The one book everyone should read?!?

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  • Rubie81
    Rubie81 Posts: 720 Member
    Huge Fantasty Fan here.
    A GAME OF THRONES
    LORD OF THE RINGS
    HUNGER GAMES (YA)
    And some one currently suggested the trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss.
  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
    Greem Eggs and Ham The Sneeches!
  • WhyeatKachra
    WhyeatKachra Posts: 404 Member
    The Old Man and The Sea. A masterpiece. Truly.
  • gertudejekyl
    gertudejekyl Posts: 386 Member
    :indifferent:
  • saudade87
    saudade87 Posts: 44
    i'm part of an awesom ebook club, and by far the BEST BEST book i've ever read was The Alchemist. I'm a somewhat cynical person, but it gave me hope. Absolutely life changing.
  • glonigan
    glonigan Posts: 82
    The 4 Hour Work-Week by Timothy Ferris.
  • TeamEdwardJenn
    TeamEdwardJenn Posts: 400 Member
    For all the people who have read
    "Life of Pi" , they are making it into a film


    Another cpl of favorites of mine
    Phantom of Manhatten - Phantom of Opera sequel
    Eat ,Pray , Love
    Damn i just love to read haha actully everyone should read all the Dr.Suess and Bearnstien Bears book because they are the bees knees haha
  • JLPaige
    JLPaige Posts: 194
    Currently reading the Game of Thrones series - LOVE IT!
    Lord of the Rings trilogy
    Outlander series - by Diana Gabaldon

    And many, many more! :)

    Oh...and definitely can't forget The Hunger Games
  • runs_in_heels
    runs_in_heels Posts: 97 Member
    THIS!
    so good.

    also Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut) and Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury) and Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil (John Berendt)
    Depends on what you like. I like sci-fi/Fantasy. (because I get enough reality in real life- I like to eescape reality when I read)

    Some of my favortires are:
    ...

    C.S.Lewis's Space Trilogy (Out of the silent planet, Perelandra, Thatt Hideous Strength- they are quick reads, short books)

  • TeamEdwardJenn
    TeamEdwardJenn Posts: 400 Member
    Ohh yes Hunger Games were good
  • totallydevious
    totallydevious Posts: 309 Member
    Cut by Patricia McCormick :heart:
  • rishonb
    rishonb Posts: 232
    Kama SUTRA...just makes your relationship a tad bit better...
  • tamheath
    tamheath Posts: 702 Member
    People, people, people....Did you see him say that he's not an avid reader and gets bored easily!?! There's no point suggesting some massive literary tome just so that we can impress each other with our intellect! The whole object of the thread is to give him something he will read!!!!!

    :laugh:

    I'm reading Rules of Prey by John Sanford. Not a massive literary tome, but an easy, maybe guy kind of, action-thriller. Great read, and I'm looking forward to reading a couple more in the series.
  • roxxyrott
    roxxyrott Posts: 1
    I hated The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Read 100 pages and was just bored. A book really has to grip me in the first chapter or two in order for me to stick with it.

    Loved the Hitchhiker books.

    My husband and I just finished the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. We both loved it!!

    The Eragon series by Christopher Paolini and Wicked were a couple of my husbands favorites.
  • sarah1334
    sarah1334 Posts: 77 Member
    I agree with everyone who has mentioned "The Book Thief"... finished it a few weeks ago and it's STILL on my mind! So awesome.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
  • tamheath
    tamheath Posts: 702 Member
    Ohh yes Hunger Games were good

    Definitely the Hunger Games! Easy, fun, fast read.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Harry Potter!
    It's my obsession. It's been my favourite ever since I first read it over 10 years ago. Although I'm aware that the simple writing style makes it not for everybody.

    Her writing style is actually very sophisticated, especially starting in book 4. It's EASY to read, but it isn't simple. It's a very complex and well-developed story.

    Agreed. I didn't read the books until I was 22. Especially towards the last 2-3 there is so much going on and so many characters, I surprised myself by keeping up.

    And I fell in love.
  • MTBrob
    MTBrob Posts: 513 Member
    THE TWILIGHT SAGA>..


    OH ALSO 50 SHADES OF GREY>.
  • laarae
    laarae Posts: 332 Member
    I don't know if everyone should read him but I absolutely love Lee Child's Jack Reacher series-men and women can't get enough of Jack (not Daniels but Reacher:laugh: )
  • HealthyGinny
    HealthyGinny Posts: 821 Member
    The girl with a dragon tattoo by Stieg Larsson is very gripping a thriller :-)

    If you aren't an avid reader, this won't work for you....took me over 150 pages to get into it....it's like the with ALL 3 of those.

    Agreed.
  • JLPaige
    JLPaige Posts: 194
    The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls (i think?) It's non-fiction.

    This was an amazing book. If you like this I would also suggest The Lovely Bones.
  • DaughterOfTheMostHighKing
    DaughterOfTheMostHighKing Posts: 1,436 Member
    THE HOLY BIBLE
  • JLPaige
    JLPaige Posts: 194
    Cut by Patricia McCormick :heart:

    This was also a really good book
  • valerieschram
    valerieschram Posts: 97 Member
    There are too many good books out there to pick just one! One of my all-time favorites is "The Poisonwood Bible." There are also a lot of books that I have read that were very eye-opening that I think everyone should read, but that are not necessarily page-turners or fun to read! I would include among them, "The Jungle," by Upton Sinclair, "The Affluent Society," by John Kenneth Galbraith, and "Nickel and Dimed," by Barbara Ehrenreich.
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    The Count of Monte Cristo! A seriously twisted tale of someone who gets royally screwed over and how he settles the score. I have read it in different stages of my life from childhood to adulthood and it is the only book that I can see myself reading several more times in my lifetime.

    I feel exactly the same way about this book.

    Excellent choice!
  • LadyoftheDisc
    LadyoftheDisc Posts: 136 Member
    On the Road, by Jack Kerouac. One of my absolute favs!
  • tquig
    tquig Posts: 176 Member
    a dictionary!
  • Iron_Duchess
    Iron_Duchess Posts: 429 Member
    I would suggest getting an E-Reader of some sort. You don't need the top of the line and you could maybe find one on ebay as the bookworms tend to upgrade. I suggest this because you would be able to check out many books free or very cheap and if you get some friends that also have one you can even "loan" stuff. It would let you experience multiple genres until you figure out what you really like.

    Or he could just go to the library. :-)
    LOL that is true. I love books and bookstores and libraries but I was trying to see it thru the eyes of someone that doesn't. It may be a little less intimidating to browse at home. At least that's how it is with my hubby who is not a reader at all. He will at least use the nook to find something he likes.

    I have to have the actual books in front of me to figure it out. But he's got a whole list to start with from this thread, so he could write a few down and then head to the library.

    One thing I will say is if he has a smart phone and can download the Kindle app, there are a lot of classics available for free that way and that wouldn't require spending money on an e-reader he may or may not use again.

    True, But the good thing about an e-reader is actually being able to check out the books from the online library. No trips to the library, no late fees, and all kinds of books for free. The county library usually updates the catalog once a week and adds new e-books and audio books. I read about two books every four days and never pay for them. If I don't like them all I have to do is return them. Check out the online catalog of your local library, you will never regret it. Recommendations; Robert Liparulo's Deadfall or the 13th Tribe, All of Frank Peretti's, and Ted Dekker.
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    I would suggest getting an E-Reader of some sort. You don't need the top of the line and you could maybe find one on ebay as the bookworms tend to upgrade. I suggest this because you would be able to check out many books free or very cheap and if you get some friends that also have one you can even "loan" stuff. It would let you experience multiple genres until you figure out what you really like.

    Or he could just go to the library. :-)
    LOL that is true. I love books and bookstores and libraries but I was trying to see it thru the eyes of someone that doesn't. It may be a little less intimidating to browse at home. At least that's how it is with my hubby who is not a reader at all. He will at least use the nook to find something he likes.

    I have to have the actual books in front of me to figure it out. But he's got a whole list to start with from this thread, so he could write a few down and then head to the library.

    One thing I will say is if he has a smart phone and can download the Kindle app, there are a lot of classics available for free that way and that wouldn't require spending money on an e-reader he may or may not use again.

    True, But the good thing about an e-reader is actually being able to check out the books from the online library. No trips to the library, no late fees, and all kinds of books for free. The county library usually updates the catalog once a week and adds new e-books and audio books. I read about two books every four days and never pay for them. If I don't like them all I have to do is return them. Check out the online catalog of your local library, you will never regret it. Recommendations; Robert Liparulo's Deadfall or the 13th Tribe, All of Frank Peretti's, and Ted Dekker.

    ^ this too.

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