What are your top 5 books?

Question

List 5 of your favourite books and state the reason why.

Answer 1

I'm just going to categorize whole series into one book, if you don't mind :) In no particular order:



Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien: You can't find writers like that anymore. It's just that mystical, amazingly fantasy quality in Tolkien's writing that draws you in deeper and deeper into the book till you get lost in his perfect world of elves, humans, orcs, dwarves, hobbits and more.



Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud: For a contemporary writer, he incorporates both a great sense of humour, sarcasm and wit into his trilogy. Think djinni, imps, ifrits galore and more, coupled with a somewhat modernized century but still trapped in the past, plenty of laughs and surprisingly, you get a great read for teenagers and adults alike.



Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke: Two words to begin with - it's long. Make it three - it's VERY long. But one of the best books I've ever read. It starts off slowly, and I believe that many people don't make it past the 150th page mark. But I perservered and boy, was I rewarded :) Another fantasy genre book, but based on England and the revival of magic and wizardry. I got lost in the book for almost the entire of summer, and only came back to the world when I flipped the last page :(



The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck: It's strange, how uncannily accurate Buck manages to describe rural farm life and rituals in 18th to 19th century China. Of course, given that she lived there, but the way she has written the book transports you back to that time and era, so much so that you can imagine every little detail in your mind, and envision the whole scene playing in front of your mind.



The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan: Perhaps it's my Chinese roots that draws my to Amy Tan's books, but this one draws me in the strongest. It entails how a mother reveals her life long story to her daughter, unravelling secrets that she had kept hidden from her adult daughter for 30 years or so. It is very touching towards the end, and made me reflect alot.



There you go :) Maybe you'd give some thought to reading some of these books. I actually have some more books that I would like to categorize in the top 5 genre (mostly classics and plays) but I thought giving light to some of these lesser known books might be more fun.

Answer 2

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. -I just loved every single thing that happened. Rowling wrapped up the series SO well. Perfectly. I cried a lot during that book. I think I finished in five days, which is insane because I'm just a slow reader and the book is 700 and something pages.



2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. -It was unlike anything I had ever read. The action and fight for survival was amazing. It was a major page turner.



3. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. -I guess I just really loved the whole shadow hunter deal. Jace was sexy and the plot was interesting. Another page turner.



4. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. -Again, it was something new to me. I had never read anything in that time period before so it was very interesting to me. I liked the characters and the plot very much.



5. Graceling by Kristen Cashore. -It was just realllyy good! The only thing I hate about it, is that there isn't a sequel. There is a companion, but that's it.



P.S. I could have listed five HP books, but I thought that would be a little boring. :P

Answer 3

This is exceptionally hard as i am an avid reader, but...



5. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor. Because it is an amazing re-imagining of the classic tale Alice In Wonderland.

4. Night World Series by L.J. Smith. Because it is exquisitely written and brings a whole new meaning to Vampires.

3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Because it is fast paced and keeps you glued to the pages.

2. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. Because it introduces you to 'Shadowhunters', a new race that are part human and part angel. A beautiful story that is un-put-downable.

1. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. Because it's Harry Potter!

Answer 4

Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness- just read it and you'll understand why it must be worshipped



Harry Potter- I know saying this is cliche but they are just such good books from the 4th one+ because their dark, twisted and just generally gripping.



Dark Visions by L.J smith- it has a mixture of teen romance, friendship struggles, fantasy and adventure all wrapped into one.



Breathe: A Ghost Story by Cliff Mcnish- scariest ghost story I have EVER read, with some great language and imagination beyond the human mind.



Ingo- I guess I just love books about mer people :)

Answer 5

Lord of the Rings - tolkien created one of the most complete and interesting worlds i have ever read about

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - brilliantly written with interesting characters in a fully furnished setting

The Magicians - says a lot about the nature of happiness, plus i cried like a baby at the end of this novel

American Gods - so unique and written by a master who makes commentary on some big philosophical issues

Tigana - wonderfully tragic and emotional novel that is written beautifully

Answer 6

1. Warriors (series) by Erin Hunter

2. Seekers (series) by Erin Hunter

3. The Waggit Trilogy (Forgot Author)

4. The Mistmantle Chronicles (forgot Author)

5. The Tygrine Cat (I keep forgetting the authors!)

Answer 7

Harry potter books.....i'd say #1 is Half Blood Prince #2 Order of the Pheonix #3 Goblet of Fire, #4 is Deathly Hallows, #5 is Chamber of Secrets



I like fictions stories like this and i wished I lived in a world like that



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Answer 8

1. The Host by Stephenie Meyer- because its her best work and three trillion times better than twilight

2. The Siren by Kiera Cass- because its about a Siren, Singers their beast and the ocean talks

3.Lament by Maggie Stiefvater- because its crazy

4. Let me in by John Ajvide Lindqvist- because its very weird but awesome.

5. Twilight by Stephenie meyer- because its cute but if it were just one book i'd totally be okay with it,you know and now everone ruined twilight for the real fans!!!!

Answer 9

The Bible.........as a Christian, this is my guide.



The Old Man and the Sea.........illustrates the struggle between good and evil, man and nature.



Walden........ once again, man VS nature, but in a more sedate format.



Around the World in 80 Days.......brilliant imagery



Horton Hears a Who..........who doesn't love Horton?

Answer 10

Et voici pour vous tous une bonne nouvelle : il y a aussi une littérature en dehors des US et ce serait intéressant pour vous tous d' y plonger -- de temps en temps -- un regard de curiosité, juste pour vous persuader que le monde existe aussi hors de vos frontières .



C' est ce que nous, vos lointains voisins ne craignons pas de faire, l' imaginaire est partout.



Serions-nous plus curieux ?

Answer 11

1. phantom tollbooth

im not exactly sure why. i read it when i was in 5th grade and its just always stuck with me. i think i like how creative and crazy it is. and how it sort of teaches a lesson about life.



2. lord of the flies

it was so fun to read. always thought it was sort of creepy. idk i just like it.



3. the outsiders

i fell in love with ponyboy. he seemed like such a gentlemen compared to the rest of the characters.

very entertaining.



4-5. witches / the boy. both by roald dahl

roald dahls always been my favorite author. i love these books because my teacher used to read these aloud to me and i always thought they were funny and interesting.

Answer 12

Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Because they are all fictional and just wishing to be in that kind of world. :3

Answer 13

None



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