One Book To Rule Them All 3

Continued from Part Two

shutterstock_253710055-largeIn a poll I posted to help us all get to know each other I asked the question:
If you could only ever read one book forever, what book would you choose?

Now many of you did say you’d rather not live, and though I’m sure many others felt torn between that option and having to chose, they did choose. I have compiled the following montage.


There can only be one, one book to rule them all!

Part THREE of Three:

 The King James Bible

The Bride Collector

by Ted Dekker

 

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

I have to hoorah this one as it is an all time favorite of mine 😀

 

I haven’t finished writing it yet…. 😉

The Cardturners

by Louis Sachar

 

The complete works of Theodore Storm
Sorry this is all I could find.

 

Ulysses

by James Joyce

9424093Poems of Heinrich Heine

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Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

This is a fantastic book, a little short though…

metamorphosis

 

The Metamorphasis

by Frank Kafka

 

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Headhunter

by Timothy Findley

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Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood

 

 

The Siege

by Helen Dunmore

 

I only like books WHILE I’m reading them.
Interesting response.

 

Marching Powder:
A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America’s Strangest Jail

by Thomas McFadden

 

DNA of the Gods

by Chris H. Hardy Ph.D.

 

Sometime a good book is just getting away from it all.


Beauty 

by Robin

This is another all time favorite of mine and I was impressed to see it was picked 3 times 😀

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury


Seven Pillars of Wisdom

by T. E. Lawrence

A wise a choice 😉

 

The Great Gatsby 

by F. Scott Fitzgerald


Unwanteds

by Lisa McMann

I’ve heards this is a great series, one day maybe I’ll get a chance to read it.

Bird by Bird:
Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott

 

Well that concludes our look into the most cherished books of the
Cafe Book Bean community. It has been a lot of fun to see so many great books represented, and to learn new ones as well. We are a like-minded,
yet diverse group of book lovers, and I so enjoyed this fun project.

So… What would you choose?

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One Book To Rule Them All: 2

Continued from Part One

shutterstock_253710055-largeIn a poll I posted to help us all get to know each other I asked the question:
If you could only ever read one book forever, what book would you choose?

Now many of you did say you’d rather not live, and though I’m sure many others felt torn between that option and having to chose, they did choose. I have compiled the following montage.

There can only be one, one book to rule them all!

Part TWO of Three:


Great Expectation

by Charles Dickens

Yes I did start with this one do to the Irony
Good choice though, good choice 🙂

North
North and South

by Elizabeth Gasket

Another great classics choice!

 


Lilith’s Brood

by Octavia E. Butler

I know series seem a little bit like a cheat, but I will allow them of course, plus this one is in one volume so it’s definitely not a cheat.

Randomly surprise me!
Okay here goes…

Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund:
Adventures of the Wiener Dog Extraordinaire
by Ryan Beauchesne

I clicked highly rated, then sorted by best reviewed and this was the top book, hopefully that’s random enough hehe. Hey, I’m actually a little intrigued.

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Plato: Complete 
Works

by Plato

Well this would definitely occupy the mind!


The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

 

 

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

 

I’d cheat & write new ones!
A noble choice 🙂


Gone With the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

A sweeping epic saga, such a perfect choice!


The Power is within you

by Louise Hay

Staying motivated, I like it.

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by J.K. Rowling

Sorta cheating I know… but it’s Potter so we can’t really argue with that choice 🙂


Adventurers Wanted, Book One: Slathbog’s Gold

by M.L. Forman

Never heard of it, but I like the title! Looks good.


1984

by Orwell

An eye opening choice 😉

 

Trollope Political novels omnibus or

Love in the Time of Cholera 

by Gabriel GarcÍA MÁRquez

I love this book! A great summer time read too.


Lion Country 

by Frederick Buechner

Another one I haven’t heard of, I love all these new discoveries 🙂


Infinite Jest

by David Foster Wallace

I bet a few of you guessed this one would show up aye 😉

Shantaram: A Novel

by Gregory David Roberts

This book looks enchanting I’ve added it to my tbr list


The Lux Series

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

 

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So I just looked it up and chose the highest rated one, and here we have it:

Dear and Glorious Physician

by Taylor Caldwell

The Modern Bible
There are so many stories wrapped around a single story

The Bible was chosen over 10 times but this one specified modern sand told us why, so I included it again. And I chose the New International Version.

Wicked:
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire

Fun choice! I’ve never read it but I’d like to.


The Lake of Dead Languages

by Carol Goodman

Haven’t read it, but what and intriguing title 🙂


Pilgrim’s Progress

by John Bunyan

This book has been on my tbr list for SO long, I really need to get around to it! Another great choice.

So many more amazing reads chosen, and so many interesting one as well, I love discovery what books inspire people!

What do YOU think of these choices?
Find out more on Saturday in the conclusion Pt. 3

So, what would you choose..?
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