patrick: and his 50 favorite books
I thought I’d make a list of all my favorite books to share with you all. I’m sure I won’t get them all on here, but here’s a good start:
- The Lord of the Rings Series (Including The Hobbit) by J. R. R. Tolkein
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Magician by Raymond Feist
- The Kings of New York by Michael Weinreb
- Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
- The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
- The Apprentice Adept series by Piers Anthony
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul
- The Amateur’s Mind by Jeremy Silman
- Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich
- Poker Nation by Andy Bellin
- The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Insomnia by Stephen King
- Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Rage by Stephen King
- The Long Walk by Stephen King
- Congo by Michael Crichton
- Sphere by Michael Crichton
- Timeline by Michael Crichton
- Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
- Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
There’s dozens more that I love but this list stands apart from all the rest. I read hundreds of pages every week because I love adding to this list. I have hundreds of books that I love, and it’s a joy to discover new ones.
Please leave your comments and tell me which of these you’ve enjoyed as well. Also, leave me comments with your favorites that didn’t make my list.
Luke said,
March 1, 2009 at 7:36 pm
If you like fantasy with a great world changing attitute I loved “Enders Game”.
If you liked Velvet Elvis I’d read “Blue Like Jazz”(Donald Miller) and “The Barbarian Way” (my pastor), Im enjoying Bells new book right now “Jesus wants to save Christians” as well.
For general fiction I loved “The Beach”, “Fight Club”, “Kite Runner”, “Poisonwood Bible”, and a million more.
Ive been ready Peter Pan, Cat’s Cradle” and “Franny and Zooey” to try and catch up on some classics.
And in an inspirational philosophy sense I loved “The Alchemist”, and “Ishmael”.
Hope your well man, we should go camping now that its getting warmer and your a drive away.
Jenna said,
March 1, 2009 at 8:37 pm
haha twilight didn’t make the cut?
Patrick Rice said,
March 1, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Luke, thanks for the great suggestions!
Coincidentally, I started Ender’s Game just a few hours ago, and so far I absolutely love it!
I’ve got Blue Like jazz on my list as well.
I’ve read Fight Club. It was better as a book than a movie, I think. I’ve also got Choke and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk as well.
I think I have Franny and Zooey already. If it’s anything near as good as the Catcher, I’ll love it.
Cami (Mom) said,
March 2, 2009 at 12:34 am
We share The Stand, On Writing, and The Harry Potter books in common but I’m not sure any of those would be on my top TOP list. Great books though.
Tell me more about the Congo book. One of my all time favorite books is Barbara Kingsolver’s Poisonwood Bible and it’s set in the Congo. Fantastic work of fiction. Probably my favorite fiction title.
burrows said,
March 3, 2009 at 2:42 am
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever. It’s quite good and will draw you in quickly. Your top 5 is almost a mirror of mine, so check it out and lemme know how it reads..