What are your favorite books of all time?Answer

When you think back on every book you've ever read, what are some of your favorites? These can be from any time of your life – books that resonated with you as a kid, ones that shaped your personality as a teen, or ones that inspired you. Whatever conditions you want. These are your favorites after all.

The Martian

#1 of 1 in The Martian

The Martian
ByAndy Weir

2011 • 3,758 Readers • 384 pages 4.4

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

#1 of 2 in Monk and Robot

2021 • 1,676 Readers • 160 pages 4.3

A Memory Called Empire

#1 of 2 in Teixcalaan

A Memory Called Empire
ByArkady Martine

2019 • 1,271 Readers • 464 pages 4.2

Why this book?

A fascinating exploration of culture and colonialism, exploring how the desires of individuals can do irreplaceable harm to larger groups they represent.

Words of Radiance

#2 of 6 in The Stormlight Archive

Words of Radiance
ByBrandon Sanderson

2012 • 2,100 Readers • 1,328 pages 4.7

Why this book?

The greatest example of taking the ideals of a knight to there logical conclusion, exploring harm of a partially understood ideal in the face of broader growth.

Dune

#1 of 8 in Dune

Dune
ByFrank Herbert

1965 • 5,560 Readers • 704 pages 4.3

Why this book?

The best exploration of the idea of the corrupting influence of the throne on those around them, but also firmly environmentalist and anti-colonial.