Lissa
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Atruism has has already created two successful(and fun)"Your favourite things" threads,but I just feel like there's one thing missing in the 'favourite things' list:books.
So,what are your favourite books,and why?Not necessarily astrological books-just any book you had read and enjoyed.
As for me,I looooooove Agatha Christie.She is really successful at writing the most intriguing,vicious mystery stories.I'm particularly fond of Poirot,who is probably one of the most famous make-believe detectives in the world.Tuppence and Tommy are cool too-the only character I can't stand is Miss Marple,I find her too boring,solving crimes while sewing.Of her books,my favourites are Peril At The Crocked House","Hickory Dickory Dock" and "And Then There Were None".Of course,none of this outstands"Murder On The Links"
Another one of my favourite writers is G.K.Chesterton-his style of writing really touches me deep down,and most of my favourite quotes are taken from his books."The Inocence of Father Brown" is highly recomendable-those are the tales of a Father and his best friend,a man who used to be a thief,who work together to solve the weirdest crimes you can possibly think of me.Believe me,Chesterton's books can be even more intriguing and addictive than Agatha Christie ones,since both his writing and his imagination seem to be far more refined.
Another book I really like is "The Hound of the Baskervilles",by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.I read it quite a while ago so I can't remember the whole story,however,I do remember that the ending was a little bit disappointing.I remember I once read a book of tales by the same author,with some Sherlock Holme stories I believe,but I can't seem to find the book now
Apart from mystery stories,I enjoy reading some novels too."Fortune's Rocks",by Anita Shreve,is one of my favourite books ever-the story is sooo touching,and so is her writing style.It's a love story-the most beautiful love story in the world,in my opinion-I remember my mom didn't want me to read it so I used to read when she was either sleeping or out of the house,because there were some really naughty scenes in that book."The Secret History",by Donna Tartt,is completely out of this world-the story is about a group of college students who decide to perform a weird Greek ritual one night and they end up killing a guy.The rest of the story is about their lives and their secrets-and I'm telling you,they have some really juicy secrets,particularly the twins.One of the best books I've ever read,withouth any doubt.
I love "The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants"(volumes1,2and3)by Anne Brashares too,it has some really beautiful,touching love stories(they made a movie with it but it was a little bit disappointing).And"Jesus Teenager",by Jonh Farman-that is probably the funniest book in the world!!!!"The Princess's Diaries",by Meg Cabot,are really a lot of fun too."Jigs&Reels",by Joanne Harris,is really good too-I need to see if I can find any books of her on the library because I really enjoyed her writing style.And then,there is a portuguese writer-Miguel Sousa Tavares-he wrote one of my favourite books,"Equador",which is such a beautiful,beautiful love story,taking place in Africa.What I liked so much about the book,apart from the writing,is that it isn't your regular love story where the woman is the poor,weak soul who gets betrayed,but the opposite.
More recently,I've been reading "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter",by Carson McCullers.Such a beautiful book-I'm even afraid to read it because I get too emotional.
So-your favourite books?
So,what are your favourite books,and why?Not necessarily astrological books-just any book you had read and enjoyed.
As for me,I looooooove Agatha Christie.She is really successful at writing the most intriguing,vicious mystery stories.I'm particularly fond of Poirot,who is probably one of the most famous make-believe detectives in the world.Tuppence and Tommy are cool too-the only character I can't stand is Miss Marple,I find her too boring,solving crimes while sewing.Of her books,my favourites are Peril At The Crocked House","Hickory Dickory Dock" and "And Then There Were None".Of course,none of this outstands"Murder On The Links"
Another one of my favourite writers is G.K.Chesterton-his style of writing really touches me deep down,and most of my favourite quotes are taken from his books."The Inocence of Father Brown" is highly recomendable-those are the tales of a Father and his best friend,a man who used to be a thief,who work together to solve the weirdest crimes you can possibly think of me.Believe me,Chesterton's books can be even more intriguing and addictive than Agatha Christie ones,since both his writing and his imagination seem to be far more refined.
Another book I really like is "The Hound of the Baskervilles",by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.I read it quite a while ago so I can't remember the whole story,however,I do remember that the ending was a little bit disappointing.I remember I once read a book of tales by the same author,with some Sherlock Holme stories I believe,but I can't seem to find the book now
Apart from mystery stories,I enjoy reading some novels too."Fortune's Rocks",by Anita Shreve,is one of my favourite books ever-the story is sooo touching,and so is her writing style.It's a love story-the most beautiful love story in the world,in my opinion-I remember my mom didn't want me to read it so I used to read when she was either sleeping or out of the house,because there were some really naughty scenes in that book."The Secret History",by Donna Tartt,is completely out of this world-the story is about a group of college students who decide to perform a weird Greek ritual one night and they end up killing a guy.The rest of the story is about their lives and their secrets-and I'm telling you,they have some really juicy secrets,particularly the twins.One of the best books I've ever read,withouth any doubt.
I love "The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants"(volumes1,2and3)by Anne Brashares too,it has some really beautiful,touching love stories(they made a movie with it but it was a little bit disappointing).And"Jesus Teenager",by Jonh Farman-that is probably the funniest book in the world!!!!"The Princess's Diaries",by Meg Cabot,are really a lot of fun too."Jigs&Reels",by Joanne Harris,is really good too-I need to see if I can find any books of her on the library because I really enjoyed her writing style.And then,there is a portuguese writer-Miguel Sousa Tavares-he wrote one of my favourite books,"Equador",which is such a beautiful,beautiful love story,taking place in Africa.What I liked so much about the book,apart from the writing,is that it isn't your regular love story where the woman is the poor,weak soul who gets betrayed,but the opposite.
More recently,I've been reading "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter",by Carson McCullers.Such a beautiful book-I'm even afraid to read it because I get too emotional.
So-your favourite books?
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