Book recs?

So I was looking over StatCounter, and I get the sneaking suspicion that my brother may have found this LJ. Get out of here, John.
(If you're not actually John, I apologize.)

So how 'bout them LJ layoffs.

I'm not terribly worried or anything, I'm sure everything will be perfectly fine, but I did make an LJ Archive backup, just in case. You guys better keep in touch and tell me where you're moving if anything bad happens. 8|
Also, according to LJ Archive, my top-used word is "game." I'm sure this is a monocle-popping surprise to everyone
Edit: Durr, oh yeah. I made an InsaneJournal, in case LJ does go belly-up. I'll use whatever you guys are using, though, I'm not real committed to IJ or anything.
My AIM s/n is Agent Speedjump and my e-mail/MSN/Skype is bogsworth@gmail.com, if you need to contact me. I love you guys and don't wanna lose contact with any of you, so keep me posted! /Edit

OH YEAH, the real point of this entry: I wanna see if I can do the 50bookchallenge this year (and maybe also watch 50 movies and beat 50 games, though I'm not sure about those goals yet)! I tried last year, but I started too late, haha.
Anyway, I was just wondering if there's any books in particular that you guys love? Anything you'd recommend? It doesn't matter what genre it is or anything, just as long as it's interesting. Also, tell me what books you hate, so I can avoid those. LONG COMMENTS ENCOURAGED but not required :B
(inb4 twilight)

Sorry for posting so much all of a sudden!