Ask HN: What is the greatest book you've ever read?

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pitchups · Jun 10, 2011
Gödel, Escher, Bach - the best book ever hands down!
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pwang · Jun 10, 2011
Best overall: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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haysak · Jun 10, 2011
from the Dune series. Work up to it.
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argimenes · Jun 10, 2011
The Dune series. All of them. There is no excuse to give up after the first one.
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latch · Jun 10, 2011
Dune
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hoodoof · Jun 10, 2011
and Dune.
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creativeone · Jun 10, 2011
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
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fuzzmeister · Jun 10, 2011
Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson.
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jaz · Jun 10, 2011
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
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tpaddock · Jun 10, 2011
it's still my favorite
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evanwalsh · Jun 10, 2011
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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wmboy · Jun 15, 2011
The Bible has changed more lives than any other book, movie, or song you can name.
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hoodoof · Jun 10, 2011
nominate Lord of the Rings
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dbaugh · Jun 10, 2011
These two books will be pure candy for anyone who reads this site: Daemon
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masterzora · Jun 10, 2011
The Count of Monte Cristo is also a classic, and I'm sure I won't be the only one to recommend it, but it's absolutely brilliant through and through.
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