Whats your favorite book?

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koolcas said:
when i think of favourite book, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen immediately comes to mind. I read that book more than 5 times. i really dont know why i like it so much. maybe because if subtle romance? and i love the way they speak. PG wodehouse is also a really good author. He's hilarious. (he's also English..maybe i just like english authors)
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koolcas said:
yayyy!!! somebody thinks like me..and great minds think alike! :P
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4evrfree said:
Definitely on of my all time favorites! :)
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Thank you, ladies :)

The guys just don't get it, do they? haha
 
Roy Maynard for a Christian author.
Paul Cook for a non-Christian author.

Favorite book - Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove (not that any of his other books are worth reading! so save your money and DON'T!).
 
My favorite books are: "I kissed dating goodbye" and "boy meets girl: say hello to courtship" by Joshua Harris and the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis I also like romance novels such as "For Better or Worse" by Diane Hunt and family drama novels by the world renound Christian author, Karen Kingsbury.
 
I really liked "Bless Me Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya "Native Son" by Richard Wright and "Til We Have Faces" by C.S. Lewis
 
chip said:
Roy Maynard for a Christian author.
Paul Cook for a non-Christian author.

Favorite book - Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove (not that any of his other books are worth reading! so save your money and DON'T!).
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Guns of the South is a spectacular book.
 
I would have to agree with the "anything by C S Lewis" folks.
 
4evrfree said:
No they don't :) My aunt and I watched the movies and my cousins, who are guys, thought they were going to DIE from watching them! :)
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one of the ways i could torture my brothers is by forcing them to read those good old english books. i could almost hear the screams of agony. Boys!!! such bigheads..lol. :D
 
Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series is pretty good too. It's great to curl up with when you're in need of a laugh.

At about this time a hitherto unsuccessful fortune-teller living on the other side of the block chanced to glance into her scrying bowl, gave a small scream and, within the hour, had sold her jewellery, various magical accoutrements, most of her clothes and almost all her other possessions that could not be conveniently carried on the fastest horse she could buy. The fact that later on, when her house collapsed in flames, she herself died in a freak landslide in the Morpork Mountains, proves that Death, too, has a sense of humour.
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-From, "The Color of Magic," by Terry Pratchett
 
Perk said:
That is a cool title. What is it about?
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It's a post-apocalypse book. During the Cold War the US developed a supercomputer to fight for them. So did China and Russia. But the computer the US developed became self-aware, devoured the other two computers, literally went insane (the same way a human can), and gained complete control of the world, wiping out the entire human race except for five people that it's kept alive to torment for over 109 years because it absolutely despises humans. The story begins with the characters finally starting to figure out how they can escape and destroy the evil computer, AM, forever. It's an interesting story because as it progresses there's some fascinating character development which was really what I loved most about it since almost every character has some skeletons in the closet so you're never sure what to think of them until the end, and aside from it being a "Good fighting against evil," story, there's also a lot of focus on overcoming one's own shortcomings or major flaws and deciding if you're ever going to learn from your past or be doomed to repeat it.

The author also helped turn the book into a game for the PC which was absolutely phenomenal. He wrote the script and modified the storyline so it would translate well into a game, and he even voiced the evil computer which made it even better.
 
VikkiKate89 said:
It's a post-apocalypse book. During the Cold War the US developed a supercomputer to fight for them. So did China and Russia. But the computer the US developed became self-aware, devoured the other two computers, literally went insane (the same way a human can), and gained complete control of the world, wiping out the entire human race except for five people that it's kept alive to torment for over 109 years because it absolutely despises humans. The story begins with the characters finally starting to figure out how they can escape and destroy the evil computer, AM, forever. It's an interesting story because as it progresses there's some fascinating character development which was really what I loved most about it since almost every character has some skeletons in the closet so you're never sure what to think of them until the end, and aside from it being a "Good fighting against evil," story, there's also a lot of focus on overcoming one's own shortcomings or major flaws and deciding if you're ever going to learn from your past or be doomed to repeat it.

The author also helped turn the book into a game for the PC which was absolutely phenomenal. He wrote the script and modified the storyline so it would translate well into a game, and he even voiced the evil computer which made it even better.
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Nice, I am definitely going to read this when I'm finished with the books I'm reading now. It sounds cool. Thanks.
 
VikkiKate89 said:
It's a post-apocalypse book. During the Cold War the US developed a supercomputer to fight for them. So did China and Russia. But the computer the US developed became self-aware, devoured the other two computers, literally went insane (the same way a human can), and gained complete control of the world, wiping out the entire human race except for five people that it's kept alive to torment for over 109 years because it absolutely despises humans. The story begins with the characters finally starting to figure out how they can escape and destroy the evil computer, AM, forever. It's an interesting story because as it progresses there's some fascinating character development which was really what I loved most about it since almost every character has some skeletons in the closet so you're never sure what to think of them until the end, and aside from it being a "Good fighting against evil," story, there's also a lot of focus on overcoming one's own shortcomings or major flaws and deciding if you're ever going to learn from your past or be doomed to repeat it.

The author also helped turn the book into a game for the PC which was absolutely phenomenal. He wrote the script and modified the storyline so it would translate well into a game, and he even voiced the evil computer which made it even better.
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This looks absolutely brilliant.
 
The Kaiser (by Bartho Smit) published back in 1977 or 1979. I don't think you guys ever heard of him since it was my Standard 9 ( now Grade 11) high school prescribed book. A difficult book in the beginning, but entertaining (with satire)....! ;) It is very symbolic ( talks in a indirect way about life: corruption, greed, moral decay, etc).

I also love other books , books about: outer space (new discoveries) , secret operations and conspiracies , fauna and flora , cars , history and geography....
 
The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnet are really good. Fritz Lieber's Fafrd and Grey Mouser stuff was fun. Asimov's Foundation trilogy. I used to love Iam Banks' book but can't stand them anymore, same with Jim Butcher's Dresden books.I would like to read The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
 
unchristian by dave kinnaman&gabe lyons..and what love is this by dave hunt
 
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