Oh, dude, please say you're joking... That book was god awful.
One favorite book?
Just one?
Seriously?
How about author? :}
Neil Gaiman's works are amazing. Not only a novelist but he did the critically acclaimed Sandman comic series.
Book I'm reading right now is rather nice. The Geographer's Library by Fasman. Got it for 2 bucks at B&N.