I haven't finished FHTE. This is the best of the assigned books. A real eye opener in the soljiers response to women. Not something I have thought much about and sorely disappointed to find out.
His writing grabs you. So many styles and approaches are used. Fascinating!
Mine? Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn", for US novels.
Then there are a number of British and French novels, plus Italian Eco's "Name of the Rose" and "Foucault's Pendelum". But everyone has their own opinion.