Life of Pi by Yann Martel
I checked on-line as I couldn't remember the author's name. Now I quote exactly what I would have written (if I were so skilled). I concur completely with this Amazon review;
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"This is an astonishing work of imagination that will delight and stun readers in equal measure. It is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will, as one character puts it, make you believe in God. What more can any reader ask?" |
In agreement with Anne Rice, but the first book I read of hers was the Witching Hour, and I could not believe that one could write a story that grabbed your attention and made you feel as if you were there, seeing the events unfold as you read the pages.
The vampire chronicles are also awesome, and it is sad that she has ended the saga forever.
I still love the work of Philip S Dow though. Medieval Fantasy is my first choice when searching for a book, and Realm of the Sword is awesome. Realm of the Sword - Blood and Tears - is soon to be released, and I am anxiously awaiting this one also. It is as if an underground group of writers have come together, for I have read articles where these guys write together, continuing each others' stories, with such detail and enthusiasm that the writings go on for days, with little time to keep up.
No one may agree, but I slightly liked the 12 Inuyasha Series, By K.A.Applegate.I found that his mix of Gods & History is very... Good. He even added aliens and odd mythological creatures. It's about five teenagers that get sucked into a magical world of gods by the Norse god Loki's son Fenrir *A wolf*.
But they only find out that he was going for a girl named Senna, whose mother was a manipulative witch from the realm. Heres some of the titles...
-Search For Senna
-Land of Loss
-Enter The Enchanted
-Realm of the Reaper
-Discover the destroyer
-Fear the Fantastic
-Gateway to the Gods
-Brave the Betrayal
-Inside the Illusion
-Understand the unknown
-Mystify the Magician
-Entertain the End
This twelve short book series might not be the best but I loved it.
I think the Book of Mormon is the best book that I ever read. The Articles of Faith by Bruce R. Mckonkie is the next best book. Then in terms of history, I read Brad Gregory's Salvation at stake about the martyrs of Europe. I also have read the Philosophy of Bruce Lee which I enjoy since I am a Chinese person. I do not have a chance to get behind on my reading, because I am a historian and every book I read is very good. I read at least 1 book a week at the most, because I speed read. -John
Best book I ever read would have to be a tie between Anne Rice's Tale of the Body Thief and The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Although there is a book my little sister promises to get me when she visits thats like 20000 pages of "Dragonlance" type storys. If its as good as she says it is I might have to edit this in January!
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The best books I've ever read were Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. I've got them all and I must say they're great. |