What is your favorite book?

[slick]

I prefer "light" books as reading material...besides, I'm not as intelligent and thought-provoking as you folks here. My favourite is and always will be Watership Down.

[BOBS DAD]

Oh Slick...

cut it out!!! if we were the intellectual elite... would we BE HERE on PT???

Watership Downs is a great book. I forgot about that one!

[Miss Z]

Definitely The Da Vinci Code. It's such a clever book that's so convincing it could be real. I would love to see the film, even though it won't be a patch on the book, but it's probably going to be 15 or 18 rated so I won't be able to see it at the cinema. I also like Dan Brown's other book, Deception Point

[K9soul]

I read so much I just don't think I can pick out one or two favorites. I love historical fiction the most overall, though I've enjoyed books of all genres. You can really learn a lot from a good historical fiction author as long as they are very good in their research and facts, and meld it well with the personalities they give the characters.

I've been fascinated with the books on the Plantagenet dynasty since I read Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Pennman. The Sunne In Splendour was also an amazing book, just incredible. I've also enjoyed Shogun, The Killer Angels, Lonesome Dove, Aztec, Byzantium and lots more. I tend to read things from old eras, I love ancient Rome and Egypt type settings, Medieval England and so on. Just about anything that is from the 1800s or earlier. I've read some modern day stuff (especially enjoyed some John Grisham stuff), but I am most drawn to those earlier centuries.

[JenBKR]

Oh sooooo many! My two favorite genres are mystery/psychological thrillers (James Patterson, Tami Hoag, etc.) and books about people with different psychological disorders (autobiographical novels are best, but fiction are good too). Also, I recently finished Marley and Me and I have to say that it was FABULOUS! I absolutely loved that book, lots of laughter and tears and I really fell in love with that dog (not to mention that he reminds me a LOT of Roscoe ).

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Oh Slick...

cut it out!!! if we were the intellectual elite... would we BE HERE on PT???

Errrrr..........yes

[Cat's Meowm]

any of Grimm's Fairy Tales;
or any book by Wilbur Smith -
or any of all previously listed

Any book read is worth reading.

I learn something from the Sunday comics.

[*JTM*Coco*pi*Caramel*]

Ohhh you guys reminded me of so many of the good books that Ive read and loved!
For one, Flowers for Algernon and also of Mice and Men! What great great stories!
And To Kill a Mockingbird, ahhh it has been so long since Ive read it that I think Im going to do it again!
Thanks everyone for reminding me of these great books! Im gonna read them all again!
Why not lol!

[Buddy Blaze Lover]

Lord of the Rings and Eragon

[BOBS DAD]

For one, Flowers for Algernon and also of Mice and Men! What great great stories!
And To Kill a Mockingbird, ahhh it has been so long since Ive read it that I think Im going to do it again!
Thanks everyone for reminding me of these great books! Im gonna read them all again!
Why not lol!
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Marie

I am so proud of you Marie. My own children are 20 (in college) and teenagers. They are well educated and well read, but they will most defintely name Lord of the Rings, Nardia and the Harry Potter series as their favorites. SIGH... it's their mother's influence over them!!!!

...sorry ladies

[finn's mom]

I prefer "light" books as reading material...besides, I'm not as intelligent and thought-provoking as you folks here. My favourite is and always will be Watership Down.

Holy crap, you consider that LIGHT reading? I haven't read it in a few years, but, I don't remember it being light. It's one of my favorites, though. Have you read The Plague Dogs? It's the same author, and, an animated movie was made from it too. Great, but, sad movie and book.