Comments on: Best Books Ever according to Book Depository

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 20:14:58 +0000

I love your question! It could grow into a separate post, actually. I mean the question if the best book is the same as the most favourite one. I can’t even answer it right now as I have to think more about it. I think how much one personally likes the book would definitely play a role, but only to some extent. As for A Moveable Feast, it’s probably closer to “favourite book” rather than just “the best one ever”. ps: I’m happy you noticed the photo! I took it and post processed it, and then I was like “hm… and what should I do with this black-and-white drama now?” And then a few days later the blog appeared and the photo came in very handy 😀 I actually wanted one with the full Moon, but on that day it appeared at 3 a.m. so I postponed that photo session till the next full Moon.

By: neowatercolour

neowatercolour — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:00:30 +0000

yes I think you would like “Fish” and nature definitely needs avenging ! 🙂
ah, your 2 choices sound very different indeed 🙂
I am going to read A Moveable Feast, inspired by it being your best book ever choice !
I am wondering, is “best book” the same as “favourite book” ? Im thinking a best book may be one so well written, captivating,thought-provoking, whilst a favourite one, more personal, sentimental, maybe from childhood, or early life when I was (possibly) happier, more carefree. ? More like a book that is my companion/friend, to keep as a treasure.
Its just made me think, thank you !
p.s I love your outfit in your Readerwitch photograph – very mysterious and artistic 🙂

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 09:43:15 +0000

In reply to neowatercolour.

Thank you so much for such a comment! Now I want to read “Fish” also. I like the idea. I’ll probably feel quite avenged on the part of nature. 😀
For me the question on the best book ever is still an easy one. To me the best one is A Moveable Feast by Hemingway. I recently enjoyed Miss Ex-Yugoslavia just as much, but they are not comparable, of course.

By: neowatercolour

neowatercolour — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 07:50:45 +0000

best books “ever” is quite a challenge ! the more I think about it, the more I need to think about it 🙂 …. I have to say that I do like your No. 8, I love books of short stories (I have a short attention span, probably,or just impatient).
Im just reading “Some rain must fall & other stories, by Michel Faber”. I read it a few years ago, came across it (its a real, hard copy paper book) decided to read it before throwing it out (Im trying to make space!) and was hooked again. “Fish” only 8 pages (!! 🙂 ) but captures a possible future under-water world where nature gets its revenge on humans for destroying the planet (it sounds cheesy, but its very believable, and haunting ). Other stories also are thought-provoking, and although written in 1998, now 20 years later, many of the stories seem more (spookily) true today.