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Post your favorite novel of all time

pls no bulleh

>> No.10028733

>>10028653
I'm not sure what my favorite novel of all-time is but I really liked that book also and I'm fully aware Murakami isn't popular on here.

>> No.10028737
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Love this book. Read it as a kid so its nostalgic.

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Kesey doesn't get enough praise around here.

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>>10029475
Agree. That book is a masterpiece.

But pic related is my favourite.

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>>10029475
I actually just got around to finishing it and yeah, what a climax. That scene where the gambler finally gets lobotomised, reread that maybe 4 times.

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He who controls the spice, controls the universe.

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genre fiction is tra-

>> No.10031531

>>10028653
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is amazing, anon; no need to feel shameful about loving it.

I'd probably have to go with Swann's Way, though.

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>>10031057
not to shit on your favourite book but that cover does not make me want to read it. Why is it your favourite?

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>>10028653
My nigga
I liked this one too. Not as much as wind up bird, but it's so different from most other books I've read.
Also I think it (Hard boiled wonderland) is the inspiration for Majora's Mask

>> No.10032295

>>10028653
>>10032267
Sell someone who is conflicted about Norwegian Wood on it.

>>10029636
Shame the series took a steep nosedive.

>>10031531
>Swann's Way
*smells biscuit*

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>>10032182
Love this book.

>> No.10032615

I just got a kindle. I have all the books at my disposal. And yet I can't think of anything I want to read lol. So thank you for this thread

>> No.10032986

>>10032295
>Sell someone who is conflicted about Norwegian Wood on it
It's ambitious, has depth, and some really interesting commentary regarding post-war 90's Japan and the Japanese psyche.

It's also a very tender essay on depression, pain, guilt, and feeling empty. Murakami's semiotics are on point, too.

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>>10028653
I grew up in the area and could practically feel and smell every scene, shit was transcendental. now I get why dubliners get so fucking craxy about the places depicted in ulysses.

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>>10032403
nice to see buzzati getting some love. the tartar steppe is so moody it's incredible

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Read this again recently and love it.

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I think Pride and Prejudice will always be the first novel I think of when someone asks this question. It's just so comfy.

If people are looking for recs, though, I would highly recommend Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides. It has its faults, but it's an excellent book.

>>10029522
I love this book, too.

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>>10028653

>> No.10033183

MY

>> No.10033186

DIARY

>> No.10033198

DORK

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Catch 22