wombat123 Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 What is the most memorable book you have ever read, and why? It doesn't have to necessarily be a good book, but the one that left the darkest mark on you.I have quite a few, but one of the most prominent of mine was called My Brother Bernadette. It was one of the first chapter books (despite the humongous font) that I read and really enjoyed. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILM Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 It is the "Secret of WWII" and also "1984" by George Orwell.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eydie Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 It used to be 'Northern Lights' by Philip Pullman; now it is 'Pride and Prejudice' Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtamboy63 Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer.Brilliant Read Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumkinns Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Marquez Gabriel Garcia's - one hundred years of solitude = MOST AMAZING BOOK EVER!! i stumbled across of it while messing around in my grandmothers house. it's awesome!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globe Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler really left an impact on me. It's about the moscow trials & the stalinist purges, and it's just horrifying. My favorite book though Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Glau Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 The Outsiders by SE Hinton. Amaaaaaazing Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azulverde:) Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 the soldier doesnt have anyone to write to him by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.. i read it in spanish so im not sure if that is really what its called in english Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Most memorable, probably The Magus by John Fowles as an adult (or at least 'more' adult). As a child without question it is a book I don't recall the name of of a little girl who tells lies and eventually dies in a terrible house fire because the fire brigade don't believe her when she rings them, desperate to get out the house. Instead, in a graphically illustrated chapter, she burns to death in the fire. I tell you what, you don't need god or anything else to give you morality and a knowledge of consequences, just read your kid Mathilda or whatever it was and they'll be scarred for LIFE. I damn well didn't need god to freak me out about immorality after that! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishup Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Not a book but I read parts of the IKEA catalogue which was is in itself quite boring but realising I was reading the most read piece of printed text on the face of the planet, mass produced furniture and its details exposed to more than 500 million people, that really marked me, how I was immersed in the world of market goods and advertising just like everybody else in the world. I felt quite small in a very odd way. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 A lot of books leave impressions especially when i read them. But i would say "Burned" Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
∫ Jorge δx Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the RyeGeorge Orwell - 1984J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the RyeGeorge Orwell - 1984J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the RingsI like all of these. Although, the Catcher in the Rye tries too hard to be what it can never become.I love classical literature and some more modern literature, however overall Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is the most *memorable* book I have ever read. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
∫ Jorge δx Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Marquez Gabriel Garcia's - one hundred years of solitude = MOST AMAZING BOOK EVER!! i stumbled across of it while messing around in my grandmothers house. it's awesome!! Funny how I didn't notice this post.I liked this book as well. I read it for Spanish class in 10th grade Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochaya Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 The color purple by Alice walker. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazmine Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Cape Diem by Autumn Cornwell Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMedic Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 The alchemist by Paulo Coelho. his ideas and philosophy is just so intriguing. I really want to have a nice debate with him some day about life and everything also nous les dieux by bernard werber was fantastic. Was a very interesting way story line and way of conveying the story Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid1729 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Hey in keeping with the above post.... I totally agree Achemist is an outstanding book.. and definitely has an outstanding underlying message..I belive any 'good' book can teach you a lot specially a book on someones experience ..1)Anne Frank... had a great deal of insight into teenagers life .. and how mature this 13 yr old girl was.2) winners never cheat is an outstanding book taking us back to our moral virtues by Jon huntsman3) Catcher in the Rye was also really good... and I could relate to it quite well4) Surely your Joking Mr. Feynman... was an amazing .. and got me all curuious and interested to pursue science5) Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier was another book ... the more deeper on on this list .. which had quite an impact on me... great bookWell ... these are just some of the books ive read recently and are on the top of my mind... but there are great loads of books there and the main fact is one should inculcate a habit to read .. :-) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Hey in keeping with the above post.... I totally agree Achemist is an outstanding book.. and definitely has an outstanding underlying message..I belive any 'good' book can teach you a lot specially a book on someones experience ..1)Anne Frank... had a great deal of insight into teenagers life .. and how mature this 13 yr old girl was.2) winners never cheat is an outstanding book taking us back to our moral virtues by Jon huntsman3) Catcher in the Rye was also really good... and I could relate to it quite well4) Surely your Joking Mr. Feynman... was an amazing .. and got me all curuious and interested to pursue science5) Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier was another book ... the more deeper on on this list .. which had quite an impact on me... great bookWell ... these are just some of the books ive read recently and are on the top of my mind... but there are great loads of books there and the main fact is one should inculcate a habit to read .. :-)Lol The Alchemist sucks and sucked, it's not an outstanding book (unless you like to lick the slobber off the floor). Sid1729 your post was very nice but OP asked for the most memorable read you have booked, not the last 5 damn books you read. Philosophical endings like "the main fact is one should inculcate a habit to read" would be improved by reading enough to comprehend the meaning and usage of the word "inculcate", or better yet, would be greatly improved by being omitted entirely.I like all of these. Although, the Catcher in the Rye tries too hard to be what it can never become."the catcher in the rye tries too hard to be what it can never become" that's nice and literary-sounding, can you explain to me what the book "tries" to be (books being inanimate objects, as far as i know) and why it can never "become" this mystical thing? Otherwise please cut the crap. Do you seriously believe that at the age of (hopefully) at most 18 you have the competence or authority to denigrate a novel of such significance and achievement? Edited January 4, 2011 by Daedalus Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrypton Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Lol The Alchemist sucks and sucked, it's not an outstanding book (unless you like to lick the slobber off the floor). Otherwise please cut the crap. Do you seriously believe that at the age of (hopefully) at most 18 you have the competence or authority to denigrate a novel of such significance and achievement? 3 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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