Your Favorite Novel

[Slick Samurai]

Hello, Escapist Community, Slick Samurai here. Here to talk about the best page turners.

To kick it off, my favorite books are the Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer (An awesome scifi book with a unique setting written by my favorite author) and the Edge Chronicles series (A fantasy series with deep backgrounds)

What about you? Whats your favorite novel(s)?

 

[happysock]

World war z If that counts, or I am Legend is a good book top

 

[curlycrouton]

JPod, by Douglas Coupland, is a brilliantly eccentric novel. One of the best I've ever read, and I'd thoroughly recommend it.

Also, of course, everything by Tolkien, but specifically The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.

And let's not forget 1984. In that vein, I'd like to mention Blind Faith, a 1984 for the digital age. Darkly funny, and actually eerily prophetic in some cases, it's definitely worth a look, especially if you're one of the "Internet Generation".

 

[GrimTuesday]

A game of thrones is really awsome just wish grrm would finish a dance with dragons already

 

[Wyes]

1984
Brave New World

 

[Kiefer13]

I don't think I've got one single favourite, but my favourite book series is definitely Terry Pratchett's Diskworld. Few books are as enjoyable and still able to make you laugh several re-reads later.

 

[Smudge91]

err there are quite a few....
1984
Good Omens
To kill a mockingbird
Jane Eyre
err there are alot more but can't remember all of them haha

 

[ghalkhsdkssakgh]

World War Z by Max Brooks
It by Stephen King
The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

I'm currently reading:
The Shining by Stephen King
Death Note: Another Note by someone I can't be bothered to check.
and I plan to read American Gods by Neil Gaimen soon.

That a good start?

 

[Gabanuka]

Lord of the rings: the two towers and the Night Angel trilogy. Also Eragon and Belgariad

 

[Vrex360]

War of the Worlds by H.G Wells
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Holes by Louis Sarcher
A series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
And quite a few of the Halo books.

Lord of the rings: the two towers and the Night Angel trilogy.

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[Yelchor]

I haven't read all that many books in my lifetime as of yet sadly... Of course I've read through the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but not the Hobbit. I personally like exploring unusual genres in refreshing settings.

One example is "The Number One Ladies Detective". Which takes place in Botswana, a country directly north of South Africa. There we follow the story of Mma Ramotswe, who sets up the country's first detective agency run by a woman. At first I didn't think very highly of it, but it tells much more then just Mma Ramotswe's experiences. It tells of her family, of her father's past. I won't spoil, but it gives a look of how life can be in that part of the world. It has a lot more depth then at first glance!

There seems to have been a film adaptation of it, but I only saw it briefly once. Might try to find it again.

 

[RebekahWSD]

Tales from the Nightside (series), I forget the author,
Garret Investigates (series), also by an author I forget (though not the same as number one.)

This first series features a supernatural detective in an alternative setting of London, and the second is...a normal detective in a fantasy setting. Hmmm...I may need to expand my choice of books.

I will read anything put in front of my though, so it's not a problem.

Oh! Another favourite is RPG books, I'll just read them straight through for fun, so. Special favourites are the Deadlands rpg.

 

[EchetusXe]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Tails off a bit when Jim gets taken prisoner but meh.

 

[Dragonearl]

It may be generic but the The Lord of the Rings novel is my favorite.

 

[fix-the-spade]

The Third Man by Graham Greene.

Short book about a man finding his best friend is in charge of a smuggling ring (amongst other things) in Vienna immediately after the second world war. Turned into a great film with Orson Wells and has one of the best baddies ever. Some of the best quotes ever too, they turn up in everything from 50's propaganda to Fight Club.

example:
In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock...




Also H.G.Wells The War of the Worlds

A somewhat depressingly accurate story about Well's fears, specifically what he feared mechanized warfare would become. Doubly depressing when you consider the Martian's virtually unstoppable war machines sound distinctly unthreatening against what humans consider standard military equipment now (also the reason why in both Hollywood film vversions the aliens get a MASSIVE stats buff to make them totally invincible).

It's a fairly gripping read too.

There seems to have been a film adaptation of it, but I only saw it briefly once. Might try to find it again.

The BBC did a TV series of it a couple of years ago, apparently it was very good. You might be able to find it on DVD, the beeb usually put their shows out on DVD.

 

[Dragon_of_red]

Anything written by Metthew Riely is very good.

In particular, i like Ice Station and Contest

Im currently reading All of the Raymond E. Feist books right now, there very good if your into the fantasy style.

 

[fessferenc]

I happen to like the Necroscope series by Brian Lumley, especially book 5, Deadspawn

 

[Cargando]

Ooh, erm...

Hmm.

I can't decide, hang on... Aha! Yes, I think My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrel.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I'd have difficulty getting a favourite genre, never mind a favourite author or book.