Subject: Best novel you've ever read.
Posted by: ElusiveDream
Date: Jul 01 12
I would have to say that the best novel I've ever read was written by American dinosaur expert, Dr. Robert Bakker. It's called 'Raptor Red' and follows a year in the life of a female Utahraptor. Which novel do you think is the best one you've ever read?
Posted by: ElusiveDream
Date: Jul 01 12
I would have to say that the best novel I've ever read was written by American dinosaur expert, Dr. Robert Bakker. It's called 'Raptor Red' and follows a year in the life of a female Utahraptor. Which novel do you think is the best one you've ever read?
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salami_swami 
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Frank Beddor's Looking Glass Wars trilogy. Reply #1. Jul 01 12, 12:08 AM |
C30
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So many..............difficult to pick "best", but up there I would rate:- Witches Abroad............................Terry Pratchett The Ship that Sailed the Time Stream......G C Edmondson Unto This Hour............................Tom Whicker The Good Ship Venus.......................John Winton Hornblower and the Atropos................CS Forrester Many more, but those are all novels that "grabbed" me. Reply #2. Jul 01 12, 2:33 AM |
blindcat78
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The Island Of The Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell The Little House On The Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder White Fang by Jack London The Left Behind series by Tim Lahay & Jerry B. Jekins The Trumpet Of The Swan by E. B. White Reply #3. Jul 01 12, 5:19 AM |
lorance79
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I'm going to say "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. Just stunning. Reply #4. Aug 26 12, 12:33 AM |
paulmallon
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"The Caine Mutiny" by Herman Wouk Reply #5. Aug 30 12, 12:57 PM |
kaddarsgirl
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Well, my favorite is "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. I guess that means it's the best I've read, but I've read so many great novels it's really hard to choose. Steinbeck is my favorite writer, though, and "Of Mice and Men" is an incredible story, so I'm going with that one. I've got two copies of the book, in English and in French, and have read both of them. Also seen the movie (Gary Sinise love). Lenny!! Also enjoyed Steinbeck's "The Pearl". The book is less than 100 pages, and I guess it's technically a novella. Very good book, and could not put it down. Only took about an hour and a half to read. Didn't like "Grapes of Wrath" as much, and have also read "Tortilla Flat" and "Cannery Row". Soon to read "East of Eden" but that novel is HUGE. Reply #6. Aug 31 12, 7:23 PM |
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Brothers Karamazov - Dostoevski The Little Prince - St Exupery The Prophet - Gibran Heart of Darkness - Conrad The Hot Zone - Preston Just some faves, but can't think of the best, so hard to choose. Reply #7. Aug 31 12, 8:29 PM |
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River of Time books - Jose Philip Martin {?} - they were just fun! Wheel of Time - can't remember author Cemetery Dance - Preston & Chil The Ice Limit - one or both of the above authors Polar Star - Martin Cruz Smith Reply #8. Aug 31 12, 8:33 PM |
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Alexis722........do you mean Phillip Jose Farmer's "Riverworld" series? If so, I thoroughly enjoyed them too.......pity the subsequent film was rubbish! paulmallon.......didn't realise that the ship I spent a short time in as guest of USN, back in 1965, was the same ship that starred in the movie of "The Caine Mutinty" - USS THOMPSON (DD627. Reply #9. Sep 01 12, 1:48 AM |
triviabrandi
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Swan Song by Robert McKammon Reply #10. Sep 01 12, 2:35 AM |
adams627
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Can't pick one, but a few starters would be: One Hundred Years of Solitude- Garcia Marquez Catch-22- Heller Crime and Punishment- Dostoyevsky Lolita- Nabokov (I know, I know. But Nabokov's writing in original English is amazing!) Jane Eyre- C Bronte The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay- Chabon These are a few I've read a couple of times and really enjoyed. Reply #11. Sep 01 12, 6:02 AM |
george48
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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Hands down, the most interesting and thought provoking piece of literature i've ever laid my hands on. It had major influence on shaping my political views, and although i never became a full fledged objectivist, i sympathise with her viewpoint. Reply #12. Sep 01 12, 6:44 AM |
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C-30: a sincere thank you for your service! Reply #13. Sep 01 12, 10:21 AM |
Hiyori
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Great Expectations - Charles Dickens Inseparable - Ann Major Reply #14. Sep 04 12, 5:52 AM |
Nammage
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The best novel I ever read was The Republic attr. Plato. Though perhaps that's not actually a novel, per se. -Nam Reply #15. Dec 17 12, 12:06 PM |
Play3Away
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In Cold Blood Truman Capote also breakfast at Tiffany's. The movies are abominations. Reply #16. Mar 27 13, 8:06 PM |
irishrusty
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Just finished reading My Antonia, This now is my most favourite book of all time. Reply #17. May 02 13, 1:08 PM |
jabb5076
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Although I'm not a huge Hemingway fan, I think his belief that HF was the book that gave birth to all modern American literature was spot on. Reply #18. May 02 13, 1:48 PM |
MiraJane
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It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. That book frightened me when I was 12 and it still frightens me many years later. I feel everyone in America should read it. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I reread that book often & it is like visiting an old friend. Isn't this how we all should feel about our favorites? Dune by Frank Herbert. I read this at least once a year, really. All my siblings are big sic fi buffs and to marry into my family, one of the rules is that you have to have read this book at least once. A brother's fiancee thought we were kidding about this until he began canceling wedding plans 3 weeks before the scheduled date because she hadn't "gotten around to it yet.". She quickly read it. Reply #19. Jun 24 13, 7:55 PM |
tiye
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Master and Margarita-Mikhail Bulgakov The Alexandria Quartet-Lawrence Durrell Invisible Cities-Italo Calvino The New York Trilogy-Paul Auster Watermark-Joseph Brodsky Reply #20. Oct 21 13, 2:17 PM |
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