Rocio, Spain
Thanks for all the books recomended! I'm gonna add one more to this big list: "Eleven minutes", by Paulo Coelho. It's about one prostitute's life so it's very interesting to understand that kind of life. Above all, it's a love story. Beautiful!
Satomi, Japan
I've read a lot of book written in English. My favourites are books by Michael Crichton. His novel is always written in plain English,not complicated grammar. The story is also very modern so that I feel like watching a movie when reading his book. I think such style of novel is very easy to catch up with the story.
Sylvina, France
Hello, I love reading in English, because the translation doesn't keep every time the sense of the writer's sentences. And it's a good way to improve my english, keep and learn more vocabulary. The lastest book I read was Harry Potter, Funny...
Heeyoung, South Korea
I adore Jane Austen and love all her books. "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", "Emma", etc. I wish I could be a writer like her.
Mariana, Argentina
Hello, I would like to recommend a book that I really enjoy. The name is "the wonderful wizard of oz", the grammar is very simple and the book is full of adventure and fantasy, so for me was great
Mélanie, France
Hello,I've read Harry Potter to learn English, it's really good, and I know that French are fans so...
Catherine, France
I really do like reading english books in their original langage. The first I read was "Jane Eyre" from Charlotte Bronte and it was quite difficult. But at the end, I had improved my English greatly. Perhaps not my vocabulary, because I quikly stopped looking for words in the dictionnary, but I learnt a way of thinking a language and capturing its music.
Anne Courtet
One book I greatly enjoyed recently was To War with Whitaker. by Hermione Ranfurly. I am a fan of WWII. Entertaining, full of high spirits and lots of people I had read about.
Muhammad Asim Munir, Pakistan
I suggest fairy tales of Hans Christian Anderson such as The Red Shoes, Emporer's Clothes and The Mother etc. Each of them is full of interest with a solid lesson in the end.
Tatiana, Brazil
I love reading scientific books in portuguese.But in english I always read mysterious books,and other ones with simple stories.After hearing the programme about books I'll try to read a book from Arthur Conan Doyle called "Tales of Terror and Mystery ".:)
Lawrence, Hong Kong
I read several English books, all of them non-fiction ones. 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' by Dale Carnegie is one of favorite books, which tells us how improve our relation with people. 'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill is no ordinary book which I love very much, and that inspires us to succeed in life. Besides, I've read some books on health. The books 'Fit for Life' by Harvey Diamond give me useful information on how to keep good health.
Valéria, Brazil
I have started reading books for improve my English. I don't have a special book.
Anita, Hungary
I've read all the Harry Potter books in English, and I enjoyed them better than on my own language. I often read detective stories, and fictions e.g. The chronicles of Narnia.
Hussein, Egypt
Hello every one,why don't you try the prizoner of zinda?you will enjoy a lot. it's a kind of romantic adventure story.
Flora, Hong Kong
Up to now, I finished reading totally 14 books in English. My favorite book is "The Alchemist" written by Paulo Coelho. People think of it as a children's book, but it actually has a lot of depth. It taught us not easy to give up pursuing our dreams. We need to have positive thinking and courange to face any challenges in our life.
Byung-taek, South Korea
Hi jong-hee...! another korean here! so nice~ and here is my favorite english book. "A Students grammar of the english" so i just want to learn english as a second laguage , so this book is very nice methods to improve my english reading skills. so anyone who have interest in studying english grammar, this book is very helpful to you.
Andy, Poland
Hello, I think that my vocabulary is still to poor to read books and it wouldn't be a pleasure for me. Hence, I can read only simplified books.
Pilar, Spain
The two lastest books that I have read in English have been "The teacher" by Frank McCourt, and "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton. Both of them are entertained and with great literary quality. I recommend the first one for those who are interesting in being teachers(this book can do that you change your idea or to encourage much more in your attempt). The second one is about environmental issue and global warning.
Eriton, Brazil.
I've already read several books in English and I really enjoyed them very much. My favorite book is "White wolf" by David Gemmel. It's full of action and, despite its being a little bloody, it's very romantic and charming. I also liked "Les miserábles" by Victor Hugo.
Hoang Minh Tam, Vietnam
I love reading books in English. I think reading is the best way to improve my english. My favorite book is "The gold father". It's very nice book.
Denisa, Slovakia
I study Teaching English so I have read a lot of books in English, but most I like Kurt Vonnegut`s Slaughterhouse Five. Cruel reality described in very interesting and also funny way..I like his "so it goes"
Belén, Spain
I've always read novels because I love reading but this is the first time I've spent the whole year reading english books and I'm really proud of it. I had already read some Paul Auster's novels, translated into spanish, but once I was able to enjoy them in their original language, I couldn´t give up doing it. So I´d recommend you any of Auster's books.
Jonathan Guilherme, Brazil
Well, Ive been reading lots of books, & I think the wonderful book I suggest you, ladies & gentlemen can be " things fall apart" by Achebe, it is about a main character who is sexim & he has got lots of faults, you must discover his faults, another literature in English you have to read is the black cat by Edgar Allan Poe, I think, that love Stephen King have to read because in my personal opinion he was a literature father of S. King...
Geppetto, Italy
My favourite book is "I have a scorpio in my pocket"..Greets to Giorgio (boy who has plasuire reading..)
Matin, Pakistan
I relish reading George Bernard Shaw's dramas. my favorite one is 'MAN AND SUPERMAN'.
Sheroz, Pakistan
Orientalism by Edward Said
Sdgnour, Middle East
I read only dictioary and grammar books ;)
Jong-hee Lee, from South Korea
My favorite book is "Memories of a Geisha" written by Arthur Golden. It's very special experience to read a book which language is Englsh as the subject is Asian culture-especially Japanese. When I read the book I felt it was really exotic though I knew well about Japanese culture because my grandmother is a japanese. I could see their culture through the Western man's view so that I could experience diverse aspects of the tradition of Japanese geishas.
George, Colombia
Hello, I have read several books in English. I enjoyed reading "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" because I had seen the tv series and because it recalls your chilhood times.
Vidyasekar, India
I read a book titled "An Autobiography of a Yogi" - by Paramahamsa yoganandha. It was a eye opening experience for me. The book explains the life of paramahamsa. The supernatural events occuring in his young years of life was amazing. This book gave me a confidence that humans are capable of achieving great heights in life.
Marisa, Brazil
I don't have a favorite book, i started the inglish course only six months ago. I read small books,for while.
Zsófi, Hungary
Hello everyone,I'd like to recommend you the Harry Potter books in English. I think many of you read it in your mother language. By the first time I've read these books of course in Hungarian and I really enjoyed them. After a while I decided to read them in English. It was very funny to read such a huge book in English (but it's a very nice and interesting book so it wasn't a hard job) and it helped me a lot to learn new words (and not just the words of the field of witchcraft and wisardry :) ). But if you choose other books that are great also, just read as much as you can. :)bye, Zsófi
Alexandr, Ukraine
My favourite book "The Catcher in the Rye" Jerome David Salinger.It's best American writer, even world writer. It's my first book could I had read completely. It's very nice book.
Renato Rezende, Brazil
I'd recommend Agatha Christie's books as well. At least I had a lot of fun reading them on the bus going to work. It was nice trying to solve the mysteries and improving my vocabulary.
Meriem, Algeria
Hey!I thank you very much about the very interesting subjects you are dealing with in talk about english.And for today's subject; Imust say that I like it the best Because I am a great fan of reading books especilly english novels:Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde...and many other great british writers For the books thatI found very interesting and I would recommmend learners of english to read are books by Jane Austen(mainly "Sense and Sensibility
H, Spain
I remember when I was a teenager I really really loved Momo, from Michael Ende. Nowadays, far from my teen age I still like tales, for example Bradbury’s ones. Have a nice day.
Ana Paula, Brazil
My favourite book in English is "A Tale of Two cities" by Charles Dickens. Actually, I´m a big fan of his books, and this one starts with the excinting phrase 'It was the best of the times, it was the worst of the times...' So, in the begining of the book you can see that the story is really gripping, and it will be very hard to put it down. I also enjoy reading Jane Austen books, such as Persuasion and Emma. Recentenly I´m reading Everything is Iluminated by Jonathan S. Foer, which I´ve seen first the film based on this novel and I really liked it. And besides that, I can say that the book is much better than the film. Indeed, I´m having a great time reading this book. Best wishes, Ana Paula.
Natalia, Russia
People, you have to read "Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak! Beleive me, it's really worth to spend your time for this book. No films could be compared with the book!
Miguel Andrés, Peru
I haven't read a book in English entirely yet, but a few day ago I began to read "Albert Einstein The World as I See it" and it has captured my imagination, I think that it is a real page turner book.
Dararat, Thailand
I love reading book and I read lot of books in English too. For me reading is the best way to help improve my English.I thought I learn a lot too from reading. My favorite book is " The Lord of the Rings" by Tolkien It's complusive reading I mean it's difficult to stop once you have started it. Anyway I recommand " The Hobbit" it's not very serious and it's more easy to read.I think reading is the door that open to the world beyond reality.
