what is your favourite book ?

I have two: Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery, and Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace.

Too many ar emy favorites

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It changes all the time. I kind of like 'The dream drugstore' the best now, though I finished it months ago.

Zen Mind Beginners Mind

I read so much it's hard to remember all, especially the thriller fiction ones. I like John Saul as a fav author and the Hannibal series for thrillers. "Stairway Walks in San Francisco" has long been a favorite for nonfiction. There's one called "Home-Psych" by Joan Kron -- it's an older book about the social psychology of home and decoration.

God Delusion: Richard Dawkins

Don't read books

the one I just put down. or the one I just picked up. i'm easy to please

A Prayer for Owen Meany

Have no favorite, really.... its my favorite at the time, but I really enjoyed "Point of Impact" by Stephen Hunter ..the Movie "shooter" was based on this book

Love stories books Romance Novels

Watership Down

The complete folio texts of Willaim Shakespeare.

It's hard to pick just one - if I was only allowed to read one book ever again - it would be 'Moreta' by Anne McCaffrey.

One book?

I can't do it. Tell ya what - I'll give you 5.

The Stand - By Stephen King
The Postman - By David Brin
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - By Hunter S. Thompson
Anne of Green Gables series - By LM Montgomery
Harry Potter Series - by JK Rowling

"The Four Agreements"

> Zen Mind Beginners Mind

What time is it?

Its Howdy Dowdy time!! LOL

WICKED
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire

too hard to pick just one............. i loved Swan's Song, The Stand, A Lesson before Dying, The Color of Water, Pillars of the Earth, East of Eden.

The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky.

I'm also a huge fan of the Harry Potter book series, not as much as I used to be when I was younger.

Hey, I just read that last summer. So, what did you like about Brothers Karamazov?

I read it a while back. I pretty much loved everything. Even long drawn-out-ted-ness. But the best thing is the characterization. The way he paints people just makes them feel so real. Ivan was my favourite, he was so reserved and philosophical, yet deep inside he was a vulnerable soul. I had a bit of a crush on him reading the book. What did you like about it?

Did I say I liked it? I struggled with it a little (maybe related to the "drawn-out-ted-ness"). Also, Dostoevsky's characters seem semi-crazed to me (they rave and freak out a lot; and just ruin their lives over nothing). Maybe that's the sentimentalist thing. The father and Dmitri were particularly bad. I read a shorter book by him, The Gambler, that had similarly crazy characters. They don't make sense to me, so it doesn't go over well.

I did like Ivan better, though by the end, not so much. But, I think I see why you like him. I guess he was too vulnerable from my perspective. I understand he went through some trauma, but it seemed like he could have easily recovered and he would have been fine. Instead, he becomes an example of why being like him is bad. I didn't like that because I think Ivan was fine and not so fragile (and, like me in some ways). But, I suppose this was part of Dostoevsky's point about faith that I essentially disagree with.

I was motivated to read Brothers Karamazov out of a desire to understand a religious point of view. I had heard that it was a favorite book among intellectual religious leaders. That's probably why I struggle with it. The point it makes, I (mostly) disagree with. Though, a friend of mine helped me accept more of it by separating "faith" from religion.

Alyosha was my favorite, of course. He remains calm and reasonable throughout. Also, his compassion and faith in humanity are noble and appealing to me. I'm sure this is what Dostoevsky wanted, as Alyosha is essentially the heroic protagonist.

I liked Smerdyakov too.

The Thirteen Clocks, by James Thurber

I wish I had read the book more recently, then I'd have a lot more to say.

I guess I didn't have many problems understanding the book because I was raised Orthodox, so it kind of all came naturally to me, the way of thinking. I was discussing the religion with my boyfriend some time ago (don't remember what point I was trying to make), and he's also Orthodox, so I gave him the book to read. He liked it a lot.

Try Crime and Punishment. That's the other famous book. It's a bit easier to relate to.

None

what's Orthodox?

It's a demonimation of Christianity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Chur...

Characters in Brothers Karamazov are Russian Orthodox.

Anne of Green Gables

I'm a James Thurber fan, too. He did the Secret Life of Walter Mitty. And his short stories are hilarious. What a mind.

Neil Gaiman called wrote "It's certainly the most fun that anybody can have reading anything aloud". I love reading it aloud. To just about anyone.

Twilight ,new moon ,eclipse and breaking dawn

Have you tried Shel Silverstein's poems? OMG I read them to my kids thinking they were for kids but I was laughing the loudest.

Where the Sidewalk Ends is great....

The Egyptian by Mika Waltari. I empathize with characters like Sinuhe. People who like me, are "gifted" with what I choose to term "fecal dexterity". That is, everything they touch turns to dung.

My favorite book is the Bible.