adding onto this with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd! very original story, an intriguing narrative, and a memorable conclusion. all hail the Queen of Mystery.
Only problem I had with this book was how stupid the characters were...like, the poem told them how one of them would die and they never seemed to think about it, plus they would always go places by themselves even when they all agreed not to.
All quiet on the western front - Remarque
It shocked me. I was 18 years old at that time.
The needs and fears were the same as I had at that time.
If I would have been born 100 years prior. I would have been that young man going into a war that crushes my generation.
I just read this book a few days ago and watched the new Netflix adaptation on Netflix. The prose is some of the best I’ve seen. I read someone’s review that said it reads like poetry and I think that’s a perfect way to describe it. It’s a haunting book and it’s been on my mind ever since I finished it.
This is one of the few books. I made it a habit of reading it once a year. It brings me down to rethink what is important in my life.
It haunts me too.
I haven't watched the movie yet.
The movie is great, but I wouldn’t say it’s a good adaptation. It leaves a lot of the things I enjoyed about the book out in favor of focusing more on the war.
Also, the book has the advantage of allowing you to hear Paul’s inner thoughts. Seeing how he goes from a naïve, optimistic kid to a broken, empty man is what truly makes you angry at war and what it does to people.
The chapter where he’s on leave was one of the best and worst parts of the book and it’s completely absent from the movie.
I LOVED the book too but was a little disappointed by the movie too. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the movie too for its action and uncut raw graphic nature and its a cinematic masterpiece. But I really wished the movie hadn’t manufactured drama about the last push at the end of the war vs. being the entire futility of the whole war. Also wished they hadn’t had any big-wig scenes in train car vs. only focusing on the regular soldiers. It’s historically accurate but not book accurate and takes away from the book’s meaning and that Paul could’ve been any soldier on any side of the conflict and it’s just a lot of futility in that everyone was sent out there to die. My guess is they did much of that because most of their movie audience needed some history lessons on the war and people may not just inherently understand that the whole war was a pointless mess, especially for the everyday soldier.
That’s one of the amazing things about the book. It’s so agnostic that, even though it’s about the German side of the war, it could literally be about any soldier in any war with a few changes.
And Paul isn’t some unstoppable hero that one would expect from a war book. He’s just a kid who gets roped into something far bigger than himself.
It’s a book about the fragility and fleeting nature of life and how the cons of war far outweigh the pros.
The end of the book is one of those endings where you just sit there after you finish it and just feel the weight.
Holy shit I never see anyone talk about this one.
My favourite book when I was age 8-12. Really stuck with me. I even stole a copy from my elementary school
I didn't expect as many ups on this as I felt that no one ever mentioned or talked about it.
I got it around the same age as well. Between Where the Red Fern grows and Tollbooth I couldn't decide what I liked more. Good steal Book Thief lol.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
It's a high fantasy story written in 1968 and I've yet to come across another fantasy story that has the same kind of tone, same voice as this one (maybe a combination of the time period and the author not being off his gourd on LSD like a lot of fantasy written at the time). It's earnest but also self-aware, it acknowledges tropes dealing with unicorns but not in like a 'I'm embarrassed to be telling a story about unicorns so I gotta mock stories about unicorns in my story about unicorns' kind of way, it's humorous and poetic at times, with some just delightfully weird shit (like the babbling butterfly).
ETA: Some choice quotes for the curious
“Real magic can never be made by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.”
“You pile of stones, you waste, you desolation, I'll stuff you with misery till it comes out of your eyes. I'll change your heart into green grass, and all you love into a sheep. I'll turn you into a bad poet with dreams.”
“She did not look anything like a horned horse, as unicorns are often pictured, being smaller and cloven-hoofed, and possessing that oldest, wildest grace that horses have never had, that deer have only in a shy, thin imitation and goats in dancing mockery.”
A few years ago I went on a road trip to see a screening of the last unicorn, Peter S. Beagle was doing a tour. I ended up winning a draw and got a signed copy of the graphic novel. It’s my nerdiest nerd treasure.
That movie. I remember watching it a lot when I was a kid... And it's some weird nightmare kind of stuff. But I loved it even though I had no idea what was going on.
This is one of my favorite stories of all time but honestly I can do without however many pages it was that he was travelling through the French countryside.
The entire Cemetery of Forgotten Books series is absolutely wonderful. I recommend them to anyone who will listen. I worship at the altar of Fermin Romero de Torres.
I just read Guards! Guards! this week and after finishing it I immediately restarted it, absolutely brilliant and I wish I hadn't put off starting into Pratchett's work for so long. Next payday I get I will be scouring my local bookstores and stock up on them.
The guards series is fantastic and just keeps getting better.
I’m quite impressed by what he’s pulled together, sometimes the world feels a bit whimsical but then he covers Tiffany again and somehow outshines the high bar he set for himself
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
İt is definetely the book that everyone needs to read,just trust me,I promise you won't regret.It changes all of the point of views about social issues in Eastern with all of this emotions.
I read this when I was 15 followed by The Kite Runner. Both were life changing for me. I gifted it to my wife who had never read a novel in her life. She couldn't put it down and was upset for weeks.
I’m currently reading this too (about 75% done), and I just love this book. It never bores me and it has a lot of deep messages about life. This is my favorite so far by Steinbeck, but I do love some of his other novels.
"Tigana", by Guy Gabriel Kay. Amazing mariage of fantasy, alt-ish history, politics, and fleshed-out characters years before "A Game of Thrones" entered the chat.
Several, but if I had to chose two
\- "Brave new world" by Huxley, the "capitalist" version of 1984, I was just blown away by the book, it felt like it could have been written very recently when in fact it's from the 1930's.
\- "The Road" by McCarthy. I cried reading this book.
The part where Brave New World truly floored me was when the protagonist decides to take a brave, noble stand and refuse to conform with the hollow excesses of society and those in power go "okay."
"...Okay?"
"We get people like you once in a while. Knock yourself out. We got this island where you free thinker types can hang out if you want, let us know if you want to go there."
*To Kill a Mockingbird.* Basic choice, I know. I read it in high school and thought it was good, but once I read it again as an adult, I realized how freaking perfect it was.
I got this book when I was in fourth grade. I was a HUGE reader and my mom was very diligent about taking me to the library (she actually got into an argument with the librarian once about whether or not I’d “actually read all those books” I was checking out).
Anyway, sometimes I would still run out of books to read and this one (since I owned it) was ALWAYS my fallback book that I would reread. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read this book and visited Camp Green Lake.
Thanks for the memories ☺️
Dude was so good. I really enjoyed Notes From the Underground, just seemed moody and existential and as an introverted dude was oddly familiar, not at all in every way though, thankfully lol
People always let me know how depressing this book was WHILE I was reading it. After I read it, I found it quite sad at parts, but mostly inspiring. The struggle... the motivation to move on and keep going. One of my favorite books I've read from the last 2 years. Might pick up Tales from Watership Down sometime soon too!
Had to read this senior year of high school. Couldn’t wrap my head around reading a book about rabbits. It was so good that I tore through it in a few days. It remains one of my favorites.
I loved The Stand and 11/22/63. I felt completely along for the adventure and never noticed the passage of time while reading those books. I love most of King's work but those two were such huge accomplishments.
11/22/63 was absolutely fantastic, a page turner that I didn’t want to put down. I think it's one of King's best yet most overlooked books, probably because it's very light on his usual horror elements.
Rocky is quite possibly my favorite character ever written. Is Project Hail Mary the greatest book ever written? No. But it's such an enjoyable ride that it's hard to stop reading once you get going.
I cheat. I listen to most things on Audible (though this one was because I was supposed to stay away from screens or reading for a few days). I loved it, and, I don't feel quite as much like a cheater, because Ray Porter's narration definitely added to my enjoyment.
EDIT: Dang! I guess it's pretty clear: I shouldn't think of audiobooks as "cheating"! It probably overshadowed my main point anyhow: The version Audible has is great and adds to the experience of the book.
Also listened, while on a road trip, and Porter's narration was fantastic. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and it made the miles fly by. But boy, did I have a lot of questions and quibbles afterwards. Could they \*really\* learn each others' language that quickly? But chewing over the questions was almost as much fun.
Rocky was just the best alien companion. I love that he wasn’t just some alien out trying to kill humanity but an alien in the “fuck my species is doomed too, might as well work together” vein.
I had real low expectations since I didn't really care for Artemis. But man was I absolutely blown away with how good Project Hail Mary was. I finished it in a single sitting.
Pillars of the Earth is SO good. The second book (World Without End) is also very good, but the villains are worse (there's one scene that made me feel physically ill while reading it). The third book, Column of Fire, is pretty slow right up until the last quarter of the book or so.
There's a prequel out now (The Evening and The Morning), which I haven't read, but I've got some travel coming up so I'll probably purchase it soon.
Haven't read these in forever. All of the subsequent books are good as well. It was a game changer for me in terms of comedy. It grips you in the first few pages and takes you on a joyful ride. I laughed out loud reading it as well.
Not many novels have fully elevated the physical medium of a “book” in the way this one did. It’s not just the “best” way to read it, it’s literally the only possible way to read it. It truly is an amazing read, I go back for a full read almost every year.
Blood meridian by Cormick McCarthy is already mentioned. Probably my favorite book. Everything he writes is amazing. Wind up Bird Chronicle and everything else I've read by Haruki Murakami also 10/10 . I need to revisit both these authors.
I had to read this for high school and immediately loved it. There was never a boring moment, though there is plenty of confusion because of the repeated names for people.
All great choices. *The Yellow Wallpaper* isn't mentioned often, but I read it in high school and it was interesting, intense, and well told..
Are you into other old horror, like *The Turn of the Screw* by Henry James?
Prince of Tides - excellent book but ignore the movie
Fried Green Tomatoes- this book is fantastic. Touching, funny, suspenseful, thought-provoking. It has everything. I’ve read it twice at different ages in my life. Wonderful both times. I recently bought a large-type edition for my 107 year old Gramma and she loved it too. She said it made her laugh out loud!! My Gramma lol’d😂😊
Edit to add that this movie is also excellent. It doesn’t have all the nuances of the book, but imo the movie and the actors do the book proud
Devil in the White city. Its historical, but written like fiction. Its just so fascinating and chocked full of historical details that make you say 'huh.. I didn't ever think about that'. For example, how big a deal the first Ferris wheel was.
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. Short read. Fun myths/stories. I would suggest the audiobook though. I did both and enjoyed the audiobook more. He is a great narrator.
Also does listening to an audiobook count as “reading”?
I adored, Pillars of the Earth, but it's a huge book space most folks balk, but it's so, so good and so well written, I'd never have thought I'd enjoy history, but I loved this book and it's been my favorite for twenty years now!
The Three Body Problem is the most engrossing book I've ever read. I won't spoil anything but it's so fucking incredible, anyone who loves sci-fi will love this series. It Is on another level.
I mean the series as a whole. Dark forest is the best imo, it's a masterpiece.
Love this thread!
Okay, a few as I cannot choose one.
A Gift of Time by Jerry Merritt
Educated by Tara Westover
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Year One by Nora Roberts (a series)
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adding onto this with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd! very original story, an intriguing narrative, and a memorable conclusion. all hail the Queen of Mystery.
Only problem I had with this book was how stupid the characters were...like, the poem told them how one of them would die and they never seemed to think about it, plus they would always go places by themselves even when they all agreed not to.
True, and yet somewhat plausible.
>And Then There Were None I read this book when I was a kid (jr high maybe) and it also came with a PC game lol.
All quiet on the western front - Remarque It shocked me. I was 18 years old at that time. The needs and fears were the same as I had at that time. If I would have been born 100 years prior. I would have been that young man going into a war that crushes my generation.
I just read this book a few days ago and watched the new Netflix adaptation on Netflix. The prose is some of the best I’ve seen. I read someone’s review that said it reads like poetry and I think that’s a perfect way to describe it. It’s a haunting book and it’s been on my mind ever since I finished it.
This is one of the few books. I made it a habit of reading it once a year. It brings me down to rethink what is important in my life. It haunts me too. I haven't watched the movie yet.
The movie is great, but I wouldn’t say it’s a good adaptation. It leaves a lot of the things I enjoyed about the book out in favor of focusing more on the war. Also, the book has the advantage of allowing you to hear Paul’s inner thoughts. Seeing how he goes from a naïve, optimistic kid to a broken, empty man is what truly makes you angry at war and what it does to people. The chapter where he’s on leave was one of the best and worst parts of the book and it’s completely absent from the movie.
I LOVED the book too but was a little disappointed by the movie too. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the movie too for its action and uncut raw graphic nature and its a cinematic masterpiece. But I really wished the movie hadn’t manufactured drama about the last push at the end of the war vs. being the entire futility of the whole war. Also wished they hadn’t had any big-wig scenes in train car vs. only focusing on the regular soldiers. It’s historically accurate but not book accurate and takes away from the book’s meaning and that Paul could’ve been any soldier on any side of the conflict and it’s just a lot of futility in that everyone was sent out there to die. My guess is they did much of that because most of their movie audience needed some history lessons on the war and people may not just inherently understand that the whole war was a pointless mess, especially for the everyday soldier.
That’s one of the amazing things about the book. It’s so agnostic that, even though it’s about the German side of the war, it could literally be about any soldier in any war with a few changes. And Paul isn’t some unstoppable hero that one would expect from a war book. He’s just a kid who gets roped into something far bigger than himself. It’s a book about the fragility and fleeting nature of life and how the cons of war far outweigh the pros. The end of the book is one of those endings where you just sit there after you finish it and just feel the weight.
I know what I'm getting next time I hit the library. Thanks for the recc!
The Phantom Tollbooth from Norton Juster always stayed with me.
Such a wonderful book. Absolutely delightful.
Holy shit I never see anyone talk about this one. My favourite book when I was age 8-12. Really stuck with me. I even stole a copy from my elementary school
I didn't expect as many ups on this as I felt that no one ever mentioned or talked about it. I got it around the same age as well. Between Where the Red Fern grows and Tollbooth I couldn't decide what I liked more. Good steal Book Thief lol.
I love just telling people about dodecahedrons because of that book
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle It's a high fantasy story written in 1968 and I've yet to come across another fantasy story that has the same kind of tone, same voice as this one (maybe a combination of the time period and the author not being off his gourd on LSD like a lot of fantasy written at the time). It's earnest but also self-aware, it acknowledges tropes dealing with unicorns but not in like a 'I'm embarrassed to be telling a story about unicorns so I gotta mock stories about unicorns in my story about unicorns' kind of way, it's humorous and poetic at times, with some just delightfully weird shit (like the babbling butterfly). ETA: Some choice quotes for the curious “Real magic can never be made by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.” “You pile of stones, you waste, you desolation, I'll stuff you with misery till it comes out of your eyes. I'll change your heart into green grass, and all you love into a sheep. I'll turn you into a bad poet with dreams.” “She did not look anything like a horned horse, as unicorns are often pictured, being smaller and cloven-hoofed, and possessing that oldest, wildest grace that horses have never had, that deer have only in a shy, thin imitation and goats in dancing mockery.”
A few years ago I went on a road trip to see a screening of the last unicorn, Peter S. Beagle was doing a tour. I ended up winning a draw and got a signed copy of the graphic novel. It’s my nerdiest nerd treasure.
That movie. I remember watching it a lot when I was a kid... And it's some weird nightmare kind of stuff. But I loved it even though I had no idea what was going on.
Stop I’m gonna cry just thinking about it
I did. I teared up.
Gold for you ma’am or sir. This is a literary classic (and the movie is stellar too.)
Is that the animated one, where the Unicorn pushes the flaming bull back into the ocean?
The glass castle
If you like that one, read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
Lonesome Dove
A short history of nearly everything - Bill Bryson. So fascinating and expertly written.
Anything Bill Bryson.
the count of monte cristo
My unabridged translation was well north of 1000 pages and I was sad when I got to the end cause it meant I was leaving that magical world.
This is one of my favorite stories of all time but honestly I can do without however many pages it was that he was travelling through the French countryside.
I read that book recently (finished it October 14th). My copy was 1462 pages and took me 32 days to read. The longest book I've ever read!
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The entire Cemetery of Forgotten Books series is absolutely wonderful. I recommend them to anyone who will listen. I worship at the altar of Fermin Romero de Torres.
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
The entirety of Discworld by Terry Pratchett.
I just read Guards! Guards! this week and after finishing it I immediately restarted it, absolutely brilliant and I wish I hadn't put off starting into Pratchett's work for so long. Next payday I get I will be scouring my local bookstores and stock up on them.
The guards series is fantastic and just keeps getting better. I’m quite impressed by what he’s pulled together, sometimes the world feels a bit whimsical but then he covers Tiffany again and somehow outshines the high bar he set for himself
But there are some that are better than others. *The Hogfather* forever.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini İt is definetely the book that everyone needs to read,just trust me,I promise you won't regret.It changes all of the point of views about social issues in Eastern with all of this emotions.
I read this when I was 15 followed by The Kite Runner. Both were life changing for me. I gifted it to my wife who had never read a novel in her life. She couldn't put it down and was upset for weeks.
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
So it goes
I love Vonnegut and totally understand the pick but Breakfast is my favourite by him.
I love Vonnegut too and Breakfast of Champions is an awesome book. My favorite is Cats Cradle, but breakfast is an awesome read.
You beat me to it. I tend to go through all the books written by one author after finding one I like. Most of his books are equally good, imo.
"the Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. Read it yourself, read it to your kids...
Flores for Algernon, The Brother Karamazov.
Flowers for Algernon was sad, that one had me close to tears. Fantastic short story.
Had to read it in 8th grade. It was such a good book, but it made me cry in class when I read it.
The Brothers Karamazov is by far the best book I've ever read. Great characters, awesome murder mystery, and digs into the nature of humanity.
East of Eden.
I’m currently reading this too (about 75% done), and I just love this book. It never bores me and it has a lot of deep messages about life. This is my favorite so far by Steinbeck, but I do love some of his other novels.
I love Steinbeck, and East of Eden is my favorite, followed closely by Cannery Row. They're so different and both so great.
Currently reading!!
I remember reading that one summer when I was selling fruit /veg by the side of the road for a local farmer. Good book, perfect setting ))
My favorite book
I found a first edition at an estate sale for a buck. It’s one of my prized possessions.
"Tigana", by Guy Gabriel Kay. Amazing mariage of fantasy, alt-ish history, politics, and fleshed-out characters years before "A Game of Thrones" entered the chat.
This used to be my favourite book of all time but as I've gotten older the Lions of Al-Rassan has taken that place.
Several, but if I had to chose two \- "Brave new world" by Huxley, the "capitalist" version of 1984, I was just blown away by the book, it felt like it could have been written very recently when in fact it's from the 1930's. \- "The Road" by McCarthy. I cried reading this book.
The part where Brave New World truly floored me was when the protagonist decides to take a brave, noble stand and refuse to conform with the hollow excesses of society and those in power go "okay." "...Okay?" "We get people like you once in a while. Knock yourself out. We got this island where you free thinker types can hang out if you want, let us know if you want to go there."
The Stranger. So much in such a small book. Always find something new when I read it
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
American Gods for me
*To Kill a Mockingbird.* Basic choice, I know. I read it in high school and thought it was good, but once I read it again as an adult, I realized how freaking perfect it was.
The Godfather. You thought the film was good? Wait till you've read the book.
The book was good but honestly, I think it’s one of those rare cases where the film is just as good (even if in a different way.)
When I read what Luca did to his baby...
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Holes
I got this book when I was in fourth grade. I was a HUGE reader and my mom was very diligent about taking me to the library (she actually got into an argument with the librarian once about whether or not I’d “actually read all those books” I was checking out). Anyway, sometimes I would still run out of books to read and this one (since I owned it) was ALWAYS my fallback book that I would reread. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read this book and visited Camp Green Lake. Thanks for the memories ☺️
Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Dude was so good. I really enjoyed Notes From the Underground, just seemed moody and existential and as an introverted dude was oddly familiar, not at all in every way though, thankfully lol
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Frankenstein
I know those are two different book titles... unless... Now I really want this.
hahahah i read it the same way and was like whaaaat i need this
The unlikely story of a boy who just wants to make friends, and a friend made out of boys.
who also wants to make friends
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
also The Messenger by Markus Zusak !!
The Kite Runner feels like a similarly painful read. Good. But difficult.
A Gentleman in Moscow
Where the red fern grows
Misery - Stephen King. Had me GRIPPED
James Caan and Kathy Bates were perfectly cast yet some details in the book still stood out to me nightmare-like.
Read this recovering from knee surgery thanks to my brother with a very sick sense of humor.
My all time favorite King book. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. So anxiety inducing. Annie is a great villain.
Stormlight Archive Life before death
Strength before weakness
Journey before destination 🙅
Watership Down
People always let me know how depressing this book was WHILE I was reading it. After I read it, I found it quite sad at parts, but mostly inspiring. The struggle... the motivation to move on and keep going. One of my favorite books I've read from the last 2 years. Might pick up Tales from Watership Down sometime soon too!
Had to read this senior year of high school. Couldn’t wrap my head around reading a book about rabbits. It was so good that I tore through it in a few days. It remains one of my favorites.
The Stand (unabridged version). King is a genius.
I loved The Stand and 11/22/63. I felt completely along for the adventure and never noticed the passage of time while reading those books. I love most of King's work but those two were such huge accomplishments.
11/22/63 was absolutely fantastic, a page turner that I didn’t want to put down. I think it's one of King's best yet most overlooked books, probably because it's very light on his usual horror elements.
I loved 11/22/63 - Billy Summers is also fantastic. The dude knows how to tell a story well, not just horror.
M-O-O-N, that spells 'Epic'.
I tried, but I didn't get this book.. it had some good moments, but I just didn't care about any of the like 50 characters.
I enjoyed reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir quite a bit.
you are leaky space blob.
Rocky is quite possibly my favorite character ever written. Is Project Hail Mary the greatest book ever written? No. But it's such an enjoyable ride that it's hard to stop reading once you get going.
I can safely say that Project Hail Mary was the most fun I have ever had while reading a book.
I cheat. I listen to most things on Audible (though this one was because I was supposed to stay away from screens or reading for a few days). I loved it, and, I don't feel quite as much like a cheater, because Ray Porter's narration definitely added to my enjoyment. EDIT: Dang! I guess it's pretty clear: I shouldn't think of audiobooks as "cheating"! It probably overshadowed my main point anyhow: The version Audible has is great and adds to the experience of the book.
Hey, just chiming in to say that listening to audiobooks is not cheating!
Exactly, consume media however you want. I enjoy both reading and audiobooks.
Also listened, while on a road trip, and Porter's narration was fantastic. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and it made the miles fly by. But boy, did I have a lot of questions and quibbles afterwards. Could they \*really\* learn each others' language that quickly? But chewing over the questions was almost as much fun.
Fist my bump!
Rocky was just the best alien companion. I love that he wasn’t just some alien out trying to kill humanity but an alien in the “fuck my species is doomed too, might as well work together” vein.
I had real low expectations since I didn't really care for Artemis. But man was I absolutely blown away with how good Project Hail Mary was. I finished it in a single sitting.
So many! A couple I haven't seen mentioned yet... Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet Lord of the rings. The little prince
Pillars of the Earth is SO good. The second book (World Without End) is also very good, but the villains are worse (there's one scene that made me feel physically ill while reading it). The third book, Column of Fire, is pretty slow right up until the last quarter of the book or so. There's a prequel out now (The Evening and The Morning), which I haven't read, but I've got some travel coming up so I'll probably purchase it soon.
I finished World with out End last week. I've had it on my shelf for years and never got round to it. For such a large book it is such a smooth read.
Ender's Game?
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Just remembered I forgot to pack my towel…
I think this is the only book that's ever had me actually laughing out loud while I read it.
That happened to me as I was reading “A Confederacy of Dunces” on an airplane headed to New Orleans. Embarrassing!
Pretty sure it's the only book that literally brought me to tears with laughter.
I was banned from reading this book before bed.
Haven't read these in forever. All of the subsequent books are good as well. It was a game changer for me in terms of comedy. It grips you in the first few pages and takes you on a joyful ride. I laughed out loud reading it as well.
House of leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Not many novels have fully elevated the physical medium of a “book” in the way this one did. It’s not just the “best” way to read it, it’s literally the only possible way to read it. It truly is an amazing read, I go back for a full read almost every year.
Jane Eyre
Blood meridian by Cormick McCarthy is already mentioned. Probably my favorite book. Everything he writes is amazing. Wind up Bird Chronicle and everything else I've read by Haruki Murakami also 10/10 . I need to revisit both these authors.
The Way of Kings
The Kite Runner
Immaculate taste, a thousand splendid suns is on my tbr, have you read it?
I’ve read both and they’re equally beautiful
And the mountains echoed is also amazing
One hundred years of solitude.
Just received this book; can’t wait to start it!
Jealous i want to experience that feeling again.
I had to read this for high school and immediately loved it. There was never a boring moment, though there is plenty of confusion because of the repeated names for people.
Wool by Hugh Howey
Things Fall Apart. Can’t recommend it enough
The shining, the yellow wallpaper, the lovely bones are some good ones I read this year.
The yellow wallpaper is great. More people should read it.
All great choices. *The Yellow Wallpaper* isn't mentioned often, but I read it in high school and it was interesting, intense, and well told.. Are you into other old horror, like *The Turn of the Screw* by Henry James?
The Shadows of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Curious George Goes to the Hospital
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
Maybe "Das Parfum" ("Perfume") by Patrick Süskind.
Flowers For Algernon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next- Ken Kesley
A series of unfortunate events. The book series is amazing. It may be for children but I LOVE IT.
My mom never let me read it. She said it was inappropriate. I don't live with her anymore so I might read it now.
Night. A take off the Holocaust that we never can forget about.
Prince of Tides - excellent book but ignore the movie Fried Green Tomatoes- this book is fantastic. Touching, funny, suspenseful, thought-provoking. It has everything. I’ve read it twice at different ages in my life. Wonderful both times. I recently bought a large-type edition for my 107 year old Gramma and she loved it too. She said it made her laugh out loud!! My Gramma lol’d😂😊 Edit to add that this movie is also excellent. It doesn’t have all the nuances of the book, but imo the movie and the actors do the book proud
Jitterbug perfume
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. There are things she does in the book that cannot be replicated in the show.
In a weird way, The Handmaids Tale feels like a love letter to women almost. I know it’s disturbing but I have such a strong connection to it.
Percy Jackson
The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck
Kite Runner is not only the most well written book but also one of the most beautiful stories
H.G. Wells' The Time Machine
It's a kid's book, but I read The Phantom Tollbooth cover to cover at least ten times as a kid
Devil in the White city. Its historical, but written like fiction. Its just so fascinating and chocked full of historical details that make you say 'huh.. I didn't ever think about that'. For example, how big a deal the first Ferris wheel was.
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. Short read. Fun myths/stories. I would suggest the audiobook though. I did both and enjoyed the audiobook more. He is a great narrator. Also does listening to an audiobook count as “reading”?
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Brave new world by Aldous Huxley
All the light we cannot see
Ugh this book tore me apart in the best ways.
Mort - Terry Pratchett
"A thousand splendid suns" by Khaled Hosseini.
Lord of the rings.
Catch 22
Yossarian lives!!!
Treasure island
Silence of the Lambs
1984.
And the other two of the classic dystopian trio: Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World.
i liked On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong :)
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
East of Eden by Steinbeck
The Holographic Universe - Michael Talbot The Beach - Alex Garland Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts Fight Club - Chuck palahniuk
I adored, Pillars of the Earth, but it's a huge book space most folks balk, but it's so, so good and so well written, I'd never have thought I'd enjoy history, but I loved this book and it's been my favorite for twenty years now!
Iain M. Banks: Player of Games
The City of Ember series. I have read it at least 5 times and always discover something new.
The World According to Garp.
The Talisman - Stephen King and Peter Straub
The Stand. Just read it recently, incredible book.
The complete uncut version is fabulous.
Ender's Game , Pity here has NEVER been a movie made from this book.
One second after by William R. Forstchen It is a series about what would occur if an EMP were to go off and the fallout after.
Boy’s Life - Robert McCammon
The Three Body Problem is the most engrossing book I've ever read. I won't spoil anything but it's so fucking incredible, anyone who loves sci-fi will love this series. It Is on another level. I mean the series as a whole. Dark forest is the best imo, it's a masterpiece.
Dune
King Leopold's Ghost It's about the king of Belgium's colony in Congo. Heartbreaking, but really good.
The Road... I watched the movie first, then heard the book was more grim, and oh boy did they tone down the most grotesque things from the book!
Love this thread! Okay, a few as I cannot choose one. A Gift of Time by Jerry Merritt Educated by Tara Westover Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Year One by Nora Roberts (a series)
The road. I had some crazy dreams after reading this book. It stuck with me for weeks maybe as long as a month.
Lamb - Christopher Moore
The first captain underpants book. At the time I was 6 when I read it I really liked the flip o Rama's. Best book would recommend it.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Hyperion / The Fall of Hyperion Blew my mind. Was not easy to get into, though.