I don't think I can have a single favorite book, but since no one's mentioned it, I'll name the Chinese epic Journey to the West.

One of my favorites is "Point of Impact" by Stephen Hunter!

Tie between Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "Mysterious Island".

Out of modern books, it's 50/50 between The Gunslinger and The Stand, both by Stephen King.

Out of older books, The Hobbit holds a special place in my heart because my step dad had me read it when I was 9, and it was the first fantasy book I'd ever read.

My favorite book is Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut's biting sarcasm and witticism makes it funny as hell, but consecutive readings (I've read it three times, as of yet, and eyeing a fourth) can make it charming, depressing, or even scary. Religion is lambasted, sure, but it's also discussed fairly in a way that can make all sides of the spiritual spectrum appreciate and ruminate over what is said. The brief vignette chapters and recurring motifs remind me of a Burroughs book, or lately, a Palahniuk book. I picked it for my University English research paper, and I'm really, really excited! Best part? Damn, way too many. One that sticks out in the mind is Dr. Felix Hoenikker's response to the witnessing of the testing of an atom bomb...

Haven't read The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but The Road is superb. Makes me wanna read the rest of McCarthy's work!

Hunchback of Notre Dame? I tried reading that, but I couldn't get through it. It was just not my sort of writing style.

A list with some of my favorites:

1984 - George Orwell
Wool - Hugh Howey
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series - Douglas Adams
A Song of Ice and Fire series - George R.R. Martin
Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Beowulf

Too many to choose, so I'll just say anything by Tolkien. Also, no matter how old I get, can't shake my love of Little House on the Prairie and The Wind in the Willows.

This is a weird statement. Of course there is nothing quite like books; that's why they are called books. Each of the above is unique in its own right (with some shared characteristics in many cases, but still), and I hold the belief that none is fundamentally superior to the others.

As for my favourite, I think John Dies at the End by David Wong or The Last Wish by that Polish bloke we all know, if you think of the latter as a book, which I do.

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Edit : I, however, have a different answer each time I am asked this. Mindset.