favorite book of all time

[fantasyfan]

I read a lot, and I re-read a lot, but hands down it's got to be LOTR.

now y is it that u like LOTR? i happen to like it because of the theme of the story and the fantasy of it all but after all my name is fantasyfan.

 

[fantasyfan]

That's my favourite Narnia book. "Out of the Silent Planet" is my favourite CS Lewis book.
(Incidentally, the Silver Chair shares a line with a short story by Damon Knight made famous by an episode of the Twighlight Zone. Both were published around the same time. Does anyone know who came up with the line first? I don't want to say the line, as it's a spoiler, but if you don't know what I'm talking about, you won't know the answer anyway.)

All time favourite: Good Omens or Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Everyone that dont know but the Cronicles of Narnia is coming out in movies again. i personally didnt like the old movies on CoN.

 

[Wild Gazebo]

Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie....and it's great to see Nick Hornby make the list--he has several amazing novels. I've read the first chapter of Satanic Verses hundreds of times...it is mesmerising to me...can't really pin down only one reason for it though.

 

[griff_goodbeard]

I really loved The Hobbit. It captivated me as a kid and is probably responsible for kindling my love of RPG's.

 

[AIM-54]

I have been a voracious reader since about age 5, so choosing a favorite is as difficult for me as for many of the others on this thread. I will mention a few of my favorite/most influential books, however.

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. One of my favorite books since I got it as a birthday present when I was 10 or 11. It should be, I think, required reading for all Americans. It gained particular importance for me as a connection with my American identity after my family moved to Canada.

The Big E The story of the USS Enterprise in the Pacific during WWII. One of my favorite WWII history books and the first major one that I read, back when I was about 9 or 10.

Favorite series' include: The Ramage novels by Dudley Pope. The best swashbuckling, Napoleonic naval adventures I've read. I'm very happy to see them back in print. Fantasy-wise, I'm going to agree with Ambrus and nominate Stephen Brust's Dragaera series.

 

[Skrit]

Hmm though one for me but I can pick two that I've read the most.. Guess that means they're my Favs...

Tom Clancy's - Red Storm Rising.
Stephen King's - Eyes of the Dragon..

 

[Dingleberry]

Lonesome Dove. If you gave Gus and Call swords instead of six guns, it'd be one of the most popular fantasy novels ever. Those who "don't read Westerns" need to make an exception for this one.

Seconded. Between this and the "Which books bring you to tears" thread, I decided I really need to reread this one again. Been a couple of years.

 

[Vorlon]

Starship Troopers

Followed by the Empire From the Ashes trilogy and The Hobbit/LOTR
I read all of those at least once a year.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Cruddy by Lynda Barry.

Even though she was an evil fungus growing on two hundred pounds of irritated lard, her feelings were real. - Lynda Barry, Cruddy

 

[Particle_Man]

Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold, but you need to read the previous books in the Miles Vorkosigan series to get the full impact.