So what's YOUR favorite book?

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Mine is The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. I have reread this book too many times to count, and every time I am amazed anew at how lush, lyrical, and poetic the language is. The imagery is unforgettable. This book is, to me, diaphanous... it has this diffused quality of light behind every character and scene. Just go read it already! (And then see the movie, which is equally amazing ♥)

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  1. DylanCharles96November 26, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    Not shore if I can narrow it down to just one book but some of my favoites would be: Frankenstein for its amazing charicter changes and deep insite into people of that time and the insite into humanity in general.The Hobbit because it is the top epic ever and my chidhoud bedtime story(got to love having a nerd dad).The Count of Monte Cristo has one of the deepest storys ever the main charctor is so cool so cool. Enders Game simply because Ender is the most hardcore kickbut kid in the world.And last but not least anything Edger Allan Poe. There are more but that is some that came to mind.

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