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Short but always like Hatchet.
Hatchet is a 1987 young-adult wilderness survival novel written by American writer Gary Paulsen.
Books: the Animorphs series
Comics: The Flintstones (2016)
Myst: The Book of Ti’ana by David Wingrove and Rand Miller.
- Necromancer by William Gibson gripped me hard.
- anything by Terry Pratchett. Hard to choose, but probably Feet Of Clay.
- anything by Ursula Le Guin, probably The Dispossessed.
Probably forgetting a few, those would all be in my top 5 though
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein. I read that when I was in high school over 30 years ago and it had more impact on me (no pun intended if you’ve read it) than anything before or since, I think. I read Stranger In A Strange Land shortly after and that one did a number on me, too. Heinlein’s place in the pantheon of science fiction gods was well earned.
For lighter stuff, the Scions of Shanarra series, by Terry Brooks, is one I have gone back to many times.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is also my favourite book!
Tomorrow it’ll probably be something else, but today I’d say Foundation (Isaac Asimov). Such a good classic of science fiction.
This is one of those questions where the answer will probably change from day to day.
Today I’ll say Count Zero, the middle book of William Gibson’s Cyberpunk trilogy. It built on the ideas he explored in Neuromancer and was tighter and less rambling than Mona Lisa Overdrive.
The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive) - Brandon Sanderson
When I first bought it, I got through about 3 chapters and then shelved it. A couple of years later I was looking for something to read, I saw this book being praised and remembered I had a copy. I ended up getting hooked and sucked into the cosmere.
It reallyy depends on a lot of factors.
I don’t really have the favorite.
But I’d consider these books/series as my favorites:
- Hitchhikers guide series
- Children Of Time series
- Three body problem series
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse I think… I normally don’t re-read books, but made an exception for this one.
Tough choice though.
Krabat by Otfried Preußler. Lemniscaat published more great children books but that one is my favorite.
I know the artist who painted the
for the Dutch translation, as a troubled kid I spend many summers on her farm, wonderful time away from my parents, she made awesome artwork for many books.At this stage in life, Infinite Jest and A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again.
For comics, I really liked Calvin and Hobbes.
Not a book, but two series: The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (Douglas Adams) and the Discworld series (Terry Pratchett)
In both series I think the first book is the best
me? I dont mean anything
I’ll always love corporal carrot!
Mine are “The luggage” and “death” …still waiting for them to join in adventure
In both series I think the first book is the best
Yeah, the Hitchhiker’s Guide series starts out with dark humor, sure, but…it’s still irreverent and kind of done in a light-hearted way. But that series gets grimmer and grimmer the further one goes, and I just found myself not enjoying myself by the end of it. I don’t understand people who love the whole series. I just found it wearing to read towards the end.
That and the Dune series are my own top “love the first book, but the series goes downhill over the course of the series” series.
EDIT: Calvin and Hobbes did the same thing. I love a ton of the Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, but man, in his last few books-worth of material, Bill Watterson was not happy and his cartoons were just cynical and unhappy too.
Book: Illuminatus
Comic: Invisibles
Technically they’re both series, but I read each one bound as a single book so I’m counting it.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. A world that has so many cool things, but at the same time, we can only hope we never end up in.
After many moves still one of the only books left in my possession. The others being Good Omens and Monday Begins on Saturday.
