I am an avid reader, and an avid writer. I usually write pointless dark comedies, though lately my stories have taken a more allegorical style. My favourite writer of all time would be Neil Gaiman... If you have read American Gods, you will know what I mean [and if you haven't read it, you need to right now]. His writing style is just so fluid and descriptive without ever slowing down or dragging on [which is my biggest problem with a lot of authors, it totally killed Shogun for me, the story was great but it didn't go anywhere until about the 800 page mark] Though I'm not too picky, I'll read just about anything that's not non-fiction [I enjoy history, but I don't like reading history books or biographies].
I guess if I were to mention my favourite novels, it would go like this..
American Gods [It has a great story as well as being full of classic mythology]
Of Mice and Men [Of all the 'classic' novels I read, this is one of the few I would agree with it's 'classic' status]
Roots [about the only non-fiction book I read for entertainment and enjoyed..]
House of Leaves [One hell of a mind f**k]