Acesare* Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yikes ... first posting! Hiya and welcome. Normally I'd say Hi Wrath, but we have a Wraith and it would get too confusing Why don't you pop across to thge introduction thread and telkl us a bit about you? I promise we don't bite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda1 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Ummmm.....top five books (non classics) at the moment are:1. Haweswater by Sarah Hall 2. The Discovery of Chocolate by James Runcie 3. Distant Music by Lee Langley 4. Music and Silence by Rose Tremain 5. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood Distant Music has just been sent to me from Amazon. It's not the sort of book I would usually read si I'm looking forward to it. I'll let you know what I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Tough one this - here goes... 1. Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (I love everything about this - it's poetic, the descriptions are wonderful and the characters brilliant) 2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (a moving novel which teaches the reader about Afgan culture but also contains universal emotional truths) 3. The Rotter's Club by Jonathan Coe (brilliant characterisation and it captures the social and political climate so well - I think Johnathan Coe is a Dickens of our time) 4. Therese Raquin by Emile Zola (shocking and compelling tale) 5. Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (love this as it deals with the expansion of the railways and so is a social commentary of that time and also looks at forgiveness) There are loads of novels that haven't made the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Read several Steinbecks many year ago Muggle, especially remember 'The Grapes of Wrath' as being very good. Have this and also 'Of Mice and Men' and 'The Pastures of Heaven'. On my 'to be re-read soon' list. Rosie, have you read any of R.F.Delderfield? Particularly enjoyed 'A Horeseman Riding By' and 'To Serve Them All My Days'. Poppy, please give The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck a read. It is a relatively short book which I believe you will like. Makes one think a bit and appreciate mankind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Poppy, please give The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck a read. It is a relatively short book which I believe you will like. Makes one think a bit and appreciate mankind. Thanks for that Muggle, have written it down for my next trip to the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nici Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Right, I have given this a lot of thought.....these are my most favourite books in the whole wide world! (In no particular order). 1. Jean Auel - The valley of the horses 2. Barbara Erskine - Hiding from the light 3. Barbara Erskine - Child of the phoenix 4. Nancy McKenzie - Queen of Camelot 5. Stephen King - Rose Madder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 The Crucible ~ Arthur Miller Animal Farm ~ George Orwell Lord of the Flies ~ William Golding El Otro Arbol De Guernica ~ Luis Castresana Winnie the Pooh ~ AA Milne makes me wonder why I read so much chick lit at the moment where there are so many more mind stimulating books out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Somehow five is easier than ten: Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts Wages of Sin by Penn Williamson Mortal Sins by Penn Williamson Sea Swept by Nora Roberts Fighting Reuben WOlfe by Markus Zusak KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAY Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Thats a good a idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock_faery_666 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 In no particular order... The Bitch Goddess Notebook by Martha O'Connor How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff Othello by William Shakespeare An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley Emma by Jane Austen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 The Regeneration Trilogy Pat Barker The World Is Not Enough Zoe Oldenbourg Katherine Anna Seaton Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell The Woman In White Wilkie Collins I enjoy reading these books over and over. ellie:readingtwo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteffieB Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 What an inspiring thread this is! Ok, already, I'll read Wuthering Heights, it's been on the Leaning Tower for a, ahem, very long time now:) After reading everyone else's lists I find it impossible to narrow mine down. Boy, did I love If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things..so thoughtful. It's nice to know there are other Zusaks to search out, too. And what's this Bitch Goddess Notebook -- the title alone is alluring:) I just finished Good Omens on the recommendation of a really good friend...it was so good I immediately turned it over to a kid at the hospital. He's only got 10 pages to go! I'm so glad I found this forum:smile2: Sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazeltree Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 This is so hard! There are several groups of books by authors that I really like - Diana Gabaldon's Cross Stich etc, Jean Auel's Clan of the Cave Bear etc, Trudi Canavan's Black Magician Trilogy, J K Rowling's Harry Potter series (of course!) Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series Long Term favourites (single books) include: Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell The Hobbit - J R R Tolkien Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien Devil Water - Anya Seton Watership Down - Richard Adams Those are off the top of my head and I know I've cheated by putting my favourite series's (if that's a word!) of books but I couldn't pick one out of a series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee Catch-22, Joseph Heller A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess Dracula, Bram Stoker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblomov Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 1. Fatherland by Robert Harris 2. World Fair by E L Doctorow 3. The Night of the Generals by H H Kirst 4. Black Sunday by Thomas Harris 5. The Consort by Anthony Heckstall-Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Wow, this is really hard! 1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien 2. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte 3. The Stand by Stephen King 4. Vanity Fair by W.M. Thackeray 5. all of the Pendergast novels combined by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (I know that's kind of cheating, but so what?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Watie Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 I agree. A lot tougher than I thought it would be. I read this yesterday, and have chewed on it ever since. 1. Daniel Defoe ~ Robinson Crusoe 2. James Fenimore Cooper ~ Last of the Mohicans 3. Larry McMutry ~ Lonesome Dove 4. The Dalai Lama ~ The Art of Happiness 5. Blackwolf Jones ~ Listen to the Drum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceguyEddie Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Thayt's tricky one, and subject to regular change: David Mitchell Cloud Atlas John Irving Owen Meaney Harry Thompson This Thing of Darkness John Updike Rabbit, Run Ian Rankin Resurrection Men If I answered tomorrow it would be a different five I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblomov Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 1. Fatherland by Robert Harris2. World Fair by E L Doctorow 3. The Night of the Generals by H H Kirst 4. Black Sunday by Thomas Harris 5. The Consort by Anthony Heckstall-Smith BTW, the above 5 are my favourite modern books. I have to classify classics separately. They are: 1. Nostromo by Joseph Conrad (I am currently re-reading this one) 2. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 4. Orlando by Virginia Woolf 5. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 John Updike Rabbit, Run Ah, I love Updike's Rabbit series! I used Rabbit, Run in an exam. Although I do need to get hold of the last two Have you read the others? What did you think of Rabbit Redux? I think I may even like it more than ...Run! Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Orlando by Virginia Woolf Great choices IMO, Oblomov! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Think I need to update mine... Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga Jane Eyre - Charlotte BronteMaus - Art SpeigelmanThe Crimson Petal and The White - Michel FaberWuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblomov Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I have never liked Wuthering Heights (the wife is crazy about it) for reasons that I cannot fathom myself. The book left a bad taste in my mouth because of the unpleasant lead. I find Heathcliffe's character almost sadomasochist and his relationship with Cathy delibrately perverse. The story looks a bit too much at the negative and unredeemable aspects of humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carm Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 here are my choices: 1-I Know this much is true by wally lamb 2-the stand- stephen king 3-what looks like crazy on an ordinary day- pearl cleage 4-the lovely bones- alice sebold 5- kite runner- khalid hosseini -carm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceguyEddie Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Have you read the others? What did you think of Rabbit Redux? I think I may even like it more than ...Run! Yes, I've read all three + the novella of a couple of years ago. Rabbit Redux is extremely good. Rabbit and his son descend into chaos when his wife leaves. It's a while since I read them all, but as a kind of American history snapshot, it's very interesting as he goes through the decades. I actually on chose Rabbit, Run because I didn't want to choose the Rabbit series as that's 3 1/2 books, but it could have been any of them. Rabbit is Rich is very good also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I have never liked Wuthering Heights (the wife is crazy about it) for reasons that I cannot fathom myself. The book left a bad taste in my mouth because of the unpleasant lead. I find Heathcliffe's character almost sadomasochist and his relationship with Cathy delibrately perverse. The story looks a bit too much at the negative and unredeemable aspects of humans. I loved Wuthering Heights (I've only read it once, I wonder how it would stand up to a re-read) but I hated Heathcliffe character. I think that's one of the things that impressed me about the book, how much it made me get involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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