https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9pe2t/reddit_comment_and_upvote_your_favorite/
created by Need2getfit on 30/09/2009 at 05:11 UTC
30 upvotes, 95 top-level comments (showing 25)
Everyone post a favorite book, with a brief 1-2 sentence description. Upvote your favorite book, downvote books you thought were atrocious. The book with the most upvotes is next on my reading list and hopefully others also.
Comment by Mtrey at 30/09/2009 at 06:50 UTC*
19 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The Count of Monte Cristo
A tale of betrayal, love, friendship, and revenge.
Comment by [deleted] at 30/09/2009 at 05:27 UTC
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Steampunk fantasy.
Comment by rebennett529 at 30/09/2009 at 16:07 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by malenkytolchock at 30/09/2009 at 12:00 UTC*
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The grapes of wrath - John Steinbeck
One of those books that i would say had a real impact on me. The few chapters written in monologue as an aside to the reader were incredibly insightful and philosophical.
Comment by mdeckert at 30/09/2009 at 15:25 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Surely You Must Be Joking, Mr. Feynman
A biographical collection of stories about a top-notch physicist who also happens to be quite a character. Teaches you that academics can have fun and get the ladies too.
Comment by fap__fap__fap at 30/09/2009 at 08:08 UTC
48 upvotes, 3 direct replies
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Comment by heardroundtheworld at 30/09/2009 at 06:07 UTC*
11 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Foucault's Pendulum. Beautifully written conspiracy fiction, written with an interesting twist way before Dan Brown turned it all into pulp.
Comment by Postovoy at 30/09/2009 at 16:32 UTC
15 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Slaughterhouse Five. Depressing and witty at the same time in a way only Kurt Vonnegut is capable of.
Comment by Reddaat at 30/09/2009 at 14:11 UTC
8 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Of Mice and Men :D
Comment by snorch at 30/09/2009 at 16:56 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Lord of the Flies.
One of the few books I was forced to read in high school, but still thoroughly enjoyed.
Comment by nightowl_777 at 30/09/2009 at 06:31 UTC*
15 upvotes, 2 direct replies
To kill a mockingbird-
The superior 'coming of age' (granted, that is one of several themes) book compared to 'Catcher in the Rye'
Comment by [deleted] at 30/09/2009 at 05:23 UTC*
30 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Dune
Spice. Worms. Jihad.
Comment by emkat at 30/09/2009 at 05:38 UTC
59 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Everyone should know this one. Depicts a dystopian society with thoughtcrime and Big Brother.
Comment by viborg at 30/09/2009 at 06:08 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Favorite book? Ok.
The way that can be spoken is not the true way.
Comment by huntingbears at 30/09/2009 at 06:08 UTC
20 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Cat's Cradle. Kurt Vonnegut is a genius.
Comment by slobby at 30/09/2009 at 11:59 UTC*
20 upvotes, 5 direct replies
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin
Epic fantasy series that breaks from the traditional wizards and elves stuff. Gripping, gritty, political, bloody, and plot twists you never see coming.
There is a reason this series has a dedicated cult following. Also being made into an HBO series.
EDIT: **DO NOT READ REPLIES TO THIS UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE SPOILERS PPL ARE LEAVING BELOW**
Comment by RobotSherlockHolmes at 30/09/2009 at 06:03 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
The wayward adventures of a time and space traveling man and his dog (and oh so much more).
Comment by mimok at 30/09/2009 at 14:33 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
Comment by Truckyx at 30/09/2009 at 17:31 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Blood Meridian - Cormac Mccarthy
Comment by [deleted] at 30/09/2009 at 07:45 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'm sure everyone knows the story, so I won't bother repeating it. It's King at his best (and that's pretty darned good).
Comment by jgarfink at 30/09/2009 at 14:34 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley.
Just about anything written by Huxley. Or Vonnegut.
Comment by nyc_ifyouare at 30/09/2009 at 07:26 UTC
19 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The Golden Compass (and the dark m. trilogy)
Comment by a_girl at 30/09/2009 at 06:11 UTC
31 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Ender's Game.
Comment by disgustipated at 30/09/2009 at 05:33 UTC*
4 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The Night's Dawn Trilogy
By Peter F Hamilton[1] Best Space Opera Sci-Fi ever.
1: http://peterfhamilton.co.uk
Comment by [deleted] at 30/09/2009 at 15:00 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It's an ~1,100 page masterpiece, I don't really know what else to say other than go buy it and read it.