[LockItUp]

I got the question in a little late yesterday, but I thought I'd post another question of the day today (if anyone thinks of any good ones any day and it's not posted yet, by all means. . .).

What are your top 5 favorite books?

1. She Comes Undone by Wally Lamb
2. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
3. A Child Called 'It' by David Pelzer
4. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
5. A Million Little Pieces by James Frey

[PhysDom]

Hmm... I can give a -few- of my favorites... but I don't know if they're the top five or not.

- "The Prydain Chronicles" by Llody Alexander
- "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand
- "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Dual" by John Donne
- "Frog and Toad Are Friends" by Arnold Lobel
- "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse

[JustForUs]

Hop on pop ~ Dr suess... j/k sorry.. (I do love his books though)
Little earthquakes ~ Jennifer weiner
Million little pieces ~ J. Frey
Winning by losing ~ Jillian michaels
In her shoes ~Jennifer weinner
Good in bed ~ Jennifer weinner... I must really like her. I never realized how many books I have of hers that I enjoy so much...

[Grumbleworts]

Dear God, you want just FIVE!?!??!?!?!?!

Well, here's the list for the moment:
1. HAMLET!!!!
2. Lord of the Rings
3. Anything by Katie MacAlister
4. The Cask of Amontidillo
5. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

God, there are so many others!

[yume]

1. Crime and punishment-Dostoevsky
2. Jitterbug Perfume- Tom Robbins
3. Spudnik Sweethears- Haruki Murakami
4. Shame- Salmun Rushdie
5. Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen (i hated the movie so much, completely off in its intent)

[mocha74]

Oh I can't list them in any order, but love the following:

-Almost anything by James Patterson! I'm a huge fan
-Justforus - I also love "Good in bed" by Jennifer weinner.
-"Tuesdays with Morrie" - don't know the author
-"The Count of Monte Cristo"
-And funny because I love "The Book of Questions."

[haleys]

-"Naked" by David Sedaris
-"Sellevision" by Augusten Burroughs
-"Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs
-"Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk
-"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

[LovesBassets]

1. "Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe" by Bill Bryson
2. "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
3. "Notes From a Small Island" by Bill Bryson
4. "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson
5. "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson



If you like to laugh until you cry, go out and buy a Bill Bryson book!

And like Stephanie, I love Wally Lamb's books, too. And anything by Stephen King, especially "On Writing."

[teahoney]

In no particular order:

"Memoirs of a Geisha" (and I can't wait for the movie now)
"Mama" by Terry McMillan
"Disappearing Acts" by Terry McMillan (believe me, the book is much better than the movie)
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
"The Empty Chair"

This was a hard one since I love so many books

[miss michelle]

hmm soo many to choose from
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
Diabesity (Francine Kaufman) <--- Good for anyone concerned about social implications of obesity
The DaVinci Code!

[crk05]

Oooo, where do I start? *surveying bookshelf*

Today's answer would be (in no particular order)

1 - Harry Potter, the whole series. If push came to shove, I'd choose The Order of Phoenix as my favorite
2 - P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern
3 - In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
4 - Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner
5 - The Dirty Girls Social Club by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

And I can't wait to read The Time Traveler's Wife. I've heard such good things about it. It's next on my list.

[healthyme05]

The Testament by John Grisham
The Whole Left Behind Series (Can't Pick One over another)
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell

[jenicra]

Ooohh - only 5??? Yeah right - I'm a READER, it's what I DO - there's got to be at least a top ten.

Jeez - ok

S: A Novel About the Balkans by Slavenka Drakulic (THE most beautiful, well-written, moving, horrifying book ever, ever, ever - read it!!!)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
No Logo by Naomi Klein
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith

[stacylambert]

These two are definitely my two favorite:
A Primate's Memior by Robert Sapolsky
Raptor Red by Robert Bakker
These are some of my "chick lit" ones that came to mind:
Good in Bed by Jenniffer Weiner
A Girl's Best Friend by Elizabeth Young
The Second Assistant by Mimi Hare and Clare Naylor

[TheNewChristy]

Oooooh books, my favorite subject!!!!!

1) The entire Diana Gabaldon Outlander series!!! Oh my gosh...if you like romance, adventure, mystery, sci-fi, historical fiction, humor...READ THESE BOOKS!! You will NEVER forget these characters!!

2) The entire Left Behind series (original 12 anyway) by Mr. Jenkins and Mr. LaHaye...I haven't read the new prequels because the big event has already happened...who cares about the other stuff that lead up to it??!! LOL However, if they write another sequel about what happens at the end of the 1000 year reign I will definitely read...there's a lot of speculation on that one.

3) The entire Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling...who DOESN'T like these books??

4) Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Staci Eldredge...a must read for the ladies!!

5) The BFG by Roald Dahl...I must have read this a million times as a kid, and half of those were AFTER I left it outside on the trampoline and it got rained on...even water damage couldn't keep me out of that one! LOL

I really have tons more, but these are my faves. Maybe the next QOTD should be our 6-10 choices...ha!