What is the best book you have ever read?

[RJUKL]

Any contributions welcome.

[RAFP]

anything by Patricia Cornwell

[lesblue]

Not one book, but three, written by David Pelzer "A Child Called It", "The Lost Boy" and "A Man Named Dave", an autobiographical trilogy detailing the author's childhood, in which he suffered abuse at the hands of his mother. Wonderfully written, truly harrowing account of childhood abuse. I would defy anyone to read these books without being moved.

[benny3008]

Mr. Tickle by Roger Hargreaves. :)

[theonlyone]

Chasing the Dragon by Jackie Pullinger , a brill read written
by the author who did all the stuff in the book

[Mustardmit]

Watership Down

[pericat]

RJUKL - an amazon kindle is an e-book reader

[joggerjayne]

The Name Of The Rose - Umberto Eco

[pericat]

a couple of leon uris novels - QC and Trinity

[crapmemory]

The Five People You Meet In Heaven.

From the author of the phenomenal number one bestseller TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, comes this enchanting, beautifully written novel that explores a mystery only heaven can unfold. Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in the toil of his father before him, fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. Then he dies in a tragic accident, trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a lush Garden of Eden, but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people who were in it. These people may have been loved ones or distant strangers. Yet each of them changed your path forever. As the story builds to its stunning conclusion, Eddie desperately seeks redemption in the still-unknown last act of his life. Was it a heroic success or a devastating failure? The answer is as magical and inspirational as a glimpse of heaven itself.

[Chickadee]

My fav is The Stand by Stephen King - have reread it lots of times. Couldn't stand the series as so much of the book was cut.
His new one Under the Dome is excellent. I haven't like many of his latest but this is fab.

Also liked the Victoria Hislop ones mentioned by others.

[jack daniels]

There are a few books i've enjoyed but I especially liked reading Flowers in the attic by Virginia Andrews & read the series of them. I saw the film too - very moving

[pinkkitty]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

[ruthann58]

watchers be dean koontz

[rosyposy]

I have just finished 'None of this ever really happened' by Peter Ferry. Thoroughly enjoyed it, very intriguing and so well written. He slips between fact and fiction, without telling you which is which, you really want to find out what happens.Really great travel descriptions too. (Now to get stuck into 'I am the Messenger', Sophie)
Rosy