scrappyesq
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Post by scrappyesq on Oct 17, 2018 14:02:12 GMT
Whether you've read one book or a million what is your absolute favorite i.e. what book will be going with you into the deep hereafter.
Only ONE!
Mine: "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. I have read so many books spanning so many genres but this would be my one. The writing is amazing. To me it captures the ordinary events of life punctuated by big unexpected events. It shows how one person could live their whole life with an undercurrent of melancholy that's painful to read. The bright spots that do happen are so quietly joyful that you smile even with just one sentence describing the event. I've loved this book since I was 16, and there are quite a few that have come close to being my absolute favorite but none have taken the top spot.
What's yours?
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Post by not2peased on Oct 17, 2018 14:03:57 GMT
I dont know if it's my favorite (I would have to think for a few days, lol) but lonesome dove is probably in my top 10 of all time. LOVE that book
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Post by kckckc on Oct 17, 2018 14:04:35 GMT
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
(Lonesome Dove is on my Top Ten list )
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freebird
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Post by freebird on Oct 17, 2018 14:05:14 GMT
Harry potter series The stand - stephen king Fried Green Tomatoes - Fannie Flagg
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eleezybeth
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Post by eleezybeth on Oct 17, 2018 14:05:23 GMT
The Secret Garden
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janeliz
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Jun 26, 2014 14:35:07 GMT
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Post by janeliz on Oct 17, 2018 14:05:32 GMT
To Kill a Mockingbird. I read it for the first time in 9th grade. I read many wonderful books as I was growing up, but this was the first time that I really felt transformed by literature. It was truly impactful in my life.
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Post by dudleypippen on Oct 17, 2018 14:13:39 GMT
That’s like asking which is my favorite child!
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desertgirl
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Post by desertgirl on Oct 17, 2018 14:16:20 GMT
100 Years of Solitude.
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Post by ruralgirl on Oct 17, 2018 14:24:42 GMT
This is really hard! I would say the book that has been the most memorable to me is "The Good Earth." I read it back when it was my daughter's assigned reading in high school. They hated it and complained about how boring it was but I thoroughly enjoyed it and can still remember the characters and the story (which is rare for me).
I just downloaded the sample of "Lonesome Dove." That sounds good.
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Just T
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Post by Just T on Oct 17, 2018 14:30:29 GMT
It's so hard to pick just one as I have read so many fantastic books over my life. But if I have to pick just one, I will say East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
I've never read Lonesome Dove, but I think I want to now.
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Post by katiescarlett on Oct 17, 2018 14:32:12 GMT
The Stand by Stephen King.
Lonesome Dove is also in my top 5. Fantastic book and the mini series is great as well.
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Post by pierkiss on Oct 17, 2018 14:34:00 GMT
Summer sisters. By Judy Blume. I read it a couple times a year. It is my favorite. I think the characters are so well written and relatable. The story is great.
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Post by leannec on Oct 17, 2018 14:41:06 GMT
My fav is Emma by Jane Austen ... I even have a dd named Emma because of it
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anniebygaslight
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Jun 28, 2014 14:08:19 GMT
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Post by anniebygaslight on Oct 17, 2018 14:49:23 GMT
A Country Child by Alison Uttley. I must have read it 20 times.
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Post by kelly316 on Oct 17, 2018 14:49:37 GMT
Almost always, whichever book I’m currently reading!
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Post by Leone on Oct 17, 2018 14:55:50 GMT
Nancy Drew...Hidden Staircase or Ghost of Blackwood Hall...both scared me silly.
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QueenoftheSloths
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Jun 26, 2014 0:29:24 GMT
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Oct 17, 2018 15:05:15 GMT
I would have to pick a childhood favorite, and I will cheat and pick a whole series, the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace. They are so comforting and cozy, and they feel like an old friend when you reread them.
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Oct 17, 2018 15:06:29 GMT
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.
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hutchfan
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Post by hutchfan on Oct 17, 2018 15:12:34 GMT
The Ambassador's Woman by Catherine Gaskin. But a paperback at a store going out of business I think for a dime and I couldn't put this book down. I loved it so much that I sought out a hardcover copy to buy.
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Post by disneypal on Oct 17, 2018 15:17:25 GMT
"The Firm" by Josh Grisham
I was never much of a reader, even in high school, when we had to read books, I used the Cliff Notes most of the time.
During my 2nd year in college, a classmate just finished reading "The Firm" and handed it to me and said "You have to read this book, it is so good!" I told him I wasn't much of a reader, and he insisted I take it and read it, so I did. (It was a new release, which shows you how long ago it was - haha) I loved the book and I have loved reading ever since. I read all the time now and I never had before that book, so that is a big reason why I consider it my favorite, it made me fall in love with reading.
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Post by mom2luke on Oct 17, 2018 15:19:59 GMT
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. My parents grew up in Glasgow not Ireland but so many of the stories reminded me of my Mother's stories growing up.
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Rhondito
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Jun 25, 2014 19:33:19 GMT
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Post by Rhondito on Oct 17, 2018 15:20:12 GMT
Five Years to Freedom by Col. James N. Rowe
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 17, 2018 15:22:51 GMT
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and Memoirs of a Geisha.
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Post by busy on Oct 17, 2018 15:28:56 GMT
"Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Oct 17, 2018 15:32:52 GMT
I can’t pick just one but my favorite author is Colleen Hoover.
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Post by farmgirl on Oct 17, 2018 15:33:56 GMT
Gift From the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I read it every year or so.
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Post by scrapcat on Oct 17, 2018 15:38:59 GMT
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. It was ready to me in the 4th grade and stayed with me since. I read it once in a while. The message never gets old. (no pun intended )
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Post by lisacharlotte on Oct 17, 2018 15:51:03 GMT
The Stand by Stephen King
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Post by Skellinton on Oct 17, 2018 15:55:46 GMT
I have many books I love and reread, but my favorite book is incredibly easy to choose, Anne of Green Gables. I love how vivid the characters are, I love the way LM describes PEI, I laugh, I cry and ultimately I just feel better after reading it. I could read it again and again and again.
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psiluvu
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Post by psiluvu on Oct 17, 2018 16:13:51 GMT
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I first read it in grade 6. I am now 51 and still reread it every two or three years.
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