Favourite book of all time (or just at the moment)

Valmont

turgon wrote: »

Just finished it, and I would use the adjective tedious to describe it. Didnt like it that much.

Crime and Punishment was the first ever classic I read. I was doing the leaving cert at the time and I really enjoyed it. The suspense, the madness, everything. I read a lot of Russian literature after this and only one ever came close and it was Hero of our Time by Lermontov.

My favourite book always changes but this year it would be a draw between The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. I found these books to be very complementary and was glad I read both. Ayn Rand is very inspirational and these books are nothing short of absolute epics.

sukikettle

My favourite book of all time is the Golden Pages although the way the recession is going it won't be relevant by Christmas

Oliverdog

ibh wrote: »

I haven't actually read many other Sharpe books. I think he wrote the Wilt books.
I'll have to look out for Blot on the Landscape.

Find and read Indecent Exposure and Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe. You'll nearly die laughing, and you'll also know why he was thrown out of South Africa. Then read Porterhouse Blue - a really funny book.

manicmonoliths

It's a very tough question but I'd have to go with either:

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
or
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

I don't think I could possibly choose.

As a kid I remember my favourite books were His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and I guess I still have a soft spot for them over the other 2 which I've only read in the past year or two.

humbert

Oliverdog wrote: »

Find and read Indecent Exposure and Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe. You'll nearly die laughing, and you'll also know why he was thrown out of South Africa. Then read Porterhouse Blue - a really funny book.

I haven't read Riotous Assembly, I think, but I heartily second the other two. Oh, and for what it's worth, I didn't like the couple of Wilt books I read at all.

Blush_01

I can't help loving Slaughterhouse 5.

MonicaBing

Book of the moment is Cry the beloved country by Alan Paton, but am gonna look for those Sharpe books...

Duiske

My 3 favourite books would be

1.The World According to Garp - John Irving
2.East of Eden - John Steinbeck
3.Trinity - Leon Uris

Sean Templar

All things are lights by Robert Shea

Tawfee

Amongst Women by John McGahern
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Timbuktu by Paul Auster

finalfantasist

I have a good few books I've greatly enjoyed.

Three books I really enjoy are:

The Princess Bride
The Neverending Story
Reaper Man

Calina

The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
The Brendan Voyage - Tim Severin
Travels with Herodotus - Ryszard Kapuscinski

Denerick

Its a toss between Les Miserables and Lord of the Rings. A rare combination but there you go. I have always like the contrasts of almost extreme virtue and vice (Or reform) which both do very well.