These are the book I love most out of all the ones I own, for different reason but all very dear to me.
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
It crept up on me slowly but then I simply couldn't put it away anymore. I was actually reluctant at first. Everyone seemed so into it, I wasn't sure this was really a book for me. But then I couldn't resist anymore since I love vampire stories and all. It was totally worth it. A beautifully written book that just holds you in its control.Bella comes to the small town of Forks to live with her father. Reluctantly so, as the place is known for constant rain and humidity and she loves the sun. On her first day at school she notices five strange people -- they're remarkably beautiful, mysterious and outsiders. Especially one of them, Edward, catches her attention. Inevitably she's falling for him. Despite the fact that he keeps warning her of himself, she doesn't stay away. Not even as she learns his darkest secret -- he and his family are vampires. And Edward returns her feelings, just as he craves her blood. He isn't the greatest danger to her life, though.
Walter Moers - The City of Dreaming Books
With a title like this I just had to buy this one. It definitely didn't disappoint me having everything you could ever want in a book - thrill, humor, mystery. It's wonderful to read until the very last page.The young aspiring poet Optimus Yarnspinner (Hildegunst von Mythenmetz) inherits a short manuscript. Its impeccability and the mytery surrounding its author lead him to Bookholm, the City of Dreaming Books, where books aren't just funny or thrilling but more than dangerous. After a promising beginning, he has to learn that not everything and everyone in this city is as it first appears. Short time later he finds himself in the subterranean lybyrinth of Bookholm, where has to fight for his life against ruthless Bookhunters and discovers more than he could ever dream of.
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
There's been lots and lots of discussion about this book but I've actually bought it way before that. I read it in English since I couldn't find the German version, the reason being that it has a totally different title. I've got to say, though, that it ws very easy to read - and very easy to become addicted to. I've also read this long before the movie was made.Symbologist Robert Langdon's knowledge is needed to solve the mystery of the murder of the Louvre's curator. In his task he finds help in the French cryptologist Sophie Neveu. Along the way they discover bizarre riddles. The most stunning thing, however, is that they are able discern certain hints genius Leonardo Da Vinci left in his works about an ancient truth. Their task is even more complicated by a stranger following their every move and threatening their lives.
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
I've bought this book after one of my former classmates in school said how much loved it. Well, I can only agree with her. It's definitely one of the best books I've ever read.The book tells about an Indian family, partly also the story of India, taking place in Kerala in the late 1960's. One of the main things in this novel is the cruel cast system and all it's consequences. The story begins when Rahel returns home to Ayemenem remembering the funeral of Sophie Mol, her cousin. You then get to know her twin borther Esthappen, their lonely mother Ammu, who secretly loves the man her children adore, their blind grandmother Mamachi, who often plays Händel on her violin, their granfather Papachi, their beloved uncle Chacko, a Rhodes Scholar pickle baron and radical Marxist, the untouchable Velutha and others. When their English cousin and her mother arrive Rahel and her borther have to learn that things change faster than they might want.