What is your favourite book?

Starry night

Just being nosy, and would like to know people a little better so.....
What is your favourite book, or your top favourites? If you like, maybe you could add a reason too. I know I'm not the only bookworm here!
My favourite book is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I like it becuase of its brave, brilliant heroine and its beautiful love story. I like the way it challenges the view of women also.
My other favourites are 'The Great Gatsby', 'Wuthering Heights', 'On the Road' and 'On Chesil Beach. I love Austens 'Emma' and 'Pride and Prejudice' too.

Former Member

Persuasion by Jane Austen.

Then Watership Down. Love love love.

Former Member

My favourite book currently is Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. When he gets it right he gets it really right. Unfortunately, he doesn't always get it right and some of his books are a chore.

Starry night

CptCoatHanger wrote: »

When he gets it right he gets it really right. Unfortunately, he doesn't always get it right and some of his books are a chore.

I have the same sorta thing with some of Ian McEwans novels-they are brilliant or just fall flat for me.

Former Member

Starry night wrote: »

I have the same sorta thing with some of Ian McEwans novels-they are brilliant or just fall flat for me.

I've tried to read The Satanic Verses a few times but the language is impenetrably wanky.

Former Member

the first two that spring to mind is 'the time traveller's wife' by audrey niffenegger and catcher in the rye by jd salinger