Favourite Novels of All-time

[pattitude]

I'm talking about actual writing-only novels. Novels that you've likely read multiple times and never get tired of. Novels that you wish there were more of. Novels that you want to always have close by.

Here's my list (not necessarily in order):

American Gods - by Neil Gaiman

Neuromancer - by William Gibson

Headhunter - by Timothy Findley

Running in the Family - by Michael Ondaatje

The Old Man and the Sea - by Ernest Hemingway

The Dark Tower series - by Stephen King

The Lord of the Rings - by J.R.R. Tolkein

 

[Super Dave]

I'm talking about actual writing-only novels. Novels that you've likely read multiple times and never get tired of. Novels that you wish there were more of. Novels that you want to always have close by.

Here's my list (not necessarily in order):

American Gods - by Neil Gaiman

Neuromancer - by William Gibson

Headhunter - by Timothy Findley

Running in the Family - by Michael Ondaatje

The Old Man and the Sea - by Ernest Hemingway

The Dark Tower series - by Stephen King

The Lord of the Rings - by J.R.R. Tolkein

You didn't feel ripped off after reading the dark tower series?

 

[canofsticks]

You didn't feel ripped off after reading the dark tower series?

Please do not spoil this for me! I'm on the 3rd book!! lol...

 

[canofsticks]

I rarely reread books. I've a bit of ADD, and if I already know how it goes, I won't have the attention span to get through it again.
Having said that, there have been a few books that have formed particularly strong memories in my mind:

Italian Shoes - The recently deceased Henning Mankell
Tinkers - Paul Harding
The Illumination - Kevin Brockmeier
Dracula - Bram Stoker
The Monk - Matthew G. Lewis
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
Mister B. Gone - Clive Barker
A Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

The Farseer Trilogy---Robin Hobb

The Tawnyman Trilogy---Robin Hobb (Continuation of above)

The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy---Robin Hobb (Continuation of above/Last book coming in 2017)

The Stand---Stephen King

Christine---Stephen King

The Shining---Stephen King

A Boy's Life---Robert McCammon

Swan Song---Robert McCammon

Twilight Eyes---Dean Koontz

The Sword of Shannara---Terry Brooks

The Elfstones of Shannara---Terry Brooks

The Wishsong of Shannara---Terry Brooks

The Bachman Books---Stephen King aka Richard Bachman

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

Please do not spoil this for me! I'm on the 3rd book!! lol...

Stop after the first three.

 

[pattitude]

Stop after the first three.

I disagree. The first three are great, no doubt. However, the complete series is pretty awesome as a whole.

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

I disagree. The first three are great, no doubt. However, the complete series is pretty awesome as a whole.

Was extremely disappointed. King's work in recent years as far as his finishes have for the most part, all been anti-climactic, and disappointing.

 

[pattitude]

Did you read The Eyes of the Dragon?

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

Did you read The Eyes of the Dragon?

Of course. Love that one.

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

Read all of King.

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

I'm aware of how they all tie in together. Including Hearts in Atlantis, and The Stand, etc.

 

[pattitude]

I always liked King, but my roots in reading started with Fantasy (Tolkien). So when I read The Eyes of the Dragon, it was like this fantastic mix of genres that I couldn't put down!

And then came The Dark Tower. It was/is everything I loved about The Eyes of the Dragon and even more.

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

I always liked King, but my roots in reading started with Fantasy (Tolkien). So when I read The Eyes of the Dragon, it was like this fantastic mix of genres that I couldn't put down!

And then came The Dark Tower. It was/is everything I loved about The Eyes of the Dragon and even more.

I hear you on that!! I started with Tolkien as well, along with Madaleine L'Engle "A Wrinkle in Time". King, then Terry Brooks, and in recent years Robin Hobb. If you love that genre, trust me on the three trilogies I named above by Hobb. You will have hours and hours of reading beyond belief!!

 

[pattitude]

I tried to get into Brooks, but just couldn't. I haven't heard of Hobb, but her books sound interesting!

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

I tried to get into Brooks, but just couldn't. I haven't heard of Hobb, but her books sound interesting!

Castles, magic, sword/battleaxe battles, assassins, dragons with epic storylines and progression of the main characters from childhood to later years in life. What's not to like?!!

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

Far surpasses Brooks. Mind you, I was a teen when I got into those, so nostalgia....

 

[La Paix]

I didn't read fiction for a looooong time. First one I tried about 8 years ago was Homeland by R.A. Salvatore and I loved it, one of my favorites just because it was so different from anytihng I've read. I've read as far book 9 now I think.

This is one of my favorite reads as well. About the early drug smugglers in the late 70s to early 80s.

I also really enjoyed Ready Player One and have started The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

On a side note is there anything I'd miss out on if I bought Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus? I haven't read any of the originals and see this option but don't want to miss anything good.

 

[Super Dave]

Please do not spoil this for me! I'm on the 3rd book!! lol...

I won't say anymore.
Hope you enjoy them.

 

[Sweets]

The Stand- Stephen King
To kill a mocking bird - Harper Lee
The wheel of time series - Robert Jordan
The conqueror series- Conn Iggulden (about genghis khan, awesome order it right now)
Game of thrones - George RR Martin
Watchers- Dean Koontz
The God father -Mario Puzzo
The Mission song - John le carre
Archangel - Robert Harris
Filth - Irvine Welsh
Glue- Irvine Welsh
Buffalo Soldier - ( the one from the Joaquin Pheonix movie )

 

[La Paix]

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I didn't read fiction for a looooong time. First one I tried about 8 years ago was Homeland by R.A. Salvatore and I loved it, one of my favorites just because it was so different from anytihng I've read. I've read as far book 9 now I think.

This is one of my favorite reads as well. About the early drug smugglers in the late 70s to early 80s.

I also really enjoyed Ready Player One and have started The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

On a side note is there anything I'd miss out on if I bought Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus? I haven't read any of the originals and see this option but don't want to miss anything good.

I'm going to give R.A. Salvatore a shot now. Need some new material.

 

[Zeph]

A couple not mentioned already.

Foundation Series by Issac Asimov

The Forever War by joe Haldeman

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

Classics in my library that I love:

The Canterbury Tales

The Great Gatsby

Treasure Island

Moby Dick (of course)

Robinson Crusoe

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Great Expectations

The Time Machine

A Tale of Two Cities

To Kill A Mockingbird

Of Mice and Men

Cyrano de Bergerac

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

 

[WineDineSixty-Nine]

The Road to Gandolpho(sp?).-Ludlum. The fact that it was not at all what I was expecting made me love it.
Early Wilbur Smith I found very entertaining.
Peter F Hamilton is quality as well.