TOP 10
Here is a list of my favorite books (and there really are too many to list, so I stopped at 10 for now)
01
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
For me, the ultimate perfect book. I have reread it too many times to count.
02
War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
The best love story ever, and an amazing look at Russian culture in the 18th century.
03
The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
No one buckles more swash than Dumas!
04
The Absolute at Large - Karel Capek
A witty and satiric commentary on human behaviour.
05
Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkein
The best epic fantasy ever.
06
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
The delight of my childhood and many childhoods the world over.
07
Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A transformative and literally enchanting read.
08
Make Way for Lucia - E.F. Benson
If ever I want to laugh and smile wryly at myself, I read Benson.
09
The Phoenix and the Carpet - E. Nesbit
True magic and a narrative voice that comforts while it delights.
10
Wittgenstein's Nephew - Thomas Bernhard
A haunting autobiography chronicling Bernhard's friendship with Paul Wittgenstein while both were in hospital suffering from illness.
And the list of great books continues, not necessarily in any special order:
Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
I wish I had got that owl letter from Hogwarts when I was that age, sigh.
