Best novel of all time

[Slathar]

Well?

Mine is the Quran.

[Susanbanthony]

YES.

[Stinkum]

http://i41.tinypic.com/30l12fd.jpg

[Slathar]

YES.

AWWWW yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaah

[Kimmie]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Littleprince.JPG/250px-Littleprince.JPG

[Slathar]

Git ur tits out

[FoxxHound]

Ooooh this is hard!
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJXxu4uyVXfZMp133uGWiOA8IEymoN0 QgXeRsqwx0kmscAsFA6AA

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Sword_of_shannara_hardcover.jpg/200px-Sword_of_shannara_hardcover.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/The_Haunted_Mask.jpg/220px-The_Haunted_Mask.jpg

...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/Rant_by_Chuck_Palahniuk.jpg/200px-Rant_by_Chuck_Palahniuk.jpg

[r00t]

A Canticle for Leibowitz remains the best dystopic which is the only genre I read (rarely but a decent number over the years)

But to stay on topic of the troll thread, 9/11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA by Webster Griffin Tarpley was a pretty big eye opener

[Slathar]

LOL

why would i read a book when i could eat mcribs

trolled

[Sektor]

LOL

why would i read a book when i could eat mcribs

trolled

LOL Slathar.

[Slathar]

My favorite reading material is the McDonald's nutrition sheet as I spray tar-like shit all over my toilet. It then hardens and becomes nearly indestructible much like Wolverine's adamantite skeleton. Except it isn't a skeleton. It's a shitty McRib.

[Sektor]

Great reads

[Thulack]

Think the last full book i read was Lord of the Flies back in like 10th grade...so 14 years ago :)

[nalkin]

http://media.npr.org/assets/bakertaylor/covers/t/the-once-and-future-king/9780441003839_custom-0d02368c5016e177be80ddf9d103d66aa55537db-s2.jpg

[Raavak]

I read this in college. For being forced to read it I have to say it was pretty good.

http://www.gdriveurl.com/?idl=813757410027&out=1

[Thulack]

Playboy

i only read the Advisor...

[EchoedTruth]

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs19/f/2007/226/9/c/Wheel_of_Time_Book_by_coRnflEks.jpg

^ Whole series

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwKoKhWrcYL9jm8gSKMDJIhXtWptPHr y2XS53zCOJLD3ciDHfw

[Ahldagor]

Ulysses by Joyce, personal opinion.


http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/

can you really trust a list that has l. ron hubbard on it multiple times?

[Daldolma]

America's March to Socialism: Why We're One Step Closer to Giant Missile Parades

it's an audiobook but counts bc better than any novels anyway

[Ahldagor]

...

[Loli Pops]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/817zSlJXNZL._SL1500_.jpg

[Tecmos Deception]

Not sure if I can comment on the BEST novel of ALL TIME, but a few of the ones that evoked the strongest feelings in me (enough that I can think of only these off the top of my head, and I haven't read any of them in 10+ years) were quo vadis, the once and future king, watership down, and enders game.

"They did not forgive us. We will surely die."
Rabbits!
Ector first kneeling before Arthur.
The whole fucking book of Quo Vadis.

Phew.

[Millburn]

It's a real shame Orson is such a douche in real life, I would really like to keep Ender up on my list. The topper for me though has always been The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. Love me some Philip K Dick.

http://hilobrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/palmer2.jpg

[Laugher]

Personal faves in the past couple years: The Dark Tower series/Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Gunslinger probably being my favorite of all the DT series, still haven't gotten around the comics or Wind Through the Keyhole)

[Slathar]

My favorite piece of literature is the instruction book of a Lego set my mom got me before she was incarcerated for life.

[quido]

http://www.oldlyme.lioninc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pride.jpg

[Laugher]

http://www.oldlyme.lioninc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pride.jpg

:eek: lmao

[quido]

In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.

[FoxxHound]

I forgot a couple...
http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1353615493l/76620.jpg

&

http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n10/n52503.jpg

[Millburn]

http://www.oldlyme.lioninc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pride.jpg

http://www.pixiepalace.com/bookblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies.JPG

[Klendathu]

The Stand

[Chronoburn]

http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/House-of-Leaves-Cover-house-of-leaves-672678_216_276.jpghttp://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/10600000/House-of-Leaves-Open-Book-house-of-leaves-10676792-500-327.jpg

[formallydickman]

1984
Dune


Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
A Heart of Darkness
Do Asimov short stories count?
LOTR
Animal Farm

[Millburn]

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I've read this book 3 times now and every time I pick up on new stuff I missed the last time. I can't believe I even forgot about this book, it's such a good read.

[Faerie]

Some great picks here, especially:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Littleprince.JPG/250px-Littleprince.JPG

http://www.oldlyme.lioninc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pride.jpg

A few of mine (I'm a huge geek):
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http://i42.tinypic.com/2laa2co.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2dqj6h5.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2z4fqet.jpg

And there are so many more! It's wonderful when a piece of literature changes you. I haven't read either since jr. high, but I liked Brave New World a lot more than 1984.

[Faerie]

Also:
http://i43.tinypic.com/npgnj5.jpg

Normally I hate philosophical texts, and this is just a small portion of Kierkegaard's (boring) Either/Or masterpiece, but the language is so romantic and beautiful that it will have you tearing up. It reads like diary entries written by a sociopath obsessed with utterly destroying a woman by making her fall in love with him.

[formallydickman]

I haven't read either since jr. high, but I liked Brave New World a lot more than 1984.

Personally I find 1984 to be a better piece of literature than A Brave New World, but the latter has an arguably more relevant vision of the future and also tends to be easier for readers to connect with its characters. I recommend re-reading either if you haven't since you were in your teens. I find them much better than when I was forced to read them.

[Millburn]

Speaking of middle school books, I never realized that The Giver was just book one of a larger series. Apparently I need to re-read and carry on.

[Hasbinbad]

1984, hands down, best novel of all time.

Closely followed by:
On The Road, The Disposessed, The Lorax, The Handmaid's Tale, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, Flowers For Algernon, The Sheep Look Up, Fight Club, and most especially apt for this audience: Player Piano.

[Hasbinbad]

watership down is tight tho

[Gareth]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V73c9Avfduk/TOUufZ2ivOI/AAAAAAAAAhw/utz5I29UwxY/s1600/homeland+old%25281%2529.jpg

[citizen1080]

Almost all these are on my fav list. Dune and Ender series being near the top.

Additions:

The Princess Bride
A song of fire and ice (read it multiple times well before the show)
Sword of truth series
All 21+ books in the Krondor series by feist
Mistborn Trilogy
The Way of kings

(In the spirit of this troll thread)
Fun fact, many of my favorite authors are Mormans...do you think they excell at fantasy because their own religion is straight out of one of their books?

Too soon?

[Slathar]

LOL 1984? Are you in high school? Boring book by alcoholic imperialist suffering from white-guilt.

Myself? I prefer Twilight or online Halo fan fiction.

[myriverse]

LOL 1984? Are you in high school? Boring book by alcoholic imperialist suffering from white-guilt.

Myself? I prefer Twilight or online Halo fan fiction.
One of the single most ignorant things ever written on the Net.

Twilight > 1984? Astounding!

I really hope this is a case of my sarcasm detector malfunctioning.

Anyway: The Lord of the Rings would be mine.

Followed in no particular order by:
Hitchhikers series, Amber series, ASOIAF series, Malazan series, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, Foundation and Robot series

[Daldolma]

1984 is propaganda

twilight far more immersive with better characterization, really an innovative series

[Barkingturtle]

I'm having a hard time deciding between TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and THE SCRATCH N' SNIFF KAMA SUTRA.

[Zihm]

http://www.savvykenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/the-brothers-karamazov.jpg

[Raavak]

The 4-Hour Body (http://www.amazon.com/The-4-Hour-Body-Incredible-Superhuman/dp/030746363X)

[Hasbinbad]

1984 is propaganda
I don't think you know what propaganda is.

[Daldolma]

I don't think you know what propaganda is.

i don't think you know what forks, washington is

[Klendathu]

Honorable Mention -

http://www.dandwiki.com/w/images/6/6c/Chronicles_Trilogy_Gift_Set.jpg

and

http://dragonlancenexus.com/lexicon/images/9/9b/Legends_Trilogy_Gift_Set.jpg

[mgellan]

http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1339677216l/776489.jpg

http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1316727290l/337132.jpg

http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1331274659l/45245.jpg

[Hasbinbad]

i don't think you know what forks, washington is
there are three unavoidable middle aged women in my life that have all, separately, each on their own accord, have done road trips to forks and stayed at that b&b

lol

[Daldolma]

there are three unavoidable middle aged women in my life that have all, separately, each on their own accord, have done road trips to forks and stayed at that b&b

lol

those societal elders are wise, with an appropriate appreciation for the high art of our time

[Hasbinbad]

those societal elders are wise, with an appropriate appreciation for the high art of our time
Your humor is crisp and spicy, like a fresh red bell pepper.

[myriverse]

1984 is propaganda

twilight far more immersive with better characterization, really an innovative series
Oh dear... the failing of our school system.:eek:

The sad thing is that Twilight's propaganda appears to currently have more influence.

[Peatree]

Any of the old choose your own adventure books.

[Funkutron5000]

This many responses and no one going with Master and Margarita.

Shameful.