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Post by katlady on Oct 17, 2018 22:43:51 GMT
I read a lot, but the one book that I really loved (and still have my beat up copy) is Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss. I think I first read it in Junior High school. It is one of those old bodice ripper novels, which would probably not be PC now, but I loved the main characters and was sad when the book ended.
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Post by oaksong on Oct 17, 2018 23:01:31 GMT
How do you pick just one? I’ll choose The Stand based as the first one that comes to mind. Most of the ones previously mentioned - Lonesome Dove, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Emma, Poisonwood Bible, Gone with the Wind, Lord of the Rings, East of Eden, The Road - are right up there too.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Oct 17, 2018 23:04:15 GMT
"A Man Called Ove." The power of human kindness is a beautiful thing!
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Post by minascarscrapper on Oct 18, 2018 0:50:14 GMT
Mary Alice Monroe's "The Beach House" is the one book I always recommend to everyone to read. I love it so much, I want everyone to enjoy it as much as I do. I just love this story! "Beach House Memories" is beyond terrific, too. I love all her books!
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Post by ellen on Oct 18, 2018 0:55:25 GMT
I loved Lonesome Dove - one of my favorites too. I was so glad that it was a long book because it kept me entertained many hours. Then the mini-series came out and I loved that too. Ann Tyler is my favorite author and I'd have to go with "The Accidental Tourist" as my favorite book. It's a quiet kind of book and I can see where someone might find it boring, but I loved the main character. I should read it again.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Oct 18, 2018 1:12:19 GMT
I read a lot, but the one book that I really loved (and still have my beat up copy) is Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss. I think I first read it in Junior High school. It is one of those old bodice ripper novels, which would probably not be PC now, but I loved the main characters and was sad when the book ended. I also loved this book and read it quite a few times in my teens and 20s.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Oct 18, 2018 1:15:53 GMT
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Post by scrapngranny on Oct 18, 2018 1:16:19 GMT
Little Women.
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Post by Merge on Oct 18, 2018 1:27:49 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. This is mine, too. And it’s about time to re-read. I love how my perspective on this book has changed from adolescence, when I first read it, into adulthood.
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Post by Merge on Oct 18, 2018 1:28:18 GMT
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova A great book!
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Post by flanz on Oct 18, 2018 1:30:14 GMT
Gift From the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I read it every year or so. In my top ten, for sure! thanks for reminding me! Thanks for this fun thread, scrappyesq. I'm still trying to think of my fave...
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Oct 18, 2018 1:35:25 GMT
Although I would typically respond with A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, I have given Rob Sheffield's book Love Is a Mix Tape as a gift to more people than any other book. It's one I recommend to anyone who loves pop culture and music. It's just a beautiful story.
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Post by zookeeper on Oct 18, 2018 2:11:20 GMT
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. I wept when I finished it the first time. I wanted to spend more time with Dinah.
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Post by ellen on Oct 18, 2018 2:12:48 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. This is mine, too. And it’s about time to re-read. I love how my perspective on this book has changed from adolescence, when I first read it, into adulthood. I read this book years ago. It was a favorite of my mom. She died about two months before she was supposed to go on a trip to New York City with my sisters and me. On our first full day there we went to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and they had the nicest gift shop. We all bought pretty tee shirts that went with the garden and that book. I'd like to do another trip to NYC without a heavy heart.
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Post by birukitty on Oct 18, 2018 2:35:12 GMT
I simply can't pick one but I can pick a series.
The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. It has everything I like-historical fiction thoroughly researched with a bit of time travel thrown in and written incredibly well. These are page turner books that I lose myself in, falling in love with the characters to the point of feeling as though they are real. They are written with descriptions that are written so well I can see and feel what is going on around the characters. I sink into them forgetting everything and everyone around me-the best part of reading.
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Post by purplebee on Oct 18, 2018 2:42:28 GMT
So many of these are on my top ten list! But I also must say "The Stand" by Stephen King would be my first pick.
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Post by peajays on Oct 18, 2018 2:46:33 GMT
I’m not a huge reader, but the one book that I’ve re-read and enjoyed was Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
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Post by cawoman on Oct 18, 2018 4:28:54 GMT
I love this thread!
Now I want to read Lonesome Dove. The mini series was my Dads favorite. He watched it over and over. Colony by Anne Rivers Siddons is a book that I loved and didn’t want it to end. For years I thought of it as my favorite. But then I read Shantaram earlier this year and really loved it so much.
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Post by alexa11 on Oct 18, 2018 4:35:29 GMT
Gone With the Wind- My aunt lent me her copy when I was 13 and she took me to see the movie. Her copy of the book was old when I read it as a child and now I have it. She passed away a couple of years ago.
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 18, 2018 5:19:29 GMT
I cannot pick one! I have a small list of books I would read again. The ones I can think of at the moment is A Christmas Carol, To Kill a Mockingbird, Secret Garden, Up a Road Slowly, and The Joy Luck Club.
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Post by craftykitten on Oct 18, 2018 6:31:19 GMT
I can't believe how many of these I haven't read. Going to add them all to my list.
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Post by lesserknownpea on Oct 18, 2018 8:44:11 GMT
It’s hard, but Here Be Dragons.
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 18, 2018 9:54:55 GMT
There's no way I can choose just one. However, I just now put Lonesome Dove on hold at the library since I've never read it. I'm pretty sure I don't like westerns but I'll give it a try.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Oct 18, 2018 10:09:27 GMT
That’s like asking which is my favorite child! I know! I keep thinking, "How can I pick just one?"
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Post by kibblesandbits on Oct 18, 2018 11:26:48 GMT
The World According To Garp - John Irving.
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Post by jennyap on Oct 18, 2018 11:36:46 GMT
Although I read a fair bit (less these days than I used to) I'm not very good at remembering what I've read let alone any details, so I can't really pick a favourite.
That said, two (sorry!) that stick with me more than most are The Kite Runner and The Time Traveller's Wife. Both made me cry.
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Post by scrappyesq on Oct 18, 2018 12:29:23 GMT
One of the reasons I started this thread was to get people talking and reminiscing. Hard core reader, one book a year reader or no books since second grade. It doesn't even matter. Books that have special meaning attached, like a loan from a family member or having it read to you as a child. The first book you took out from the library, or the book that got you started being a voracious reader. Or the book that was so good you never wanted to read again because nothing could ever measure up.
You guys have made me (and I hope each other) smile quite a few times!
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Post by ferblover on Oct 18, 2018 12:40:30 GMT
I pretty much only read mysteries. Plus now I read some juvenile fiction to give my kids ideas. My book is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. I pretty much love all books, love to read but that was the first book where I was blown away by how it was written and the power to lead a reader by an author. If I had to pick another book from my other genre it would be The Phantom Tollbooth. It permanently sits on my nightstand!
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Post by candygurl on Oct 18, 2018 13:28:21 GMT
Number the Stars. I read it in 4th grade and it really touched me. I always liked to read before than but it really touched my heart since I knew nothing of the Holocaust and how Jews were treated. I have a copy of that book on my shelf along with some other childhood favorites.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Oct 18, 2018 14:28:11 GMT
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
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