Literature

The Percy Jackson series is probably my favorite, still even as an adult. It's my comfort book series.

I'm probably gonna be an odd one out here with a cleaning book, but I really, really like K.C Davis's "How to Keep House While Drowning" book about cleaning your house while mentally unwell and not considering yourself a moral failure for the state your house is in.

I think it's the one that had the most amount of positive benefits to my life. It turns out having a positive influence in the form of a book that tries to encourage you take things one step at a time, a book that even admits it doesn't know everything either---well, it's more beneficial than my real life acquaintances and family who opted for the shame method.

I really didn't read much for a bunch of my life. Now that I'm out of school I'm finally trying to read a bunch of stuff. I recently did all the cosmere stuff so I guess for now I'd have to say stormlight, and war breaker. Just love those books a lot. I'm sure my opinions will change as I keep reading a bunch though

I'll use a few categories for my favorites.

For my most nostalgic book series, I'd choose the Redwall Series by Brian Jacques. It was one of the first series I got seriously into, and at one point I had all of them collected (I think they're in a box in my parents' house right now). Sure, they get formulaic and samey after a while, but they're comfy reads for me.

For my favorite recent read, I'd probably choose Bunny by Mona Awad. I'm a huge fan of the "weird book" genre and this book came up over and over as a suggestion so I picked it up. And oh boy is this book a wild ride. I enjoyed it, but I'd add a caution that I would proceed with caution if you are prone to psychosis, because at the end it made me feel like reality itself was unwinding.

One of my favorite authors of all time is Akaweke Emezi, and my favorite of their work is The Death of Vivek Oji. Reading it fully tore my heart apart, and then taped a few pieces back together.

Since I was a kid, I always loved the Star Wars expanded universe. My favorites of the whole thing are probably the Republic Commando series and the Thrawn Trilogy. Also love the Gotrek and Felix books, and ive been getting into the Dragonlance franchise

I will throw down for Pride and Prejudice. It is 95% shade.

I’m a huge fan of a natural history of dragons by Marie Brennan and the rest of books in the series. Also been obsessed with Kim Harrison’s The Hollows series since my partner introduced it to me lol

1. Catcher in the rye. The best representation of grief and depression I have read.
2. Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy. Most brilliant and unique book(s) I've read.
3. Pride and prejudice. It's just fun.

John Dies At the End series.

It is hilarious, dark, and gets a little nasty sometimes (not necessarily in a sexual way).

Jason Pargin used to be the cheif editor at Cracked, so that energy does pop in and out. What he is really great at is showing profound empathy despite the choas. He is not just a good writer, you can tell he is also a very good person.

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits is also awesome.

Well, not sure if Light Novels are accepted, but Mushoku Tensei by Rifujin na Magonote is unquestionably my favourite. Whilst it's understandably critiqued for it's choice of unsavoury topics, it's the only book I've ever read that tells the story of a person genuinely learning from, and reflecting upon the mistakes they've made in the past.

Also Holes by Louis Sacher is pretty neato.

Gone With the Wind

The Archive of Alternate Endings by Lindsey Drager is my absolute favorite.

honorable mentions:

• Slumberland by Pauly Beatty
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami The Thought Gang by Tibor Fischer The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien The Cider House Rules by John Irving-

Right now only these come to my mind:

• The Three Body Problem trilogy by Liu Cixin - I am on part two and can't stop reading, it is already joining my favourite books, whole-heartedly recommended. They are sci-fi books. :)
• "Rumo" and "The 13 1⁄2 Lives of Captain Bluebear" by Walter Moers (read in German but available in English), wonderful fantasy books, extremely creative and well written.