...doesn't mean the end to giveaways and fun, 'cause I've got two of them for you.
If you zip over to B&B ex libris, there is till time to enter their drawing for a copy of The 19th Wife, by David Ebershoff, a highly endorsed new novel about Ann Eliza Young who was one of Brigham Young's wives. Should be a great read and you have until September 22nd to get your entry in so hurry over!
Now remember in my review of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society when I mentioned that you'll want to buy at least two copies so you can give one away to someone who loves reading as much as you? Well, I did just that and I'd like to give it away to another book lover out there.
Here's what you do...leave me a comment telling us about the most memorable book you've ever read. You know what I'm talking about: the book that even all these years later, you still think about it occassionally and it seems like you read it just yesterday.
- I'd like to know the name of the book and why it rocked your world, so to speak.
- Now if you have a blog and want to mention this contest, link to your post and I'll enter you a second time.
- Of course, there are some readers who don't have blogs and that's okay! Just email a friend who loves books like you do, cc it to me (see my email in the upper right corner of this page), and I'll give you a second entry as well.
- Oh, and this one is open to international entries, too!
I don't know about the most memorable ever, I can never choose just one. But one of the most memorable books I've read would probably be Maus by Art Spiegelman. I finally read it this year and I'm sure many of the images from it will stay with me for a long time. But that's quite a recent read. One that I read years and years ago but haven't forgotten... Anne of Green Gables. Who can forget feisty, lovable Anne!
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One of the most memorable books I've ever read is Summer Sisters by Judy Blume. It's one of those great coming-of-age novels that I have always come back to and read at different points of my life. Besides, who doesn't love Judy Blume???
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The book that will forever stick with me is Atonement not just because it was so beautifully written but because I read all but the last two pages when I saw the movie and almost cried out loud in the movie theater at the ending. I went home, read the last two pages and wept.
ReplyDeleteMy most memorable book was "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint Exupery. I think it taught me more about love than anything else I had read or experienced up until that time (I was 21 or 22). The many memorable passages in the book have always stayed with me, such as "it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
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Certainly one of my most memorable books was 'Death Comes for the Archbishop' by Willa Cather. A beautifully written book, wonderful characters and a vivid description of the native culture of New Mexico meeting the European.
ReplyDeleteI think that book would have to be Gone With the Wind. It was my first romance book. I read it when I was twelve. I enjoyed the movie almost as much as the book.
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The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye ranks as my all-time memorable book. I read it in 1984. In the days following 9/11, when plans were in the making to send troops to Afganistan, I immediately remembered all of the geographical obstacles and cultural differences they would encounter. I still do.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say Rush Home Road by Lori Lanssens. It's was Canadian author's debut. The protagonist is a woman of incrdible strength and the story itself is very powerful.
ReplyDeleteThere are really a lot I can think of. But I'll mention Under the Skin by Michel Faber because I really can't get that one out of my head.
ReplyDeleteI can also think of many GREAT books, I've read, but a very memorable one was [Fragments of Isabella] a memoir about Isabella Leitner's experiences during the Holocaust. It was very poetically written. By the way, she also wrote the same book in an easier version called The Big Lie that is aimed toward young adults.
ReplyDeleteMost memorable . . . hmmm - hard for an avid reader, but I'd have to say in my earlier years I would have answered the Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - must have read it at least six or seven times throughout junior high and high school. The book gave me an escape from those growing years where I wasn't quite happy at home or at school. I always liked the Arthur/Merlin legend stories, and this one just came alive for me.
ReplyDeleteI've got to say that a book recently that I just can't get out of my head is Feather Man by Rhyll McMaster. It is not my favorite book due to the seriousness of the story, but the author has put such descriptive passages into the story, some I find disturbing, some enlightening.
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I've been wanting to read this one! Great giveaway! I love She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb because I really felt for the girl who was the main character and her journey was heartbreaking and hopeful.
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I think the most memorable book I’ve read would be Shane by Jack Schaefer. I like the way Schaefer writes but also there was something about the story of friendship and loyalty that has stuck with me. I wanted to know those people.
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Most memorable book? Gone With the Wind. I was fascinated by it because of my name (Tara) which my parents chose after seeing the film. I read it over and over and over again as an adolescent. And when my English class read it in high school I found myself correcting the teacher. Please enter me in your contest!
ReplyDeletePlease enter me. I've read a lot of books, and yet..still have many to read, but i don't know which one was the most memorable. The Perks of Being a Wallflower was really memorable though and I related to a lot of parts. Definitely a favorite book.
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-Lauren
I just added this to my to-read list two days ago! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if it's the most memorable book I've ever read, but reading Shannon Hale's The Goose Girl was probably the most memorable first-time reading experience I've had. The story affected me so strongly - a major plot twist left me walking around with my mouth hanging open, I'm pretty sure; the death of one character literally made me feel sick...I carried the feeling of that story inside me, and I felt sort of dazed and breathless when I finished.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
There are a few books that come to mind. One of my favorites is "The Gate to Women's Country" by Sheri S. Tepper. It's about a futuristic society where men and women live separately, and not everything is as it seems. I don't want to give away the ending, but it is one of those books that really makes you think about the way society works. Most of Sheri Tepper's books leave me pondering them for a while afterward.
ReplyDeleteMany years ago I discovered Thomas Wolfe via Look Homeward Angel. I was stunned at the depth of his writing and his understanding of the human heart. His description of a brother's loss was very powerful. I'd never read anything like it. He followed it with You Can't Go Home Again, about the same character and that title is oh so true. I have good memories every time I see Look Homeward Angel on the shelf. Please enter me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great question! One of my most memorable reads was The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I love the way she writes from the points of view of all the sisters (who have very different voices). It's also a fascinating glimpse into the history of the Republic of the Congo.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read this book, I've heard so many good things about it!
I also blogged about your contest here.
ReplyDeleteOh, gracious, just one? Let's see, today I'm going to go with... Over My Head, a memoir by a doctor who suffered a brain injury when she was hit by a truck. (She was riding a bike.) Remarkable to me was the arduous rehabilitation she underwent and the loyalty of her friends who stayed with her to help her learn independence all over again.
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There are so many books that have stuck with me over the years, but when pressed to name one, Trinity by Leon Uris comes immediately to mind. One of the first historical novels I read that put me right in the middle of the era. The Irish history especially resonated with me because of my Irish heritage.
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It's not an original answer, but I will have to say, Gone with the Wind. It was the first "grown up" book I read and I was 12. It's always been one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI also have to say Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher. It's one I go back to again and again to read.
I really want to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society though.
I blogged it here: http://2kidsandtiredbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/giveaways_25.html
My most memorable book is Precious Bane by Mary Webb. I loved the setting, rural Shropshire in the 18th century, and all the folklore and gentle countryside, but most of all I loved the main character, a girl with a hair lip called Prue.She tells her story of how she is destined not to marry because of her face, but falls in love with the weaver. She is smart and strong. I loved her character so much I named my cat after her.
ReplyDeleteThe book that most sticks in my mind is TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - I know I'm not unique! I absolutely love the characters and the overall messages about humanity. Atticus Finch is probably my all-time favorite male character!
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Hello there. This is my first time here. The most memorable book for me is A Separate Peach, by John Knowles. It's a simple story but the interal conflict between the two main characters is something that I often reflect on.
ReplyDeleteThe most memorable book I've read is "Les Miserables." I read it as a sophmore in High School and it profoundly affected me.
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Jane Eyre!! My all-time favorite. I love that Jane did what she knew was right even though it was so painful to her. And I love that it ended with her getting to marry the man she loved. Love it, love it, love it!
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Well I must say I love every book I read and they all rock my world at that moment. Hmmm I will chose though Mary Queen of Scotts by Antonia Fraser was a favorite.
ReplyDeleteAnne Of Green Gables will always stay with me. It's so fun to read and so hard to put that book down. She was always doing the most crazy and dramatic things in the book. I love it when she breaks her chalk board over the boys head.
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The book that has stayed with me the longest is The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi. I don't know why it's still around/. But the book just really seemed to fit into my life than and it's just a fun read now.
ReplyDeleteAre You There God It's Me Margaret? by Judy Blume - read it when I was about 8 years old and it was the first book I read that really clicked with me and made me think somebody actually understands me. I also learned what a "period" is!
ReplyDeleteEmma by Jane Austen. Most people are big on "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility," but Emma had the kind of no-nonsense, know-it-all attitude that I had as a tween girl, and I loved her. She made me feel like I wasn't that strange after all (don't worry, I got over that!)
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