• Question: What is your favourite book?

    Asked by anon-258105 on 30 Jun 2020.
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      Sebastian Cosgrove answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      I have lots! My favourite non-fiction author is Bill Bryson, his books are so interesting, funny and very well written. A short history of nearly everything is a great read if you haven’t read it! One I am currently reading is Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell. It is an in depth look at unconscious bias, something we all have but don’t realise. I would also recommend it!
      My favourite fiction book when I was growing up was The Hobbit, such a classic!

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      Jane Patrick answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      My favourite book is definitely “1984 ” by George Orwell. It’s quite a long book and to be honest a bit depressing, but my next favourite is also written by George Orwell and is really short and easy to read. It’s called “Animal Farm”. I highly recommend it!

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      Martin Ward answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      Out of the box answer here, but it would be The CRC handbook of chemistry and Physics, quite simply I would be lost without it

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      Fred Mosselmans answered on 30 Jun 2020: last edited 30 Jun 2020 11:42 am

      Primo Levi, an Italian chemist who survived world war two wrote a great book about relating chemistry to the rest of the world called “the periodic table”.

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      Hamish Cavaye answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      I really enjoy reading and sometimes the answer to “what’s your favourite book” is whatever book I’ve just finished!

      However, if I’m forced to pick one single book (rather than a series of books) then “Fountains of Paradise” by Arthur C. Clarke might be the one.

      Although if you enjoy science fiction then I’d love to recommend two other stand-alone books that are well worth a read: “The Algebraist” by Iain M. Banks and “House of Suns” by Alastair Reynolds. They’re all really good reads!

      If I can recommend a series of books though – all of the “Culture” books by Iain M. Banks are brilliant too 🙂

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      Kat Hunter answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      Hmm I love reading fiction and there are loads of amazing books out there. Ultimately I think Phillip Pullmans dark materials are the best.

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      Rachael Hallam answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      I really enjoyed “To Kill a Mockingbird” that I studied at school, and recently enjoyed “Small Island” by Andrea Levy that has similar themes.

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      Tiffany Chan answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      Ah, I have lots! I’ll echo the people who have said The Hobbit & To Kill A Mockingbird though.
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      What’s your favourite book?

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      Konstantina Kanari answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      If I had to choose I would say Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! There were a lot of important issues addressed in that book, but learning to see beyond the surface and accept different people was one very important lesson for my 12-year-old self!

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      Tanya Batchellier answered on 30 Jun 2020:

      Wow, this is a tough one – I have so many 😄 Quite often it’s the book that I’ve just finished!
      I prefer to read fiction books over non-fiction, my favourite genre is fantasy.

      I’ve recently enjoyed the Arc of Scythe series by Neil Shusterman (Scythe, Thunderhead and The Toll) which explore a world where technology advancements have eliminated death, a complex AI pretty much runs things and a group of people are chosen to control the population.

      Another book that sticks out in my mind is The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, as the main character has a very scientific view of the world which I can relate to but it highlights the idea that there are more than one way to view the world and we can gain things by looking at things in a different way.

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      Zoe Ingold answered on 2 Jul 2020:

      I love fantasy novels and my favourite author has to be Robin Hobb. Her books are so well written with fully rounded characters and a really interesting world-build. I would totally recommend them, starting with Assassin’s Apprentice.

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      Heather Walton answered on 6 Jul 2020:

      My favourite book for the setting/world is Divergent by Veronica Roth, my favourite for how it is written is Atonement by Ian McEwan. Two very different books but I would recommend both!

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      Ruth Patchett answered on 9 Jul 2020:

      It’s hard to choose. I don’t generally read science fiction but one of my favourite books is called “Flowers for Algernon”. It is about a man who has his IQ artificially improved by scientists and explores how this effects his life. It asks a lot of questions about what we value in life.
      Growing up I was a big Roald Dahl fan though and I think Danny the Champion of the World is one of my favourites.

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      Aisling Ryan answered on 14 Jul 2020:

      My favourite book is The Help by Kathryn Stockett 🙂

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