What is the best book you have ever read?

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yes this is no great literary work, but i have never enjoyed reading a book more than i enjoyed reading the Hitch Hiker's Guide series.

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No great literary work!?!? The prologue itself is among the greatest ever.

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easily Faust by Goethe

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agree. but only germans really can appreciate it (brag).

also like dostojewskij very much.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1984

I've read a great deal of books, some of which come close to these two, but these two pretty much sum up my existence. (Maybe with a bit of the "Tao Te Ching" thrown in, if we can call it a book; it's not exactly narrative.)

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my 2 favorites as well. oddly enough, i always thought i would enjoy Fear and Loathing less since i stopped doing "hard" drugs but i read it recently and it was as good as ever.

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Don't tell me you've quit the ether?

Pretty tough to single out one book, but the complexity of Dune is astounding.

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Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. Had me triple checking my locks for a solid week.

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I have read this one as well. It was really good.

My vote goes to Great Gatsby though.
For humor, I liked Join Me.

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The Godfather.

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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
George Orwell