Best Book you ever read? Why?

[diebitter]

Just one! No pussying out and saying two,three,four,etc.

Silas Marner - George Eliot

Beautifully written, simple, moving.

[moondogg]

Cat's Cradle

[The Vibesman]

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler.

[jb9]

Moby Dick - Herman Melville

Didn't get it the first time I read it. Started to see it the second time I read it. The third time I read it I think I finally understood.

[Dane S]

Man, Silas is one I forgot to include in the worst books thread!

Best for me is The Castle by Franz Kafka.

[Rduke55]

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Moby Dick - Herman Melville

Didn't get it the first time I read it. Started to see it the second time I read it. The third time I read it I think I finally understood.

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Me too. This book is amazing.

[Dynasty]

On the first read, the book I enjoyed most was:





On rereads, my favorite is:

[pryor15]

The Grapes of Wrath

[Pocketducks]

Inferno by Dante Aligheri

One of the best satires ever written. It's best read (if you can) in the original Italian text. Too many nuances get lost in the english translation.

[gmrankin]

The Alchemist follows Santiago, a Spanish shepherd boy who leaves his home in search of treasure. What he discovers – about himself and life – as he travels over the continents to the alchemist is more rewarding than any object he ever dreamed of.