Book lovers – what are your favorite books/literary works?
By sunbeams
@sunbeams (232)
Philippines
June 7, 2016 3:29am CST
If you are a big reader like me, you may have come across certain books that left their mark. Those books that, even after years of reading has affected you, one way or another. Stories that made you cry, laugh, scared or left your heart thumping. Books that you will read again and again. Can you share your favorite books?
In a previous discussion, I discussed my love for reading. I have read hundreds of books, real
and e-books.
If you love to read like I do, you may have come across certain books that left their mark. Those books that, even after years of reading has affected you, one way or another. Stories that made you cry, laugh, scared or left your heart thumping. Books that you will read again and again. Can you share your favorite books?
In a previous discussion, I discussed my love for reading. I have read hundreds of books. My favorite books vary in terms of genre (horror, fantasy, suspense, historical, contemporary, inspirational, etc.).
The following are my favorites. Not in any particular order, but I will not mind re-reading them again:
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand), The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
The Secret (Rhonda Byrne)
The Purpose Driven Life (Rick Warren),
The Poet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Greatest Salesman in the World (Og Mandino),
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Harry Potter series, especially the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling),
The Twilight Series (Stephenie Meyer),
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Heart of Obsidian (Nalini Singh), Angel’s Blood (Nalini Singh)
The Chocolate Stories: The Chocolate Thief, The Chocolate Kiss (Laura Florand)
Wish Upon a Jasmine (Laura Florand), Once Upon a Rose (Laura Florand)
The Mortal Instruments series (Cassandra Clare), Infernal Devices (Cassandra Clare)
L:ux Series (Jennifer Armentrout), Covenant Series (Jennifer Armountrout)
The Lonestar Ranger (Zane Grey),
The Outlaw (Max Brand), Acts of Faith (Erich Segal),
The Bourne Series (Robert Ludlum), The Duke and I (Julia Quinn), Say Yes to the Marquess (Tessa Dare), The Hunger Games trilogy (Suzanne Collins), A Time to Kill (John Grisham),
A Song of Fire and Ice – series (George R.R. Martin)
I am currently engrossed in The Witching Hour by Anne Rice. I like how she writes, very detailed, descriptive and engaging. I have a feeling this trilogy of the Mayfair Witches will be added to my book fave list. ^_____^
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
7 Jun 16
I like happy beginning and sad ending. Lol. I'm a fan of Nicholas Sparks, John Greene, John Grisham for The Firm. I read Memoirs of a Geisha, Paulo Coelho's books, Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown, Anne Rice Lestat series and vampires, of course Harry Potter series, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, and I forgot some.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
7 Jun 16
@sunbeams I too love reading and they are of mixed genre.I have read many of the books in your list.Why only one book from Grisham? I had read The Witching Hour some years ago.
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@sunbeams (232)
• Philippines
8 Jun 16
@silvermist I agree with you. If we list all those wonderful books, It will be a very long one.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
8 Jun 16
@sunbeams Yes,as we had read countless books we can't include them here in a list--even those we remember.
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@1210800460 (557)
• China
7 Jun 16
I like to read psychologhy and some classical literature books. Now I am reading Peace Of Mind (by Joshua Loth Liebman),and Carl Gustav Jung.
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@ShivamChauhan (81)
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9 Jun 16
Dan Brown's The Da VInci Code. Haven't come across such a masterpiece in my life till now. His other novels like Deception Point an Angels and Demons also top my chart of the favorites. Next comes the best ever Gothic literature ever written(P.S.), I Frankestein.
