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Every book-lover has a top 10 list of his most favorite books. This is where you get to write about your top 10 fave books.

In no particular order:

It - Stephen King

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

A Song of Ice and Fire Series - George R R Martin

The Chronicles of Narnia - C S Lewis

The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden

The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith

@Natalie

Thanks for sharing! Among the books you listed, I've read Narnia, Da Vinci Code and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.....and I loved those books! Thanks again :)

Midnight's Children- Salman Rushdie

Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A Song of Ice and Fire- George R R Martin

Lord of the Rings- JRR Tolkien

The Count of Monte Cristo- Alexandre Dumas

Watchmen (graphic novel)- Alan Moore

Lolita- Vladimir Nabokov

Frankenstein- Mary Shelley

A Clockwork Orange- Anthony Burgess

2001 A Space Odyssey- Arthur C Clarke
(all listed in no particular order)

Random order:

1) David Copperfield

2) A Walk to Remember

3) Pride and Prejudice

4) Two States

5) A Thousand Splendid Suns

6) Where Rainbows End

7) Of course I Love You.. Till I Find Someone Better!

8) Jane Eyre

9) Diary of A Young Girl

10) Wuthering Heights

The Raven wrote: "Midnight's Children- Salman Rushdie

Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A Song of Ice and Fire- George R R Martin

Lord of the Rings- JRR Tolkien

The Count of Monte Cristo- Alexandre Dumas
..."

Heard a lot about all the books in your list.....but have only read Lolita. Thanks for sharing!

Saima wrote: "Random order:

1) David Copperfield

2) A Walk to Remember

3) Pride and Prejudice

4) Two States

5) A Thousand Splendid Suns

6) Where Rainbows End

7) Of course I Love You.. Till I Find Someone ..."

I LOVE your list!! I have read all the books except the 6h book and don't quite agree with you on the 7th book....there are better books written by the same author.

My list, in no particular order -

A Thousand Splendid Sins - Khaled Hosseini

Kane And Abel - Jefferey Archer

I Too Had A Love Story - Ravinder Singh

The Thing Between U and Me - Sagar

The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks

Nights In Rodanthe - Nicholas Sparks

Making A Mango Whistle - Bibhutibhushan Chattopodhay

Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell

The God Of Small Things - Arundhati Roy

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

these are my favourite books, in no particular order. (and subject to changes)

1) Angels and Demons- Dan Brown (as it inspired me to become an ambigram artist)

2) Wordplay- John Langdon. (John is the artist who drew the ambigrams for Angels and Demons and the surname of this artist was given for Robert Langdon)

3) Midnight's Children- Salman Rushdie

4) Lolita- Vladimir Nabakov

5) The Day of the Jackal- Frederick Forsyth

6) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams

7) 2666- Roberto Bolano

8) Five little pigs- Agatha Christie

9) Lord of the Rings- J R R Tolkien

10) Simply Fly- Captain Gopinath

@Anoop

Thanks for sharing!!

A Thousand Splendid Sins - Khaled Hosseini

Angels and Demons- Dan Brown

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

A Walk to Remember



Dolores Claiborne - Stephen king

mystic river- Dennis

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

the Christmas train - David baldacci

eleven minutes- paulo coelho

the time keeper - mitch albom

it was really hard

@Anuj

Thanks for sharing!!

Anuj - life of pi twice??

maybe.....by mistake ?

it was mistake :P

Actually I'd rank Midnight's Children at number 1. Rest of my list is in no order.

The Raven wrote: "Actually I'd rank Midnight's Children at number 1. Rest of my list is in no order."

It's that good.....??

Very polarizing. You either love it or hate it, no in between :D

Oh ok :))

Yup, i agree with Raven... :)

In no particular order

Godfather by Mario Pujo

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Mother by Maxim Gorky

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

The Kiterunner by Khaled Hosseini

Fightclub by Chuck Palahniuk

Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma

The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Thanks Ruchi. :)

Really ? I've just read one of Durjoy Datta's and loved it ! Which of his books do you find best ?

Hajarath Prasad wrote: "In no particular order

Godfather by Mario Pujo

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Mother by Maxim Gorky

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

The Kiterunner by Khaled Hosseini

F..."

Thanks for sharing!! I've only read Kite Runner, Meluha and Alchemist and agree with you on Kite Runner and Meluha......but, Alchemist was really bad !

Saima wrote: "Thanks Ruchi. :)

Really ? I've just read one of Durjoy Datta's and loved it ! Which of his books do you find best ?"

Well, actually most of his books are way better except a few.....can't really choose the best.





These were some really good books of him and his co-authors....I mean, they're not very great, but better that his Of Course....and funnier.

One of his books I didn't like -


BTW, which of his books did you read ?

I've only read Of Course I Love You... Till I Find Someone Better. I plan to read Till The Last Breath and If It's Not Forever..It's Not Love soon.

Saima wrote: "I've only read Of Course I Love You... Till I Find Someone Better. I plan to read Till The Last Breath and If It's Not Forever..It's Not Love soon."

yes, I forgot to mention....Till the Last Breath is really awesome. Do read :)

-rules of entanglement
-rumors
-impossible
-the city of lost souls
-forgiven
-the butterfly sword
-twisted
-crush
-impossibility of tomorrow
-twilight

-rules of entanglement
-rumors
-impossible
-the city of lost souls
-forgiven
-the butterfly sword
-twisted
-crush
-impossibility of tomorrow
-twilight

@Latifa

Thanks a lot for sharing :))!!

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No particular order:
-Harry Potter Series (All 7)-JK Rowling
-Conversations with God (All 3)- Neale Walsch
-Illusions- Richard Bach
-Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield
-Brida - Paulo Coelho
-The Fountain Head - Ayn Rand
-Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
-Many Lives Many Masters, Only Love is Real- Dr. Brian Weiss
-The Fakir - Ruzbeh Bharucha
-The Secret, Power and Magic - Rhonda Byrne

Jyoti wrote: "No particular order:
-Harry Potter Series (All 7)-JK Rowling
-Conversations with God (All 3)- Neale Walsch
-Illusions- Richard Bach
-Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield
-Brida - Paulo Coelho
-The F..."

Thanks for sharing Jyoti!! Among all the books you mentioned, I've only read the Harry Potter series and both the the books by Brian Weiss and found them to be spectacular.

My favorite books IN ORDER

@Akhilteja

Thanks for sharing:)) You like Vayuputras more than Meluha??

Ruchi wrote: "@Akhilteja

Thanks for sharing:)) You like Vayuputras more than Meluha??"

yeah ... heart melting love and raze of Shiva did it.. :)

Mine:

my favourites, in no particular order:

The Fountainhead- Ayn Rand
Angels & Demons- Dan Brown
Doctors- Erich Segal
Nothing Lasts Forever- Sidney Sheldon
Shiva trilogy- Amish Tripathi
Fifty Shades trilogy- E.L.James
Gene- Stel Pavlou
Millennium trilogy- Stieg Larsson
The Big Four- Agatha Christie

Aaron wrote: "Mine:

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have only read Guardian from your list.....spectacular book, glad that you added it!!:))

Aaron wrote: "Mine:

[bookcover:The Gu..."

have only read Guardian from your list.....spectacular book, glad that you added it!!:))

Misha wrote: "my favourites, in no particular order:

The Fountainhead- Ayn Rand
Angels & Demons- Dan Brown
Doctors- Erich Segal
Nothing Lasts Forever- Sidney Sheldon
Shiva trilogy- Amish Tripathi
Fifty Shades ..."

Love your list!! have read quite a few books from it...:))

My top ten in random order:
1. East of Eden - John Steinbeck
2. Horse Heaven - Jane Smiley
3. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
4. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
6. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
7. Harvest Home - Thomas Tryon
8. The Ceremonies - T. E. D. Klein
9. Tales of the City (series) - Armisted Maupin
10. Edie: An American Biography - Jean Stein & George Plimpton

1. Something Witchy This Way Comes - Veronica Blade
2. Beautiful Disaster - Jamie McGuire
3. Obsidian - Jennifer L. Armentrout
4. Prince of Wolves - Quinn Loftis
5. Bound - C.K. Bryant
6. Captured - Erica Stevens
7. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
8. Glass Houses - Rachel Caine
9. Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James
10. Wait for You - J. Lynn

In no special order:

The Harry Potter series
Percy Jackson
The Great Gatsby
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A study in Scarlet
Of Mice and Men
Catcher in the rye
The Mysterious Benedict Soceity
The Pearl
The heroes of Olympus

It changes according to my mood, but currently...
In no particular order...
1) The Hero and the Crown, Robin McKinley
2) Holes, Louis Sachar
3) Emma, Jane Austen
4) Evening Class, Maeve Binchey
5) Bel Canto, Ann Patchett
6) Fall of a Kingdom, Hilari Bell
7) Harry Potter (entire series), J.K.Rowling
8) Anne of Green Gables, L.M Montgomery
9) Ender’s Shadow, Orson Scott Card
10) Graceling, Kristin Cashore

In no particular order:
1)The Thirteenth Tale, Dianne Setterfield
2) Left Drowning, Jessica Park
3) Where She Went, Gayle Forman
4) The Lace Reader, Brunonia Barry
5) The Help, Kathryn Stockett
6) The Beach Trees, Karen White
7) The Memory of Water, Karen White
8) New Moon, Stephanie Meyer
9) The Girl Who Played With Fire/The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest, Stieg Larson
10) Flat-Out Celeste, Jessica Park

Fun topic, but it's a tough choice. These are my top five books:
#5 The icewindale trilogy
#4 Chronicles of Nick #2
#3 Night circus
#2 Deadfall hotel
#1 The rot and ruin series

1. The DaVinci Code
2. Angels & Demons
3. Jane Eyre
4. Animal Farm
5. Who moved my cheese
6. Pay it forward
7. A walk to remember
8. Digital Fortress
9. V for Vendetta
and
10. Inception

Hey, i am reading v for vendetta right now, its awesome. And have you watched the film?

Mostafa wrote: "1. The DaVinci Code
2. Angels & Demons
3. Jane Eyre
4. Animal Farm
5. Who moved my cheese
6. Pay it forward
7. A walk to remember
8. Digital Fortress
9. V for Vendetta
and
10. Inception"

Amazing books...

My top 10 books in no particular order are;

1. Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
2. Remembrance, by Jude Deveraux
3. Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
4. The Book of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill
5. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
6. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
7. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
8. The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield
9. Wit'ch Fire, by James Clemens
10. Incident at Hawk's Hill, by Allan W. Eckert