[Ditter]

I'm with you Billy, naming the best novel ever written is a toughie. I am not qualified to judge but I can tell you the book I enjoyed above all others, The Shipping News. I too read slowly & then re-read descriptions that were great. The movie is not to be confused with the book, it was lacking everything.

[Illbay]

I can NEVER answer "best of" questions. My tastes are too eclectic. Even if you were to narrow it down to "best _____ of the 70s/80s/90s, whatever" I can never do it. I can come up with a list, but it can never be in any particular order.