What is your favorite book?

[Lazzi]

I dont like it for the story really. I enjoy the under tone of it, the subtle little things. Im agnostic so i really couldnt give a damn about the perchy part.

But mostly I enjoy the character interaction. I mean watch Lyra and Will grow up and discover love on its most innoncent and pure level struck quite a view chords for me (Yes im strait I have the beard and chest hair to prove it). In retrospect I fing it rather sweet.

 

[Relics]

Bourne Identity; written by Robert Ludlum. Detailed as hell. Great and strong characters. When you get the chance to read it. Don't doubt about it. Just read it!

 

[Khedive Rex]

The Principia Discordia.

The only really deep philosophical book that makes you work for it. They say at the end "If you think this was all a joke, read it again!" and I highly recomend it. The first read through will have you laughing out loud. The second will have you actually thinking about whats being proposed. By the third, you'll probably be insane (or anyway, thats what happened to me).

 

[Lazzi]

I saw the film and I hated it. No matter what its is the book will be better. But if you are able to seperate your self from your past eperiences they do represent the physical character well (accept Lord Asrehale). And I shore its a good move aslogn as your not catholic and you havent read the book.

 

[N-Sef]

Dune by Frank Herbert. I love the story and characters, and the subtext is still relevant today.

 

[electric discordian]

The Principia Discordia.

The only really deep philosophical book that makes you work for it. They say at the end "If you think this was all a joke, read it again!" and I highly recomend it. The first read through will have you laughing out loud. The second will have you actually thinking about whats being proposed. By the third, you'll probably be insane (or anyway, thats what happened to me).

Wow someone name checking the Principia! As you can probably tell I have read that once or twice. If you want discordian themed humour in books forget Pratchet and get some Robert Rankin down your neck. His Armaggedon the musical series is superb.

Also for horror Shaun Hutson the simplest way to describe him is a darker version of James Herbert, the good guys dont always win for example.

Jim Butcher.

H.P. Lovercraft.

William Hope Hodgeson. A brit who was a major influence on Lovecraft and his contemporaries.

The dexter novels.

I have too many favorite writers!

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

If it has to be one...

Good Omens : Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

 

[Nock]

Three-way tie:

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.
The Hobbit, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.

Clive Staples Lewis's complete works just barely miss making the number one spot, but a four-way tie just sounds silly.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Oh, forgot one, The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. Talks about what will happen if all of the humans on the planet disappeared and the world reclaims what is rightfully hers.

The TV series is stunning as well

 

[Aries_Split]

Either Snow Crash, or The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

 

[shnoox]

Not one book, but whatever.

'The Culture' series by Iain M. Banks

I agree the man is a literary genius and those novels are sci-fi classics.

Also some of his earlier works under Iain Banks like 'The Wasp Factory' are worth a read too.

 

[nmmoore13]

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
This Perfect Day by someone, can't remember

 

[Rabid Toilet]

Big fan of the Pendragon series, by D.J. MacHale

Also, I'm currently reading Ender's Game for the first time and I must say, it kicks an extraordinary amount of ass.

 

[Xalmar]

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. Actually, pretty much anything from GRRM.

1984 and Animal Farm were also very good.

Also, The Animorphs, since they were the books that really got me into reading as a kid.

 

[imaroboturarobot]

andromeda strain Michael Crichton

Angles And Demons Dan Brown

ALice in wonder land Lewis Carroll

 

[Tsurugi]

The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
especially Knife of Dreams.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett

Love that book/ the series (technically a series)


I'd have to say Night Watch by Terry Pratchett or The Founding by Dan Abnett

 

[Anarchemitis]

The Arrival by Shaun Tan.

I made a very unnoticeable review [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.67522].

 

[TaborMallory]

The ones that stick out in my mind are all by michael crichton

-Jurassic Park
-The Lost World
-Congo
-Andromeda Strain
-State of Fear
-TIMELINE!

Michael Crichton is the single greatest author in the science fiction universe.

I would have listed the Lord of the Rings series, but those books were very hard for me to read p_p
Took me around a month for each book

I'm also starting on books by Stephen King, any opinions on books I MUST read?