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    What's Your Favourite Book of ALL Time?

    March 21, 2013 by Karen 486 Comments

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    Lonesome Dove. If I was forced to pick my absolute favourite book, that's what it would be.  There are others I thought were great and loved, but ... I always come back to Lonesome Dove.

     

     

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    Which is funny because I picked it up and started it around 5 times before I could get past the first few pages. I'd pick it up, start to read it and think ... Uch. I can't read this book. I did that 5 times.

    I either just wasn't in the mood for that particular book, or maybe the first few pages confused me. I don't know. But I kept trying and one day I picked that book up and it hit me like a donkey kick to the face. THIS was the greatest book ever written.

    Last week I wrote a little post explaining a bit about what the Pulitzer Prize is exactly and how it started. Some, but not all of my favourite books are on the list.

    Would you like to save this stuff?

    We'll email you this post, so you can refer to it later.

    Wanna know some more of my favourite books? Too bad.

    Because today isn't about some of your favourite books. It's about the ONE book. The single, all time favourite.

    No cheating and no doubling up. You are forced to pick one and only one.

    In the comment section, write the name of your favourite book. I don't want stories to go along with it, why you liked it ... nothin' like that.

    Just the name of the book (and author if you want).

    That way you can come back here and easily scroll down the comments to find a good book. There won't be any talking or blabbing interfering with the list. Books. Just books.

    I'll start us off.

     

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    1. Linda Schombert

      September 03, 2022 at 9:04 am

      The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

      Reply
      • Robbie B.

        February 04, 2023 at 12:31 am

        Loved that book too! Luke and the tiger… so memorable.

        Reply
    2. Susan H

      September 03, 2022 at 8:47 am

      P.S. Your Cat is Dead by James Kirkwood.

      Reply
    3. Sandra D

      September 02, 2022 at 11:33 am

      The Swan Song, by Robert McCammon

      Reply
    4. Matt

      February 23, 2022 at 3:48 pm

      Lonesome Dove is my favorite book and the one that I wished would never end.

      Reply
    5. Shannon K

      June 17, 2020 at 10:26 pm

      When I was in my 20's I met Larry McMurtry in a bar in the Stockyards of Ft.Worth TX. He autographed a napkin for me and included his phone number (he has quite a reputation apparently!) My friends had to swoop in and get me away from him! I keep that napkin in my first edition Lonesome Dove. The man was a genuis, but I never was tempted to call him. ;)

      Reply
    6. Paul

      March 25, 2019 at 12:58 pm

      Although Lonesome Dove is certainly on my list, Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny is my favorite work of 20th century fiction.

      Reply
    7. Beth

      February 05, 2018 at 5:47 pm

      Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold

      Reply
      • Betsy McKenzie

        April 08, 2023 at 10:27 pm

        OOH, I love the whole 5 Gods series, and actually prefer Hallowed Hunt and even better, Curse of Challion. Wonderful books.

        Reply
    8. Mary Wilhelmus

      April 03, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Sophie's Choice

      Reply
    9. Stan Nowak

      March 19, 2017 at 10:39 am

      OK, I'm only almost four years late with this one. So many great books to choose, but I'm gonna go with "Wind, Sand and Stars" by Antione de Saint-Exupery (author of 'The Little Prince').

      Reply
    10. Eleanor Villeneuve

      May 05, 2016 at 6:58 pm

      Lonesome Dove - I can't follow instructions so no. 2 is Random Passage by Bernice Morgan, no. 3 is Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

      Reply
    11. chandra

      December 17, 2015 at 1:03 pm

      The Hobbit

      Reply
      • Betsy McKenzie

        April 08, 2023 at 10:28 pm

        another of my favorites. I like it better than the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Much more relatable.

        Reply
    12. David bolland

      December 09, 2015 at 4:41 am

      The Magus by John Fowles

      Reply
    13. donna

      October 29, 2015 at 11:58 am

      "Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kid

      Reply
    14. CDLB

      December 21, 2013 at 2:36 pm

      The Creation Of Human Ability.

      It's nonfiction.

      Reply
    15. Patti

      September 25, 2013 at 5:42 am

      Karen .... do this again to see everyone's Summer best reads! I loved reading the comments and seeing lots and lots of books that I have also read! I feel so literate but still wrote down many for future reads (and re-reads!)

      Reply
    16. sam

      May 10, 2013 at 2:55 am

      Neuromancer by William Gibson. First read this when I was thirteen, Sneakily staying up all night to read from cover to cover because I just couldn't put it down.

      Reply
    17. Anna

      April 14, 2013 at 1:42 pm

      White Oleander - by Janet Fitch
      or
      Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too - by Cassandra Danz

      To quote my favorite passage (and the reason why I will always remember how deep to plant my daffodil bulbs): "I plant daffodil bulbs about eight inches deep. As I mentioned before, I don't use a ruler. As a married woman, I know perfectly well what six or eight inches looks like, so it's easy to make a good estimate. This mental measurement makes planting time much more interesting than it might be otherwise."

      She was hilarious, and died much too young.

      Reply
    18. Vanessa

      April 06, 2013 at 3:15 am

      John Dies At The End

      seriously, amazing book. cult favorite! it's a horror comedy and it's amazing. Did I mention how amazing it is?

      Reply
    19. Tracy

      April 05, 2013 at 10:03 pm

      The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

      Reply
    20. Phyllis

      April 05, 2013 at 1:57 pm

      The Last Dance On Earth.

      Reply
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