Your all time favorite book is.... - Page 3

Jellby · 05-18-2010, 07:01 AM

Some recent books (not classics) I've liked:

A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
Small World - David Lodge
A Dance to the Music of Time - Anthony Powell
This Thing of Darkness - Harry Thompson

Coops · 05-18-2010, 07:28 AM

Lolita - Nabokov

and

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Murakami

avoided Lolita for years due to inverted snobbery.... and some weird anti-Sting/Police thing.

Oh - if you like 'Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy', you must get Douglas Adams' 'Dirk Gently' books. 2 of them, and his best character creation of all.
http://www.amazon.com/Dirk-Gentlys-H.../dp/0671746723
http://www.amazon.com/Long-Dark-Tea-..._bxgy_b_text_b

Long dark tea-time of the soul..... genius, i tell you.

fiver · 05-18-2010, 07:46 AM

Watership Down by Richard Adams has been my favorite book since I was ten - read it 4 times so far.

followed closely by

Neverness by David Zindell

Michael

DannyElfman · 05-18-2010, 09:47 AM

Lord of the Rings
L'Assommoir (Emile Zola)

JaneD · 05-18-2010, 02:01 PM

Tough question. I can't really choose one, but the top contenders would be:
Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen
Interview With a Vampire - Anne Rice
Phineas Finn - Anthony Trollope (or He Knew He Was Right, or The Prime Minister)
West With the Night - Beryl Markham

Katti's Cat · 05-18-2010, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiver

Watership Down by Richard Adams has been my favorite book since I was ten - read it 4 times so far.

Michael

Ah - forgot about this one. Have read it many times as it holds special memories for me. Definitely on the favourite list

aabeg100 · 05-19-2010, 04:08 AM

Its hard to select one but if I have to I would say GODFATHER by Mario Puzo. I don't know why but I really enjoy reading this book. I guess I am intrigued by the character of the godfather and how he manages/manipulates people.

Format C: · 05-19-2010, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevrab

So, what is your favorite book?

My favorite is always the next one, the one I haven't read yet.

montsnmags · 05-19-2010, 09:47 AM

I would have said that my currently recollected favourite was Bliss by Peter Carey, though the posts of others have reminded me of books like Neverness and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Then I'm reminded of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Under Milk Wood. An Imaginary Life was/is a book I loved from when I first was forced to read it at high school...

...but I probably come back to Bliss, even if I haven't been enamored with others of Carey's books I've read.

Cheers,
Marc

Robert Minneman · 05-19-2010, 11:16 AM

Wow... Read all the replies so far and saw a lot of books that would be up there, but for me it would probably be:

Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard (don't judge the book by the movie, if Dianetics has a hell, John Travolta is going to its deepest darkest corner for what he did with that movie

) . By now I've probably read that book close to 50 times.

All the rest of the close contenders would be:

Almost anything written by Heinlein, Asimov, Herbert, or Card.

My favorite Heinlein book would be a tie between Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Number of the Beast, and The Past through Tomorrow.

Asimov, of course the foundation series.

Herbert, the Dune series, including the later ones his son participated in authoring.

Card, the Ender series, and his Eden books too were a pretty darn good romp.

kevrab · 05-19-2010, 11:23 AM

One of my other favorite books is "Catcher In The Rye" because this is the bookthat turned me onto reading. (Please put it in e-book format)

I went to a Catholic school and our seventh grade teacher, Mrs. Masek---great teacher, had the guts to assign it to us. Of course the sh*t hit the fan but it gave us kids the more emphasis to read the book.

Lemurion · 05-19-2010, 12:20 PM

Really hard, and I couldn't pick just one:

Any list would have to include the following, though:
LOTR,
Red Storm Rising,
Alas, Babylon (Pat Frank).

Mrraow · 05-19-2010, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coops

Long dark tea-time of the soul..... genius, i tell you.

Amen.

Though, if I can only choose one book, it would be Bridge of Birds, by Barry B. Hughart.

Dren · 05-19-2010, 07:53 PM

Legend by David Gemmell
The Belgariad by David Eddings
The Riftwar series by Raymond E Feist

Wonderful books that transformed my reading from an occasional pastime to a lifelong passion.

L.J. Sellers · 05-19-2010, 11:07 PM

Naming just one is so cruel, but here goes: THE TOMORROW FILE by Lawrence Sanders, a terrific futuristic thriller from my all-time favorite author.
L.J.
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05-18-2010, 07:01 AM	#31
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,550 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Some recent books (not classics) I've liked: A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth Small World - David Lodge A Dance to the Music of Time - Anthony Powell This Thing of Darkness - Harry Thompson

05-18-2010, 07:28 AM	#32
Coops Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 77756 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis, Sony T3 backup	Lolita - Nabokov and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Murakami avoided Lolita for years due to inverted snobbery.... and some weird anti-Sting/Police thing. Oh - if you like 'Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy', you must get Douglas Adams' 'Dirk Gently' books. 2 of them, and his best character creation of all. http://www.amazon.com/Dirk-Gentlys-H.../dp/0671746723 http://www.amazon.com/Long-Dark-Tea-..._bxgy_b_text_b Long dark tea-time of the soul..... genius, i tell you.

05-18-2010, 07:46 AM	#33
fiver Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 100 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle	Watership Down by Richard Adams has been my favorite book since I was ten - read it 4 times so far. followed closely by Neverness by David Zindell Michael

05-18-2010, 09:47 AM	#34
DannyElfman Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 522 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hérault Device: Samsung E60	Lord of the Rings L'Assommoir (Emile Zola)

05-18-2010, 02:01 PM	#35
JaneD Addict Posts: 324 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	Tough question. I can't really choose one, but the top contenders would be: Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen Interview With a Vampire - Anne Rice Phineas Finn - Anthony Trollope (or He Knew He Was Right, or The Prime Minister) West With the Night - Beryl Markham

05-19-2010, 04:08 AM	#37
aabeg100 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 490 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: iRex Iliad	Its hard to select one but if I have to I would say GODFATHER by Mario Puzo. I don't know why but I really enjoy reading this book. I guess I am intrigued by the character of the godfather and how he manages/manipulates people.

05-19-2010, 09:47 AM	#39
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I would have said that my currently recollected favourite was Bliss by Peter Carey, though the posts of others have reminded me of books like Neverness and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Then I'm reminded of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Under Milk Wood. An Imaginary Life was/is a book I loved from when I first was forced to read it at high school... ...but I probably come back to Bliss, even if I haven't been enamored with others of Carey's books I've read. Cheers, Marc

05-19-2010, 11:16 AM	#40
Robert Minneman Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 18010 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	Wow... Read all the replies so far and saw a lot of books that would be up there, but for me it would probably be: Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard (don't judge the book by the movie, if Dianetics has a hell, John Travolta is going to its deepest darkest corner for what he did with that movie ) . By now I've probably read that book close to 50 times. All the rest of the close contenders would be: Almost anything written by Heinlein, Asimov, Herbert, or Card. My favorite Heinlein book would be a tie between Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Number of the Beast, and The Past through Tomorrow. Asimov, of course the foundation series. Herbert, the Dune series, including the later ones his son participated in authoring. Card, the Ender series, and his Eden books too were a pretty darn good romp.

05-19-2010, 11:23 AM	#41
kevrab Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW Michigan Device: Sony PRS-600	One of my other favorite books is "Catcher In The Rye" because this is the bookthat turned me onto reading. (Please put it in e-book format) I went to a Catholic school and our seventh grade teacher, Mrs. Masek---great teacher, had the guts to assign it to us. Of course the sh*t hit the fan but it gave us kids the more emphasis to read the book.

05-19-2010, 12:20 PM	#42
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Really hard, and I couldn't pick just one: Any list would have to include the following, though: LOTR, Red Storm Rising, Alas, Babylon (Pat Frank).

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05-19-2010, 07:53 PM	#44
Dren Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle PW & Kobo Glo	Legend by David Gemmell The Belgariad by David Eddings The Riftwar series by Raymond E Feist Wonderful books that transformed my reading from an occasional pastime to a lifelong passion.