Listopia > Brenda's votes on the list Best Books Ever (52 Books)
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Wuthering Heights
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"Once I got into the Bronte sisters books, I was hooked, they are amazing."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Where the Wild Things Are
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"I just love that stubborn little kid, with the soul of an adventurer:)"
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)
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"There is something so old fashioned about this book ,it feels like home."
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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Of Mice and Men
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"Amazing heart breaker from cover to cover, a one sitting read that rips at your heart."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Green Eggs and Ham
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"I can not eat them Sam I Am, nuf said!"
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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The Poisonwood Bible
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"Beautiful, and heart breaking at the same time."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
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"I just love historical fiction, one of the best."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
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"Ah, my Irish roots."
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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The Road
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"Disturbing, it gave me nightmares, so horribly real and possible."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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"I absolutely love John Irving's characters, flaws and all."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Outsiders
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"I read this in high school and it stuck to my heart."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Stand
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"Classic Stephen King depicts the evil that could control us."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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"The caterpillar is so sweet♥"
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
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"The first vampire book I ever read, way hotter than Twighlight!"
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Complete Stories and Poems
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"Such a tortured soul."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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In Cold Blood
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"Creepy, I read during summer vacation as a teenager."
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9)
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"I love the simple life, struggles and all."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Thorn Birds
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"Terrific!!! "
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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The World According to Garp
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"The first John Irving book I ever read, my father thought I would like it, I was hooked, read all his works since then."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
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"Again historic fiction, and great cave sex...a match made in heaven!"
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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She’s Come Undone
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"Wally Lamb is one amazing writer, you really feel for his characters."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
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"Another summer read, I loved the Asian theme, something different in my quest for historical fiction."
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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I Know This Much Is True
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"Again, Wally Lamb must not be of this earth, amazing."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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"Lisbeth Salander would kick Billy Jack's ass, after decking Rambo with Chuck Norris's left arm, which she removed with the right leg of John Claude Van...oh I have to stop, she rocks!"
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Cider House Rules
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"Once again, great characters."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
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"Lestat is on a personal journey:)"
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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The Shipping News
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"I love her writing style."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Catcher in the Rye
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"Another classic I read in school, not in class though, I just discovered it in the HS library and fell in love."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Death of a Salesman
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"So sad."
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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The Kite Runner
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"We see the real victims of war and what it does to people."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Prodigal Summer
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"Great women's book."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
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"Fantastic series for those in love with the supernatural, as I am."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Great Gatsby
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"All white linen and cocktails, it just felt like a special time."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Hotel New Hampshire
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"More characters I love."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Polar Express
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"Beautiful art, I believed in Santa until 6the grade, when my younger sister made me admit he wasn't real. I still don't believe her."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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"Absolutely stunning! I read this with daughter in a mother/daughter book club. I loved the girls perspective on the book."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
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"I love Caleb Carrs details, and historical NY fiction is a deja vu experience for me, I know I lived in Saratoga Springs in a past life."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
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"So simple, kind, and loving. I can feel Botswana and the love Ma R has for her country. "
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Far Pavilions
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"I know I've been here before."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Hearts in Atlantis
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"Stephen King's use of children in his books always pull at my heart strings."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Poetry of Robert Frost
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"His words are so calming."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Villette
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"I loved this book, I ran around for a year with French language CDs in my car:) I can now ask for the check in french."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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A Passage to India
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"This book makes me smell incense and crave India."
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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A Town Like Alice
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"Australian men remind of the cowboys here in AZ."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)
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"I love the artwork. I have a giant pewter spatula in my kitchen waiting for pancakes to fall from the sky."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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A Widow for One Year
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"This is very sad and lonely book, but it seems a book for our times. That's too bad."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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The Lottery and Other Stories
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"I first read Shirley Jackson stories on HS. My first foray into short stories, and she scared me."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2)
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"Saga! Love a saga in the summer."
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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The Ransom of Red Chief
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"I found this hilarious when I first read O'Henry in HS."
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Needful Things
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"OMG, the best evil character of all time awaits on these pages!"
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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Battle Royale
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"Books that play with people's minds as this does are quite frightening, but you just can't put it down. Like car accident."
Brenda
rated it 4 stars
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
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"Another book from our mother/daughter book club...this is so beautiful and sad at the same time. The girls cried, the moms cried...♥"
Brenda
rated it 5 stars
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