written in 2006 - you just have to have read them in 2006.
For me its:
1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
2. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
3. A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
4. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
[question posted by Withoutwings]
responses and comments:
Well for me the best I read this past year would be: 1. The Deed of Pakesennerion by Elizabeth Moon 2. The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons by Dan Brown 3. The Adept Series by Deborah Turner Harris and Katherine Kurtz 4. Harry Potter (I reread the series this past year) 5. Xanth Series by Piers Anthony (read a few books from it this year) I'd recommend them all to anyone. They are all very good. [emeraldisle]
I agree with your brother!!!! [TheApparition]
tks...i dont think its widely or internationally released??are they?? [vanities]
I think I only read 4 books in 2006. They were.... "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" Madeline L'Engle "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman "Enders Game" by Orson Scott Card "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac [Eborsisk]
I liked Stardust alot. I would probably like more Neil Gaiman stuff. My boyfriend is a fan of his. And "On The Raod" is my first Jack Kerouac book. I will be reading more by him because I enjoyed it. [Eborsisk]
Well I just read one book 1.In the line of fire by General Pervaiz Musharaf - President of Pakistan [umerasif]
Gosh! Just four books? And the bad thing is, I have a horrible time remembering the names...including names of books! LOL OK...and not necessarily in this order... 1. Harry Potter Goblet of Fire (wanted to read it before seeing the movie) 2. Immortal high witch series...again by Maggie Shayne (Eternity, Infinity, Destiny, and Immortality) I love this series too much I will probably re-read it every year. 3. Speak by Laurie Halse-Anderson (It was something my daughter read and she wanted me to read.) 4. Wildy Winston by Lori Foster (4 anthologies taken from the orginal anthology compilation to make one book about the Winston brothers. An awesme book...but I actully had to by 1 anthology and another that had the three...they published the Wildy Winston with the 4 stories and it was not here locally...so I had to buy two books to equal one. But hey! That better than buying 4 different anthologies! :) [brokentia]
1. Smilla's Sense of Snow - Danish author Peter Hoeg. This book was written in I believe 1992? but somehow I missed this gem! The cover says a "major motion picture" was made of this story. Has anybody seen it? 2. The whole Harry Potter series. I no longer have kids at home and hadn't picked one up. My niece loaned them to me and I was instantly hooked. 3. The General's Daughter - Nelson DeMille. Got addicted to this author as well. His characters are witty and you'll CARE about them. The stories are full of thrills and surprises and twists. 4. Plum Island - Nelson DeMille. [cremechese]
I've very much enjoyed the Temeraire series (Naomi Novik I think), and I've reread the Earth's Children series (Jean Aeul), otherwise I've mostly read non fiction this last year. [nancygibson]
Jean Aeul's books are pretty good, eh? I like them. [AngEngland]
Damn LOL thats a tough question... Cell by Stephen King which was really good but the ending left a lot to be desired... Fantasy Lover by Sherilyn Kenyon which was a really good book...its the first from her Dark Hunter series and after that I was hooked LOL but right now i'm reading J.R. Wards vampire series which is even better... A Child Called IT by David Pelzer was AMAZING I read that in two hours, I couldnt put it down... I cant think of a fourth though [Ravenladyj]
I had a lot of time over the summer to read a couple books and I really enjoyed a few 1. Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - by far one of my new favorites 2. Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 3. The Ways of White Folks by Lagston Hughes 4. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder - reread it for the thrid time this summer this is one of favorites. 5. Hallo, Ist Da Jemand? by Jostein Gaarder - I spent four months in Germany learning German so I thought I would read at least one book in German. [everiedmndae]
1.The Vampire Chronicles by Ann Rice 2. Death dujour, Deja Dead By Kathy Reichs can't wait to start the next one (TV show Bones is a spin off of this series of books 3. Gone with the Wind - Lots more in it than the movie 4. The Hobbit [AskAlly]
The last three books that I read were three of the Doctor Who New Adventures series that came out a couple of years ago. They were all excellent. I'm not certain if I read a fourth book in 2006. Sometimes I read fanfiction online, though, based on series that I am interested in. I haven't had a library card in awhile and need to get back into reading more. I would really love to read the Harry Potter books - the movies are some of my favorites ever! ^_^ I'm a big fan of sci-fi and fantasy ^_^ [shywolf]
I don't read alot of books. I do read car magazines. [Gambler2]
well i read THE ALCHEMIST..its written by john grisham..........a great novel which tells the way to find out the truth of life........and follow ur destiny......... a great example of determination.story about a young boy who gives up his work and begins a search for his destiny [exhibit]
The State of Fear, by Crichton, The Sun Singer, by Malcolm Campbell, The Lamb and His Enemies, by Shelly, and Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by Lewis [ErrollLeVant]
for me it is , 1 Terry Pratchett - The unadulterated cat 2 - Terry Pratchett - Wintersmith 3 - Richard Overy - The Nernburg trials , 4 - Garry Sheffield - Shot at dawn 5 - Suzanne Grason - The strange case of Samuel Holberry and the Sheffield rising 1840. Those are my best ones, but its really hard to pick just five i read so much that i could have gone on and on lol [ESKARENA1]
I love Terry Pratchett's books. He's so witty and intelligent. [BittyBiddy]
(1)The Secret History by Donna Tartt (2)Experience by Martin Amis (3)Atonement by Ian McEwan (4)The Forest by Edward Rutherford The Secret History will probably become one of the few books I will read again. That's my highest recommendation. No matter how much I love a book, I almost never read it a second time. [irisheyes]
1. Genevieve by Eric Jerome Dickey 2. Milk In My Coffee by Eric Jerome Dickey 3. Sister, Sister by Eric Jerome Dickey 4. Liar's Game by Eric Jerome Dickey [licibaby85]
i didnt read this year reading i hate it but for school we were supposed to read the great gatsby but i watched the movie and still passed the test to she thinks i read it so i would say that then [wilsonsir12]
in 2006 i read only Da Vinci Code and Harry Potter...i like very much this 2 book ...for me is the best [Reviver]
Oh my gosh, you are only going to let me pick four?? lol I'll try Here we go: 1. Black Creek Crossing by John Saul 2. Days of Magic Nights of War by Clive Barker 3. Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz 4. Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors [Penguinsangel]
I didn't read any book in 2006 other than the bible. [paul8675]
Mine would have to be.. 1.Netochka Nezvanova 2.The God of Small Things 3.Pride & Predujice 4.Women in Love All fantastic books I couldn't put down! I strongly recommended Netochka Nezvanova by Fyodor Dostoyesky. [OhMyDayz]
1. The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova 2. Life of Pi - Yann Martel 3. Oscar and the Lady in Pink - Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt 4. We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver I have lots more I could add to this, but I think they probably stand out for various reasons. I feel I should probably have put number 4 as number 1 because that was such an amazing book. [BittyBiddy]
The four books I read in 2006 that are on my top list are... 1) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2) Dance Macabre - Laurell Hamilton 3) "H" is for Homicide 4) Dead as a Doornail [SK401001]
not just four, i've read hell a lot of books! 1.the monk who sold his red ferrari(dont remember exactly) 2.biography of ramakrishna paramahamsar 3.biography of vivekananda 4.the da vinci code by dan brown 5.tell me your dreams by sidney sheldon 6.coma by robin cook stil a lot.. [cuterose]
I am going to break the rules of your discussion, and list only one book i have read in the past few years. There are many good ones, but only one in particular had a pretty intensive impact on me- "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen" by Tadeusz Borowski, published in Poland after WW2. It is a 'collection' of concentretion camp stories, written by a man who survived Auschwitz and Dachau..He describes the differences and similarities between the executioner and the victim through his recounts of experiences and his demeaning state of life during that time..He survived only long enough to put much of the horror down on paper, as he opened a gas valve on July 1st, 1951, taking his own life..He was not yet 30 years old. [Jusred]
I will agree with BittyBiddy, as "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova was a definate 'good read'~ [Jusred]
Mine are The Divinci Code and Angels and Demons both by Dan Brown, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling and Paint it Black by Janet Fitch [tlmoore79]
Wicked by Gregory Mcguire Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman Never Let Me Go -- I'm afraid I don't remember the author's name Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson [cajundharma]
to tell u the fact i dont really love to read any abooks at all. [sumathishetra]
I read 1. The Power of Positive Living by Norman Vincent Peale 2.Autobiography of a Yogi by Sri Paramhansa Yogananda 3.Man's Enternal Quest by Sir Paramhansa Yogananda & 4. The Power of Your Sub Conscious Mind. They were all really interesting and I really enjoyed and benefitted by reading these books. [maapav]
1)Google story 2)The power of Now .Eckhart tolle 3)The angel and demons Dan brown 4)..Well a lot of techie stuff I wouldnt recommend [TheApparition]
I have been studying the bible and other gospels and works during 2006 [msqtech]
blind man's bluff was the best one because I was a submariner [msqtech]
The battle for God Karen Armstrong The spiral staircase Karen Armstrong The History of God Karen Armstrong [msqtech]
Best four? For me, that would be: 1. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 2. In The Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming 3. Bloodless Shadow by Victoria Blake 4. Safeguard Your Indentity by Mari Frank (more of a practical book, but one I definitely recommend) [DreamOn01]
I LOVE to read - I wish I could narrow it down...Hmmm... 1. Thinking Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Henci Goer 2. Case for Christ by Lee Stroble 3. The entire Harry Potter Series 4. On Writing Well by I-can't-remember-his-name 5. The Artist's Way by I've-been-on-the-computer-too-long-and-am-drawing-a-blank. *laughing* I'm doing bookkeeping for the lady I work for - taxes and such. Expenses - reciepts - forgve the brain freeze. [AngEngland]
Ayan Rands "Atlas Shrugged" was the best. then there was "inheritence of loss","memoirs of geisha","brief history of time","monk who sold his ferrari" and there was "Zeher".enjoyed all of them [pracks]
harry potter - the half blood prince. angels and demons, digital fortress, da vinci code. [jep_toyo]