Three Favourite Books

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  • mirandamayhem
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    The Great Gatsby
    In Her Shoes
    The Jungle

    My tastes in books is all over the place. I love Goodreads but only have a portion of the books I've read on there (ie the ones I actually still own). And almost every book on my to read is waiting on my kindle or on my book shelf.

    Currently I am reading 11/22/63. Enjoying it immensly. Not sure if it will become a re-read yet. Depends how it develops/ends.

    I love In Her shoes!
    Actually, you reminded me of a book I LOVE to reread

    "Good in Bed"
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,553 Member
    Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan(a beautiful tale of a woman's mystical journey).
    The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield(mind boggling)
    Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris(unforgettable)
  • headoverhills
    headoverhills Posts: 70
    Maybe I am weird but I haven't re-read a book yet. I only started reading avidly when I was 23 so I am trying to get through quite a bit.

    My favorite hands down is Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn Series, then these in no particular order The Watchers by Dean Koontz, ALL of the Harry Potter books, The Signs of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson and Stephanie Meyer's The Host. (I liked the Twilight series but HATE the movies).

    The Host is one of my favourites too! My daughter also loves it. Many people frown upon it because it's Stephenie Meyer, but it's an outstanding book in my opinion.
  • RoseThePenguin
    RoseThePenguin Posts: 100 Member
    1. The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings
    2. Sabriel by Garth Nix
    3. Junk by Melvin Burgess

    In that order.
  • gshoemaker06
    gshoemaker06 Posts: 264 Member
    Digital Fortress- Dan Brown (I know.... I know... But it's not Da Vinci Code!)
    Night Angel Trilogy - Brent Weeks

    Nothing else I have read qualifies as a favorite.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member

    I love In Her shoes!
    Actually, you reminded me of a book I LOVE to reread

    "Good in Bed"

    Good in Bed is a great re-read also.
  • laplume06
    laplume06 Posts: 32
    "Women", C. Bukowski
    "L'amour dure trois ans", F. Beigbeder
    "Quatrevingt-treize", Victor Hugo
  • SouthernSkylark
    SouthernSkylark Posts: 128 Member
    500 mile walkies - Mark Wallington
    Belgariad series - David Eddings
    Wideacre - Phillipa Gregory
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,552 Member
    Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
    Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer
    Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
  • oreillyn
    oreillyn Posts: 13 Member
    The Onion Girl - Charles de Lint
    Anything by Charles de Lint
    Currently reading An Open Heart - Dali Lama

    Im on bookcrossing.com, user name atomicfirenat ... add me
  • headoverhills
    headoverhills Posts: 70
    Fall of Giants - Ken Follett
    Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon
    Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
    The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood

    I could go on and on, couldn't stop at three.... :)

    I LOVE Fall of Giants - definitely on my list.

    Also:

    Harry Potter - the series
    The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
    The Timetravelers Wife - Audrey Niffeneger
    Great Expectations - Charles ****ens
    Watership Down - Richard Adams

    How could I forget the Poisonwood Bible? Definitely top ten on my list. Also, White Oleander by Janet Fitch.
  • KyliAnnHobson
    KyliAnnHobson Posts: 551 Member
    It's so hard to pick just three. I can only narrow it down to five..

    The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
    Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
    The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
    The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
    The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
  • gr8grl68
    gr8grl68 Posts: 417 Member
    My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
    Kiss the Girls - James Patterson

    and although they are children's books, I love reading them to my kids:
    EB White: Charlotte's Web and Trumpet of the Swan
  • lindalee0315
    lindalee0315 Posts: 527 Member
    I love threads about books. I read constantly. I swear my Nook is going to break the bank. The books I reread are:

    1. The Witching Hour (I love this book., I read it every winter. It's a great one to curl up with because it's so well-written and so long!)
    2. Anna Karenina
    3. An Historian (a really intelligent vampire book about the hunt for Dracula.0

    I could list more that are recent favories. I loved and was blown away by the Double Blind. Fantastic book. I'm sure it will be a re-read.
    I wish there was a virtual book club on MFP. It could be a blast.
  • mirandamayhem
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    I love threads about books. I read constantly. I swear my Nook is going to break the bank. The books I reread are:

    1. The Witching Hour (I love this book., I read it every winter. It's a great one to curl up with because it's so well-written and so long!)

    Ordering this book now
  • KAR1959
    KAR1959 Posts: 4,328 Member
    Easy

    1. Harry Potter - all of them
    2. Little Women - I've read this book at least 50 times since childhood.
    3. Native Son
  • CarolineRose16
    CarolineRose16 Posts: 4 Member
    polarsjewel: You should definitely read the Narnia books they are really good. They're some of my favorite books of all time. But then again I don't read all that often.
    Right now I'm working on Pride and Prejudice. C.S. Lewis and Jane Austin both had a great gift.
  • Xstitcher74
    Xstitcher74 Posts: 124 Member
    The Mark of the Lion series- Francine Rivers
    Redeeming Love- Francine Rivers
    Clan of the Cave Bear- Jean Auel
  • missmayeb
    missmayeb Posts: 182 Member
    I love threads about books. I read constantly. I swear my Nook is going to break the bank. The books I reread are:

    1. The Witching Hour (I love this book., I read it every winter. It's a great one to curl up with because it's so well-written and so long!)
    2. Anna Karenina
    3. An Historian (a really intelligent vampire book about the hunt for Dracula.0

    I could list more that are recent favories. I loved and was blown away by the Double Blind. Fantastic book. I'm sure it will be a re-read.
    I wish there was a virtual book club on MFP. It could be a blast.

    I would join it!!! I am definitely writing all of the ones I haven't read on my next download list. I have been meaning to read The Witching Hour, that one will be next.
  • missmayeb
    missmayeb Posts: 182 Member
    Maybe I am weird but I haven't re-read a book yet. I only started reading avidly when I was 23 so I am trying to get through quite a bit.

    My favorite hands down is Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn Series, then these in no particular order The Watchers by Dean Koontz, ALL of the Harry Potter books, The Signs of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson and Stephanie Meyer's The Host. (I liked the Twilight series but HATE the movies).

    The Host is one of my favourites too! My daughter also loves it. Many people frown upon it because it's Stephenie Meyer, but it's an outstanding book in my opinion.

    I don't care if anyone makes fun of my love of that or Twilight. I read to get away in a fantasy world. I actually passed The Host onto a friend and she loves it too.
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    Anna Karenina, In Search of Lost Time, Appointment in Samarra...
  • laarae
    laarae Posts: 332 Member
    All books by these authors (4 or more not 3)
    Lee Child
    Stephen King
    Julie Garwood
    Nora Roberts-
    I preety much read whatever I can get my hands on.
  • mirandamayhem
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    All books by these authors (4 or more not 3)
    Lee Child
    Stephen King
    Julie Garwood
    Nora Roberts-
    I preety much read whatever I can get my hands on.

    a friend just saw stephen king in a restaurant in london yesterday lol
  • italiankrystal26
    italiankrystal26 Posts: 59
    I LOVE to read and go through books like they're nothing. No matter what I am reading, I always read the same 3 books every year.

    1. The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
    2. The Good Earth, by Pearl Buckley
    3. Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden

    So what books do you keep re-reading. I'm always look for new things to read.

    *Note - Anything 50 Shades does not qualigy as a book!! Kidding...maybe

    Life of PI, is a great book!! They're going to try and make it into a movie! Can you imagine?

    "Sisters" by Danielle Steel
    "Here at the End of the world, we learn to Dance"
    "The Notebook" - of course, haha...
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Peter Cook - A Biography - Harry Thompson

    Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas - Hunter S Thompson

    The Primal Blueprint - Mark Sisson (amongst a long line of nutrition/fitness books)
  • lachesissss
    lachesissss Posts: 1,298 Member
    Proper Novels:

    Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
    Molokai - Alan Brennert
    Sunshine - Robin McKinley

    Improper Novels:
    Lover Mine - JR Ward
    The Iron Duke - Meljean Brooks
  • Italian_mom
    Italian_mom Posts: 192 Member
    I LOVE to read and go through books like they're nothing. No matter what I am reading, I always read the same 3 books every year.

    1. The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel


    Saw a preview for a movie for this the other day
  • tryclyn
    tryclyn Posts: 2,414 Member
    I don't have favorites, but I do have re-reads.

    Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
    The Hitchhiker's Guide series - Douglas Adams
    The Belgariad and The Malloreon series - David Eddings
  • Tony_Brewski
    Tony_Brewski Posts: 1,376 Member
    Can't only got favorite author Vince Flynn however his first book Term Limits my paper back copy is being held together with duct tape because I've read it so many times lol.
  • neurochamp
    neurochamp Posts: 261 Member

    I wish there was a virtual book club on MFP. It could be a blast.

    You know, you could pretty easily make this happen. Start a book club group, invite some MFPeeps, start one thread where you discuss which book(s) to read (pin this to the top of the discussion area), and then post new weekly discussion topics for said book(s) (pin the current week's topic to the top of the boards). Viola - MFP book club!

    :flowerforyou: :drinker:

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