That one Book!

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Carol_s
Carol_s Posts: 73
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Hi everyone,

I was just discussing books with my colleague, and they asked "if I could recommend one book for people to read what would it be?"

It made me think for a while, and I still haven't come to a conclusion, maybe I just haven't read that 'one' book yet that I feel I would encourage other people to read. I have lots of recommendations for books to read, but not one that really stands out.

So I ask you MFPs, what would be that one book you'd recommend people to read?

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  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,849 Member
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    I don't think I could pick 1, but I could pick 3.

    - The Perks of Being a Wall Flower
    - Go Ask Alice
    - A Million Little Pieces.
  • knay112
    knay112 Posts: 45 Member
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    Jane Eyre!
    Greatest Love Story of All Time
    Gotto read that... over and over and over and.....
  • deniseg31
    deniseg31 Posts: 667 Member
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    100 years of solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • SilverStrychnine
    SilverStrychnine Posts: 413 Member
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    Magician, by Raymond E Feist. Best fantasy saga EVER.
  • cms6300
    cms6300 Posts: 163
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    Wow, one book is tough. A fun book that i seem to read every few years is Kane and Abel - Jeffrey Archer.
  • lanibrynn
    lanibrynn Posts: 15
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    To Kill a Mockingbird
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
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    Life of Pi- Yann Martel
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
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    I agree with "Go ask Alice"...BEST book ive ever read
  • kbanzhaf
    kbanzhaf Posts: 601 Member
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    Heaven is For Real
  • Ashleysh22
    Ashleysh22 Posts: 209
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    I don't think I could pick 1, but I could pick 3.

    - The Perks of Being a Wall Flower
    - Go Ask Alice
    - A Million Little Pieces.

    the perks of being a wall flower IS pretty fantastic.

    I'd have a hard time with that too. I love sooo many!
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,849 Member
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    I don't think I could pick 1, but I could pick 3.

    - The Perks of Being a Wall Flower
    - Go Ask Alice
    - A Million Little Pieces.

    the perks of being a wall flower IS pretty fantastic.

    I'd have a hard time with that too. I love sooo many!

    I got it as a gift from a friend in 9th grade. Love getting books as gifts.
  • MaggiePuccini
    MaggiePuccini Posts: 248 Member
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    I could NEVER narrow it down to just one, but one I read recently that I loved was "A fraction of the Whole" by STeve Tolz. I have also recently read Ingrid Bethancourt's account of her 6 and a half years in the Colombian Jungle (after she was kidnapped by the FARC).
  • MaggiePuccini
    MaggiePuccini Posts: 248 Member
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    If you like Sagas, check out Susan HOwatch. She has written some absolutely CRACKING sagas, but they aren't really published or fashionable right now. Cashelmara, Penmarric and recently I read her series set around the university 'A question of integrity' was one of them. Oh they were absolutely gripping! and very well-written too.

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