Do you have an all time favorite book?

[snoopy]

Originally posted by Briar Rose 7457

as a kid, my favorites were the "Little House" series, the "black Stallion" series and the "all of a Kind family" series.

I remember having this discussion once before and you mentioning the All of a Kind family series. I had forgotten all about them until you mentioned them. I loved, loved, loved these books! They brought me into a world that was so foreign, but so intriquing. Those books were the first exposure I had to people who weren't Italian and Catholic. I'd love to find a copy of them, I wonder if they are still in print. Do you know?

 

[Bob Slydell]

1984, by George Orwell

Or, more recently (sort of) - The Stand, by Stephen King.

 

[snoopy]

Yay, they ARE still in print!

I'm going to order one today:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440400597/qid=1086115182/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-2071396-7950242?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

 

[flaps]

As a child - The Little House series, Black Stallion series (actually, ANY horse books) and the Hardy Boys series were among my favorites

As a teen - George MacDonald was my favorite author as a teenager

As an adult - Can't really pick a fav, at least not that I've read over and over and over. I've probably read more C.S. Lewis as an adult than any other individual author, though.

ETA: Oh, I forgot another of my favs as a child (that I'll still pull out from time to time as an adult): Madeleine L'Engle's Wrinkle in Time.

 

[remyandhollandsmommy]

Gees, can you ask a harder question?! I guess if I had to choose, it would be...The Blue Sword by Robin McKinnley. But right now I am in love with the Anita blake series by Laurell K Hamilton.

 

[Pete's Mom]

"The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein
&
"Lord of the Rings" By J.R.R. Tolkien

 

[arminnie]

Almost anything by Agatha Christie. I own all of her books and read them over and over again. I love them even though I already know the endings.

 

[coliebird]

To Kill a Mockingbird - I love this book and have read it so many times I lost count.

 

[remyandhollandsmommy]

The Red Badge of Courage was good too.

 

[jimmiej]

Larry McMurtry is my fave author & "Lonesome Dove" is the best book I've ever read. If you like western fiction or non-fiction & you haven't read LD, do yourself a favor & read it ASAP!

P.S. I'm currently in the middle of McMurtry's "Berrybender Novels."

 

[snoopy]

Originally posted by remyandhollandsmommy
The Red Badge of Courage was good too.

Oooooh, I loved this too. Haven't thought about that book in many years.

I like this thread.

 

[browneyes]

 

[remyandhollandsmommy]

The Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey are good, too. I remember finding these books while I was in high school. Now, I have them all!

 

[Gwene65]

My favorite book and movie is Gone With the Wind.


The book is better but I love Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable in the movie. The book describes landscaping perfectly and made me feel like I was there. Plus-who doesn't love Scarlett O'Hara?

 

[NMAmy]

Briar Rose--I had to laugh! I feel exactly the same way about the Brontes. Love Jane Eyre--but I wanted to beat Cathy from Wuthering Heights with a big stick! I was lucky enough to be able to go to the Bronte home in Haworth last summer--they had to drag me out. It was great!

If anyone is looking for books that both you and your young teenagers can enjoy--I highly recommend this series by Lois Lowry--The Giver, Gathering Blue, and the Messenger. My daughter had to read them in school and loved them so much--she had me read them so she could talk to me about them. I read the Giver on a Saturday morning when I should have been running errands, but I couldn't put it down.

 

[ripleysmom]

My favorites are a tie between "The Stand" and "It" both by Stephen King. I can read them again and again.

 

[katerkat]

Originally posted by snoopy
I remember having this discussion once before and you mentioning the All of a Kind family series. I had forgotten all about them until you mentioned them. I loved, loved, loved these books! They brought me into a world that was so foreign, but so intriquing.

Oh my gosh! I've never met anyone who has read this series, and now I have two in one day! I loved these books when I was a kid! I still have my copies!

 

[oogieboogie]

The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton (pretty much anything by her)

Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt books

The Hunt for the Red October

Arabian Nights

Brother Grimm's Fairy Tales

 

[Son of the Morning]

"The Dice Man" by Luke Rhinehart

"East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

"The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass" by Stephen King

"Chocolat" by Joanne Harris

 

[campinggal]

Originally posted by oogieboogie
The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton (pretty much anything by her)

WOW!!! I was just going to post that as one of my childhood favorites!! I scoured ebay last spring to find a complete set for my DD (age 7) and we are busy reading them together!!

Also loved the Narnia series as a kid too.

As an adult...

Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

I'd also echo Lord of the Rings and To Kill a Mockingbird as others have mentioned.