Jul 23
Favorite Books
By Daniel Keaton Miscellaneous, Reviews
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I’m taking this idea from another blog I enjoy reading.
What are the 5 best books you’ve ever read? You don’t need to put the Bible on the list, we’ll assume it’s already there. This would be a good post to comment on for the first time. Have at it!
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July 23rd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
In no particular order…
1. To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
2. The Reason for God- Tim Keller
3. Revelation- short story by Flannery O’Connor
4. The Knowledge of the Holy- A.W. Tozer
5. When People Are Big and God is Small- Ed Welch
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pm
This was so difficult. I finally picked one from each of the genres I enjoy reading:
Baseball: For Love of the Game - Michael Shaara
Historical Fiction: The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara
Theology, Religion: All of Grace - Charles H. Spurgeon
Fantasy: The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Sci-Fi: The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham
July 24th, 2008 at 11:19 am
I don’t know if I can really narrow it down to five. And my ‘favorites’ could theoretically change almost every day. But. In no particular order: Gone With The Wind; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (possibly more for sentimental reasons); Jurassic Park (pure escapism!); For Women Only (anything that helps me understand my man better!); Portrait of a Lady. There would also be numerous honorable mentions.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
1. Well, I gotta put the Good Book even if the Rev. Dan says I don’t got to.
2. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce
3. Ulysses - James Joyce
4. Wise Blood - Flannery O’Connor
5. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
Maybe folks should do some talkin’ about why they picked their five books…
July 27th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
1. Atonement According to Christ - James Smeaton
2. The Triumph of the Crucified - Erich Sauer
3. Jesus Among Other Gods - Ravi Zacharias
4. The Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy
5. Routing TCP/IP, Volume I, 2nd Edition, by Jeff Doyle
July 27th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
These are my top-five, stuck on an island with only the Bible plus 5 books , list:
1. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
2. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
3. A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
4. Mere Christianity or Screwtape Letters, depending on which was closer in reach when I tossed it in the suitcase (C. S. Lewis)
5. The Thirteen Clocks (James Thurber)
July 27th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Josh, I completely agree. “Routing TCP/IP, Volume I, 2nd Edition” was FANTASTIC!!