Joseph and his brothers

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…r. Also gives several position to LotR (one is warranted, no more!), including one for the Silmarillion (wtf? I enjoyed it, but "best book of the 20th century"? no way!) Memoirs of a Geisha is also nice but hardly a thought leader. And it seems to be completely missing immortal masterpieces such as Narziss & Goldmund (Herman Hesse), Joseph and his Brothers (Thomas Mann), The Trial (Kafka), and many others. An "OK" starting point, but not even the shadow of a definitive list.

I'm currently re-reading Joseph and His Brothers , a 1200-page heavy-weight monster of a book by Thomas Mann (himself a heavy-weight monster of an author). Do I recommend it? Yes, but not for everyone. The preface itself is one of the heaviest essays on theology/philosophy out there, but the whole book is crammed with brilliant ideas/wisdom and is a masterpiece of literature (but it's heavy and the story moves fairly slowly). Something lighter along those lines would be Narziss & Goldmund , by Herman Hesse - also heavy-weight, contemporary and compatriot to Thomas Mann, but capable of a lighter style! But yeah, I love to read (and not just German literature... those are just the examples that spring to mind right now out of the countless ocean). To answer your other questions... What is your most favourite book and why? What's your favour…