I'm not too sure about favourite, there are too many, but I'd say two of the best are probably Shiver by Maggie Stiefvator and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Right now I have a clear idea of what the word "genius" means. So right, that genius is Alexandre Dumas and right now I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo. And yes, this has become my favourite book along with of course, The Three Musketeers! They are two amazing books. (The 1973 version of the Three Musketeers is excellent as well).
"I'd rather sink trying to be different, than stay afloat like everyone else"~SRK~
The best book I've read is probably a Japanese web novel series called 'Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?' or 'I'm a spider, so what?' I had to read a fan translated version of it, however, so its grammar wasn't the best.
It stars a Japanese schoolgirl who is killed, sent to a video game fantasy world and reborn as a generic spider mob named Kumo. The series follows Kumo's journey of survival through a dungeon. There's no other named character besides her. And it's one of the tensest things I've ever read. And then there's the mid-plot twist, and everything is turned on its head. Literally, the entire reality of the story is broken. It's amazing.
Winning an argument revolves around getting your opponent to understand and accept your side, and know that's very difficult if you insult their mother to their face.
The best book I ever read is The Years of the Voiceless by Okky Madasari. Absolutely phenomenal portrayal of two average women's lives under Suharto's New Order regime. There were some really heart-rending moments and I wanted to cry at some points. Fantastic writing.
Here's the synopsis...
"Marni is an illiterate Javanese woman who still practices ancestor worship. Through her offerings she finds her gods and puts forth her hopes. She knows nothing of the God brought in from that faraway land. Rahayu is Marni’s daughter, part of a new generation shaped by education and an easier life. She is a firm believer in God and in common sense. She stands against the ancestors, even against her own mother. To Marni, Rahayu is a soulless being. And to Rahayu, Marni is a sinner. Each lives according to her own creed, with nothing in common. Then come the sounds of the jackboots, constantly disrupting and destroying souls. They are the ones with the authority, the ones who play with power as they desire. They are the ones who can turn the skies and the fields red, and blood yellow, their guns ready to strike anywhere. Marni and Rahayu, these women from two generations who have never understood each other, finally find something in their lives that they agree on. Both are victims of those in power. Both fight against the guns."
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