what is the best book that you have read?

I have read so many books and I have always chosen only those books on recommendation. It is hard for me to pinpoint any one single book that I could say could be the best one. By author I have liked Somerset Maugham.

i love reading books. i started reading books when i was in 10th class. the list of my favorites in somewhat long . the two books that i really do like are : Chetan Bhagat's 5 point someone Nandan Nilekani's Imagining India

Hmmm... best book. That's a tough one. I think I'd list "Lord Demon" as the best overall. Roger Zelazny's my favourite author and it's his best, in my opinion. Not as involved or detailed as, say, "Lord of Light" (which is awesome and won loads of awards) but an easy, fun read. Other than that, I'd have to include Imajica (Clive Barker), the Rai-Kirah trilogy (Carol Berg) and a bunch of other titles as favourites. There are loads of excellent books around, after all! By the way, totally agree on Harry Potter. By no means great writing or epic in any real sense of the word but very enjoyable indeed. It's a shame the films had to be simplified (for length), though they still managed to cover most of the important stuff.

I really don't know what is the best book I have read. This is one of those questions that becomes very difficult to answer once you've read more than ten books ... Every (good) book is special in its own way, but no book is perfect. My favourite book is "The Master and Margarita" by M. Bulgakov. It's a great book that has everything: humour, romance, fantasy, serious stuff ... But I wouldn't necessarily say it's the best book I've ever read. It's just the one that suited my taste the most. I haven't actually read any of the books you mention. I tend to be cautious--or prejudiced--about books that are very popular. But I'm thinking about giving Harry Potter a try, and maybe I'll love it too.

Welcome my dear, Bob Ong's book reminds me of someone who had introduced that book to me. Anyway for me I like Danielle Steel's novel especially the love and romance.

I love to read romantic fiction books. The best romantic book that I've read is Fifty Shadows. It is a very exciting story about love. another good one that I still reading is the Casual Vacancy. The author of this book is the author of Harry Potter books. I am curious what exactly the book is telling about. Please, anyone who have finished reading The Casual Vacancy, tell me what the book is telling about.

I have read a lot of good books and quite a few of them stuck in my mind. here are some of those in my list: A child called it - this one is an autobiography and it talks about the suffering of a child at the hands of his parents (his mother particularly). I have probably cried a river reading this book and i am hurt myself thinking how a mother could ever abuse her own child. Tuesdays with Morrie - this book is really wonderful, it talks about a teacher, and an author who learns about life, yet again. My favorite is the alchemist - it talks about a lot of things, the universal laws of life, the universe wanting to help us with what we want if only we will be patient enough, and so on. =)

there are several books that i really like. one book that stands out is somerset maugham's of human bondage. i like the story of human struggles through suffering and hope and promise of hardwork and better destiny awaiting us. i also like stephen king's novels and dostoyevsky's novels such as brothers karamazov and crime and punishment.

I love to read. But the best book I have read are the Left Behind series. That books ate awsome. Its about rapture of the church and god taken his children. And then the ones that were left behind have so long to accept God into their lives or they dont go to heaven. Very good book. And there are like 40 books in the series. I couldnt put them down.

The best book I have read so far, is a book called "Who moved my cheese?" It has a personal narrative about how we should adapt to changing circumstances. The comparison is between mice and men. Short but a very inspiring and practical book. Very useful in these times where change is a norm. If you are interested it is available on the net as an ebook.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. It's smart, witty, prophetic. It entartains you and also makes you think. I totally recommand it to everybody.