Favorite fiction?

[ImOpen]

Favorite books within this field? Also specify if it's sci-fi, fantasy etc.

My favorite book of all time is John Steinbeck's East of Eden. An old classic - novel.

[kthdsn]

My favourite fiction books include Of Mice and Men, Brave New World, and Silence of the Lambs. I really loved Virginia Andrews' stuff as a teenager, but I've outgrown it now. I love anything that takes me to another place and makes me feel something.

[srf99]

John Grisham novels all the way!

[DataWraith]

My favourite fiction are probably old science fiction short stories. They are so different from most of today's literature in the field.

As for books, probably the Ender Series by Orson Scott Card, particularly "Speaker for the Dead" (also scifi).

[Qilfish]

I absoloutely love the Anne series by L.M.Montgomery, I really want to read the rest her books. I also loved thew Katy series by Susab Coolidge. Apart from that, I like urban fantasty and other fantasy, but not high fantasy (if that's the stuff with the really long books in 100% fantastical worlds. I just don't like reading them much, or really the idea of them). I also like SwankiVY, although she isn't published yet, she still writes awesome stories.

[Gautam]

Here are my favorites:

Funniest Book I've ever read: "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" by Douglas Adams (Sci-Fi/Comedy)

Book that captured my imagination: "Zen & The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig (New Age/Philosophy)

Book that changed my life: "Conversations With God - The Trilogy" by Neale Donald Walsch (Spiritual)

Book that introduced me to sadness: "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

I'm a great lover of short-stories and some of my favorite authors are:
O Henry
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Jules Verne
Anton Chekov
Leo Tolstoy
James Joyce
Robert Louis Stevenson
H.G.Wells
Ruskin Bond
Arthur C.Clarke


Oops, sorry I forgot that this thread was about favorite fiction. But in general these are all the literary works that I really like,

Anyone interested in similar books and need some recos, check out the above list.

[floramorada]

Most of what I read is fiction. Since starting college though, I haven't read for pleasure as often as I did in high school and grade school, so most of my favorites come from that period in my life. =)

Originally Posted by Qilfish

I absoloutely love the Anne series by L.M.Montgomery, I really want to read the rest her books.

Me too! I should go back and reread those. Along with Montgomery, here are some of my favorite authors:

Tamora Pierce
Madeline L'Engle
BJ Hoff
Amy Tan
C.S. Lewis
Roald Dahl
Tolkien
JK Rowling
Salman Rushdie
Amy Rand

I'm a big fan of fairy tales and old folk tales too.

Random titles that I enjoyed:
the Pendragon series
the Left Behind series
Princess Bride
The Life of Pi
Feed
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Red Tent
The God of Small Things
Good Omens
The Gospel According to Larry

Most are aimed toward youth and might be 'lighter' reading, but there you go.

[tc33]

No doubt: Atlas Shrugged

[Trustme]

Originally Posted by srf99

John Grisham novels all the way!

If you like audio books check out the grisham novels read by Frank Muller especially "The Partner". I read them all. I listened to one and finally I ended up listening to all as well while jogging

[Qilfish]

I figured I'd add some more that I like:
*Diana Wynne Jones,althoughs some of her books are very similar and I don't like the Merlin Conspiracy
*The Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix
*The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy eries, although I've only read two books, as I couldn't find any of them already in this house, so I read the library discards
*Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies
*Jeremy Jeremiah by Antonia Barron
*How to Live Forever (the novel) aswell as all the picture books by Colin Thompson
*Farenheight 411 by Ray Bradbury (pointed out to me by a friend at the library discard picking because the cover has flames on it and the opening line was "It was a pleasure to burn")
*Young adult fiction from the 70's, 80's and early 90's

I'm going to read For Esme with Love and Squallor next, it looks like a good book, judging from the first story.

[rdgpjen]

Let's see:

The Outlander series by Diana Gabledon
Clan of the Cave Bear, etc by Jean Auel
Patricia Cornwell (love the blood and guts of the autopsies)
(All three very strong female heroines)
Tolkien (great imagination)
JK Rowling (what incredible imagination and inventive language)
Ken Follett (amazing stories, all different)
David Baldacci (weaves a good yarn)
Dan Brown (intriguing ideas...DaVinci Code & Angels and Demons made me think...)
Maeve Binchy (for when I'm in the mood for a good "girl's story"

Gotta get a plug in for my man Bill Bryson, though. The truth generally ends up being more entertaining than fiction, and he's the best!

Thanks for a great question!

[Pooka]

Right now, 'Snow Crash' by Neal Stephenson is fighting L. M. Montgomery's 'The Blue Castle' for my favorite book of the moment. Neil Gaiman's 'Anansi Boys' is trying to get into the ring as well. Sigh.

[ImOpen]

Let's add some to the list:

Crime and Punishment, The Karamazov brothers, The Gambler, The Idiot.
All by Dostoevsky.

[ncos]

Anything by Garrison Keillor is wonderful. Also, I'm surprised Catcher in the Rye hasn't been mentioned yet - that one is good too.

[ImOpen]

"Also, I'm surprised Catcher in the Rye hasn't been mentioned yet - that one is good too."

I've heard so much about this. A book I have to read. What is it really about?

[Qilfish]

I'm not sure what Catcher in the Rye is about secifically, but it would involve depressed teenagers or similar.

Also, I just finished For Esme- WIth Love and Squalor, which is also a great book.

[Alvin]

For inspirational fiction, anything by Paulo Coelho; especially The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream & Veronika Decides to Die.

Plus a little known but awesome fictional book about magick, spirituality and alchemy; The Red Lion & The Elixir of Eternal Life