Anyone have a fave book?

[Greyphilosopher]

Don't know if anyone will recognise the book, but "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss. His writing style has never failed to enchant me.

[Cindertail]

Nnh, my personal favorite book?
That would have to be . . . . . . uh, well, it's technically a manga series.
It's called Liar Satsuki Can See Death. Has a supernatural/horror aspect, but mostly crime.
You get to learn about poisons, too!
It's really great to see the lengths Satsuki will go to in order to prevent the people surrounding her from dying! Just recently, she jumped off a building to get someone to move.
https://dynasty-scans.com/series/liar_s ... _see_death

[SeahorseCat42392]

Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith

[froglady]

Destination: Void by Frank Herbert

[audrei9]

Something wicked this way comes by Ray Bradbury!!!!

[crowdisciple]

Vicious by V.E Schwab, and the Realm of the Elderlings books by Robin Hobb!

[CrayRosie]

If you love history and women's history, I HIGHLY recommend Bryce Courtenay's novels, in particular, Jessica.

[castlevania]

i can't really remember a favorite. i badly miss reading, im so busy with so many competing interests in my limited spare time

though i cant remember a favorite book, i need to read:
- Sabriel and the rest of the abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix
- classic gothic literature (Frankenstein, Dracula, etc). i have read dorian grey
- irish fairy tales by william yeats
- Legends & Lattes, then Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree. i got both books personally autographed by him- oddly enough i know nothing about DND, i just saw that these were bestsellers and got them on a whim

[AuraDragoness]

I don't really a favorite book exactly, more like a favorite series.

The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky. It's probably the only book series I'd ever go back and read at some point~

[Fin]

To name one specific book, it have to be for me "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien. I have read it several times (Hobbit and Silmarillion too) and always was impressed and touched by this lifelong created and widened world and story and the deep universal thoughts behind.

But I read a lot for nearly my whole life and there are many many books more I love.

So I will name some authors and some of their books I read and liked over the years:

Really love Peter S. Beagles style and books, sure "The last unicorn", but very very much "The Innkeeper's Song", its a story like a faded dream, I really love the poetic sound of his books. I'm looking forward to read his newest story, which I own in the meanwhile but not have read yet.

Patrick Rothfuss and his "Kingkiller Chronicles" - I like his, in the last years published, little storys around this world too (especially "The slow regard of silent things" ) but I deeply hope he will ever continue his main story "The name of the wind" and "The wise mans fear".

You really should read the Moomin-Series by Tove Jonnson, those are children books at the first glimpse, but - like all good children books - they have a second meaning for adult readers. My personal favorite is "Moominvalley Midwinter"

This applies even more for Michael Ende's Books. His reading has always more layers. "The Neverending Story" was for me, as a 13-year old child maybe the reason for a lifelong love for fantasy and phantastic storys. But legendary "Momo" and "Jim Button" are quite as good as his not that known surreal adult storys in "The mirrow in the mirrow"

As for newer books, I really loved "Piransesi" by Susanna Clarke, very mysterious at the beginning, to read like a labyrinth in a dream, very touching the more you understand whats going on. But the best part is the first reading where you are seeking for the meaning and a path. It's really like going through a labyrinth made from words.

Brandon Sanderson's Books - favorite is "Elantris" but his style in general, he creates interesting mage systems and his epic "Stormlight Chronicles" are very (very) thick books but worth reading.

And I love some books from Haruki Murakami, above all "Hard Boild Wonderland and The End of the World" and "Kafka on the Shore" , but have read most of his book and liked them all more or less, not to forget "The wind-up bird chronicle"

Nearly all books from Astrid Lindgren, to choose one I loved "Ronja the Robber's Daughter" as a child and love it furthermore

I like books from Walter Moers "Zamonien"-World, but I don't know how they work in english, his style in sentences and mixed-up-words are close bound to the german language, so I think these books are really hard to translate in another language. Read nearly all his books but my favorites are: "The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear" , "A wild ride through the night" and "The city of dreaming books" , "Rumo" is great too. The illustrations made by the author himself are humorous, bit of strange and magnificent.

And last but not least, the heartwarming Wayfarer Series from Becky Chambers. If you have a soft spot for space storys and are in need for a warm blanket for your soul read "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" and the 3 following books. At the end of each of the books you think there is hope for this world and all will be good.

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I could go on for hours, there are to many good books in the world, but for the moment it's enough (maybe to much, but ... I really love reading books )