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Question: What's The Best book You Have Read this year so far!?
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Oliver Twist and Bleak House by Charles Dickens, and The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde!. And, of course, Harry Potter!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Read this year 2008

Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follet – historical fiction, some romance
Ingo Series by Helen Dunmore 1-4 – fantasy mermaid story
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwen - romance
Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind – fantasy, a spin off from Sword of Truth series
Welcome to the Dead House – Goosebumps
Confessor by Terry Goodkind – last of the Sword of Truth series book 1 is Wizards First Rule - fantasy
Twilight series 1-3 – vampire fantasy/romance
Before I Die by Jenny Downham – Young adult – some romance
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Only human by Jenny Diske – story of Abraham
The Four Feathers by AEW Mason – War
Shakespear by Bill Bryson - Humour
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood – General fiction
The Dolls House by Rumer Godden – Children’s story
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee - classic
A Wayne in a Manger by Gervase Phinn – Humour
Sorting out Billy by Jo Brand – Adult Romance
The Best of Fathers by Anne Baker - Romance
Dating Hamlet by Lisa Fielder – take on Shakespeare – young adult
Ultimate Peter Rabbit - story of Beatrix Potter - biography
Carnarvon and Carter by 8th Countess of Carnarvon - biography
The Sunday Philosophers Club by Alexander McCall Smith – general fiction
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskill - classic
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips – Humour/fantasy –some romance
Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Neffenigger – fantasy romance
American Gods by Neil Gainham - fantasy
5th Child by Doris Lessing – weird!
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill – Horror/ghost story
The Pest House by Jim Crace – historical fiction
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathon Swift – fantasy/Teen
Swimming with Fishes and Swimming without a Net by MaryJanice Davidson – fantasy romance – features mermaids
No! I don't want to join a book club by Virgina Ironside – general fiction/humorous
My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult – Family crisis
21/2 Pillars of Wisdom by Alexander McCall Smith - humourous
The Inheritors by William Golding - classic
My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle – romance from guys view point
The Pearl by Steinbeck - classic
Whistling for Elephants by Sandi Toksvic – fiction – suitable for young adult
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd – fiction – suitable for your adult
Song of the Sound by Adam Armstrong – Environment-protecting dolphins/romance
A Room with a View by E M Forster - classic
Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanne Clark – fantasy/magic
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks - romance
6th Wife by Suzanna Dunn – historical fiction
Maximum Ride Angel Experiment by James Patterson – young adult fantasy
Inkheart by Cornelia Funkte – fantasy – pre-teens onward
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Album – fantasy
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote - classic
The Trouble With Angels by Debbie Macomber – fantasy/christmas
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz – fantasy horror
Girl with a Pen – story of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Kyle - biography
The Road by Cormac McCarthy – fantasy/horror
Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanne Clark – fantasy magic
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzack – Young adult – world war 2
My Best Friend’s Girl by Dorothy Koomson - romance
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks - classic
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - Romance
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James – classic/ghost story
Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations by Alexander McCall Smith – humour
Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle – romance and funny
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Aesop’s Fables
Jane Eyre
The Hobbit
Maximum Ride – Schools out forever by James Patterson
Maximum Ride – Saving the World and other extreme sports by James Patterson

Currently reading:-

Maximum Ride The final Warning only a few more chapters to go
War & Peace by Tolstoy
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo!. I read it back in February and fell in love with the story and characters!.

Close runner-ups are The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte!.

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gone with the wind--margaret mitchell
a cabinet of curiousities--douglas preston & lincoln child
the alienist--caleb carr
servant of the bones---anne rice
dead until dark--charlain harris
moon called--patricia briggs
blood bound--patricia briggs
the count ofmonte cristo--alexandre dumas
the man in the iron mask--alexandre dumasWww@QuestionHome@Com

Definitely Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox!.

It is very, very good!.

Would recommend it over and over again!.

(I've read it like three times, and I usually read a book only once)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Defiantly Breaking Dawn by Stephine Meyer!.
Recommend this book to any one who like romance and action mixed together!. This book should only be read by girls though os guys stay away!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

My heartbeat!.!. By!.!.!.Oh god, I forgot!.

Maximum Ride by: James Patterson!. (1,2&3)Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

“That which you manifest is before you!.” Enzo, from The Art of Racing in the RainWww@QuestionHome@Com

I haven't really had much time to really focus on reading, but I would definetly say that Private by Kate Brian is at the top of my list!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen!.
The Harry Potter Series of course!.!.!.
and right now, I'm reading Great Expectation
by Charles Dickens!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Fiction: Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

Nonfiction: The White Goddess by Robert GravesWww@QuestionHome@Com

The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Nothing to Declare by Mary MorrisWww@QuestionHome@Com

Looking For Alaska - John Green

It's surrounded by controversy, but I loved it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

the BT phone book~so many characters in the story,doing so many things!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Dance on My Grave by Aidan chambers!.!. really inspirational and realistic too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary RenardWww@QuestionHome@Com

Give A Boy A Gun
by Todd Strasser
*very good book*Www@QuestionHome@Com

To Kill A Mockingbird!. Atticus is my hero!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

harry potter 6 & 7 and the twilight saga!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Lord of The FliesWww@QuestionHome@Com

A Child Called it!. Hey people he only asked for one!Www@QuestionHome@Com