What's your favourite book?

[carolyorkie2010]

My all-time favourite is "Does my bum look big in this." I laughed till I cried at some of it; it has a certain appeal to women of a certain age, LOL. Runner-up has to be "The Haunting." (Or was it "the Haunted?") Anyway it was set round a bothy in Scotland; great book, but a bit scary........

Not sure if I should admit this, but I have kept my favourite book from when I was a child, "Shadow the sheepdog.")

[tintinthegingertomcat]

Difficult to answer definitively....love Harry Potter and have many favourite authors but the book I read only three years ago and wished I had read sooner was THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA.

[notgrumpyreally]

Easier to say what I don't like! Those awful 'My Mummy hated me' type that seem to be really popular! Read one becuase someone had left it in a hotel room and it was absolute drivel!

If I had to take one to an island it would be Anna Karenina.

[hansrey64]

My fav book is called: 

YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE BY DUANE "DOG" CHAPMAN

aka Dog the bounty hunter.

[ed_blackadder_1]

When I was a child it was the Folk of the faraway tree by Enid Blyton and also Shadow the sheepdog.

As an adult it has to be the Lord of the Rings, which I read just before the films came out. I had read the Hobbit at school but didn't like it, also books by Jane Austin and Du Maurier. Biographies especially Paul O'Grady hilarious.

Reading now The Rome Prophecy

Book I didn't like at all was Lord of the Flies, funnily enough horrible book.

[ilove2patch]

The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings, Pompeii by Robert Harris & best of all Perfume...The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind. As a child I loved Enid Blyton & Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass.

[captainbovine]

usually it's the one I'm reading at the moment, but not this time....this one is rubbish.

I prefer historical books, thrillers and funny books.

[stampingpat]

The Hobbit, But recently I have enjoyed reading the Agatha Raisin books. 🙂

[ginap.123]

The Paul O'Grady autobiographies are hilarious Ed. I also like all the Jeffery Archers, all have very clever endings.

[ginap.123]

(Although having read about Paul O'Grady did make me feel that I had led a very sheltered life:0

[**towery**]

i'd really struggle to select one

i'd struggled to just pick one  book per author 

[heatherwizpod]

 To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee.

Closely followed by Terry Pratchett's Hogfather.

[carolyorkie2010]

I enjoyed "To kill a mockinbird" We read it at school.

[carolyorkie2010]

Oops, meant to put "Mocking Bird" Sorry.

[ed_blackadder_1]

Just thought of another one, the da vinchi code that had me hooked from the start and I finished it in 2 evenings.

[chips-and-brown-gravy]

I couldn't choose a favourite.  There are so many different books in so many different genres.

I do remember Germinal by Emile Zola made me cry and A Wag's Diary by Alison Kervin made me laugh till I cried.  I read a couple of books a week, but lately have been struggling to find something that really grips me.

Some that have stuck in my mind are Praying for Sleep by Geoffrey Deaver, a real page turner with a suprising twist and almost anything by James Rollins.

Two recommendations  - don't bother with Revenge Wears Prada - it's awful and if you love books give Goodreads a try - fab website that give reader reviews and can point you towards books that you might enjoy - never read a book from their recommendations that I haven't enjoyed.

[rainydaywoman11]

I too, couldn't get it down to one, but managed 3 if that's ok 

Madame Bovary, Anna Karenina and Jane Eyre - these are the ones I read time and again and will be taking into hospital with me in book form - I have 3/4 weeks in isolation - I couldn't possibly consign them to Kindle or Ipad - heresy.

Chips - have you seen the DVD of Germinal? - starring Gerard Depardieu - it is bleak but beyond wonderful.  I love Zola too.

[stroppy*cow]

There is no way that I could pick just one book, there are so many wonderful books.

What interests me and holds my attention does vary according to how I am health wise. Right after my accident when I really struggled to concentrate I found the Mills and Boon type romances really good because even if you skipped a page (or even a chapter) by mistake it really didn't matter. None of them was what you could call memorable. Another advantage of them was that they were usually small and light in weight, so easy to hold.

I do find the kindle an absolute godsend as I have a huge number of books on it, a whole variety and I can switch from one to another depending on how ill I am feeling. It is also good that the kindle remembers where I am in each book. The other advantage is of course space - the kindle has over 700 books on , but can fit in a pocket.

[dazypichu]

Too many good books out there to pick just one, but a special mention for Bram Stoker's Dracula and anything by Clive Barker. His book for older children 'The Thief Of Always' is fantastic. I also love Fungus the Bogeyman and Where The Wild Things Are from when my boys were little....have got them in a safe place along with He-Man and She-Ra figures.

When I was little, my favourite book was a huge compedium of stories, poems, puzzles and things. I kept it for ages, but it got stolen from my Gran's attic a long time ago. I also enjoyed the Paddington books and Mary Plain stories.

I remember reading Germinal when I was at secondary school, was recommended to me by my English teacher, excellent book.

[rose2008-2008]

Books and reading is my passion. I devour books. when i was younger i liked Little Women, Watership Down. I liked i think they were like Mallory Towers stories about girls at school, there were different ones. Beatrix Potter. too many to name one they were all lovely. it would be one of those.