I took an informal “What’s your favorite book?” poll on Facebook. Here are the results:
“Pride and Prejudice — I love her (Austen’s) sense of humor, the social propriety, the true-to-life and hilarious characters, and of course Mr. Darcy is the ultimate quiet, mysterious, tall-dark-and-handsome, wealthy man…” (Tammy K.)
“… i guess maybe ‘good omens,’ by terry pratchett and neil gaiman. for one, because it’s written by two of my favorite authors EVER. but apart from that, it’s a solid story: excellent plot, interesting characters that make me care about what happens to them, and a metric ton of hilarity. :D” (Stephanie F.)
“I love The Secret Garden and Little Women.” (Alison B.)
“Anne of Green Gables. It never gets old to me! Her drama always makes me laugh!” (Kate M.)
“Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I love it because it’s a great story and great characters, and it makes you want to be a better person. There are others that rate right up there. If you ask me tomorrow it might be different.” (Laura D.)
“To Kill a Mockingbird b/c I love the characters! How can you not have a crush on Atticus Finch and just fall in love with Scout?” (Breanne G.)
“A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan – classic WWII story told with literary flair not oft present in such works.” (Mannie L.)
“Little Women. I always wanted to be Jo. :)” (Amy M.)
“Depends on my mood … Pride and Prejudice is definitely up there.” (April)
I’ve already read several of these (“Good Omens,” “The Secret Garden,” “Little Women,” “Poisonwood Bible” and “To Kill a Mockingbird”), but I’m thinking about re-reading those and reading the others on the list, too. Even Mannie’s World War II story.
How about you? What’s your favorite book?