Books are great! Some are greater than others. What book has really had some special place in your heart or life? What made this book touch you or stick with you?
In response to GigiandAdonai's post from August 27 2009 12:31PM
The pic was taken a few years ago when my husband, my parents, some relatives, and I went to the Dolly Parton Dixieland Stampede down in Florida. They had some women who were dressed up like Southern Belles and I posed with one of them.
In response to CyndiA's post from July 31 2008 10:05PM
I read a book almost every day and i like alot of book but i never liked anything involving vampires but one day my sister said read this book i promise you wont regret it and so i did and i actually loved this book actually the whole series Twilight by Stpehine Meyers It dosnt matter how old you are if you like romance then you will surly love this book. I have to say its one of far many books i have read the very best..
God vs sciece by enstein, a journey to the center of the earth by jules vern, king solomons mines, king arthur, & the bible all touched me in some way. The books here shaped my view of the world & how we interact why great men fall & evil rises
The book that has touched me the most is my childhood book that is called Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. The reason that this book touched me is because everything that is done by the little girl and the spider called Charlotte to save the pig's life.
In response to beauty416's post from September 05 2009 11:41AM
This weekend while camping in the mtns of NC I saw a lot of spiders and I am deftly afraid of them but at some point I saw a small one and I told one the girls, "Don't kill that spider. It might be Charlotte." I love the book and the movie. I like the older movie with all the songs in it.
Endurance the book about Ernest Shackelford is one book that really touched my life. Shackelford was a true hero and leader. The tale of how he saved the life of his crew on a voyage to Antarctica is truly inspiring. The version I read is by Alfred Lansing. Fantastic read and a great story.
I an avid reader of all Nicholas Spark books. Each one of his characters get me involved with what they may be going through and then when one has to died because someone usually does it hurts. Mays you weep. I love to see the version of each movie they make of his compared to the book. Like Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, and Night in Rodanthe. His latest book that came out last week; The Last Song is just as great as his other stories, but the Wedding is my all time favorite yet.
In response to marvalousmarvis's post from October 06 2009 07:02PM
I am a huge Nicholas Sparks fan too! I'm a hopeless romantic so I completely eat all of his books up. I have a lot left to get through before finishing all of his novels. I didn't know he had a new one come out. I'll have to check it out!
Also, I think Da Vinci Code was a stellar book. Any book that leaves me thinking is a good one to me. It's not my all-time favorite book or something that's changed my world, but it definitely opened my mind to the possibility of a different viewpoint. I like books like that.
Wow! It is great to see so many people responding and JaniceL bringing up MacDonald. Girl, that is some heavy reading and really fantastic stuff. It is encouraging to me to see people listing books that are literary and really heavy, not just the fluff that commonly comes out on the best seller lists.
My favorite will always be "The Lord of the Rings." A professor of mine once said, "Once you read The Lord of the Rings your life will never be the same. It is as if everything is now a quest." And that is exactly how I feel. The Lord of the Rings has become very popular in recent years due to the movies but (as amazing as the movies are) they can never come close to giving the life changing experience that the books do. It is interesting, my husband and I, when we are asked what our favorite book is we always preface it with, "Aside from The Lord of the Rings..." because the book has become such an integral part of our lives and who we have become since reading it that it seems to be a disservice to call it merely, "favorite." The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien has become woven into my life in such a way that it is difficult to imagine what I would be like without it.
In response to TaraLee's post from October 04 2009 11:46AM
It is great to hear that someone else has read this book! I think every leader should read it. It was SO exciting and Alfred Lansing does a great job of brinining this story to life. I could not hardly believe, Shackelton did not loose one man of his crew, which is incredible, considering that almost everyone else who attempted voayes to the Antarctic like his died.
In response to wildcatkatie's post from October 07 2009 09:55AM
Have you seen the movies Where the Red Fern Grows I & II?
Also, I recently read A Walk To Remember and didn't know it was written by Nicholas Sparks. After reading that I think I would enjoy reading more of his books. I loved the movies The Notebook and Nights In Rodanthe.
I love Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.....oh man this story is so moving....this proves that no matter how good science can get, it still not perfect and it has its share of downturn.....you would just love this story....it's so touching.
It would have to be the book from the old TV Series Touched by An Angel. It tells stories from the show. I was pretty touched by the chapter Till we met Again. It was based on the same eposide of the same title. It reminds me of the my Uncle Chuck and when he died.
In response to AngelSuzy's post from December 31 2009 09:01PM
I didn't know there was a book about the Touched By An Angel series! I loved that show and was so upset when the network sent it to the cutting room floor but I am now able to watch it in syndication. I recorded a ton of episodes and purchased the movies as they were released. Thanks for sharing this information. I am now going to check this out on amazon!
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