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Phoenix Fires · 07-10-2005, 07:19 PM

1. Anne Frank's Diary
That is my number one favourite book. I can't explain to anyone really how much this means to me. It changed my life, changed my outlook on many, many things... my perspectives changed, everything... there wasn't a part of me left uneffected by this. Anne, to me, is just... oh, inspirational but that's not a strong enough word for what she means to me, for what her diary means to me... I must have read it at least 25 times now, I'm re-reading it again now... the diary is heartbreaking, moving, uplifting, inspirational, the beginnings shine through of a girl who just wanted to be a writer, to live through her time... only to die age 15. That's the hardest thing about this book, is that you know, everyone knows, that she died in a concentration camp. She went through all of that, only to die alone... that broke my heart before I even read the first page.

"I want to go on living, even after my death"... oh, if only she could see what a writer she has become!! If there's one thing on earth I could change in history this very minute, it would be that Anne had lived.

2. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
This book has it all! It's superbly well written, it's gripping, Lyra is an awesome character. The whole other-worlds theory comes to life in a very vivid way. I laughed, I cried, I went through every emotion reading this book! And it's NORTHERN LIGHTS not the Golden Compass

3. Back Home- Michelle Magorian
It's about a girl who was evactuated to America during WW2 who comes back to the UK lost and feeling alone, and about her struggle for acceptance in the UK and learning to live with her family and coping with all the problems of returning home, but at the same time, not knowing where is home... the UK with her family, or the US with her "family"?

4. Cuckoo in the Nest - Michelle Magorian
I loved to read the struggle of the main character against his fathers prejudice to become an actor in the theatre. It was brilliantly written and I just loved it.

5. Anything written by Maureen Lee.
Pick any of her books and I've read it and loved it. They're mostly all set in Liverpool during WW2 and afterwards, most of the main characters are Scousers. They're amazing. I just love them!!!!! Plus Maureen Lee is really great, I've written to her twice and recieved two replies

6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K.R.
Hmm, this is the best of the series so far. We understand the characters more and new ones are introduced, we find out more about the past and actually this one is just great, love it.

7. Lord of the Rings - JRRT.
AMAZING. I read them about a month before the first film came out because I prefer to read the book than see the film. And the books rock! Tolkien went into so much detail it's unbelievable. The Fellowship of the Ring is the best book (and the best film) because it has the most plotline

8. Witch Child / Sorceress - Celia Rees.
These two books are great, they're very well written, the story is convincing, it made me think a lot more about Native American culture and the colonial era (actually it inspired me to take a course in it in my 2nd year of uni so it better be good lol)!

9. Blackberry Wine - Joanne Harris
By the same person who wrote Chocolat. It's set in the same village actually, so some of the same characters pop up. It's an interesting story and it really made me care so much about the characters in it, and wonder whether the main character had lost his mind seeing a ghost everywhere that wasn't really a ghost.

10. Notes on a Small Island - Bill Bryson.
OMG if you haven't read this, I insist you read this RIGHT NOW!!!!! It's the best book on travelling Britain I have ever read, I've laughed until I can't breathe reading this book, in public even. I've never seen my country so accurately described before, he's picked up everything, he's even mentioned Marmite and seaside rock, and everything he writes is done so with the best humour and the jokes are fantastic. Wow, I just love it!!

amy

07-10-2005, 07:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Phoenix Fires Mishka Lariska Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A little-known country called Wales Age: 22 Posts: 3,500 Points: 101.93 Bank: 3,235,224.49 Total Points: 3,235,326.43 Donate	1. Anne Frank's Diary That is my number one favourite book. I can't explain to anyone really how much this means to me. It changed my life, changed my outlook on many, many things... my perspectives changed, everything... there wasn't a part of me left uneffected by this. Anne, to me, is just... oh, inspirational but that's not a strong enough word for what she means to me, for what her diary means to me... I must have read it at least 25 times now, I'm re-reading it again now... the diary is heartbreaking, moving, uplifting, inspirational, the beginnings shine through of a girl who just wanted to be a writer, to live through her time... only to die age 15. That's the hardest thing about this book, is that you know, everyone knows, that she died in a concentration camp. She went through all of that, only to die alone... that broke my heart before I even read the first page. "I want to go on living, even after my death"... oh, if only she could see what a writer she has become!! If there's one thing on earth I could change in history this very minute, it would be that Anne had lived. 2. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman This book has it all! It's superbly well written, it's gripping, Lyra is an awesome character. The whole other-worlds theory comes to life in a very vivid way. I laughed, I cried, I went through every emotion reading this book! And it's NORTHERN LIGHTS not the Golden Compass 3. Back Home- Michelle Magorian It's about a girl who was evactuated to America during WW2 who comes back to the UK lost and feeling alone, and about her struggle for acceptance in the UK and learning to live with her family and coping with all the problems of returning home, but at the same time, not knowing where is home... the UK with her family, or the US with her "family"? 4. Cuckoo in the Nest - Michelle Magorian I loved to read the struggle of the main character against his fathers prejudice to become an actor in the theatre. It was brilliantly written and I just loved it. 5. Anything written by Maureen Lee. Pick any of her books and I've read it and loved it. They're mostly all set in Liverpool during WW2 and afterwards, most of the main characters are Scousers. They're amazing. I just love them!!!!! Plus Maureen Lee is really great, I've written to her twice and recieved two replies 6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K.R. Hmm, this is the best of the series so far. We understand the characters more and new ones are introduced, we find out more about the past and actually this one is just great, love it. 7. Lord of the Rings - JRRT. AMAZING. I read them about a month before the first film came out because I prefer to read the book than see the film. And the books rock! Tolkien went into so much detail it's unbelievable. The Fellowship of the Ring is the best book (and the best film) because it has the most plotline 8. Witch Child / Sorceress - Celia Rees. These two books are great, they're very well written, the story is convincing, it made me think a lot more about Native American culture and the colonial era (actually it inspired me to take a course in it in my 2nd year of uni so it better be good lol)! 9. Blackberry Wine - Joanne Harris By the same person who wrote Chocolat. It's set in the same village actually, so some of the same characters pop up. It's an interesting story and it really made me care so much about the characters in it, and wonder whether the main character had lost his mind seeing a ghost everywhere that wasn't really a ghost. 10. Notes on a Small Island - Bill Bryson. OMG if you haven't read this, I insist you read this RIGHT NOW!!!!! It's the best book on travelling Britain I have ever read, I've laughed until I can't breathe reading this book, in public even. I've never seen my country so accurately described before, he's picked up everything, he's even mentioned Marmite and seaside rock, and everything he writes is done so with the best humour and the jokes are fantastic. Wow, I just love it!! amy __________________ Graham: You want me to do what I want? Megan: I could care less. Graham: What I really want? Last edited by Phoenix Fires : 07-10-2005 at 07:22 PM.