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Favourite book of all time!

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Squishedpickle · 04/07/2022 10:23

I'm after some great new book recommendations as I feel a bit stuck in a book rut - what's your ONE favourite book of all time?

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TattiePants · 04/07/2022 11:16

Sorry, I can't whittle it down to one but top 3 would be:

All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
The Colour Purple, Alice Walker
84 Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff

ILIWYS · 04/07/2022 12:40

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguru

OompaLoompaa · 04/07/2022 15:02

Emmeline by Judith Rossner

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Snowhite90 · 04/07/2022 15:04

Twopence to Cross the Mersey -Helen Forrester

Nattalie18 · 04/07/2022 15:05

Shantaram

AppleHa · 04/07/2022 15:06

Probably Children of Green Knowe.
But given that is a children's book I will say The Secret History.

HuntingoftheSnark · 04/07/2022 15:09

Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
East of Eden - Steinbeck
The Sea, The Sea - Iris Murdoch

And a lot more.

Original poster
Squishedpickle · 04/07/2022 16:33

Ooh thank you! Lots of new-to-me books to add to my list!

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TheOceanClub · 04/07/2022 18:05

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.

ChagSameachDoreen · 04/07/2022 18:09

"The Catcher in the Rye" by J D Salinger

"Prep" by Curtis Sittenfeld

Hels20 · 04/07/2022 18:12

I second Prep, Rebecca and The Sea, the Sea. I also love Rohinton Mistry.

but my favourite books really are A Prayer for Owen Meany and Gone with the Wind…which I probably shouldn’t admit to.

ColinRobinsonsfamiliar · 04/07/2022 18:13

Ohhh Tuppence to cross the Mersey!! ABSOLUTELY fabulous book yes 100%.

my most favourite though is Angela’s Ashes.

mangoontoast · 04/07/2022 18:15

The 19th Wife
Wild Swans
Life After Life
Dr Zhivago

Also second Tuppence to Cross the Mersey

Metheven · 04/07/2022 18:15

The Stand by Stephen King.

MsJuniper · 04/07/2022 18:15

The Sea, The Sea is wonderful.

ChessieFL · 04/07/2022 18:15

Wuthering Heights
Rebecca
My Family And Other Animals
Rachel’s Holiday
The Cazalet Chronicles (ok that’s a series but never mind!)

Hels20 · 04/07/2022 18:16

Oh yes to The Cazalet chronicles - brilliant and v easy to read

Vampirethriller · 04/07/2022 18:16

@Snowhite90 I love Helen Forrester's memoirs!

Mine is The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle.

Gr33ngr33ngr4ss · 04/07/2022 18:16

Tuppence is touring in regional theatres!

The Tale of Murasaki by Liza Dalby. I can re-read it over & over.

nocoolnamesleft · 04/07/2022 18:18

LoTR has been my favourite book for over 40 years. That's loyalty for you.

Lampzade · 04/07/2022 18:19

Adrian Mole The Cappuccino Years - author Sue Townsend.
I have read this book about ten times.

PoseyFlump · 04/07/2022 18:20

TattiePants · 04/07/2022 11:16

Sorry, I can't whittle it down to one but top 3 would be:

All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
The Colour Purple, Alice Walker
84 Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff

Thoroughly enjoyed the first two so definitely going to give the third a go!

Thewolvesarerunningagain · 04/07/2022 18:20

If I can have 3
Charles Palliser The Quincunx
David Mitchell Cloud Atlas
Jane Austen Emma

Though so many on here already would be in the top 10 :-)

RedRec · 04/07/2022 18:32

I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith.

MrsElm · 04/07/2022 18:34

Pride and Prejudice

Time Traveller's Wife

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