Great thread, Seeker!
My all-time favorite book is War and Peace (Maude translation), I truly love that one.
Since I exhausted my state library system's collection of true crime books a few years ago, I've devoted myself to reading all the great classics of world lit. I love them!
I just finished The House of Seven Gables (finally, after way too many years), and am about to start The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (after my nap).
bleusz: If you haven't read them, I recommend the Mitford series by Jan Karon, the characters are simply enchanting.