It is extremely hard for me to choose just ONE book that is, hands down, my absolute favorite. Different books mean different things to me and narrowing it down to one is nearly impossible. However, for this blog hop giveaway, I have chosen The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold as the book I will offer the winner. I read this book seven years ago and it was the first book that ever made me cry. THAT is just one mark of a good book in my opinion. I refuse to see the movie that was made based on this book because I know it won’t possibly live up to my expectations. If you haven’t read this, it’s an excellent read.
When we first meet 14-year-old Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. This was before milk carton photos and public service announcements, she tells us; back in 1973, when Susie mysteriously disappeared, people still believed these things didn’t happen. In the sweet, untroubled voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and her own adjustment to the strange new place she finds herself. It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets. With love, longing, and a growing understanding, Susie watches her family as they cope with their grief, her father embarks on a search for the killer, her sister undertakes a feat of amazing daring, her little brother builds a fort in her honor and begin the difficult process of healing. In the hands of a brilliant novelist, this story of seemingly unbearable tragedy is transformed into a suspenseful and touching story about family, memory, love, heaven, and living.
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love the chicken noodle soup for the soul series
My favorite book is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak!
The Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
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Of all time? Don’t do that to me! I do go back to read QUEEN OF ATTOLIA again and again, but the rest of the Queen’s Thief series are just as good.
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Thanks so much for this giveaway! My favorite book of all time is probably Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I grew up with Harry Potter and I feel like that book ended the series perfectly.
Book of ALL TIME?!?! Oh man, this is hard…I’m gonna have to say………OH GOD…….uhhh The Host by Stephenie Meyer!
My favorite book is probably…The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
Shadow Of The Moon by MM Kaye. Thanks
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!… Yup. I’m quickly approaching 40, and the same Dr. Seuss book still does it for me.
the coldest winter ever
My fave book of all time The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Lord of the Rings!! Classic!
Well, all of the Harry Potter books are definitely favorite, so I’ll also narrow it down to the Deathly Hallows
LOVE that book so much.
I like The Hunger Games series.
That’s a hard question! I would have to say HP 7:Deathly Hallows, though =)
thanks so much for this giveaway! GBU<3
Jane Eyre or The Hunger Games!!!!!
I think that would be Hunger Games
Thanks for the giveaway
My fave is The Great Lenore by J.M. Tohline!
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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My favorite book is Pride & Prejudice.
I’ve always hesitated to read the Lovely Bones because I know the story is sad……if I win, I’ll know that I”m meant to read it.
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My fave is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Thanks.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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i have read so many good book i cant judge them i am doing up to 2 book day so i am keeping busy reading and blogging them
I loved the book – Saving CeeCee Honeycut.
It’s hard to choose favorites, but I would say City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
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I do not have a favorite, I love too many, so I asked my son who is sitting in here with me tonight and he suggested The Count of Monte Cristo, which is his favorite
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I loved the Notebook
Thanks!
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My favorite book right now is probably Vampire Academy!
A Wrinkle in Time, my mom used to read it to me.
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The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
A Tale of Two Cities
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Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Hunger Games!
My favorite book of ALL time would definitely have to be King Lear!!