Favorite books

[xHipaboo420x]

Dont worry, I'm just annoyingly pedantic when it comes to things like that

As am I! If anyone else had made that mistake I'd have jumped down their throats. I blame tiredness, personally.

 

[CoverYourHead]

1: World War Z

2: Also Watchmen

3: Call of C'Thulhu - Freakin' H.P. Lovecraft at his finest.

 

[dududf]

Neuromancer-William Gibson

I read that!

Wasn't that the book when they were trying to find the serial killer from whom was rewiring peoples brains? Freaky book, odd ending.

 

[Julianking93]

3: Call of C'Thulhu - Freakin' H.P. Lovecraft at his finest.

That compilation book Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Tales and The Thing On the Doorstep and Other Strange Stories are some of the best things I've ever read.

 

[Julianking93]

2. Catcher in the Rye (Incoming Holden Caulfield hate 3... 2... 1...)

[sup]fuck you, holden you whiny little shit[/sup]

What hate?

 

[CoverYourHead]

3: Call of C'Thulhu - Freakin' H.P. Lovecraft at his finest.

That compilation book Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Tales and The Thing On the Doorstep and Other Strange Stories are some of the best things I've ever read.

Yeah I own a big compilation of all his published works, I figured it would be cheap to use them all as one slot.

 

[super_smash_jesus]

c cup, with just a hint of 70's style nipple.

Oh wait...I read that wrong.

ON TOPIC, bourne trilogy wins.

 

[bleh002]

Listing 3 favourite books is very difficult for me. So I'm going to cheat a little, and include series of books that I really enjoy. So my list would be: the Gormenghast Trilogy, Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences and the Song of Ice and Fire series.

I cant rate a top 3 cos there are too many to choose from, but I can list 3 of my favourites.

The Gormenghast Trilogy - Mervyn Peake. I can't really describe it, you have to read it
Suffice to say, it's a pretty unique read.

Did you hear about a manuscript for a 4th book? http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/15/gormenghast-sequel-mervyn-peake-widow It was prepared by his widow, based on notes he left behind. It's coming in 2011!

 

[Herb sewell]

Have been waiting for George R.R. Martin To finally release the next song of fire and ice book. Definitely my favorite series. Have to go with Ray Bradbury as favorite author. As for favorite book... I can't really pick one.

 

[Enigmers]

Every Calvin and Hobbes book ever.

I really enjoy the huge contrast between Calvin and Hobbes, where Hobbes seems to be the rational, thinking side of a human mind, where Calvin seems like the impulsive side.

 

[Daemascus]

Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, anything by John Ringo or David Webber, and Steven Brusts Vlad Taltos series.

Edit: After checking my book shelves I must add Tom Clancy and David Eddings.

 

[Wadders]

Listing 3 favourite books is very difficult for me. So I'm going to cheat a little, and include series of books that I really enjoy. So my list would be: the Gormenghast Trilogy, Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences and the Song of Ice and Fire series.

I cant rate a top 3 cos there are too many to choose from, but I can list 3 of my favourites.

The Gormenghast Trilogy - Mervyn Peake. I can't really describe it, you have to read it
Suffice to say, it's a pretty unique read.

Did you hear about a manuscript for a 4th book? http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/15/gormenghast-sequel-mervyn-peake-widow It was prepared by his widow, based on notes he left behind. It's coming in 2011!

Wow! I didn't know that, thanks for the info, great news indeed. cant wait to see how that turns out

 

[Outright Villainy]

The last great book I read was the Book Thief. Pretty depressing in parts, but it's really worth reading, because it's amazing!
Oh, the His Dark Materials trilogy is also pretty great, if you haven't read that.

 

[EBHughsThe1st]

Holy crap, Jean Baudrillard. I've actually heard of her. Spirit of Terrorism. Anyway, I like Holes, by Louis Sachar.

 

[lukemdizzle]

world according to Garp.

Grendel

2001 space odyssey

of mice and men

are some of my favorites

 

[Julianking93]

Holy crap, Jean Baudrillard. I've actually heard of her.

It's a guy... -_-

 

[Blue Musician]

I know this has been done before, but I'm searching for more books right now since I've been lacking a lot of reading matierial so that is when I turn to the Escapist and ask all of you what your favorite pieces of literature are in an attempt to broaden my literate spectrum.

In other words, what are your favorite books/short stories/novellas/poems?

For me, my top 3 would have to be:

3. Watchmen - Alan Moore (it's just fucking awesome)

2. Simulacra and Simulation - Jean Baudrillard (trippiest book on philosophy you will ever read)

1. La Divina Commedia [The Divine Comedy] - Dante Alighieri (most epic thing ever. If you're looking to read this, I recommend getting the John Ciardi translation as it retains the poetic form and is very easy to read while staying as literal to the original as possible)

So, what about the escapist's top 3 favs?

In no particular order: Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Northern Lights (a.k.a. Golden Compass, and it's a lot better than the film), The Subtle Knife (sequel to Northern Lights), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (yes, it's the best book in the whole series, and it's a much darker version of the rest, so I recommend reading it before the film releases, someone watches it and then some idiot spoils it for you), and my FAVORITE book of ALL TIME would be the Bartimaeus trilogy, by Jonathan Stroud. I recommend you to read it before anything else, it's so deep and complex yet understandable even with so much details everywhere (even in the first book there are hints of items that will be used in the next chapters/books). It's THE best series I have read so far. Also I a fourth book is going to be released in October this year.

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

These are by no means the only books i like, just a collection of my fav in no real order of preference.

By Stephen King: It, The Stand, Desperation, The Shining
By Terry Prattchet: The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Eric, Sorcerer, Intresting Times, The Last Continent, Soul Music, Reaper Man
By Neil Gaiman: American Gods, Neverwhere
By Max Brooks: Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z

oh and if were talking comics than
Transmetropolitan
watchmen
Scud the desposible assasin
Empowered
Muaz


those are the big ones for me.

 

[Slash Dementia]

1. La Divina Commedia [The Divine Comedy] - Dante Alighieri (most epic thing ever. If you're looking to read this, I recommend getting the John Ciardi translation as it retains the poetic form and is very easy to read while staying as literal to the original as possible)

Great epic poem. I've only read The Inferno so far but I have all three.

My three favorite books would be:

3. The Curse of the Witch-Queen, by Paula Volsky. It's a great fantasy tale, and if I could say, all of Paula Volsky's books are equally good.

2. The Tragedy of MacBeth, by William Shakespeare is another of my favorites. How can anyone not love this play?

3. Vita Nuova, by Dante Alighieri...a series of love poems and explanations of them and what he was thinking of when he wrote them. That book has changed me personally.

 

[SulfuricDonut]

my favorite books are R.A. Salvatore's lengthly series of Forgotten Realms books, namely:

The Dark Elf Trilogy
The Icewind Dale Trilogy
Legacy of the Drow