can you choose one book to last you a lifetime?
By rlrsktskni
@rlrsktskni (35)
United States
November 1, 2008 5:53am CST
if you could honestly choose only one book to read, for the rest of your life, what book would that be? i'm the kind of reader who can read certain books over and over again. one book that i've read several times is called 'the bone people' by keri hulme. it's a book set in new zealand about a loner who lives in a tower by the sea who suddenly finds a young mute boy and his stepdad thrust into her life. i recommend it to everyone when the talk turns to books! that would be my pick.
what's yours?
2 responses
@missgabbi (52)
• United States
1 Nov 08
I don't think I have a book that I love that much. I've read some good ones, but I'm not sure there's one I could read over and over. I love the books I read as a little kid, like "The Giver," "Crazy Lady," and "James and the Giant Peach." I especially loved "The Giver." If you've never read it, I won't tell you what it's about. I think everybody should read it at least once. Maybe that would be my one book, lol.
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@rlrsktskni (35)
• United States
1 Nov 08
thanks for your response!
i've read "james and the giant peach" but i will check out "crazy lady" and "the giver" too!
:)
@wayz12 (2059)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Wow..that is tough to pick. There are so many books that I enjoy rereading, depending on my mood.
I would say one that I wouldn't mind reading over and over would be Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Her great philosophical novel has great characters, tension-filled plotlines, and though-provoking ideas. I love the different speeches delivered by certain characters in the book.
I think, if I'm force to choose one book, Atlas Shrugged would be a top contender.
@rlrsktskni (35)
• United States
2 Dec 08
thanks for your respond! a friend of mine was telling me about that book just a couple of days ago, i will have to check that one out too.
:)
