it would also be peppered with Dickens and Trollope (A), CS Lewis, Terry Pratchett, Susanna Clarke, Stroud and Abercrombie, Charlotte Bronte and Nancy Mitford (infact the Mitfords in general) .. not to mention Stephen Fry. Just five is difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenwood Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 in no particular order.... Pride & Prejudice His Dark Materials (is that cheating?) Crime & Punishment The Book of Lost Things Notes from an Exhibition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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