Hmmmm favorite books? Well, my favorite fantasy series besides LoTR is Wheel of Time, though Jordan has gotten to rambling quite a bit lately and doesn't seem to be able to wrap anything up. Still, recommended.
I'm also crushing hard on Haruki Murakami's books, especially Wind-Up Bird Chronicles and Kafka on the Shore. Recently I Read Life of Pie and The Heart-Shaped Box, both amazing for very different reasons.

Can't do the meme myself atm, since I'm already full up on procrastination, and there's stuff I really should have gotten done *bites nails*