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Post by donna on Feb 19, 2018 22:02:36 GMT
My all time favorite is The Family Nobody Wanted. It is about a pastor and his wife post WW2 who end up adopting 12 mixed race children. This was just not done at that time. I first read it in 5 th grade and bought a copy of it in a Scholastic book order. I have had that book ever since then.
The Little House series. My 3rd grade teacher did the first 3 books as read aloud a to us each day. When I found our there were more in the series, I insisted that my Mom had to take me to the library to get the next one. I have read them multiple times over the years.
The Harry Potter series. I wish more authors wrote such good stories that appeal to both kids and adults.
There are so many more that I could list, but these would have to be at the top.
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Post by hutchfan on Feb 19, 2018 22:07:11 GMT
100 Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - read it back in the 70's and reread it occasionally. Thank you, hutchfan , for this thread. We have it occasionally and I often get a good list out of it. You are very welcome, I am making a list too of books I need to read from this board. |
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Post by gottapeanow on Feb 19, 2018 22:10:45 GMT
I really enjoyed A Fine Balance -Rohinton Mistry Swooooon! I adored this book. I just bought a copy. Thanks for starting this thread, hutchfan. Lisa |
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Post by gottapeanow on Feb 19, 2018 22:17:36 GMT
I can hardly pick a favorite.
The Bible is first.
A few others:
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Nightingale
The Book Thief
To Kill a Mockingbird
A Prayer for Owen Meany
I have to say that Charlotte's Web forever instilled the love of reading in me when my teacher read it to our class when I was in fourth grade.
Lisa
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Post by happymomma on Feb 19, 2018 22:20:18 GMT
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Sunshine by Norma Klein
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
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Post by lisae on Feb 19, 2018 22:20:27 GMT
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg. It so funny and sweet and reminds me of my very independent aunt.
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Post by peano on Feb 19, 2018 22:26:25 GMT
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Katharine by Anya Seton
Just Kids by Patti Smith
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Post by katiescarlett on Feb 19, 2018 22:42:15 GMT
I can hardly pick a favorite. The Bible is first. A few others: A Thousand Splendid SunsThe NightingaleThe Book ThiefTo Kill a MockingbirdA Prayer for Owen MeanyI have to say that Charlotte's Web forever instilled the love of reading in me when my teacher read it to our class when I was in fourth grade. Lisa Charlotte's Web also instilled my life long love of reading! I was talking too much in class in 3rd grade and the teacher give me Charlotte's Web and told me to read. I haven't stopped since! |
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Post by imsirius on Feb 19, 2018 22:45:59 GMT
Harry Potter is up there obviously
Book of Negroes
The Red Tent
Vinegar Hill
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
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Post by Just T on Feb 19, 2018 22:55:19 GMT
My absolute favorite book is East of Eden by Steinbeck. Mine too! I read a lot and have a lot of "favorites", but East of Eden stands out as my all-time favorite. Other favorites are: Too Kill a Mockingbird Farewell to Arms Snowflower and the Secret Fan Wintergarden by Kristin Hannah This is not a novel, but I love it anyway--Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh I guess that's enough favorites. LOL |
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Post by gottapeanow on Feb 19, 2018 23:16:40 GMT
I can hardly pick a favorite. The Bible is first. A few others: A Thousand Splendid SunsThe NightingaleThe Book ThiefTo Kill a Mockingbird A Prayer for Owen MeanyI have to say that Charlotte's Web forever instilled the love of reading in me when my teacher read it to our class when I was in fourth grade. Lisa Charlotte's Web also instilled my life long love of reading! I was talking too much in class in 3rd grade and the teacher give me Charlotte's Web and told me to read. I haven't stopped since!  |
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Post by flanz on Feb 19, 2018 23:19:07 GMT
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Post by cmhs on Feb 20, 2018 1:01:46 GMT
Can't choose just one . All of my favorite have been mentioned:
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenedes
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Nefenefger and East of Eden by Steinbeck.
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Post by cindytred on Feb 20, 2018 1:21:18 GMT
My all time favorite book is Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Cindy
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Post by snowsilver on Feb 20, 2018 2:28:53 GMT
I guess I like redemption books.
My favorite: The Bible
Second: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
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Post by zookeeper on Feb 20, 2018 2:38:07 GMT
My absolute favorite is The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.
I have a few others that are at the top of the list right behind The Red Tent.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Memoirs of a Geisha
Snowflower and the Secret Fan
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Post by SabrinaP on Feb 20, 2018 3:00:29 GMT
Favorites (a lot are kids or YA since I’m a teacher!)
Wonder by RJ Palacio
The Giver by Lois Lawry
The Nightengale by Kristin Hannah
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Harry Potter Series
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Post by sierra821 on Feb 20, 2018 3:12:03 GMT
Gone with the wind , The Game of Thrones series and the Outlander
series are my favorite books. Evidently I like long books!
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Post by sierra821 on Feb 20, 2018 3:12:22 GMT
Gone with the wind , The Game of Thrones series and the Outlander
series are my favorite books. Evidently I like long books!
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 20, 2018 3:29:16 GMT
This is an easy one for me: The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay.
I even bought the children's version for my DD to read when she was in primary school. To my dismay she didn't really enjoy it. I was just thinking yesterday (after seeing his widow post something on his Facebook page) that it's about time I read it again.
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Post by Really Red on Feb 20, 2018 4:43:41 GMT
These books have had an incredible impact on my life.
The first three are far and above my favorite. I still get mad thinking how bad the Despereaux movie was and how the screenwriters missed the entire point of the book! And I think that pretty much anything The Little Prince had to say can be used in my office every day!
Harriet the Spy just had a giant impact because all I ever wanted to do was know everything (aka spy on people), and she did it! I didn’t like the ending (she got caught!), but I loved the story. Player Piano was my first Kurt Vonnegut book. It was brilliant and visionary. How to Learn Anything Quickly is what every parent should read. It embraces the differences in learning and stops trying to stick us all in one box.
The Little Prince by Antoine de St-Exupéry
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate di Camillo
Sophie’s Choice by William Styron
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
How to Learn Anything Quickly by Ricki Linksman
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Post by epeanymous on Feb 20, 2018 4:46:58 GMT
The Sheltering Sky, by Paul Bowles. I have never read a book where I felt quite like that while reading. I love his writing in general, although it has never motivated me to want to spend time in heat or sand.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 20, 2018 4:55:58 GMT
Anne of Green Gables and 9 Stories, I could read them both over and over and over again. ETA I keep hoping someone will post their favorite book they HAVEN’T read. I think mine would be The Wind in the Willows. Solely based on my love for Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in DL. I have read that book probably half a dozen times in my adult life. I have an odd sense of humor and would have to say that for an adult book, Sh*t My Dad Says, was so dang funny that I am picking it. Second favorite is Pride and Prejudice. |
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 20, 2018 13:08:53 GMT
Anne of Green Gables and 9 Stories, I could read them both over and over and over again. ETA I keep hoping someone will post their favorite book they HAVEN’T read. I think mine would be The Wind in the Willows. Solely based on my love for Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in DL. I have read that book probably half a dozen times in my adult life. I have an odd sense of humor and would have to say that for an adult book, Sh*t My Dad Says, was so dang funny that I am picking it. Second favorite is Pride and Prejudice. I reread the series every summer. I may have an AoGG problem. |
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Post by monklady123 on Feb 20, 2018 13:23:14 GMT
I'll assume you didn't mean "which is your ONE favorite book"... that would be an impossible question. lol. So I'll list a few of my very favorites, ones that I reread (often many times):
-- Lord of the Rings series
-- Harry Potter
-- Tripod trilogy (old, and one of my favorites from teen years)
-- Mitford series
-- The Stand
-- Watchers (horror, and I read only the chapters about the dog, skipping the others)
-- Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Post by nancydrew on Feb 20, 2018 14:12:15 GMT
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb. I absolutely loved that book!
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Post by Dalai Mama on Feb 20, 2018 15:32:24 GMT
My absolute favorite book is East of Eden by Steinbeck. LOVED that book on so many levels! |
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Post by bunnyhug on Feb 20, 2018 15:42:50 GMT
I was thinking, trying to think of a book that would be my favourite, that I don’t actually have one/any! I work in a library and read at least 110 adult books for pleasure every year, plus all the kids fiction and picture books that I go through—if I spent time rereading, I wouldn’t have time for all those awesome new books!! So my favourite book would probably be the next one 😉
(I did enjoy A Man Called Ove more than most other books I’ve read in the last couple years ...)
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Post by mom2luke on Feb 20, 2018 21:14:17 GMT
This is an easy one for me: The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. I even bought the children's version for my DD to read when she was in primary school. To my dismay she didn't really enjoy it. I was just thinking yesterday (after seeing his widow post something on his Facebook page) that it's about time I read it again. This is one of my favorite books as well! I loved this book. I remember a movie was made about the book but it did not do the book justice. Swoon. I just love this book. |
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Post by peasapie on Feb 20, 2018 21:24:21 GMT
I can hardly pick a favorite. The Bible is first. A few others: A Thousand Splendid SunsThe NightingaleThe Book ThiefTo Kill a MockingbirdA Prayer for Owen MeanyI have to say that Charlotte's Web forever instilled the love of reading in me when my teacher read it to our class when I was in fourth grade. Lisa Lisa, I loved every single one of these, too. |
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