At the risk of copycatting (Mike and I seem to have similar likes, imagine that), I have to reiterate three of the books Mike already mentioned.
Remains of the Day- one of my all time favorites, though I haven't really liked any of the other Ishiguro books I've read.
For Whom the Bell Tolls, also any of Hemingway's short stories
The Things they Carried
looking over the bookcase to remind me of others...
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Anna Karenina
Seabiscuit
Tolkien books
Catch-22- the funniest book ever written
The Red Pony (Steinbeck), a childhood favorite
the Mark Twain books already mentioned, also liked his short stories
and I'll probably be mocked for this, because these are children's books
Harry Potter series- I admit I find these good fun
Lemony Snicket books- hearing Tim Curry read these to me on audio books will sometimes entertain me while I'm cleaning the house.
|