Your all time favorite book is....

kevrab · 05-16-2010, 11:57 AM

So, what is your favorite book?

Mine is Trinity by Leon Uris (must be my Irish Catholic upbringing), followed closely by The Hobbit.

mike_bike_kite · 05-16-2010, 12:15 PM

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Though Godel, Escher Bach by Douglas Hofstadter is another favourite

cearbhallain · 05-16-2010, 12:25 PM

I can't list just one, but I can list two:

Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy
Engine Summer by John Crowley

delphidb96 · 05-16-2010, 12:34 PM

Oh God, no! Don't force me to decide!

In no particular order of preference:

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
The Probability Broach - L Neil Smith
Conflict of Honors - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Red Thunder - John Varley
Mutineer's Moon trilogy - David Weber
Honor Harrington series - David Weber

If I were stuck on a desert islan with these books, I'd survive!

Derek

Kevin2960 · 05-16-2010, 01:06 PM

Love the Hobbit, it's certainly a very strong contender,
The Three Musketeers by Dumas,
Harry Potter by JK Rowling,
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

Naming an absolute favourite is impossible,

and lots of the books by Authors hanging around MR also rate very very highly,

Executive Lunch by Maria E Schneider,

Rottwieller Rescue by Ellen O'Connell,

And although not finished reading yet,

Thin Blood by Vicki Tyley,

All of which I will keep forever and read many many times,

mr ploppy · 05-16-2010, 01:35 PM

I'm not sure how you could have a favourite book, but the ones I have read the most often are A Clockwork Orange and Fluke (James Herbert). Both get read once a year, usually in summer.

Bilbo1967 · 05-16-2010, 01:37 PM

So many to choose from......

...I'll name two then; one non-fiction, one fiction:

History of Western Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Kevin2960 · 05-16-2010, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

So many to choose from......

...I'll name two then; one non-fiction, one fiction:

History of Western Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Which is Which ???

Rich_D · 05-16-2010, 05:34 PM

The Sword of Shannara - Terry Brooks

I credit this as the book that really turned me on to reading as a child.

MickeyC · 05-16-2010, 05:47 PM

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy

The Dreadful Lemon Sky by John MacDonald....not that great a book but it's the one that got me hopelessly hooked on reading

ellenoc · 05-16-2010, 06:07 PM

Probably James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small, but that might change on different days.

shootingMaNs · 05-16-2010, 08:56 PM

Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles." I also re-read it at least once every year.

Katti's Cat · 05-16-2010, 10:53 PM

House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende
and
The Magician by Raymond Feist

Those 2 are the ones I re-read more often than others.

ImogenRose · 05-16-2010, 10:56 PM

Oh, can't do it!

delphidb96 · 05-16-2010, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy

The Dreadful Lemon Sky by John MacDonald....not that great a book but it's the one that got me hopelessly hooked on reading

OOOOhhh! I *forgot* "Red Storm Rising"! *And* I forgot "Hammerheads" by Dale Brown and "Saints" by Orson Scott Card!

Derek

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kevrab Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW Michigan Device: Sony PRS-600	Your all time favorite book is.... So, what is your favorite book? Mine is Trinity by Leon Uris (must be my Irish Catholic upbringing), followed closely by The Hobbit.

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delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	Oh God, no! Don't force me to decide! In no particular order of preference: Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand The Probability Broach - L Neil Smith Conflict of Honors - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller Red Thunder - John Varley Mutineer's Moon trilogy - David Weber Honor Harrington series - David Weber If I were stuck on a desert islan with these books, I'd survive! Derek

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Kevin2960 YODA's Uglier Twin Posts: 974 Karma: 6295251 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leicester, UK Device: PRS-600 and 2 Kindle 3's - and now a K4 + HTC Desire HD	Love the Hobbit, it's certainly a very strong contender, The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Harry Potter by JK Rowling, The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis Naming an absolute favourite is impossible, and lots of the books by Authors hanging around MR also rate very very highly, Executive Lunch by Maria E Schneider, Rottwieller Rescue by Ellen O'Connell, And although not finished reading yet, Thin Blood by Vicki Tyley, All of which I will keep forever and read many many times,

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mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	I'm not sure how you could have a favourite book, but the ones I have read the most often are A Clockwork Orange and Fluke (James Herbert). Both get read once a year, usually in summer.

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Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	So many to choose from...... ...I'll name two then; one non-fiction, one fiction: History of Western Philosophy - Bertrand Russell The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

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Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	The Sword of Shannara - Terry Brooks I credit this as the book that really turned me on to reading as a child.

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy The Dreadful Lemon Sky by John MacDonald....not that great a book but it's the one that got me hopelessly hooked on reading

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ellenoc Author Posts: 87 Karma: 501132 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle	Probably James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small, but that might change on different days.

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shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles." I also re-read it at least once every year.

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Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende and The Magician by Raymond Feist Those 2 are the ones I re-read more often than others.

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ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Oh, can't do it!