What is your favourite book?

[thehopefulgrim]

How is it?

 

[Mink777]

Green Eggs and Ham.

 

[King Dorado]

Catch-22, by Joseph Heller.

then,
The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway.

the movie adaptations of these are terrible, read the book instead.

 

[Bilaz]

I read Charles E. Wilbour's translation ^_^ It's also unabridged! Unfortunately, it didn't translate any of the poetry, which was really sad But it was lovely in all other ways. I had no idea there were two sentences that were left out!! In ALL translations?? Why?

Which scene is it?

In the French version, after Enjolras commands him to leave because he is drunk, Grantaire "looks at Enjolras with an indescribable gentleness," and responds with the words, "You know that I believe in you." To which Enjolras responds, "Go away." Then, Grantaire says, "Let me sleep here," and Enjolras says, "Go sleep somewhere else." In the English version, it uses the same "indescribable gentleness" set-up, and then Grantaire simply says, "Let me sleep here," and Enjolras says, "Go sleep somewhere else." They skipped a whole interchange!

Here is a quote describing the missing lines from a Les Mis forum. Why they were left out? No idea actually. Perhaps the original translator, Wilbour, made a mistake and all translators who followed used Wilbour as a base?

As for the scene I'm setting up an Animal Crossing room for. It's 'Oreste ? jeun et Pylade ivre' (saying it this way as to not post blatent spoilers in the thread). I've got the billiard table and other things from Hugo's description. Right now I have QRs of E and R's clothes on the wall (in the corner, behind the billiard table, like the description) to depict them. I tried mannequins but I thought this was nicer looking. The room is still hugely WIP though. My main problem is the fact that is looks too neat. I technically need bottles and drinks on the floor but I don't know how to do that. :/ Though perhaps a cozy wineshop Corinthe with everything normal except for the billiard table and the clothes might give an interesting effect too.

Yes, I became a fan through the stage musical too. I saw it live in London and I was hooked. Now the Brick is my favourite version though, for the reasons you guys have stated.

 

[tumut]

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

 

[TheGreatBrain]

The Canning Season by Polly Horvath.

 

[ibelleS]

Unwind by Neal Shusterman, Foxfire by Joyce Carol Oates, and Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

 

[Amy-chan]

It's Hyrule Historia.

 

[visibleghost]

i never read anymore but i loved reading as a kid. the books that used to be my favourite would not be my favourite if i read them today. i rly liked the kite runner when i first read it but after reading it again a few years ago it wasnt as good. another book i rly liked was the name of the wind by patrick rothfuss. i love th series a lot and if i can i'd like to read the 3rd book some time when it is finished.

 

[misakixx]

i dont read but im getting back into it. i already bought the game of thrones series, howls moving castle series, alice in wonderland and the sequel, eleanor and park and some autobiographies of my favorite rockstars. one of the only books i remember actually enjoying was like 4 years ago when i read a dutch book oorlogswinter (winter in wartime) for school but havent read in years now. >,<

 

[NicoShaytan]

Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Also the Percy Jackson series, but I could never select a favorite book. My favorite character goes through an astounding journey, growing throughout them all. I have my favorite moments of his, but really... it's the series as a whole I love the most knowing the journey and what they had to do to get here. How far they've come.

I really recommend the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus series. Really, all Rick Riordan's works. If you like humor, sarcasm, first person perspective, and tongue-in-cheek prodding at old tropes and the stupidity of society, the gods, the school system...well. Choose a mythos. Greco-Roman? Percy Jackson. Egyptian? The Kane Chronicles. Norse? Magnus Chase.

Of course, if you'd rather read the stories of your own people--Native American, Korean, Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, whatever--Rick implores you to write it yourself. For all the readers like you. You'd do a much better job than he ever could.

 

[N e s s]

I love this one book called After Ever After, which is the sequel to another book. Its about a boy who survived lukemia, and is struggling in school. Most basic explanation without any spoilers

 

[Soda Fox]

The Thief of Always by Clive Barker. There are few books that caused me to put off sleep in favor of it, and this one had me pulling an all day and nighter to finish. I literally couldn't stop once I started.

 

[MorningStar]

Watership Down, by Richard Adams, who actually just died last month. His death hit me harder than most of the many deaths of 2016. Doesn't help now, too, that John Hurt passed away.

Regarding literary worlds I adore, I'm also a fan of the world Cassandra Clare created in the Shadowhunters books, particularly The Infernal Devices. The Sea of Trolls trilogy by Nancy Farmer and the Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater are amazing as well.

And I always wholeheartedly recommend Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist.