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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 23, 2008 17:26:55 GMT 1
No cheating!...only 10 books, excluding Gardening Books else they'd fill up all ten...and you can't cheat and put in 'series'.
My top 10..in no particular order.
1. Summer with Monika by Roger McGough
2. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Niel Gamen
3. Magician by Raymond Fiest
4. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C S Lewis
5. The Sword of Aldones by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
6. I Claudius by Robert Graves
7. Human Blood Groups by Geoff Daniels
8. The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins.
9. The Complete Tutankhamun by Nicholas Reeves
10. Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
They're just books that I love and read often, not necessarily great classics or anything. ;D
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Post by plocket on Oct 23, 2008 19:28:17 GMT 1
I read and read and read, and will struggle to write a comprehensive list, but I will start with: 1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (did this for OLevel and keep reading it - if you haven't read it you MUST) 2. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (I adored this as a child and still read it) 3. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (sigh - it's so oldfashioned and romantic) 4. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett (although I struggle to pick just one!) 5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 6. The Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley (watched the programme as a child and was inspired to read the book. Both are wonderful) 7. Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (again I watched the film and was inspired to read the book which is millions of times better) (gotta go for tea now so I'll finish this list later  ) |
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Post by maggyd on Oct 23, 2008 21:04:47 GMT 1
Goodness me  they are all too heavy reading for me  I like things like The Other side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon also Bloodline, Master of the Game oh I have rad so many of his I would have to see a list to remember them! I had To Kill A Mocking Bird on my bedside table for months and I couldnt get into it! Ive read nearlly all of Catherine Cookson but my favourate was Katie Mulholland. I also like things like The Liverpool Lass and Ive just finished The Coblers Kids by somebody Harris!! as you can see Classics arent my thing. If you like old fashioned and romantic then you would like Geogette Heyer although I havent read any of hers for years! and one I loved was Children of the Forest/ and Back to the Forest by Winifred Foley they made me laugh out loud although they were sad in some places also. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Oct 23, 2008 21:27:38 GMT 1
This is quite hard to do so I have chosen books that I have read over and over throughout my life.....
1 Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
2 Self Sufficiency - John Seymour
3 The Herb of Grace - Elizabeth Goudge
4 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
5 Anne's House of Dreams - LM Montgomery
6 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
7 The Borrowers - Mary Norton
8 The Stonor Eagles - Michael Horwood
9 Dragonsinger - Anne McCaffrey
10 Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott
I can't list any books by Geoff Hamilton, Christopher Lloyd etc etc and none of my many beloved herb books............and no Harry Potter........oh dear oh dear.......
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Post by Sweetleaf on Oct 23, 2008 21:47:58 GMT 1
Weird sisters. Terry Pratchett The Death Trilogy. Terry Pratchett (not cheating, I have it in Hardback) The Good Earth. Pearl Buck Cradle. Arthur C Clarke Time enough for love. Robert Heinlein Wierdstone of Brisingamen Alan Garner More tomorrow  |
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Post by Sleepy on Oct 23, 2008 21:50:40 GMT 1
1. 2001: A Space Odessey - Arthur C Clarke
2. The Caves of Steel - Issac Asimov
3. The Naked Sun - Issac Asimov
4. Foundation - Issac Asimov
5. Foundation and Empire - Issac Asimov
6. Second Foundation - Issac Asimov
7. Watership Down - Richard Adams
8. Duncton Wood - William Horwood
9. Warlock - Wibur Smith
10. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich _ Alexander whatisname
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Post by maggyd on Oct 23, 2008 21:54:47 GMT 1
Oh I loved Watership Down Sleepy that reminds me I also read Tarka the Otter! |
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Post by Sleepy on Oct 23, 2008 21:55:40 GMT 1
If my 5 and 6 are considered cheating:
5. I Robot - Isaac Asimov
6. Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C Clarke
and can I fit in:
Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean M. Auel
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Post by 4pygmies on Oct 23, 2008 21:56:39 GMT 1
Oo, I forgot Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke! Brilliant book.....
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Post by plocket on Oct 24, 2008 10:11:54 GMT 1
8. Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott (I love the whole series but that's my favorite)
9. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (I really enjoyed all his books but like the ones about his amazing family the best)
10. Swallows & Amazons by Arthur Ransom (this seems so old fashioned now but I still love it)
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 24, 2008 16:42:08 GMT 1
Cor. 10 books. That's tricky. I'll think about it but Schindlers Ark immediately comes to mind.
Sleepy your no 10 is fantastic - I've heard it as a radio play too.
I suppose I have to include The Gruffalo - my grandsons make me read it over and over again.
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Post by plocket on Oct 24, 2008 18:52:35 GMT 1
We adore The Gruffalo (and all Julia Donaldson's books) - you need to get The Gruffalo's Child now Mick, so you hear the next part of the story! |
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 27, 2008 18:01:54 GMT 1
We adore The Gruffalo (and all Julia Donaldson's books) - you need to get The Gruffalo's Child now Mick, so you hear the next part of the story! Got that, read that...... |
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Post by plocket on Oct 27, 2008 20:06:55 GMT 1
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 28, 2008 14:06:31 GMT 1
Some more:-
Catch 22
Anything Rudyard Kipling but particularly Jungle Book and Plain Tales from the Hills.
Dickens Christmas Carol
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Post by elsie on Oct 28, 2008 21:30:29 GMT 1
Crikey - I feel so inadequate now - I am ashamed to say I don't read 'proper books'  The only books I 'read' are cookery,plant,egg and flower arranging ones Although I must admit to reading Great Expectations and A Choice of Poets when I started to study for a G.C.E when my boys were small. I regret to say I didn't get as far as taking the exam |
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Post by madonplants on Oct 28, 2008 23:11:59 GMT 1
Crikey - I feel so inadequate now - I am ashamed to say I don't read 'proper books' The only books I 'read' are cookery,plant,egg and flower arranging ones Although I must admit to reading Great Expectations and A Choice of Poets when I started to study for a G.C.E when my boys were small. I regret to say I didn't get as far as taking the exam I feel like that too, but my list is nothing compared to all the others. My all time favourites are Wind in the Willows, Stig of the Dump (read that three times overnight as a 13/14 year old once, as I couldn't sleep) and the Famous Five books, but not necessarily in that order. Still love reading the Famous Five books!  I know I am a big kid still, I need to read some grown up books for once, don't I?  |
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Post by maggyd on Oct 28, 2008 23:42:19 GMT 1
Keith I loved the Famous Five books but the only one that sticks in my mind is Five go to Treasure Island!! but I know I read most of them under the bedclothes with a torch so I wouldnt keep my two younger sisters awake. |
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Post by madonplants on Oct 29, 2008 0:48:52 GMT 1
Keith I loved the Famous Five books but the only one that sticks in my mind is Five go to Treasure Island!! but I know I read most of them under the bedclothes with a torch so I wouldnt keep my two younger sisters awake. I used to always dream of being able to own my own little island after reading the first book, when I was a kid and sadly as I've never won the lottery, it's never happened! Maybe one day! |
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 29, 2008 13:29:13 GMT 1
Crikey - I feel so inadequate now - I am ashamed to say I don't read 'proper books' The only books I 'read' are cookery,plant,egg and flower arranging ones Although I must admit to reading Great Expectations and A Choice of Poets when I started to study for a G.C.E when my boys were small. I regret to say I didn't get as far as taking the exam I feel like that too, but my list is nothing compared to all the others. My all time favourites are Wind in the Willows, Stig of the Dump (read that three times overnight as a 13/14 year old once, as I couldn't sleep) and the Famous Five books, but not necessarily in that order. Still love reading the Famous Five books! I know I am a big kid still, I need to read some grown up books for once, don't I? Wind in the Willows is excellent. I've got an old tape of Kenneth Williams reading it - priceless. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 11, 2008 14:07:55 GMT 1
Remembrance Day has reminded me of 2 more:-
The Dam Busters which I read and reerad over and over again as a child and more recently Birdsong about WW1.
On holiday I read Small Island and The Blind Assassin. Both excellent books.
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Post by madonplants on Nov 11, 2008 17:01:44 GMT 1
Remembrance Day has reminded me of 2 more:- The Dam Busters which I read and reerad over and over again as a child and more recently Birdsong about WW1. On holiday I read Small Island and The Blind Assassin. Both excellent books. Great film, but never read the book. Is it worth reading after seeing the film, Mick? |
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 11, 2008 17:04:46 GMT 1
Remembrance Day has reminded me of 2 more:- The Dam Busters which I read and reerad over and over again as a child and more recently Birdsong about WW1. On holiday I read Small Island and The Blind Assassin. Both excellent books. Great film, but never read the book. Is it worth reading after seeing the film, Mick? Oh, yes. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 13, 2008 20:35:22 GMT 1
Birdsong
Sebastian Faulks (sp)
A brilliant but harrowing book (but it also has the BEST dirty-bit ever)
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 17, 2008 14:29:25 GMT 1
Birdsong Sebastian Faulks (sp) A brilliant but harrowing book (but it also has the BEST dirty-bit ever) You're not wrong there.... |
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I know I am a big kid still, I need to read some grown up books for once, don't I? 