Comments | fortuna_juvat: Reposted from my comment on Ferrett's friending post

fortuna_juvat

Reposted from my comment on Ferrett's friending post

Mar 20, 2009 12:45

I firmly believe that everyone does have a favourite book. When asked the question, I have a book that flashes into mind, unbidden. It's the one I love and continue to love ( Read more... )

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gamerchick March 20 2009, 17:27:17 UTC

The first book that pops into my mind is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, which would not surprise most people. But I've recently decided that I have deep, deep moral and ethical problems with that book as a whole and don't want it to be my favorite anymore, so it really bothers me that it came to my mind. Bleh.

If I allow myself to exclude that book from consideration: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.

I am actually really embarrassed by my taste in books and I actually don't like talking about books with people in most cases because of that.

tempter March 20 2009, 20:42:19 UTC

Okay, I'm really curious: what moral and ethical problems? I mean, Card is a complete dickhead, sure. I thought the book raised some interesting ethical questions, but I can't think of how that would turn into ethical problems with the book itself.

Oddly, I couldn't tell whether or not I liked House of Leaves. I definitely liked some of the ideas, and I thought it was put together really well. It had lots of pieces that fit just right. At times, though, it read like a lit student's dissertation, and I felt like the book was maybe trying to pretend to be smarter than it really was. It did so pretty convincingly, though, so maybe it was actually smarter than I was giving it credit for, and was quietly pitying how slow and dull I was reading it. House of Leaves was neat and impressive... I just can't figure out if I actually liked it.

silmaril March 20 2009, 17:29:23 UTC

Night Watch (Pratchett.) No, wait, Small Gods. No, wait, The Lord of the Rings. No, wait, Memory. No, wait, The Dragon Reborn. No, wait, when I said I can't pick maybe I really, truly, can't pick!

...and that's why I have started to hate that question.

nanini March 20 2009, 17:34:54 UTC

A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters, by Julian Barnes.

nanini March 20 2009, 17:42:10 UTC

Also (it's hard to pick one of these two) The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago, the Portuguese author who wrote Blindness

magicuddle March 20 2009, 17:37:18 UTC

Harry Potter hahaha!!

greybeta March 20 2009, 17:47:48 UTC

Ferrett friending frenzy! The Alchemist is an amazing book that happens to be a good representation of who I am! ^_^