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[mikebarry]

All of Carlos Castaneda's books... k:

[Timpsi]

There are two books above others; the first one is Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita", which is one of the best-written novels I have come across. The intelligence of Bulgakov's storytelling is just amazing. And the characters.. wow!

The other one is Jack Kerouac's "On the Road". The pace and drift of Kerouac's writing makes sure the book is really hard to put down, just want to see more and more.

EDIT: Less dots. And Kerouac's "Dharma Bums" is good too.

[Puffin]

The Thorn-birds
by Colleen McCullough.
It's around 600 pages, if I remember correctly, and I've read it quite a few times. Discovered it when I was finishing 6th grade, and had nothing to do in the summer. So I just read it over and over again. Fantastic book.

[Timpsi]

Daniel Keyes, "Flowers for Algernon".

Such a touching novel! Was recommended by a friend, and at first I didn't believe it would be worth the effort. But when I finally picked the book up and started to read, I didn't stop before the ending. I just had to see what was going to happen.

[The jaws of cerberus]

(Raymond E. Feist) the three books of the "Riftwar Legacy" the four volumes of the "Serpent War Saga" and his final three books of the "Conclave of Shadows"

i love his unique and remarkable work

[mika]

My all time favourite is, and always will be, Stephen King & Peter Straubs "The Talisman". I've probably re-read this book like 10 times.

[Kerebear]

Under the hawthorn tree - Based on some children trying to survive the Irish Famine. Its a kids book, but is touching at any age.

I liked the book by Guy Gabriel Key - "Gobelens of Fjonavar".
The book by Robert Shi - "Monk - The Last Zinja" (zinjas were first, after them came the ninjas) is really touching one.
And the book by Sakë Komazu - "Death of the Dragon" (about Japan stopping to exist - sinking in ocean after a great disaster connected to movements deeper in the earth crust) - it's very tragical and simply genious one, like probably all books written by Japanese authors.

[Timpsi]

Too nice a topic to let die, people.

Flann O'Brien, "The Poor Mouth". O'Brien is my absolute favourite Irish author, and The Poor Mouth is the best work of his that I have come across (granted, I'm yet to read At Swim-Two-Birds). The way he mocks the traditional maximisation of misery in the Irish literature is fantastic, and the wit of the text made me feel pretty inadequate.

[wormpaul]

Absolute the best book for me:

Stephen King: De spelbreker (If someone knows the original title plz post it!!)

I think:

Stephen King: Disturbed