One of my most favorite things to do would be to read. I could just curl up in my room for hours with my ipod and a stack of books and I'd be ecstatic, heck, leave me alone in the library for a few hours and I couldn't be happier. One of the best things about books is their ability to draw you into them, so that you feel as if you're there with the main character, helping them through the trials they face. It's the authors of those kind of books that simply amaze me. I practically grew up on fantasy books. It was always the ones with the pretty covers, the ones that just stood out and caught my eye, that I wanted to read. Some of my favorites as a child were The Hobbit, A Wrinkle in Time, and of course The Chronicles of Narnia. These books have remained with me as cherished favorites of my childhood, and will always hold a special place is my heart, but if I were to choose a favorite among my favorites, I would have to choose Narnia, the world that C.S. Lewis created is just too splendid to give up.
What would you say was your favorite book? If you don't have a favorite book, or if you just can't choose, then tell me your favorite genre of books.
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My favorite book would definitely have to be the whole Narnia series. I read the whole thing back in 4th grade. I was fascinated by the Christian perspective C.S. Lewis put on a fantasy book.
I love A Wrinkle in Time, by the way. But sadly, I don't read as much as I know I should; I really like the books from Frank Peretti though. This Present Darkness is definitely one of my favorites.
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I ashamedly don't read that many books these days (too much school) but I do have some favorites that I've read in my free time. The two best are "Starship Troopers" and "Fahrenheit 451." "Starship Troopers" is the book from which every other sci-fi book or movie steals (Halo steals EVERYTHING from this book; the super soldiers, the pods from space, everything!). It has alien hordes, power suits, and huge guns. But in reality it's the author's treatise on military thought which is almost as intresting as the action.
"Fahrenheit 451" is actualy a book about books. It describes a world in which books are illegal and firemen start fires instead of put them out (their job is to burn books). Its only flaw is that it's too short.
Nathan, Oh, I love Frank Peretti(his Hangmans Curse and Nightmare Academy used to scare me when I was younger. xD), Ted Dekker as well. Their books just keeps you guessing till the very end. High five for a Wrinkle in Time? 8D
My favorite book is The Hobbit and the rest of the Lord Of The Rings books :) -Hunter Rice
I love the whole Narnia series, I'm actully in the middle of the book now, although it may not be grade appropriate. The books are to good to put down!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. By far my favorites.
I also have to second Daniel on Starship Troopers.
My favorite book would have to be MONSTER by Frank Peretti. I love his style and the mystery behind everything in his books. There's always something going on and it's hard to put down his book and go to sleep.
I would say without a doubt that Charles Martin is my absolute favorite author. He has the distinct gift of being able to take our emotions and shape them into something tangible, an art that so many authors dance around. You get involved with his characters as though they are your friends and next-door neighbors. Martin takes his readers with him, often to places (of the heart)no one else dare go. He has written several novels, some even being considered for movies. Check him out if you think you would like the Christian version of Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Message In a Bottle, etc.) The best part is that he is from Jacksonville!
www.charlesmartin.com
I enjoy reading the Fear Street book series. They are very suspenseful and interesting to read. Honestly I hate to read! I find it very hard to finish a 150 page book in a week or so. The Fear Street books are very short so sometimes I will read them. I just can't stand sitting around doing nothing except reading. I rather be outside enjoying life instead of being shut up in a room all day by myself!
Yes, many high fives for A Wrinkle in Time. I also forgot to mention that I love C.S. Lewis' books too. Chronicles of Narnia is one of the most defining fantasy series out there. I also read this cool book about the history of color, entitled Color. lol. such a creative title, but it was a very interesting book.
Sad to say I don't read as much as i should. To much school.
anyways.... My favorite book would have to be A Wrinkle in Time, I loved this book.
Well I don't read as much as I should but when I do I am for mystery books there my favorite because they draw and you want to read more haha.
My favorite books woulds be the Narnia series.I usually don't read to much unless its a very interesting book which is why I like these books.You can picture everything perfectly and its so well writen that you can enjoy reading it and not feel bored.
I love to read, but life doesn't often afford me the time. (I could write a book -- HA!) My favorite book as a child was The Secret Garden (decades before the movie). I abhor reading informational books such as history texts, but I really enjoy a well-written historical novel, especially anything by T. Davis Bunn, who writes from a Christian perspective. I like to read all kinds of fiction, but I limit myself to Christian writers. There are other great writers out there, but I really don't want to be influenced by their morality or lack thereof. Two of my favorite authors are Karen Kingsbury and Janette Oke. I also like Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, who co-wrote the Left Behind series. They have also individually written some good stuff. Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker are great, but you really have to be in the right frame of mind to ingest some of their imagery. I have also read a lot of Stephen Bly, whose genre is modern-day westerns, good for those days when you want a quick read without a lot of drama or theological depth. My favorite kind of book would have to be an adventure/thriller/mystery with a touch of romance. I guest all I need is a Christan James Bond!
Ok, wow, I almost don't know where to start! I absolutely love to read and have several favorite genres in fiction...
1. Fantasy: Like many of you, I also like The Chronicles of Narnia, A Wrinkle in Time (and the rest of that series by L'Engle), The Hobbit, and the other Lord of the Rings books. On top of these, I really enjoy Cornelia Funke's books (the Inkheart series, The Thief Lord, and Dragon Rider); Christopher Paolini's Eragon and Eldest (can't wait to read Brisingr!); books by Gail Carson Levine, and Brian Jacques' Redwall series.
2. Christian thrillers - I absolutely love all the Ted Dekker books I have read so far, particularly Obsessed and House (co-authored by Frank Peretti). I really want to check out more of them and Frank Peretti's books.
3. Mystery - When I was younger, I read the Boxcar Children, the Hardy Boys, A to Z mysteries, and Encyclopedia Brown. I still consider them favorites, but now I look at more in depth mysteries.
4. ? - Ok, I didn't know what genre they were in, but I LOVE Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events!
Demetri, It would seem I'm not the only one who is fond of the Narnia series eh? xD Yeah, the Aslan/Jesus parallel always made me cry when I was younger :] But happy at the same time.
Daniel, Sci-fi eh? Kinda close to fantasy :O only with a scientific twist. I have not heard of either of those books :O Would they be in the teen section at the library? Cause I rarely venture out of there.. The "Fahrenheit 451" book sounds really interesting. :3
Hunter, I am sad to admit that I have yet to sit down and actually read the Lord of the Rings trilogy. :O First few pages just kinda let me drift. >_>
Alyssa, what are you talking about :D Narnia is always grade appropriate. ;D They are too good to put down. :]
Kyle, I can't remember much from those books, but what I do remember was good. :] What was Through the Looking Glass about again? Other then the obvious.
Shay, Monster was the one about the bigfoot type creature, right? I never actually read it but I remember seeing it when my mom and sister had it, Frank Peretti's books rock for always keeping you guessing. :D
Mrs. Larson, sounds interesting, I've never heard of him :O my mom may have though, have you ever read anything by Melody Carlson? I love her books :] She is a christian author who writes about psychological disorders. Finding Alice by her was amazing. :] I just couldn't put it down.
Amy, Fear Street? That sounds nifty :O I'm going to have to look em up. Aww, you don't have to be stuck inside reading, you could read on your front porch, sitting on the grass, or even in a tree if you're daring enough. One of my favorite spots is on the porch railing. Not very comfortable, but its really sunny there. :]
Becky, I have a theory that school suffocates creativity >_> after a Chemistry session I loose the ability to think. Yay for another L'Engle fan. :] I love how she explains away science with magic, as opposed to how the scientists do it. :D
DC:23, Mystery is quite mysterious(yes, that was very corny, I know xD) 8D It's always fun to try and figure out what is going on before the person in the story does.
Chrisy, :] C.S.Lewis created a wonderful world in his books, and I bet that in a hundred years, if Jesus hasn't come by then, that kids will STILL be reading about the Pevensies and Narnia. It's just something that will never get old.
Mrs. Brooks, I can understand the limiting yourself to christian books. I myself will read non christian ones from the teen section, if there isn't anything bad in them, but some people don't share those beliefs. I probably wont be reading any non christian adult books when I'm older though, you never quite know what could pop up in those. I've only peeked at a few of the Left Behind books, and they were the teen version, but what I saw of them was really good. :]
Tina, will you be my book buddy. :D Our shelves could almost match. :D You should read The Hidden Door's trilogy, its christian fantasy about a parallel world, and really good. Cornelia Funke's books are amazing.<3 I shamefully still have not finished Inkdeath, but what I've read of it so far makes me sad to put it down. You are seriously my fantasy twin :D and have opened up a can of worms for English 8D
As many people here i dont have much time to read. To busy oing to the mall and he movie theatre with friends XD but i do have a lot of favorite books when i do have te chance o read them. my faoreite so far is "the boy called it" series and "among the hidden" series. I LOVE harry potter at the moment and im on the fourth one. jk rolings books are very captivating and they bring you into the hogwats castle! the uglies seies is very god but i havnt read the whole thing yet. im a horror kind of person but i could go for creative fantasy books(as i am writing a fantasy/horror/tragdy book0 and i love reading about worlds (like in harry potter) tht dont exist and roing you to magical places.
Shaunna,
Have you ever read any of Frank Peretti's books? Or try the author Ted`Dekker. I think you might like them.
well i'm not much of a reader, but in all honesty my favorite book would have to be the bible. that's about the only thing i read, or some christian devotions or commantries. other than that i do like the Chronicles of Narnia, but i wouldn't really read it unless i had to, just not much a of a reader :o
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