Books you cannot stop raving about

cynic

We all have favourite authors and books. But there is always that one book (or books) that you cannot stop raving about. And perhaps read it multiple times and highly recommend.

What is/are your favorite book(s)?

purplicious

I read a book years ago called Do they hear when you cry, it left a lasting impression on me.

Mousetrap

I read this book called 'True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle' and fell in love with it. It is YA fiction.

Pearl S. Buck's 'Good Earth' gave me goosebumps. The story has been narrated so expertly that I was literally transported there. I remember feeling utterly jealous of her writing skills while reading it.

I'm sure there are quite a few others that had this effect on me, but these are the books I read in the past year and still remember vividly.

booklover1980

In recent times i loved
Workd war z, the martian, the cuckoos calling, the game of thrones books,

jhsurti

I guess this is a difficult question to answer. There have been books that we read at different stages of life that affected us differently at those points of time. So at least I cannot point to one book. But a couple of books that I immediately remembered on reading this, must be the ones that lasted an impression. They are both by Eric Segal - The Doctors and The Class. I can definitely add A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth to the list. These are the books I can read again and again and not tire.

cynic

Mousetrap 11-5-2018 01:24 PM
I read this book called 'True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle' and fell in love with it. It is YA fic ...

I read The Good Earth years back. It is a simple book in a sense.... bit disturbing at times... but like you said, expertly narrated.

somyajeet

Rick Riordan's YA books based on different culture mythologies are great entertainers.

booklover1980

Yes i read them all and found them very interesting

Mousetrap

cynic 12-5-2018 11:23 AM
I read The Good Earth years back. It is a simple book in a sense.... bit disturbing at times... bu ...

Yeah, what's intriguing about this book is how the story is disturbing and none of the characters are likeable, yet the book left such a strong impression. I think it takes a very talented writer to make a memorable story without 'nice' people.

cynic

Mousetrap 13-5-2018 03:22 PM
Yeah, what's intriguing about this book is how the story is disturbing and none of the characters  ...

I agree. It is easier to write about larger than life characters or ones that the reader can empathize with.

It was pretty open ended. Did Wang Lung appreciate O-Lan, or was she just a slave for him? The authors seems to have left it for the reader decide that.

cynic

jhsurti 12-5-2018 11:17 AM
I guess this is a difficult question to answer. There have been books that we read at different stag ...

Eric Segal's The Doctor was a favorite book for the longest time. But like you said, reading habits change with time, and books affect us differently.

Can I just say I have yet to meet a doctor who did not like the book.