The best book ever written???

by **Cowboy** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 3:17 am

even I like Gone with the Wind...but it was supposed to b a romantic novel and I didn\'t find it romantic at all. My all time fav. is \"Of Human Bondage\" by Somerset Maugham

by **Mockurge** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 11:23 pm

Hey ,\"Of Human Bondage\" is one of my favourites too. But the book, I derived the maximum pleasure from was \"To kill a Mockingbird\" by Harper Lee. Now that\'s a classic, the simplicity, the innocence of growing up does have an undeniable universal appeal.

by **looking4gal** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 6:16 pm

Fountain Head and Atlas Shrugged

by **sleepophile** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 9:47 pm

yeah... IMHO, Catch 22 and The Picture of Dorain Gray - 2 completely different books but luv both... And luv LOTR! Which nerd doesn\'t?

by **popesmokesdope** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 1:12 pm

LOTR is the bestest, so is Sigmarilion. Catch 22 was OKish. I prefer Vera to PoDG

by **sleepophile** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 11:39 pm

hmmm......Catch -22 was jez okie? maaaan........its ur opinion...and i respect that...but.....how can u not like it?? heh heh.....and do cehck out Atrocity Week .....i dont quite remember the author....but its definitely the most gruesome book ive ever read....jez read the friggin book....now!!

by V » Wed Apr 09, 2003 10:11 am

Bhagavad Gita.

by **Priya** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:11 am

All of Sidney Sheldon\'s.....he has always been the best.U could know more at http://www.sidneysheldon.com

by **sleepophile** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 11:39 pm

Sheldon??? His latest books are all highly recommended for insomniacs. I mean, they have the same old plots, drab writing... Gimme a break already!!! But if u r a Sheldon fan, check out his interview in Readers\' Digest... I think Jan/Feb, don\'t quite remember...

by **Jatinder** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 6:09 pm

Recently read a book called \"Stranger in Strange Land\". Its about a guy called Mike who is born on Mars and raised by martians...and is brought back to earth. the intersting thing is that though he learns english, everything he thinks has the maratian background to it...e.g. he cannot understand why people on earth laugh...nice book to know our own limited thinking(in Earth context lol)...he even has a word called \"GROK\"...read the book to know what it means ;-)

by **Samata** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 11:44 pm

Ooh! Tough one. I can\'t even pretend to be objective about this one. \"Cordelia\'s honor\" by Lois Bujold is definitely one of the best books I have ever read, but so are \"To kill a mocking bird\" by Harper Lee, \"My family and other animals\" by Gerald Durrell, \"I, Asimov\" by Asimov (duh!) \"The Gender Workbook\" by Kate Bornstein and \"It takes ovaries\" to name just a few.
I just spent half an hour trying to decide, \"what is the one book that I would choose if I was marooned on a desert island?\" I have finally come to the conclusion that were there an ocean filled with hungry sharks between me and my books I would risk it rather than live without them.

by **jethro** » Sat Apr 19, 2003 6:52 pm

Midnight\'s Children, Catch-22, and of course, LOTR... Mocking Bird is a great read too... Maybe LOTR just has the edge...

by **somu** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 1:16 am

For me, in no particular order, these are the books which appealed to me at various stages of my reading life :-)

Foundation Trilogy -- Asimov 
LOTR+Hobbit -- Tolkien 
Of Human Bondage -- Somerset Maugham 
FountainHead -- AynRand 
HarryPotter -- Rowling 
Freedom at Midnight -- LaPierre

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