What's your favorite book?

TheSnake · 08-23-2004, 10:32 PM

I think I'm going to evade my own question and list a few of my favorites in no particular order:

1) The Catcher in the Rye
2) A Clockwork Orange
3) One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
4) Breakfast of Champions

I seen Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy mentioned on here a couple times. I've never read it, but I have a feeling I would like it. I know my brother read it and liked it a lot.

Cyber Wolf · 08-24-2004, 08:26 AM

Hear hear on A Clockwork Orange. It's not my favorite, but it's high on the short list. However, my absolute favorites are just about any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books and, of those, the two Wee Free Men books and ReaperMan are my all-time favorites.

Radar · 08-24-2004, 08:32 AM

1) Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
2) Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do - Peter McWilliams
3) The Great Libertarian Offer - Harry Browne
4) Vampire Chronicles (I know it's several books) - Anne Rice
5) The Emperor Wears No Clothes - Jack Herer

Trilby · 08-24-2004, 09:21 AM

1) The Mists of Avalon
2) The Belljar
3) Canterbury Tales
4) Candide
5) Slaughterhouse Five
6) Hitch-hikers's Guide to the Galaxy as an addendum to slaughterhouse five!

Griff · 08-24-2004, 09:29 AM

1) The Agony and the Ecstasy
2) The Once and Future King
3) The Star Fraction
4) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
5) Moby Dick

perth · 08-24-2004, 10:05 AM

1. Slaughterhouse Five
2. The Hobbit
3. The Sirens of Titan
4. Alice in Wonderland (actually a book of Carroll's collected works)
5. Fight Club

"The Sirens of Titan" probably shouldn't make this list, but I finished it last night and really enjoyed it, so that's fresh in my mind.

jane_says · 08-24-2004, 10:29 AM

I have been all excited since the weekend when we went to some thrift stores, and rummage sale and *squee* a book sale our local library was hosting because they're moving. I got my kids a bunch of books, and snagged new copies of The Catcher in the Rye and Atlas Shrugged, I got a really cool book about Mennonites which has recipes (no, not for cooking Mennonites), and tons of other stuff, for a grand total of TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS! Yay me.

dar512 · 08-24-2004, 10:50 AM

I love libraries. What a great idea. From a very informal survey (I asked everyone around me for a couple of days), I have come to the conclusion that the two major factors as to whether a person becomes an avid reader are:

1) You were read to as a child.
2) You got your own library card as a child.

redsonia · 08-24-2004, 11:14 AM

Ooh, I love this thread!

My favorite books are:

Hobbit/Lord of the Rings
Poisonwood Bible (really, anything by Barbara Kingsolver)
Mists of Avalon
The Loop
Grass (ditto Sherri Tepper)

perth · 08-24-2004, 11:21 AM

Welcome to the party, Sonia.

redsonia · 08-24-2004, 11:30 AM

Thanks! I've been lurking about the cellar for a while and couldn't resist posting to this topic. I love to read.

dar512 · 08-24-2004, 11:52 AM

The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien
The Amber Series - Zelazny
The Lord Darcy Stories - Garrett
The Sherlock Holmes Stories - Doyle
Anything Heinlein up through "Time Enough for Love"
The Pern Series - McCaffrey
Snow Crash - Stephenson
Zodiac - Stephenson
Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead - Card

glatt · 08-24-2004, 12:13 PM

Card was one of my favorite authors until I started going to his website.

Happy Monkey · 08-24-2004, 12:24 PM

Best to pretend that Card's books appear magically on the page. He is an excellent author, and his prejudices are actually barely noticable in his fiction, unless you seek them out.

Radar · 08-24-2004, 12:42 PM

Holy crap, I almost listed Ender's game. Good call.

08-23-2004, 10:32 PM	#1
TheSnake Resident President Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 83	What's your favorite book? I think I'm going to evade my own question and list a few of my favorites in no particular order: 1) The Catcher in the Rye 2) A Clockwork Orange 3) One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 4) Breakfast of Champions I seen Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy mentioned on here a couple times. I've never read it, but I have a feeling I would like it. I know my brother read it and liked it a lot.

08-24-2004, 08:26 AM	#2
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Hear hear on A Clockwork Orange. It's not my favorite, but it's high on the short list. However, my absolute favorites are just about any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books and, of those, the two Wee Free Men books and ReaperMan are my all-time favorites. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

08-24-2004, 08:32 AM	#3
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	1) Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 2) Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do - Peter McWilliams 3) The Great Libertarian Offer - Harry Browne 4) Vampire Chronicles (I know it's several books) - Anne Rice 5) The Emperor Wears No Clothes - Jack Herer __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

08-24-2004, 09:29 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	1) The Agony and the Ecstasy 2) The Once and Future King 3) The Star Fraction 4) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress 5) Moby Dick __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-24-2004, 12:24 PM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Best to pretend that Card's books appear magically on the page. He is an excellent author, and his prejudices are actually barely noticable in his fiction, unless you seek them out. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-24-2004, 09:21 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	1) The Mists of Avalon 2) The Belljar 3) Canterbury Tales 4) Candide 5) Slaughterhouse Five 6) Hitch-hikers's Guide to the Galaxy as an addendum to slaughterhouse five!

08-24-2004, 10:05 AM	#6
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. The Hobbit 3. The Sirens of Titan 4. Alice in Wonderland (actually a book of Carroll's collected works) 5. Fight Club "The Sirens of Titan" probably shouldn't make this list, but I finished it last night and really enjoyed it, so that's fresh in my mind.

08-24-2004, 10:29 AM	#7
jane_says Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW VA Posts: 200	I have been all excited since the weekend when we went to some thrift stores, and rummage sale and squee a book sale our local library was hosting because they're moving. I got my kids a bunch of books, and snagged new copies of The Catcher in the Rye and Atlas Shrugged, I got a really cool book about Mennonites which has recipes (no, not for cooking Mennonites), and tons of other stuff, for a grand total of TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS! Yay me.

08-24-2004, 10:50 AM	#8
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I love libraries. What a great idea. From a very informal survey (I asked everyone around me for a couple of days), I have come to the conclusion that the two major factors as to whether a person becomes an avid reader are: 1) You were read to as a child. 2) You got your own library card as a child.

08-24-2004, 11:14 AM	#9
redsonia Wet Nurse's Aide Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bailey, Colorado Posts: 40	Ooh, I love this thread! My favorite books are: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings Poisonwood Bible (really, anything by Barbara Kingsolver) Mists of Avalon The Loop Grass (ditto Sherri Tepper)

08-24-2004, 11:21 AM	#10
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Welcome to the party, Sonia.

08-24-2004, 11:30 AM	#11
redsonia Wet Nurse's Aide Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bailey, Colorado Posts: 40	Thanks! I've been lurking about the cellar for a while and couldn't resist posting to this topic. I love to read.

08-24-2004, 11:52 AM	#12
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien The Amber Series - Zelazny The Lord Darcy Stories - Garrett The Sherlock Holmes Stories - Doyle Anything Heinlein up through "Time Enough for Love" The Pern Series - McCaffrey Snow Crash - Stephenson Zodiac - Stephenson Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead - Card

08-24-2004, 12:13 PM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Card was one of my favorite authors until I started going to his website.

08-24-2004, 12:42 PM	#15
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Holy crap, I almost listed Ender's game. Good call. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

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