What is your favorite book?

[Anibal]

Hmmm it is a tough call, i read a lot in law school but i always make time for some good books, od have to say Being and Nothigness by Jean Paul Sartre but im reading Art of war at the time (im impressed with this book its really humm different and incredible)

[slawz]

John Irving's "A Prayer For Owen Meany" (i'm halfway through "The World According To Garp" but dont seem to like it as much so far).
Richard Dawkins' "The Selfish Gene" <-- makes me feel worthless and powerless
Tolkien's LoTR and The Hobbit
Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons"
Richard Feynman's memoir, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Two Indonesian books:
"Parasit Lajang" by Ayu Utami, a bunch of brilliant essays about living as a successfull yet unmarried woman in Indonesia
"Supernova" by Dee

hope i'm not forgetting anything...

[Vermin McCann]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

[BlackPearlSpace]

The Universe in a Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty by K.C. Cole
Johnny Cash: The Autobiography (currently reading)
The Language of Medicine: Its Evolution, Structure, and Dynamics by John H. Dirckx

They're all fantastic.

[noddy44]

Bitten : Kelley Armstrong

I've got two right now:
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Box Office Poison (even though it isn't a traditional novel)

But I haven't read a lot of the classic because of school, which is pretty ironic.

[xevious]

Originally Posted by plumbarius

The Walking Drum, by Louis L'Amour

I would have to agree. Problem I'm having is that I cant find it in any bookstores, I can't find it online, and I can't get it off amazon or any other online stores because I have no credit card. I love history and that is one of the few books I would never Throw away if i could find it in hardback again.

Other than that..
Fantasy: The first Xanth trilogy by Piers Anthony
Horror: The Stand
Realistic Fiction: Shogun, and as stated, The Walking Drum
Humor: Hitchhikers Guide
Sci-Fi: Ender's Game, The sequels, and the following novels about Bean.

I am constantly reading. I read at least 4 books a week, and would read more if i had access to more books. So this list is subject to change.

[adam bomb]

the Lord of the Rings books rule they pull ya in to the story sooo much you can almost picture what u are reading

[stoberg]

alright this is pretty ghey but its like the ONLY book iv ever read... its called the 12th angel an its about a kids baseball team and there teams named the angels... anywho the 12th was the kid who couldnt run catch bat or anythin an hes poor so hes got shitty gear... i dunno its good... really sad... so... yeah... not crying sad... but sad...

[stoberg]

fuck... i just posted... and rememberd another 1.. i advise any1 to read it.. its called the bad guys won!.... its about the hmm 1985 NY mets i believe.. (not exactly sure of the year) and its like talkin bout darryl strawberry an his drug usage an shit an like i dunno how basically they were all druggies and shit an they partied and got thrown in jail the night before a game an shit also like all the gambling or drunkeness on the air planes (it talks bout how darryl strawberry i guess pulled out his penis and was trying to get the uhm flight attendant lady to suck on it and stuff) they were really bad guys just horrible people fighting all the time an shit... they had i think 4 bench clearing brawls in 1 season... also it says how 1 guy would slide to the bases on his stomache.. cause he had a bag of coke in his back pocket which he didnt want to puncture... i know it looks like i gave away the story... but believe me there is much more to learn bout these assholes and its very interesting.. i actually looked forward to then upcoming chapters when i was getting into it... and im not a reader... so i suggest any1 who likes sports or hmm that kinda of book? to go and take a look at it


Edit:
i said an shit alot... that had to get annoying.. sorry its late here and im tired so my mind is blocked lol... so thats all

[papago]

The Cat in the Hat... those pictures still give me chills...

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Anibal

id have to say Being and Nothigness by Jean Paul Sartre but im reading Art of war at the time (im impressed with this book its really humm different and incredible)

corrected you also lol


Have you seen jimmy carr live? hes a stand up comedian (british) and he talks about this book for a joke, just thought that it was funny you mentioned that.

[spankymcwanky]

My favorite book would be Cold in July by Joe R. Lansdale. It's a heckuva read full of violence, supsense, and humor. Check his works out.

[procol]

I can't limit myself to one. I'm a writer, and there are just too many books important to me from the very distant past right up to today.

If I could, I might offer two recomendations as examples of what great books can be:

for fiction, you might try Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried"

for poetry, you might try Jack Gilbert's "Monilithos"

[starchaser]

I like to read Epictetus, such wisdom. As far as fiction goes, I really liked Jumper by Steven Gould, but my favourite is Kingdom of Cages by Sarah Zettel.