Favorite books?

[Jessie]

We've probably done this before, but swolt's post about Harry Potter made me wonder:  What are some of the best books you've ever read?

[Jessie]

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

I Know This Much is True - Wally Lamb

Best books that later became a movie and totally outshined the movie:

Jurassic Park - Michael Chrichton

Kiss the Girls - James Patterson  (I know he's fluff, but I really dug that series for a while before he ran it into the ground.)

[Jessie]

From childhood:

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler

Bridge to Terabithia

Just about anything Judy Blume ever wrote

[Alice]

Imajica by Clive Barker
The Invisibles by Grant Morrison (yeah, they're comics... but still books!)
What We Don't Know About Children by Simone Vinci
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger (I seem to remember Gamp not liking the ending to this one.)
Ishmael & Story of B by Daniel Quinn

Umm... yeah, there's tons more but those are the first that come into my head.

[Jessie]

Oh yeah, I liked The Time Traveler's Wife.  I don't think I loved that ending either.

Oh, here's one more total trash that I liked - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.  It actually made me cry while I was reading it.

[Alice]

From Childhood:

Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
The Twits by Roald Dahl

[Alice]

Oh yeah, I liked The Time Traveler's Wife.  I don't think I loved that ending either.

Oh, here's one more total trash that I liked - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.  It actually made me cry while I was reading it.

I didn't read the book.  But I hated the movie.  Mostly because I think it's the most depressing movie ever and left me feeling hopeless and lonely.

[Jessie]

Oh yeah, I liked The Time Traveler's Wife.  I don't think I loved that ending either.

Oh, here's one more total trash that I liked - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.  It actually made me cry while I was reading it.

I didn't read the book.  But I hated the movie.  Mostly because I think it's the most depressing movie ever and left me feeling hopeless and lonely.

The movie didn't really capture the spirt of the book.  It was about love.  Real, true, lifelong love.  It was a beautifully tragic story.  Or maybe I'm giving it too much credit because my grandma had alzheimers.  I don't know.

The guy who played Noah looked really cute all scruffy, though.

[Alice]

It was a beautifully tragic story.  Or maybe I'm giving it too much credit because my grandma had alzheimers.  I don't know.

I think maybe I'm just jaded because the moment I start to lose my mind, I want to be shot.  And I'd be pissed as hell if the man I loved made me go through that same realization that I've lost my marbles every day.

[dots]

All The President's Men by Woodward and Bernstein

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

[Gamplayerx]

From Childhood:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

Ooh!  I loved A Wrinkle in Time.

Childhood favorites:
A Wrinkle in Time
Little Women
A Little Princess
The Secret Garden

All-time favorites:
The Color Purple
The Talisman
The Stand

[Jessie]

I can't get it straight in my mind whether I've ever read The Color Purple.

The Stand was great.  I can't believe how much it kept my attention as long as it was.

[Gamplayerx]

Do you remember sobbing?  A lot?  If not, either you haven't read The Color Purple or you're heartless.

[dazie]

Oh yeah, I liked The Time Traveler's Wife.  I don't think I loved that ending either.

Oh, here's one more total trash that I liked - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.  It actually made me cry while I was reading it.

I no longer love you.  You're not the person I thought you were.

#1 all time favorite: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Other faves:

Killer Angels. I was reading that in the car the other day and tried to read a part out loud to the fam.  I almost couldn't do it I was crying so hard.
Where the Wild Things Are. I swear- if that guy screws it up in the movie I will stab him with a fork to the eye.
Confederates in the Attic. Good book about society today and people's views on the Civil War.
Atlas Shrugged. Yeah- I know.  I'm pretty much the only one who likes it.

[Jessie]

Do you remember sobbing?  A lot?  If not, either you haven't read The Color Purple or you're heartless.

I sob every time I watch the movie, but I just can't remember if I've ever read the book.  I guess I should, just to be sure.

I remember reading something fairly recently that made me cry, but I can't remember what. 

I love when books make me laugh out loud or sob.  Those are the best.

OMG I totally forgot HHGTTG.

[swolt]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Phillip Dick
UBIK by Phillip Dick
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Chapterhouse Dune by Frank Herbert

[Jessie]

Snow Falling on Cedars was pretty good.  So was Cider House Rules.

[Gamplayerx]

Do you remember sobbing?  A lot?  If not, either you haven't read The Color Purple or you're heartless.

I sob every time I watch the movie, but I just can't remember if I've ever read the book.  I guess I should, just to be sure.

I remember reading something fairly recently that made me cry, but I can't remember what. 

I love when books make me laugh out loud or sob.  Those are the best.

OMG I totally forgot HHGTTG.

If you want to laugh out loud, read Janet Evanovich.

The Color Purple is written like a diary, only the letters are addressed to God.

[Jessie]

Ok.  I've never read that then.  I wonder if I own it.  I seem to remember picking up a used copy somewhere...

[Beefy]

The Cider House Rules
Jim the Boy
Dune
Inca Gold
The Great and Secret Show (where's the 3rd book of the art, you assmunch)
Santa Steps Out
Any Encyclopedia Brown
Any Three Investigators
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Great Expectations
Kingdom Come (graphic novel)
The Dark Knight Returns (graphic novel)

[dazie]

Oh shit.  I forgot Dune.  Put Dune on my list too.

[Beefy]

Watchmen (graphic novel)
The Creature - Benchley (ultimate popcorn read)
Neuromancer

I know I'm forgetting some more.

[dazie]

I love the Watchmen, but I have to get a new copy. 

[Jessie]

I'm sure I've loved lots of other books and just can't think of them all right now.

[Dry then Catch]

I read There's A Boy in the Girl's Bathroomm in 5th grade, and it is still touching and relevant novel I've read.  Readable throughout time and not condescending like most kids books.