All Time Favorite Books Thread

[botfly10]

Only your ALL TIME favorites

Here are the two I can think of right now:

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Its contemporary literature. A fucking masterpiece imo. Dude took a decade or some shit of obsession to craft the thing. Some critics think its a work of bloated self indulgence by the author, but I think that is some bullshit. There is plot, characters, and development. But imo its all about the writing. I didn't really give a **** what was happening half the time. Just savored the writing,

House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

This book is character and plot driven. But it does some things I have never seen a book do before. Its a masterpiece imo. If you are interested, DO NOT read ANYTHING about it. Just buy the thing in print. No kindle shit. And do not fucking flip through it. Just buy it and start reading. Seriously though, this book is best enjoyed without knowing what is coming.

Honorable mentions:
Still life with woodpecker
Lonesome dove
Shogun
Illuminatus Trillogy
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Water Music
Blood Meridian
Grapes of Wrath

 

[nvanprooyen]

The Fountainhead
Count of Monte Cristo

 

[Hbkrusso]

The Legend of Huma. as a teen it was my favorite book and it started my love for reading fantasy and scifi

as far as now ive read so many books its ridiculous for me to try to pick a favorite as ive enjoyed so dam many

 

[1COBearsfan]

I'm going to cheat a little and say the Kushiel trilogy by Jacqueline Carey. They're a combination of sci-fi, action, & romance (sort of).

 

[Monsieur Tirets]

love Infinite Jest and usually I dont care for stuff that could be labeled modern/post-modern, but Wallaces novel isnt a chore to slog through, it isnt gimmicky, its just imaginative and creative and just plain good. And funny as hell. 2/3-3/4 of The Broom of the System is right on par with IJ but then it does start to drag a little.

Didnt care for House of Leaves, going into it the premise had me really excited but it just didnt do it for me.

I love McCarthys Cities of the Plain.

catch 22 is up there, as is dead souls.

Im sure Im forgetting something I shouldnt be.

 

[policeman]

A Confederacy of Dunces published posthumously. Brilliant.

Shogun

Lonesome Dove

Hyperion. Great until the last 10 pages.

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[Chief Walking Stick]

Of Mice and Men
The Outsiders
Harry Potter

 

[Hbkrusso]

If your a fantasy guy I highly recommend the wheel of time series

 

[botfly10]

The Legend of Huma. as a teen it was my favorite book and it started my love for reading fantasy and scifi

as far as now ive read so many books its ridiculous for me to try to pick a favorite as ive enjoyed so dam many

Is that dragonlance? I read all of the ones by the original authors. Thought they were great.

 

[Hbkrusso]

Is that dragonlance? I read all of the ones by the original authors. Thought they were great.

yes it is kinda like the guy stirm brightblade and all the solamnic knights idolized he also was the first one to find and use the dragonlance its a fuckin epic story man should def check it out

 

[Hbkrusso]

that book was written by the Richard r knack I think is how u spell it he was good friends with the original authers and did some work on a few dragonlance books

 

[botfly10]

Harry Potter is on my list too. imo, writing is good enough, if not exceptional. But the characters are fucking great and the setting/lore is great.

 

[botfly10]

yes it is kinda like the guy stirm brightblade and all the solamnic knights idolized he also was the first one to find and use the dragonlance its a fuckin epic story man should def check it out

Yeah, I remember the legend of huma from within those books and how huma was the first knight or some shit and found the first dragonlance.

 

[botfly10]

If your a fantasy guy I highly recommend the wheel of time series

I read the first 2 books of this series but somehow they were kind of a slog for me. Maybe I was too young or some shit.

 

[Hbkrusso]

I read the first 2 books of this series but somehow they were kind of a slog for me. Maybe I was too young or some shit.

series really picks up about book 4 or so

 

[Hbkrusso]

the pern series is a really good romp too if you dig sci fy

I forget the name of the first book but man I got wrapped up in that back in the day the books all seemed to be page turners just couldn't put them down

 

[Hbkrusso]

Yeah, I remember the legend of huma from within those books and how huma was the first knight or some shit and found the first dragonlance.

lol im dying to tell ya some spoilers lol I still love that dam book id bet I read it at least 50 times

 

[botfly10]

Ha, I read that McCaffrey shit when I was a kid. And Terry Brooks too.

 

[Hbkrusso]

just recently read the trilogy of this was an excellent series

 

[Hbkrusso]

Ha, I read that McCaffrey shit when I was a kid. And Terry Brooks too.

haha yea that shit was great