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"If you only read one book this lifetime..."

There are some books, that even those who hate to read shouldnt miss...

The sort of books that suck you into their world, that can change the way you think and live, that can inspire you and ignite your imagination...

But what are they?

What are the books that everyone should read at least once in their lives...

Which are THE books?

"Meg, Mog and Owl", and "Megs eggs".

Timeless.

Mr.Snuggly wrote:

Bo-oring. Why not read
> some quality Transformers annuals?

HAHAHAHA
yes!
i'm sure i still have the 85' one somewhere in the attic

The Time Machine..i havent read the book but i'm sure its better than the film

I am the Tarrant wrote:
"Wizard's First
> Rule" Terry Goodkind (If not the whole series)



Already said that one mate!

loki wrote:
> You can't really go wrong with any of these:

Joseph Heller - Something
> Happened
John Irving - A Prayer For Owen Meany
Italo Calvino - If on a
> Winter's Night a Traveller...
Jorge Louis Borges - Labyrinths
Milan Kundera -
> The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Kazuo Ishiguro - The Unconsoled
Rohinton
> Mistry - A Fine Balance

Great books that may even change your life (a little
> bit).

Bo-oring. Why not read some quality Transformers annuals?

"But not the Hippopotamus" ???

"1984" George Orwell

"The Big Sleep" Raymond Chandler

"Wizard's First Rule" Terry Goodkind (If not the whole series)

Trainspotting.

The film was good, until I read this, then it seemed to be lacking so much.

You can't really go wrong with any of these:

Joseph Heller - Something Happened
John Irving - A Prayer For Owen Meany
Italo Calvino - If on a Winter's Night a Traveller...
Jorge Louis Borges - Labyrinths
Milan Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Kazuo Ishiguro - The Unconsoled
Rohinton Mistry - A Fine Balance

Great books that may even change your life (a little bit).

In no particular order, these are some of what I consider to be the best works from some of my favourite authors:

Magician - Raymond E. Feist
Dune - Frank Herbert
The Seventh Scroll - Wilbur Smith
Charlotte's Web - EB White
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
Blott on the Landscape - Tom Sharpe

I've read most of these four or five times each now, and highly recommend any of them to anyone.

Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Return of the King

Matilda

How the Grinch stole christmas
cat in the hat

LOOK!

look what i've got

billy blue hat
roger red hat
jennifer yellow hat

the khama sutra ;)


hmm lots of kids books doesnt make me look good...

Resident Evil Novels (All 5 of 'em), but undoubtadly the best, the bible.