The best books you've ever read

[JustNotFunAnymore]

Following on the from the other thread
where someone asked what the most ridiculous thing you've read in a book was. (And therefore ruining anything on my wish list 😂)
I want to know what the best book you've read is. What book I must read soon.

I'm partway through 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama. I got it as a sample and after two or three chapters had to buy it on my kindle. It's so good. She writes really well.

The other thread in case you want to read it

Absolutely Ridiculous Things in Books http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/amiibeingunreasonable/4134816-Absolutely-Ridiculous-Things-in-Books

Mara and Dann by Doris Lessing

I have books I love and will read annually, and then books I love to read once but don't feel the need to reread.

Probably one of my favourites for rereading, (or maybe three favourites) are Dorothy L Sayers' Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night, and Busman's Honeymoon. She's some levels above a mystery writer like Agatha Christie, they're quite literary. You'd want to start with Strong Poison first but it's not as good.

Knowledge of Angel's by jill Paton Walsh
Lady Audley's secret by Mary Braddon
Dracula By Bram Stoker

Well, maybe tell us the kind of thing you like? There’s no point in me getting eloquent about Henry James if you read mostly thrillers.

Eustace and Hilda by LP Hartley.
Jane Eyre.

I loved Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd. He's a great writer but it possibly also chimed with the fact I was living abroad and I envied the adventure.

The secret history by Donna Tart. I still love it x

@Cluas

Well, maybe tell us the kind of thing you like? There’s no point in me getting eloquent about Henry James if you read mostly thrillers.

I read pretty much anything. I read all the time. I've often said I'd live without my phone but not my kindle 😂

A Town Like Alice by Neville Shute.
Love it.

The Secret History
Morvern Callar
Mrs Dalloway
Station 11
Rivers of London

Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Case Histories and Life After Life by Kate Atkinson are all brilliant. She has a really engaging writing style and they make me laugh and cry. They have an element of mystery/who done it about them as well.

@Pollaidh

I have books I love and will read annually, and then books I love to read once but don't feel the need to reread.

Probably one of my favourites for rereading, (or maybe three favourites) are Dorothy L Sayers' Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night, and Busman's Honeymoon. She's some levels above a mystery writer like Agatha Christie, they're quite literary. You'd want to start with Strong Poison first but it's not as good.

I was going to say exactly this but you already have, so I won’t My copies of Gaudy Night and Busman’s Honeymoon are absolutely falling apart, I reread them so often. I also reread The Dark is Rising (in a similar state), Children of Green Knowe (on my second copy) and A Country Child, all children’s books.

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Watership Down has stayed with me all my life as a happy memory.
The Rotters Club brought back many memories of the era it was set in.
Midnight's Children is wonderful.

Following

Some of my favourite books are:

Brave New World
Light a penny candle
Adam and Eve and pinch me

They’re all very different from each other, and I reread them every few years.

All of Paul Theroux’s travel books, great content beautifully written. I don’t get on so well with his novels though.

A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Color Purple
I Know Why the Caged bird Sings
The Passage Trilogy

A Thousand Splendid Suns is really good. Sounds wanky but it’s one of those books that ‘stays with you’ for a while after.

Hard to pick one book.but I really like the help by Kathryn Stockett

I love this, I'm always looking for ideas for books to read. Recently I read the family upstairs, by Lisa jewel, that was really good.

A thousand splendid suns did make me cry.

Wiglio. I love most of Theroux‘s novels but don’t get on with his travel books.

My favourites are
The Mosquito Coast - Paul Theroux
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

I don't think I could ever choose just one book or series or anything like that and my favourites are really diverse.

But today I'd say the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. I'm going to start re reading them today. I think they're just what's needed to get through a lockdown.