Comments on: 75 Years of Penguin…and a Book Giveaway!

By: T.J.

T.J. — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:50:15 +0000

My favorite is Collapse by Jared Diamond, though I think his book Guns, Germs and Steel is an even finer work.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:11:05 +0000

My favorite from this list is The Odyssey. It was the first book I read in High School that real got me into loving books. My English teacher loaned me his copy and I was hooked. Thanks for the chance at this other classic!

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By: Mia J.

Mia J. — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:38:34 +0000

I really like Chocolat. It is just a good story with a lot of wonderful characters that seem to come to life as you read.

By: shel772

shel772 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:02:51 +0000

When I was in high school I fell in love with a guy and Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass as the same time. To me they are still intricately intertwined.

By: Kerrie Mayans

Kerrie Mayans — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:42:41 +0000

I think my favorite on that list is Three Cups of Tea because it is such an inspiring story. It makes me want to go out and volunteer to change the world!

By: Ellie

Ellie — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:59:42 +0000

Well, alas, I haven’t read everything on the list you linked to. But I’ve read some of them, and those I’ve read are all extremely memorable! I ended up choosing Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee as my favorite because I wanted to pick a more contemporary novel, and Coetzee is simply one of the finest writers of our time. Being someone with a strong interest in the affairs of contemporary sub-Saharan Africa, I turn to Coetzee again and again to give me another way of understanding relationships and ways of life in post-Apartheid South Africa. I also love your pick of Huckleberry Finn!

By: amandasue

amandasue — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:18:15 +0000

I love “the memory keeper’s daughter” its such a good book because it shows what love is really about and how even though just because a baby has down syndrome that it still deserves to be loved by someone, its a really touching book.

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By: ruth

ruth — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:33:48 +0000

Thanks for this lovely giveaway. The Shadow of the Wind would be my choice since it is unique and memorable.

By: Darcy B

Darcy B — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:30:35 +0000

So many great reads, but The Joy Luck Club would be my favorite—I read it at a time when I was really struggling with the relationships that each of my sisters and I have with my Mother–it helped –i think it took some pressure off me–helped me appreciate our differences and how they impacted our relationships.

By: sari

sari — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:15:11 +0000

Great giveaway, thanks for doing this.
There are some really good books on the list but the one that stands out for me is In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. I read it when it first came out. I had a hard time finding it and when I did it was in a funky indie bookstore which quickly became my favorite book store in Montana. The book is well written, almost in novel form.
The book was what started me on the path to reading mostly non-fiction. It remains one of my favorite books because it taught me nonfiction can be as much fun to read as fiction and because it led me to that wonderful indie bookstore I came to love.