We have all been thinking about our favourite books in store and our favourite hidden gem (the book that doesn't necessarily get all the publicity or the prizes but is a guaranteed great read). Which book is your favourite and which book is your hidden gem?
I'll start the ball rolling and suggest Jasper Jones and the hidden gem is Modoc.
Just add your comments below...
How about The Slap as a favourite and the hidden gem is When God was a Rabbit? - Catherine
ReplyDeleteI woke up this morning and thought “what about Watership Down? (although why I was thinking about rabbits at 4.30am is something I don’t want to think too deeply about), and then “what about Hitchhikers Guide? And the Hobbit? and for that matter the Harry Potter series, and Jonathan Livingstone Seagull?
ReplyDeleteThe list goes on. I'm also recommending the following in the shop at the moment:
Jasper Jones
The Unlikely voyage of Jack de Crow
Sarum (Edward Rutherford)
Azincourt (Bernard Cornwell)
The Guernsey Potato Peel Pie and Literary Society
The Other Hand (Chris Cleave)
Incendiary (Chris Cleave)
One Day (David Nichols)
The Wreckage - (Michael Robotham)
And for young adults:
Ask and Answer series
Hunger Games
And kids:
Some Dogs Do (surprise!)
Brilliant world of Tom Gates
Keith
I still get tears in my eyes when I think about The Five People you meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. My all time fav. for beautiful writing -A suitable boy by Vikram Seth
ReplyDeleteI love blogs like this....
ReplyDeleteBoring and predictable... but I still love them
Pride and Prej
Gone with the wind (read with accents)
Captain Corelli's mandolin
Bridget Jones' Diary
Chocolat
Jane Eyre
The House at Pooh Corner
The Outsiders
Hidden Gem
Through the narrow gate (a nun's story)
Others worth a mention
Any of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta books
The Help
The Lovely Bones
The Girl with the Dragon tattoo
A small island
Laura
I agree with Laura on Jane Eyre and The Outsiders. These are great books and are ones that I like to recommend to teens venturing into adult fiction.
ReplyDeleteMy absolute favourites include:
The Tin Drum (Grass)
Slaughterhouse Five (Vonnegut)
The Collector (Fowles)
No Country for Old Men (McCarthy)
The Outsider (Camus)
In Cold Blood (Capote)
Death in Venice (Mann)
Yes they're all oldies but they are important books, memorable, beautiful and still being sold every week in every bookstore around the world and loved anew.
And my favourite non-fictions
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat (Sacks)
Just Kids (Smith)
and ...just to mix it up a bit... I have a very soft spot for Russell Brand's My Booky Wook
Catherine
Definitely will be recommending Harry Potter and The Hobbit to those who haven't read them and Rick Riodan's "Percy Jackson" series to the early teens.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite children fantasy books are Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke as well as the "Ink" triology also by Cornelia Funke. I agree with Laura and Catherine on Jane Eyre as well as Pride and Prejudice, two great oldies that are still loved today. I'm also recommending the latest Maggie Stiefvator novel "Scorpio Races" and "Blood Red Road" by Moira Young to young adults as well as the Eragon series (by Paolini) to any fantasy lovers.
- Emilie
Here are my favourites:
ReplyDelete- Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
- The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
- The Picture of Dorian Grey (Oscar Wilde)
- East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
- Books by Dr. Seuss
- To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
- Ink Trilogy (Cornelia Funke)
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit (J.R.R Tolkein)
- Matched Trilogy (Ally Condie)
- The Tale of Desperaux (Kate DiCamillo)
I could go on forever, but I think I'll stop there. They are all amazing books and I highly recommend them.
-Sophie