100 Favorite Books
I love lists. Here are my favorite 100 books in no particular order…
1. The Bible (it seems wrong to put it anywhere but first!)
2. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
4. The Awakening by Kate Chopin
5. Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
6. The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer
7. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
8. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
9. Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
10. Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays
11. the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
12. the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
13. Watership Down by Richard Adams
14. Measure For Measure by William Shakespeare
15. Henry David Thoreau Essays
16. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
17. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
18. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
19. the Prey series by John Sandford
20. the Lord of the Rings series by JRR Tolkien
21. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
22. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
23. Edgar Allan Poe Short stories
24. the Francesca Hill series by Brenda Joyce
25. Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught
26. Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
27. Paradise by Judith McNaught
28. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
29. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
30. the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffery Deaver
31. The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom with John & Elizabeth Sherrill
32. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
33. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
34. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
35. The Crucible by Arthur Miller
36. Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret. by Judy Blume
37. The Absolutely True DIary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
38. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
39. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
40. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
41. The Call of the Wild by Jack London
42. Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg
43. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
44. Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman
45. Island of the Swans by Ciji Ware
46. Tell No One by Harlan Coben
47. Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History by Kati Marton
48. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
49. Watchers, Fear Nothing, Seize the Night trio by Dean Koontz
50. Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr
51. I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
52. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
53. Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
54. Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel
55. The Time Machine by HG Wells
56. A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr
57. Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas
58. The Night Crew by John Sandford
59. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
60. Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil by John Berendt
61. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis
62. the Sophie Metropolis series by Tori Carrington
63. The Painted Veil by W Somerset Maugham
64. Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
65. Dream A Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
66. One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
67. A Simple Plan by Scott Smith
68. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
69. Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler
70. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
71. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
72. A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
73. All the President’s Men by Bernstein & Woodward
74. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
75. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
76. Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger
77. WITSEC: Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program by Earley & Shur
78. A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler
79. Red Leaves by Paullina Simons
80. Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
81. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck
82. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
83. You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt
84. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin
85. Clockers by Richard Price
86. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
87. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
89. The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve
90. Howard’s End by EM Forster
91. Joy School by Elizabeth Berg
92. Cloud Nine by Luanne Rice
93. Cujo by Stephen King
94. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
95. Native Son by Richard Wright
96. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
97. The Fires of Paradise by Brenda Joyce
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Wow! What a great list. It inspires me to get my book-reading back in gear. Thanks for sharing your well-rounded book list. Oh, and I love your blog – so many interesting tidbits.
I agree, this is a great rounded list. I have read many of them too, and seen/come across many, but not all of the others. I like how you’ve counted series together, as they’d take up too much room otherwise, in many cases.
Off to look at your blog now…
Thanks for the feedback
I always enjoy looking at other reader’s lists so I’m glad you enjoyed mine.
Wow! Great list – I think I would have trouble coming up with my 100 favorite since I love so many books and authors. Since we seem to have some of the same taste, I think you would like Barbara Kingsolver and Adriana Trigiani.
Thanks for the recommendations. I’ve read Prodigal Summer by Kingsolver, but nothing else. I’ll have to try Trigiani. The list was a time-consuming affair that took me about two weeks. I’ve tweaked it since then. You should try it. Thanks for the feedback.
I think you’d like the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. Good book taste!
Thanks! I’ve heard good things about the Twilight series. It seems to be everywhere lately. I’ll have to check it out.
I like your blog, but had never noticed this part of it. I love your list. I noted we share a guilty pleasure that involves Myron Bolitar (or maybe an assumption on my part). I also see Fear Nothing on your list – have we talked about Watchers by Koontz? Another great read.
I had opportunity to sit and chat with Jeffrey Deaver one day when we attended a conference together – very nice guy – he wrote a short story for our group in about an hour, then printed it out for us.
Again, what a great list you have! Thanks for sharing it.
Don, I love Myron and Chris Snow. My husband is reading Watchers right now and tells me he’s met Einstein. When he’s done I’ll have to read it. That is very cool about Jeffrey Deaver. That’s my biggest problem with the few writing workshops I’ve attended – writing on demand is not for me! I love your blog and it’s many lists
Wow Stacy, this is quite a list! Any of the Twilight Saga books have also been recommended to me (see comment by littledevil26)as was The book of Lies by Brad Meltzer – I’m intigued by the tittle!
It was very nice to see you earlier today.
I read Twilight last month, the review is on the blog, and thought it was okay. I don’t plan on reading the rest of the series though.
That’s quite a list! I’ve read some, heard of others, and haven’t even heard the rest! Thanks for the heads up; I’ll be looking into them.
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Wow! I love this list! And, of course, every list is subjective so I agree with some and others – not so much, but loved reading through it. You have put a bug in my ear!
Really great list! There are plenty on there that I would love to have and read if I win! Thanks again for such a fabulous list and giveaway!
It was fun reading through your diverse list. I’ve enjoyed several of them. I lloved Watership Down!! I’m not sure what criteria you used to narrow down your list. It definitely must have been a very challenging endeavor!
I’m on book 4 of the Twilight saga. I liked book 1, book 2 was too depressing, book 3 was better, more going on, surprise alliances and book 4 I’m just starting but looking forward to the marriage and the conclusion.
Thanks for sharing!
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I love it .. such diversity. And it reminded me of some of the books I love but forgot about!
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