What's your favorite book?

[ct_lmoran]

We'd love to hear about your favorite book. Share your pick with others below.

[Thomas Lisack]

I found Senior Year: A Father, a Son, and High School Baseball, by Dan Shaughnessy, to be a wonderful read that brings back memories of my own youth in relationship with America's greatest sport. Located in New England, Shaughnessy chronicles his son's successes on the diamond from the perspective of a father watching from the bleachers. Shaughnessy describes arranging his schedule of covering major league baseball in order to sit in the cold and wind as his son completes his high school career which is punctuated by walk-off home run in a significant, late-season game. The book is about decision-making, maturing, and coming to the realization that baseball will always serve as an avocation while those with the skills to play the game professionally possess abilities only a few chosen ones have been granted.

[Julianne Stresso]

Perfect From Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life by John Sellers was fantastic. The way Sellers casually dropped names of bands I figured no one else still thought about made me feel like I was part of some special indie rock club. I believe the trib review for this was negative though...pish posh.

[Joe F]

How could the Tribune leave off "Legacy of Ashes" by Tim Weiner?? The story of how poorly the CIA has performed is extremely important for everyone to read. I was shocked this book was left off.

[JoAnne]

A Thousand Splendid Suns was a terrific book.

[John M]

I agree completely re "Legacy of Ashes." It is the most depressing book about U.S. public affairs that I've ever read. Not just one fiasco or a few years' worth, but decade after decade after decade.

[donald]

i love all books

[Sandy R]

I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle was a great read. Really brought back a lot of my highschool years. Not that I was a dweeb or anything.

How did A Thousand Splendid Suns get left off? I think it was almost better than Kite Runner. It got a great review too.

[dragoro]

Martin Eden by Jack London.

[Ronak]

I'd have to say one of my favorite books would have to be Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer for Tender Young Minds By Shel Silverstein. What an awesome idea. I always wanted the Tribune to do something like this.

[Lou]

The Cat in the Hat.

[Ruth]

I loved Leonie Swann's "Three Bags Full" - a wonderfully clever mystery about a flock of sheep that investigate the death of their shepherd. Everyone I've recommended this one to has fallen in love with it.

[AZ Reader Librarian]

Mothers and Sons by Colm Toibin
and
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
and
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Moshin Hamid

[Joan Driscoll]

KEN FOLLETT'S "THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH" IS A FASCINATING , WELL DOCUMENTED 12TH CENTURY TALE OF ENGLAND. THE BOOK IS OVER 900 PAGES LONG, BUT I WAS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED WHEN IT ENDED. HOWEVER, MR. FOLLETT'S NEWEST RELEASE PICKS UP WHERE "PILLARS" ENDED. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

[Leave it to Beavers]

Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. Incredible, lifechanging reading.

[betty]

Hudson Lake by local author Laura Toops. It's a historical romance set in the 1920s in Chicago and Indiana.

[Judith]

As far as newly discovered books this year, my favorite has been Refresh, Refresh by Benjamin Percy. I noticed you had it on your list of favorites as well. Another new find is Joe Hill (Stephen King's son) who has written a terrific book of short stories--most with a supernatural twist; sorry I can't quite remember the title but both of these young writers are very talented and original.

[Melly Peterson]

Not only my favorite book of 2007, but right now my favorite book of all time is "Water For Elephants" by Sara Gruen. The Chicago connection is a hoot, the story is fascinating, the characters hysterical and eclectic and the end? The BEST! A total surprise and absolutely perfect. I LOVE this book.(I've already read it three times.)

Thomas Lisack wrote:

I found Senior Year: A Father, a Son, and High School Baseball, by Dan Shaughnessy, to be a wonderful read that brings back memories of my own youth in relationship with America's greatest sport. Located in New England, Shaughnessy chronicles his son's successes on the diamond from the perspective of a father watching from the bleachers. Shaughnessy describes arranging his schedule of covering major league baseball in order to sit in the cold and wind as his son completes his high school career which is punctuated by walk-off home run in a significant, late-season game. The book is about decision-making, maturing, and coming to the realization that baseball will always serve as an avocation while those with the skills to play the game professionally possess abilities only a few chosen ones have been granted.

[Melly Peterson]

Not only my favorite book of 2007, but right now my favorite book of all time is "Water For Elephants" by Sara Gruen. The Chicago connection is a hoot, the story is fascinating, the characters hysterical and eclectic and the end? The BEST! A total surprise and absolutely perfect. I LOVE this book.(I've already read it three times.)

[Waldemar]

I liked "One Shot" by Lee Child. Very suspensful.