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.

Ancillary Justice

#1 of 3 in Imperial Radch

Ancillary Justice
ByAnn Leckie

2013 • 976 Readers • 416 pages 4

Why this book?

Seriously underrated. A brilliant exploration of AI, gender, and colonization.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

#1 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1979 • 3,622 Readers • 215 pages 4.2

Why this book?

One of the most formative books I’ve ever read. One that I still quote on the daily. Absurd, clever, and just perfect.

Small Gods

#13 of 41 in Discworld

Small Gods
ByTerry Pratchett

1992 • 530 Readers • 388 pages 4.3

The Fifth Season

#1 of 3 in The Broken Earth

The Fifth Season
ByN.K. Jemisin

2015 • 2,257 Readers • 421 pages 4.4

Why this book?

This is the piece Jemisin will be remembered for. Her world building is unparalleled and her exploration of race and oppression through a fantastical lens is a masterclass.

The Lord of the Rings

#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1954 • 1,570 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

Why this book?

Because these books started it all. Without them, I wouldn’t have any of my other favorites.

American Gods

#1 of 2 in American Gods

American Gods
ByNeil Gaiman

2001 • 2,613 Readers • 635 pages 4

Why this book?

My favorite road trip and the best use of the “gods walk among us” trope that I know.