Well it’s time for another contest to roll on out and this time the prize is something more for mom and dad to encourage them to take five and nurture themselves once in a while!
Prize: One Kindle 2 Wireless Reading Device
How To Win: Comment on THIS post with your favorite book, the author of the book and why you like the book.
Who Can Win? Anyone who comments on this post can win! One winner will be drawn at random from the comments left on this post.
When: April 12th – May 12th
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One of my favorite books is “Lightning” by Dean Koontz. I enjoy suspenseful books and this one really kept my attention and had a great twist at the end.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flag. I like it because even though my life is very different, I can relate to the main character’s life. It makes me feel less lonely.
One of my favorites of all time is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I read it when I was very young but was still able to grasp the importance of the story that was being told. It is a fantastic book and I love Atticus Finch!
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Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. It’s the epitome of fantasy. He’s the godfather of all fantasy novelist. Anyone who enjoys fantasy should read Tolkien.
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I love the Giving Tree by Shel Silversteen. It has such a great lesson to it. Can’t wait until my kids are old enough to appreciate it.
My favorite book is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I love this book because it reminds me that I am in control of my own life and the only person who can make me happy is myself! I need to become more aware and practice staying in the present moment!
My favorite book is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I love it because it’s so stark and painfully honest. It’s such a realistic and pure take on little moments and there’s no book out there like it for me.
My favorite book is sense and sensibility by Jane Austen. I have loved it since I was a young girl and enjoy reading it as an adult. It is timeless and a treasure each time I read it.
My favorite current book is Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. The entire twilight series was wonderful, but that book was my favorite. It’s nice to be able to imagine yourself back as a teenager in love!! Thanks
My favorite is The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen King. I love the whole Dark Tower series, it really pulled me in. I picked the first book of the series just because it focuses a lot on the main character Roland. Thanks so much for the great giveaway and the chance to win! janeener at gmail dot com
I have so many favorite books! I have two *series* that I read over and over again and I couldn’t decide between them so I’ll give you both. The first is the Love Comes Softly series by Janette Oke and the second is the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis! I love the Narnia series because it’s the perfect mix of allegory and imagined world and I love Janette’s series because…well…I’m not sure why, I just love the story.
My Favorite Book is Life of Pie by Yann Martel. I love the simplicity of it. I am a big reader so this would be great to win!
My favorite book of ALL time is Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. The book made me laugh, smile, and weep. It tingles all your emotions. I loved it.
My favorite book of all times is Gone With the Wind. I love the era the book takes place in, I love that the perserverance of Scarlett. Her strength as a woman to overcome major obstacles and not let anything stop her. I love Rhett for realizing what a great woman Scarlett really is and wanting to take care of her. Oh it is just a great book.
Margaret Mitchell did a wonderful job.
I would love the Kindle 2.. Thanks so much for the chance.
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I don’t have a favorite book of all time, but right now I’m really telling everyone I know to read World War Z by Max Brooks. I love it because it’s not just zombies, it’s zombies plus anthropology.
My favorite is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I love her witty writing style. Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite book is Sophie’s World. It’s a wonderful introduction to philosophy ( :
New Moon by Stephanie Mayer because my daughter is 13 and homebound with a chronic illness and we are reading it together
“Gone with the Wind” has always been my favorite.
Why? because it’s soooo romantic.
Barbro S
My most recent favorite book is The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I lost myself in this unique novel that grabbed me in the first chapter and kept me submerged in it for over 600 pages as the reign of Vlad the Impaler(Dracula)is revealed and tracked over several centuries throughout Europe. Many twists, surprising characters and the detailed historical information about ancient Europe kept me guessing until the end. Just how is Vlad tied into the modern world? I loved this book!
My favorite of all time is “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger. It is a most amazing love story.
I’m going to go with the semi-forgotten classic Enchanted April, by Elizabeth Von Arnim. It’s been on my mind lately because they’re finally releasing the equally delightful movie on dvd in May. I love the book because it’s funny, heartwarming, and wise, all at the same time.
I am an avid reader and own 1,000′s of books, so it is very hard to chose just one. One book I reread several times a year is Christine Feehan’s Dark Prince its the beginning of her Carpathian series and an introduction to characters that will feature in later books. I love it, it has romance good versus evil and everything in between.
I think my favourite book of all time is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Why? Because it is hilarious. It is bizarre and I really can’t stop laughing when I read it.
I also really love the Harry Potter series by Jk Rowlings. Why? Because they are fun to read- they draw you completely into another world
I have a lot of favorites, it’s hard to pick one. My current fav is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. It speaks to the dog lover in me.
my fav is Steven King, the Stand, or the Gunslinger, all of them. why? all of his books take me away to a wonderful and scary place, that i am always glad to come home from and visit again.
I really enjoyed The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan. It’s an easy read that kept my interest and isn’t too long. I like honest heartfelt books about people’s own experiences and after surviving sickness in our family I could really relate.
I am and have always been a poetry type of person so “Where the Sidewalk ends” by Shel Silverstein is one of many poetry books I’ll read. Besides that, my kids love it when I read these to them.
I’m not much for sitting for weeks on end to get to the end of a book, so if I have a book of thoughts for the day or poetry…I feel like I get more reading done
I really enjoy all of the John Grisham books. I don’t think that I really have a favorite, but I especially liked his most recent book, “The Associate”. I always am excited to hear about a new book by John Grisham.
I have a lot of favorites. Here is one: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Why I like it: It is exciting, dangerous, and leaves you wanting more. Catching Fire is the next in the series. I can’t wait for it.
My favorite book right now is the Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz. It’s about a family of private investigators told by the older daughter. Her parents investigate all her dates and run them off and her sister disappears. It’s laugh out loud funny and the writing is great.
My favorite book would probably have to be Harry Potter, book one by J.K. Rowling, because it was just a wonderful start to an amazing series of something that I’ve enjoyed reading/watching since a kid, magic.
My favorite book is ” The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant. It tells the biblical story of Dinah, the one woman in the bible who is never given a voice, despite a powerful story. Although fiction, it is a compelling, sorrowful read.
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I was entry #40, but I didn’t specify a single book and author, so here it goes…I’m going with my current favorite. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I am completely transported by reading her books. I love escaping reality and getting lost in the Scottish Highlands!
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My favorite book is “Native Son” by Richard Wright. The book takes on racial inequality head on and issues that still somewhat exist today.
Definitely the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I read it in fifth grade and all my notions about good and evil flew out the window. There’s no defined line as you can tell by the hypocritical characters in the book.
I have enjoyed reading Mao Zedong and China’s Revolutions: A Brief History with Documents written by Timothy Cheek. I enjoy reading 20th-century China writings. It’s a very compelling and deepened philosophy of this time period.
Like many other commenters, it’s difficult to pick a single favorite – but I’m going to say The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I love the idea that our actions are reflected in our appearances (or, in Dorian’s case, in his portrait). The book is a great look at the consequences we must eventually face, for every choice we make.
My favorite book is Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. I always enjoyed the movie as a young boy, and when I finally was old enough to appreciate the book I was surprised at the philosophical nature of the story.
Lately my favorite book has been Me Talk Pretty One day by David Sedaris. Whenever i read that book (or really any of his essays) I am reminded of 2 things..
1. Laughter is key.
2. No, it isn’t just my family.
My favorite book is To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, although I also love A Room With a View by EM Forster. To the Lighthouse has some of the most beautiful metaphoric writing that I have ever encountered. There is a building of images on top of images that seems like dreams and thoughts and memories. There is also an undercurrent of bleakness that enhances the beauty and makes it almost impossible to read. I wish I could live the philosophy of Mr. Emerson in A Room with a View, which exemplifies a simple and thoughtful understanding of others.
Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner. It’s light, fun, sentimental and empowering. Thanks!
My all-time favorite book is Charlotte’s Web by E.B.White. I love the interaction of the animals and their unique personalities. It’s a story of friendship, and it evokes pleasant memories.
My favorite book right now is These Is My Words by Nancy Turner. I thought the incorrect grammar of the title would make the book strange but I loved the story line!
As a high schooler, I fell in love with Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray. I carefully underlined all of the quotes about art. I highlighted the quotes which captured my youthful ego. I turned down page corners and carried that book with me all through college, until it finally fell apart from too much love.
Currently it is Animal, vegetable, miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I am trying to learn to live by buying more local goods and it is a very interesting story of their journey!
My favorite book is “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons. I think it’s my favorite because it’s the first science fiction book that I read as a young dude that showed me a far deeper piece of humanism than any other book I’d ever read.
ONCE UPON A WINTER’S NIGHT by Dennis L. McKiernan is my favorite book of all time. I just disappear into another world. It is a like a Disney Fairy tale, but the “princess” is strong and saves the “prince”. Girl power
my favorite book would be cosmos by carl sagan. i’m a science nut and astronomy nut. this would be a great gift for hubby
Mine are Asimov’s Foundation Series. Very thought provoking.
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