The book you like most discussion

First, I must come clean:

I became a GR friend of Ben Carlyle and have swapped messages since that time. This weekend Ben Carlyle was visiting London and so I went along with two other of his GR friends to meet and chat with him.

The Roads Chosen by Ben Carlyle takes into a way of life rarely spoken of and shows its human side, for all its faults and all its greatness; you’re taken there by someone who has lived in that world.

Yes, this is a novel, a suspense, espionage, thriller, but far from a comic escapade and exposes a most dreadful life experience that many young souls are forced to endure.

As yet, I’m not a mother; this book touched my heart and the story it tells has remained part of my life ever since reading.

The Hunger Games(Suzanne Collins) and the Selection series(Kiera Cass) are the best. Mic drop. Hands down.

“Tracks” by Robyn Davidson

Emma

War Doctor by Dr David Nott

Pony by R J Palacio

song of achilles by madeline miller

josie wrote: "song of achilles by madeline miller"

I really liked Circe by this same author.

Yamini wrote: "Emma"

Ah, a fellow Jane Austen fan. My favorite book, though, is Pride and Prejudice.

Favorite book of all time Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.

My favorite book: The Light Between Oceans

Stephen King’s The Stand

hello everyone! im new in the good reads community, been reading since last year, my favorite book until now its “ the brightest light of sunshine” by lisina coney. it got me so much, i enjoyed everything about it!🫶

It’s so hard to just pick one! I guess if we’re going for ones that really hit your heart a certain way then The Haunting of Brynn Wilder is up there to me, especially loved the audible version because the narrator was phenomenal. For someone who has bad experiences with Alzheimer’s in the immediate family it just struck me as a really beautiful story.

Wolfsong 100%

The Little Prince and The Picture of Dorian Gray

My favorite series of all time is “Red Rising” by Pierce Brown. It’s like The Hunger Games crossed with Ender’s Game and Game of Thrones. Huh- it’s Ender’s Hunger Game of Thrones!

Things We Never Got Over !!!! For sure

I have been advised to to read Song by Achilles and Circe as well (in respons to message 8 and 9. To comment on message 2, I am currently reading the Balled of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel to the Hunger Games series (great series). This since they are working on a movie/ tv-series about it and I want to read the book first. Furthermore, I like historical (fiction), but also romance books and books similar to The Hunger Games (do not know how you would describe that genre). I like writers like Hellen Rappaport for the historical accuracy, for instance her books about the Romanovs, but I've also quite liked books like the ones from Daisy Goodwin, which is basically romanticized stories off existing people (like queen Victoria and empress Elizabeth). (I do have to admit that I haven't had much time to read in the past couple of years so I am currently picking it back up. And I am finding a lot of books series that seem great. And I like all of your suggestions, so thank you.)

Difficult to pick a sole favourite, but some of my favourite Authors include Patrick Rothfuss, Robin Hobb, & Samantha Shannon xxx

The Road - Cormac Mccarthy

Fiction : And then there were none by Agatha Christie, Recursion by Blake Crouch

Non fiction : Almanack of Naval Ravikant

I just read “The picture of Dorian Gray” oh my Lord everyone has to read it!!!

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

daisy jones and the six -TJR

The Gospel according to Jesus Christ-Saramago
The silence of the girls - Pat Barker (let me explain thise are my favorites this jear)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss
And
“I’ll Give You the Sun” by Jandy Nelson

The picture of Dorian Gray
Eragon series
Harry Potter book 3 and 4 (read till book 4)
Mistborn book 1 & 3

I am a fan of historical fiction, so my top books are of that genres. I can’t pick one either, but these are my top 3:
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (most recent)

When We Lost Our Heads- Heather O'Neill

This is so hard to answer. My most reread book is Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud. I read it at least once a year. My problem is every time I read a good book I think it’s my favourite.😍

I've read a lot of good books this year but my favourite has to be the Blackjack series of books by Murray Bailey.
Two released so far with the 3rd book due out in November.
Definitely recommend to any readers who enjoy a good thriller with a twist.

Susan wrote: "I am a fan of historical fiction, so my top books are of that genres. I can’t pick one either, but these are my top 3:
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Cove..."

I'm reading a book just now called 'The Mechanical Devil' by Kate Ellis ( this is book #22 in the series but the first of her's that I've read) and it has an historical thread going through it if you like thrillers?

I recently read Desperation Road by Michael Farris Smith. It was a love story without romance. I mean the protagonist was a savior, a loving person without strings when he meets a woman who needs help. I loved this book.

Right now, I just finished the entire ACOTAR series. While this series gets mixed reviews, it was a series that I related to and loved entirely. The emotions that ran through me, especially in A Court of Silver Flames (the last book), were unreal. It’s found family, romance, fantasy, and touches on sensitive topics. I’ve never related to a series more.

Well, my favorite books tend to be the ones that I can't stop thinking about, or the nostalgia ones (mostly ones I read from 11yo - 16yo and loved). But talking about the ones I couldn't stop thinking about:

- Deathless, by Catherynne M. Valente - a beautiful, lyrical retelling of the Russian folkloric tale of Koschei the Deathless and Marya Morevna. Beautiful writing, interesting characters and wonderful magic.

- Uprooted, by Naomi Novik - I love, love, love Novik's writing in this one and Agnieszka is such a lovely main character. Her relationships with magic, with The Dragon, with The Forest are so beautiful and I think of this book often.

- The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern - this is very much a 'no plot, just vibes' book, but Morgenstern's writing is so atmospheric it transports you right to the circus.

- The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang - this book is so uncomfortable and heartbreaking and filled with anger. Kuang's writing is insanely good and I honestly couldn't stop thinking about it when I finished it. Been bracing myself to finish the rest of the series because the books are quite heavy.

One of my favorite books that I have read this year is A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones. I have read a lot of her books and I find that she is generally good at world-building. She is known for riding the Charley Davidson series.

In the House of the Cerulean Sea. I also greatly enjoyed Under the Whispering Door

One of my favourite books is Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Otherwise, I like the book Human 0.4 by Mike Lancaster. I also loved books by Stuart Turton and Benjamin Alire Saenz. <3

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Everyone who I’ve recommended this book to, loves it!

Just finished rereading one of my favourite books ever, and I think I have a book hangover. I can't stop thinking about it. It is Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen. I think I didn't understand how much I loved it until reading it for the third time. The characters are funny, quick-witted, kind and relatable and they feel real, the era is one I love reading about, the romance is absolute perfection and nothing can ever beat it, and the whole is wrapped in Jane Austen's funny and sometimes ironic writing. She also makes observations about society, marriage, social conventions and such through her characters' interactions, and some of them feel modern for the times she lived in.

My favourite book for now is John McPhee's Coming into the Country. Funny thing, though, I haven't finished it yet. Been dipping into it now and then over three years. Have you ever had a book that's so rich you can only read little bits of it at a time? Kind of like going without sugar all your life and then being served a lava cake. McFee's portrait of Alaska and its denizens isn't plot driven, but it's just so attentively, beautifully, lovingly written, I can only take it in sips.

@Ronald Niezen yes I have read a few like that, you never want to end.

I think I have too many to pick just one favorite.

The book that I like the most and try to re-read every year is Shalador's Lady. The Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop I consider my comfort books. They are books that I re-read every year to start my year off. I don't re-read the whole series, but I will read several of the books from the series throughout the year. The truth about humans and human nature is written so clearly in Anne Bishop's books that they often hold the answer to any situation someone might be facing in their own life or at work. I also enjoy how she is able to take a cliche and knock it on it's head creating something entirely new.

Jules wrote: "Just finished rereading one of my favourite books ever, and I think I have a book hangover. I can't stop thinking about it. It is Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen. I think I didn't understand how..."

P & P is my all time favorite as well. The other 5 are pretty amazing too.

Winter the fourth book in the lunar chronicles series. It’s a great book and the ending is very satisfying.

Where the Crawdads Sing. One of the best books ever.

The Glass Castle. It's based on a true story and captures my heart every time.

I am more of a non -fiction reader 😊…sharing one of my favourite this year is The slight edge by Jeff Olsen . I can read this book over and over again 😊