What's your favorite book?

drama1308 · August 2011

I'm curious what your favorite books are (either by Christian authors or not). I'm going to need something to do when this wedding planning is over!

drama1308 · August 2011

I haven't been reading lately, but one of my favorite books is Thr3e by Ted Dekker.

ochemjenn · August 2011

I have lots of favorites
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Count of Monte Cristo
The Three Musketeers
Macbeth by Shakespeare
Cold Mountain
anything written by James Alexander Thom (historical fiction, a lot of Lewis and Clark)
anything written by Margaret George (historical fiction)
Timeline by Michael Criton (sp?)
Ivanhoe
The Red Tent (Biblical)

midgetthemighty · August 2011

LOTS
To Kill a Mockingbird
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
5 People You Meet in Heaven
Tuesdays With Morrie
The Little Prince
Tuck Everlasting
Prayer for Owen Meany
Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe

I could probably go on forever.

Currently reading the second book in the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Trilogy and the first HP book

kellya01 · August 2011

My most recent favorite book is "Authentic Faith" by Gary Chapman. I also love reading Diana Gabaldon's books - I think the one I couldn't get my nose out of was Breath of Snow and Ashes. Thick but REALLY good!!

faith415 · August 2011

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[QUOTE]I haven't been reading lately, but one of my favorite books is Thr3e by Ted Dekker.
Posted by drama1308[/QUOTE]

Have you read his Circle Trilogy? It's amazing!! I haven't read anything else by him yet.

drama1308 · August 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What's your favorite book? : Have you read his Circle Trilogy? It's amazing!! I haven't read anything else by him yet.
Posted by faith415[/QUOTE]

No I haven't, I really need to go to the library!! AND the good news is that our new house is within biking distance to the library!! :D

BronwynH · August 2011

I love the Harry Potter books.
Chronicles of Narnia
A Severe Mercy by Vanaukin - great Christian memoir
Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
Gathering Blue, The Giver, and The Messenger by Lois Lowry
Little House on the Prarie series
There's lots more. I love to read.

DramaGeek · August 2011

I'm another with multiple favorites

The Thornbirds

A Girl of the Limberlost

Church Ladies

The Little House Series

Chronicles of Narnia

The Westing Game

Those are the ones I read over and over and over and...well, you get the idea! I'm a big reader so if you need more book recs, here are some I've read recently and really enjoyed

Harry Potter Series

The Hunger Games trilogy

Fireflies in December (first of a trilogy, I need to read the other two)

Best Kept Secrets

drama1308 · August 2011

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[QUOTE]I'm another with multiple favorites The Thornbirds A Girl of the Limberlost Church Ladies The Little House Series Chronicles of Narnia The Westing Game Those are the ones I read over and over and over and...well, you get the idea! I'm a big reader so if you need more book recs, here are some I've read recently and really enjoyed Harry Potter Series The Hunger Games trilogy Fireflies in December (first of a trilogy, I need to read the other two) Best Kept Secrets
Posted by DramaGeek[/QUOTE]

didn't you have a goal to read 52 books this year? How's that going or did you give up on it?

SuMmErKuTiE · August 2011

Another vote for the Harry Potter books... I'm obsessed! They're such easy reads and you can't put them down!

I also loved Water for Elephants.. INCREDIBLE story and now I can't wait for the movie to come out on dvd since it's already been in the theaters.

MelissaC315 · August 2011

I really really loved The Last Lecture

DramaGeek · August 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What's your favorite book? : didn't you have a goal to read 52 books this year? How's that going or did you give up on it?
Posted by drama1308[/QUOTE]

I do have that goal! To be on track I need to be at 26 and I'm currently reading what I think is #18. I might have missed a couple, so it might actually be 20 or 21. Either way, I'm a little behind! I went through a slump of reading some books that weren't that great so I wasn't reading much. When I finally gave myself permission to let them go, my reading time picked back up. Now that my summer program is over, I have time to get back at it.

RebeccaJac · August 2011

You're supposed to all say the Bible... sinners.

A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Kite Runner (book was better than the movie), anything by Paulo Choelo, I did read all the Twilight books quickly... I say it was to be a good youth leader... but they do suck you in. (The literature part of me wants to die for admitting that).

Christianity wise Prodigal God by far is my favorite. I like Erwin McManus a lot, Good and Beautiful God/Life, Francis Chan, I liked reading Love Wins, anything that makes me think

DramaGeek · August 2011

Speaking of Christian authors, is anyone a George MacDonald fan? I'm a HUGE CS Lewis fan (like just about everyone else), so my Christian Classics prof in college said if I love CS Lewis I'd like George MacDonald as well and recommended that I start with Lilith. I hated it. I know MacDonald inspired Lewis, so I'm wondering if I started with the wrong book, or if loving one doesn't necessariy equate to liking the other.

ETA - ditto SummerKutie - I freaking loved Water for Elephants. I hope the movie does it justice. I'm finding that I'm not a fan of the HP movies. Apparently I'm just not a book-to-movie kind of girl.

kalizoomba · August 2011

For Christian authros, I love anything by Dee Henderson, Lori Wick, Ted Decker, Francine Rivers.

For non christian authors, Kristin Hannah, Jodi Picoult, Orson Scott Card, Peter Dickenson and Lois Lowry

ravenray · August 2011

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[QUOTE]Speaking of Christian authors, is anyone a George MacDonald fan? I'm a HUGE CS Lewis fan (like just about everyone else), so my Christian Classics prof in college said if I love CS Lewis I'd like George MacDonald as well and recommended that I start with Lilith. I hated it. I know MacDonald inspired Lewis, so I'm wondering if I started with the wrong book, or if loving one doesn't necessariy equate to liking the other. ETA - ditto SummerKutie - I freaking loved Water for Elephants. I hope the movie does it justice. I'm finding that I'm not a fan of the HP movies. Apparently I'm just not a book-to-movie kind of girl.
Posted by DramaGeek[/QUOTE]

I adore him! Maybe you did start with the wrong book. I love his love stories and children’s books. My favorites are The Princess and Curdie and The Shepherd's Castle. I just love those! Try them out?

As to my favorite books. There are too many to count. What kind of books do you like? I can recommend based on what you like :)

DramaGeek · August 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What's your favorite book? : I adore him! Maybe you did start with the wrong book. I love his love stories and children’s books. My favorites are The Princess and Curdie and The Shepherd's Castle. I just love those! Try them out? As to my favorite books. There are too many to count. What kind of books do you like? I can recommend based on what you like :)
Posted by ravenray[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the recs, I will give those a shot. I just kept reading Lilith and thinking "How in the world is this guy anything like CS Lewis and why did Gary think I would like this book?!"

Of course, if I'm honest, part of my dislike might have been because I couldn't fully concentrate on it. I read most of it via aisle light during rehearsals :-P

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