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[–] Ar_Nimruzir ago  (edited ago)

The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien and The Prophet by Khalil Gibran tie for my favorite books of all time.

I love The Silmarillion because I love Tolkien's world and because the writing is absolutely some of the most beautiful prose poetry I have ever read. The love that Tolkien had for those in his life comes across quite clearly in this work, and by reading it you may come to a more deeper understanding of him. Not only that, but to be able to so perfectly construct an entire world and contain it in a single book surely marks it as his magnum opus, even though it was published posthumously and finished by his son. But it is the language, it is most certainly the masterful and beautiful use of the English language which makes this my favorite book!

I love The Prophet because of the writing as well, the words are beautiful, and even more so because such beauty lies in the truth spoken of in that book. The Prophet is filled with amazing life lessons conveyed in language so lovely it will bring tears to your eyes. It teaches peace, happiness, truth and beauty. The Prophet teaches us of a world that can be better if we choose to make it so. It is the story of a prophet, who upon leaving the city he lives in, is stopped by the high priestess of the temple and the people of the city so that he may impart a few last words of wisdom to them. To be able to know so much about the human condition, about beauty and love, surely marks Gibran as a man of wisdom and under recognized genius of the last century.

Both of these books are available for free on the internet if anyone is interested; I know The Silmarillion isn't for everybody, but The Prophet is a quick and easy read and should be mandatory for every person on the planet.

If you want to know more or would like a free copy of either please reply to this message or PM me!

One more thing: what is your favorite book @haveallthebananas? (Also, bananas are my favorite fruit! And mangosteens, too. I can decide on just one thing...).

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[–] haveallthebananas [S] ago 

My favorite? Well it's a series... Actually it's Stephen King's Dark Tower series... There's a such a rich history there, I mean everything he's written all tracks into that series some how. The most memorable (to me) being IT, the clown, is a demon or something called a World Eater and it's responsible for destroying the world that Roland lives in and even was shown in IT (the book) near the end to be "eating" worlds when the kids (gang?) finally realize or are shown what IT is.