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Favourite book

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LaDiDaDi · 22/08/2006 11:14

What's your favourite book?

I think that mine is To Kill a Mockingbird, as I remember reading it at school and being absolutely entranced by the writing and the plot. I loved it. I've read loads and loads of books since but none ofthem have seemed to have so much depth to them, although I'm not sure ifthis is just because now I read purely for pleasure and don't have the same discussions about literature that I had at school.

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drosophila · 01/09/2006 20:31

Love Margaret Atwood my fav being the Handmaid's Tale.

Loved Birdsong but don't rate his other books. I have bought his new one to try.

Love most of Patrick Gale

Isabella Allende

Alice Hoffmann

Wuthering Heights

drosophila · 01/09/2006 20:32

Angela's Ashes but not Tis

fatfox · 01/09/2006 20:57

The Kite Runner

Orlando · 01/09/2006 21:02

The shooting Party by Isabel Colegate-- I say it every time because I want just one person to read it and love it like I do! (and it's the perfect autumn read...)

UselessMum · 01/09/2006 21:50

most of the below plus many other I cannot think of now.

to mention a few

most by Paul Auster.

catch 22.

anyone for richard brautigan out there?

birdsong?

I knew I shouldn't have started it... I spend more money in books than clothes for DD.

UselessMum · 01/09/2006 21:54

drosophila I agree birdsong is the only one. MIL gave me the new one and said is good but i'm a bit suspicious. will start it on monday and see.

who likes Ian McEwan? I know he's good but he doen't do it for me.

oh no i'm going to be on this all night.

acnebride · 01/09/2006 22:03

The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
The Plague and I by Betty MacDonald

and Persuasion

must be the P

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LaDiDaDi · 02/09/2006 10:49

I love some Ian McEwan. Loved Atonement for example, looking forward to the film but a bit scared that they will ruin it. I wasn't keen on Saturday.

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LisaHy · 02/09/2006 11:05

Memory foam mattresses...verdicts please. What happens if you spill something on them. Do they get smelly? Anyone got one....

LisaHy · 02/09/2006 11:06

Sorry.... I/m quite new and meant to start a new post for this.......love the book choices though.....think I need a strong coffee...

sophiewd · 02/09/2006 14:19

rlando- read The Shooting Party years ago and loved it aslo loved the film. Am going to look for it to read again

hermykne · 02/09/2006 14:25

couldnt have a fav one as i am not one to re read a book
but like
isabel allende
michael dibdin
star of the sea - joe o'connor was memorable

chonky · 02/09/2006 14:40

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

treacletart - agree with you on Perfume

UselessMum · 02/09/2006 15:53

re McEwan:ladida I've read saturday and thought it was ok but not great, I've also started enduring love but could not go on. I'll try atonement, everyone says is good.

FrogBellyRatBone · 02/09/2006 16:12

Under the Skin - Michel Faber
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart
The Doomsday Book - Connie Willis
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Plague Dogs - Richard Adams
The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
I could go on... and on.... and on....

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acnebride · 02/09/2006 17:20

ah MT i love that book

Greensleeves · 02/09/2006 17:38

The Glass Bead Game

MoreTeaAnyone · 02/09/2006 17:39

Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

drosophila · 02/09/2006 20:45

Do androids dream of electric sheep.

kamsmum · 02/09/2006 21:28

Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion - Jane Austen
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
The Silver Darlings - Neil M Gunn
These Old Shades or anything else by Georgette Heyer
The Poldark books by Winston Graham

and lots more......

laundrylover · 02/09/2006 21:44

Just joined a real life book club and this thread is giving me lots of ideas for my suggestion - thanks.
Perfume - had forgotton how great it is.
Catch 22 - thought it was just for boys but it's not!
Riders!!! sex and horses.....bliss!
Would add a really old Margaret Atwood book - The Invisible Woman??

winnie · 02/09/2006 21:54

pride and prejudice definitely
It is the book I turn to when all else fails and it makes me laugh out loud.

multitasker · 02/09/2006 22:12

Have M Attwood Blind Assasin, must read it if its that good.
Star of the Sea was absolutely unputdownable and - something that is too rare - had a great ending.Remember hearing Bob Geldof saying he was blown away by it.
Birdsong sticks in my mind from a few years ago.
The Red Tent was a great word of mouth bestseller, then got a mention by Julia Roberts on Oprah and sold by the truckload.

Orlando · 02/09/2006 22:18

Yay sophiewd!!

hope you love it even more this time round!

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