<p>A tie between: The Count of Monte Cristo, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Don Quijote and Harry Potter 1-7.</p>
<p>Madeline L'Engle...not the Wrinkle In Time ones, but her other books...especially A Ring of Endless Light.</p>
<p>And I just started reading A Tale of Two Cities, but I've already fallen in love with Dickens's writing style.</p>
<p>I was fascinated by A Wrinkle in Time as a child. Geez. Little children aren't supposed to know what tesseracts are.</p>
<p>so anyone ever read Malcolm X, or Ulysses? My most favorite books\?</p>
<p>I wanted to be Meg, I loved Madel*e*ine L'Engle so much. Before Harry Potter, of course.</p>
<p>I laugh at people who mispronounce Madeleine L'Engle's last name. Har har har, my pretentious side is showing.</p>
<p>Did you just take my phrase? Because I know you would never do that.</p>
<p>I was so sad when she died.</p>
<p>so neither of you have read the books?</p>
<p>I did. I only take the worthy phrases.</p>
<p>I thought you wrote "glad" instead of "sad."</p>
<p>I haven't heard of Malcolm X. I've heard of the person, not the book. And I've never really read anything by James Joyce, so I haven't had much experience with Ulysses.</p>
<p>I see.</p>
<p>I haven't gotten around to Malcolm X yet. I think I'll read Roots first. I'm avoiding James Joyce for as long as possible.</p>
<p>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...ROOTs pretty much suck. the autobiography of malolm X is beyond mazing though...</p>
<p>I actually didn't like A Wrinkle In Time the first time I read it, which surprises me now because I later read one of the other ones and loved it.
I love how she forms her characters so completely. I fell in love with Adam Eddington...</p>
<p>I used to love Madeline L'Engle when I was a kid. I must have read those books over 20 times. Ditto with the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.</p>
<p>The first book that ever made me cry was Flowers for Algernon. Every time I need a good cry I pick up that book. I love it more and more every time I read it. Its so poignant and sad and absolutely wonderful. My poor copy of the book is battered beyond belief - no front cover, dog eared, stained a little bit on the back cover where I spilled coke on it in 8th grade... </p>
<p>I also completely adore The Princess Bride. The narration is quick and sarcastic and funny and, despite its total corniness (it is a fairy tale of sorts), I find myself returning to it time and time again. C'mon, how could a book that includes the setting of the Zoo of Death be bad? Btw, the movie didn't do it justice - the book is 10x funnier.</p>
<p>As far as books with actual literary merit go, I loved Pride and Prejudice. Austen's witty narration (can you see a theme in what I like?) made the book thoroughly enjoyable. Gatsby was pretty good as well. Certainly the best book we read in AP Am. Lit.</p>
<p>Flowers for Algernon is so ridiculously Freudian.</p>
<p>So? Doesn't mean its not a great book.</p>
<p>I know, I know. I was just saying. I like to say that things are Freudian. It's kind of fun.</p>
<p>My favorite book is probably Murder in the Calais Coach by Agatha Christie. I think it's also called Murder on the Orient Express. It's just genius. It makes me wonder how a writer actually writes a story like that, where the outcome is only obvious at the very end. Mystery writers are so talented, and yet they get no credit because their words are straightforward, and the plot is all action with little character development. How often are Agatha Christie books read in schools? Not very often, because teachers can't think of an essay to go with them.</p>
<p>My runner-up is The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Yeah, I know, it's a really easy read, and I read it in elementary school. This is another one of those mystery things, and I just think it's genius. The plot is so intricate, and everything fits into a puzzle. I like books where the plot is intricate rather than the characters. I'm more for the use of stock characters to advance the plot. Hence, I like action, mysteries, and thrillers. This could be a gender thing....</p>
<p>I loved The Westing Game. And Murder on the Orient Express.</p>
<p>The Count of Monte-Cristo. I have read it so many times. Love it. In fact I feel like reading it right now.</p>
<p>A Confederacy of Dunces</p>
<p>anything that is humorous but subtly deep</p>