Between the Lines discussion

Please feel free to add your favorite book and why.

I loved "Letters" by Marjorie Pay Hinckley. She seems like a real down-to-earth, genuine, uplifting person, and loved hearing about her life in HER voice.

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom was the most uplifting World-War-II-era book I've read -- and nonfiction to boot (so it REALLY happened!) What an amazing outlook and perspective this woman had!

A couple of "classics" (or, modern classics, maybe) I loved for their descriptions and lyrical writing: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (by Betty Smith) and Cry, the Beloved Country (by Alan Paton). (I think I was the only one at book club who cared for "Cry," but hey.)

Books I liked for their interesting concepts: Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (some might say it's a bit gimmicky, but I found it intriguing as a language-lover) and The Giver by Lois Lowry.

I have to give a shout-out to Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. It's written for twelve-year-olds but I found it charming.

Uh-oh. That is more than "one" favorite book! *sigh* Of course. :-)

If I have to pick an absolute favorite, I pick "Letters." :-)

I really liked the Hiding place too!

Where the Red Fern Grows :) This is the best book in the world :)

I've liked a Ton of books (other than the Awesome Twilight series)

So many you'll have to check my books- All 5 stars are great.

Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Midnight Folk - John Masefield (children's book)
Nana - Emile Zola

Tomorrow I might have different favourites.

Too many to say...

As of now...

GONE WITH THE WIND
THE KITE RUNNER
THE RICE MOTHER
THE BOOK THEIF
BLINDNESS
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE

Just to name a few...

Too many to say...

As of now...

GONE WITH THE WIND
THE KITE RUNNER
THE RICE MOTHER
THE BOOK THEIF
BLINDNESS
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE

Just to name a few...

The Book Thief, The Road, The kite Runner and Blindness are, as of now, my top favorites.

Pride and Prejudice has to be my all time favorite. I've read it about five times.

There's no way I can pick just one favourite.
My five favourites so far this year (!) are:
Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - I exptected a lot from it after seeing reviews and it didn't disappoint me.
Haruki Murakami: Kafka on the Shore - loved this book. Looking forward to reading more by this author.
Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre - first time I read it and loved it. Also loved Pride and Prejudice but I read Jane Eyre first and I think that's why I loved that the most because they are somewhat similar.
Carlos Ruis Zafon: The Shadow of the Wind - very good novel, not what I expected.
Michael Bond: A Bear called Paddington - what can I say? Loved it!

All time favourites are books like John Irving 'World according to Garp' and Joyce Carol Oates 'Blonde'. I also love Astrid Lindgren's books - especially The Brothers Lionheart and Ronia the Robber's Daughter (there's a reason my daughter is named Ronja!).

Gone With the Wind
Where the Red Fern Grows
Life of Pi
Remembrance
The Book of Negroes