The best book ever

[mcgooch]

This is very simple. Just tell us what your favorite book is (and the author and genre).

Mine is Shogun by James Clavell. Its an absolutely brilliant Historical novel about 16th century Japan as seen through the eyes of a British man.

 

[Dmatix]

Well, that's a pretty hard question, but if I had to name the book that influenced me the most, I'd have to say All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. never read a book that explained the horrors of war better(that, and Primo Levi's If this is a Man).

 

[Corpse XxX]

I like the author Clive Cussler, even though the stories are fictional, they are all based upon known historical events.. And they always take place at sea, i like that because i work at sea..

 

[Markness]

My favourite book is Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly, not particulary thought provoking
(at all) but action packed, well written and well researched.

 

[z0nbie]

The Complete Roderick ( really 2 books in 1 : Roderick & Roderick at Random ) by John Sladek. Hilarious and basically just a very well written book about a robot w/ the ability to learn and trying to live and understand humans.

 

[Raptoricus]

This is very simple. Just tell us what your favorite book is (and the author and genre).

Mine is Shogun by James Clavell. Its an absolutely brilliant Historical novel about 16th century Japan as seen through the eyes of a British man.

Excellent book! Really enjoyed it when I last read it.

I'm not to sure what my favourite book is, it's hard to say, because I like so many different authors for so many different reasons, and I haven't read any in some time to be honest. But I am thinking about taking it up again, assuming I have the time with uni work.

 

[bikeninja]

Mine is Shogun by James Clavell. Its an absolutely brilliant Historical novel about 16th century Japan as seen through the eyes of a British man.

This was my grandfathers favourite book as well. I read it after he passed away,it was great.

But my favourite book would have to be "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or "Art of War", but I'm a sucker for historical war stuff, especially from asian.

 

[Adam Jenson]

Gladiator by Peter Wylie. Written before superheroes even came into existence it belongs in the same sentences as Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns.

 

[Jackel86]

I'm gonna have to go with Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. The character development is superb, and it has good insight into individual motivations for survival and revenge.

Runners up:

American Gods (by Neil Gaiman)
The Guide to Getting It On (excellent unbiased perspectives on sex, relationships, and more)
The Picture of Dorian Grey (by Oscar Wilde)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Inferno (by Dante Alighieri; excellent imagery and symbolism)

I can't help but love psychological books (being my profession and all).

 

[acer840]

I am going to go with:
Sahara - Clive Cussler
Treasure Of Kahn - Clive Cussler

Edited (to follow topic properly): Because I enjoy action/adventure stories. He also seems to be able to get out of almost any situation. And the bad guy seem like typical "Movie Villans".

 

[mangus]

Stephen R. Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant... I can't pick just one, since it's there's 8 of ten books out and it's all a single tale.

 

[Dmatix]

Hmm, some great ones here... both American Gods and The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant books( at least the first three, didn't read the rest yet) are among my favorites. also, almost anything Terry Pratchett ever wrote.

 

[Nerdfury]

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. It's one of the most culturally significant works of pure art since the Bible itself, taking the most fantastic original research and providing a point of Jesus' life that has never before since been considered.

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Okay, I can't type that with a straight face at all.

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis is my all-time favourite! It's about a man who travels through time to find out what a piece of art looked like before it was destroyed in a German raid, and touches on the intricacies of time travel while being humorous and not at all bogged down with technical fact. It's fantastic!