Laith
What are your favorite books of all time?Answer
When you think back on every book you've ever read, what are some of your favorites? These can be from any time of your life – books that resonated with you as a kid, ones that shaped your personality as a teen, or ones that inspired you. Whatever conditions you want. These are your favorites after all.
1851 • 2,859 Readers • 731 pages • 3.6
Why this book?
Read this in fourth or fifth grade, it was transformative in a way Harry Potter wasn't
#1 of 2 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
2007 • 6,947 Readers • 669 pages • 4.5
Why this book?
This is my favorite Fantasy Series. I've soured on Rothfuss in the interceding years, but nothing really compares to how this sucks you in.
2020 • 1,021 Readers • 563 pages • 3.7
Why this book?
It's kind of like reading my own shower thoughts, but with far more structure and intention. A sobering extrapolation of the climate crisis.
Why this book?
There's nothing else like this, it breaks every rule of narrative convention but it still gets the point across. Challenging and rewarding to read.
Why this book?
Probably the pinnacle of the Culture, and the most literary for my money. A complete package
1985 • 344 Readers • 232 pages • 3.8
Why this book?
A lot of really cool ideas, and some of the best body horror i've ever read.
1969 • 6,004 Readers • 215 pages • 4.1
Why this book?
A classic for a reason, simultaneously funny and deeply touching.
1988 • 741 Readers • 568 pages • 3.8
Why this book?
This opened my eyes on the subject of religion, the first time i'd ever seen anything remotely critical of Islam.
1977 • 1,251 Readers • 189 pages • 3.9
Why this book?
Dick's masterpiece, haunting and poignant. This is where I think his rambling hallucinatory style is best used.
Why this book?
This might be the book that got me into SF, I read it in 5th grade and then re-read it at least 30 times.
1992 • 38 Readers • 367 pages • 4.5
Why this book?
This is just brilliant, horrifying, but brilliant. Koja is a gem and this is her crown jewel.
2011 • 3,815 Readers • 740 pages • 4.4
Why this book?
The only SK book with a decent ending for my money. It's also meta to his other works.
Why this book?
A classic, and really an eye opening read when paired with the movie.
#1 of 2 in The Cemetery of Forgotten Books
2001 • 2,703 Readers • 487 pages • 4.2
Why this book?
For a significant part of my life when people asked me what my favorite book was, this was my answer. It's been a long while since i've read it but it left a huge mark.
1985 • 2,779 Readers • 365 pages • 4.1
Why this book?
Pound for Pound the best thing ever written, one of the few books where I immediately flipped to the first page and started it again.