Do you have an all time favourite book

[askyourgran]

one that you go back to after a while and re-read it.

I have read The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers several times, the book was published in 1903 and I find it interesting for its historical fact that was eventally leading to the first world war and quite atmospheric. As well as the classics The Anaeid, the Odyssey and the The illiad, which I like to read now and again. I also liked to read the Stephen Donaldson fantasy books The Chronicles of Thomas Covanent trilogies.

[hc4361]

Whenever I go through a particularly stressful time I turn to Wind in the Willows for relaxation and the sheer joy of it. Poop poop!

[askyourgran]

Das Boot, WBA I loved the series on the TV, not read the book though.

hc I love Wind in the Willows, my granddaughter took my copy home with her, haven't the heart to ask for it back.

I loved Three Men in a Boat, that is another 'saved' book

[Jan1957]

The Stand by Stephen King closely followed by It by Stephen King are my favourite books.

[boxtops]

It took me months but I eventually finished Sarum, about the founding of Salisbury and building the cathedral. The sister book London has been on my bedside shelf for several years, while I summon up courage to start that one - it's huge.

[askyourgran]

Sarum was fascinating,boxy, I haven't read London, but if Sarum was anything to go by it will be good, it seemed so well researched.

Jan I haven't read any Stephen King books I don't really like horror books/films. Someone once lent me a Anne Rice book, it nearly blew my socks off it was all about sex!

[craft1948]

I've just been given 2 bags of books by a colleague of my daughters.........amongst them is The Satanic Verses.......any comments on this before I give it a go?

[boxtops]

I tried Salman Rushdie, craft, but I couldn't get on with it - a personal thing, nothing to do with content, I just don't like his writing style.

[craft1948]

I've never read any of his, I'm a Stepehn King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert, Kathy Reichs, and Lee Child kind of reader usually.

[20SilkCut]

The two books i go back to, time and time again are 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho and 'One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich' by Solzhenitsyn.

[askyourgran]

I imagine that to be boring, but I would be interested to know what you think when you've read it.
My sis in law sometimes sends me bags of books. Last time there was some Martina Cole books in there I've read two, not really keen,

[craft1948]

I've read the first 2 Martina Cole books and really enjoyed them..........not the later ones though.

[Mamyalynne]

I have different favourites for different times,

As a child...'Jane Eyre'

To uplift and inspire me...
'The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam and 'A Shropshire Lad' A E Housman

Riveting read.....

'Perfume' Patrick Suskind

And for a giggle, anything by Gervase Phinn, ex teacher and school inspector.

[askyourgran]

^^I meant the Satanic Verses.

Lee Child is one of my favourites and Harlen Coben are good authors.

[Jan1957]

Steady on ayg, reading about sex. You'll give yourself a coronary. Craft and I have very similiar taste in reading and the Stephen King books are so much better than the films. I don't like gorey horror films but the books leave much more to the imagination. Dean Koontz is definitely worth a read though.

[naomi24]

Jane Eyre. I can pick it up at any time and open it at any page - and become immersed.

[craft1948]

Jane Eyre was the very first 'grown-up' book I was bought.........I've still got it plus How Green Was My Valley, and still dig them out now and then.

[ELVIS68]

Only ever read autobiographies, does that qualify?

[foxyferret]

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I only have to see that famous first line "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly again" and I cannot wait to get into it. Read it so many times but still love it. Also loved Frenchman's Creek by same author.

[20SilkCut]

You just reminded me Craft of 'How Green was my Valley'...the first book I read that had explicit scenes in .....lol

[Marijn]

What autobiographies do you enjoy Elvis? I've just read a string of comedians' autobiographies recently.