Favorite Books & Authors
I have read so many good books that I find it quite hard to decide what my favorite books are. Sure enough, there are some books out there that I enjoyed reading, but then there are books that I really loved to read; books that were magical, that had an engaging plot, books that were impossible to put down because they had a unique and captivating story to tell. These books have fired my imagination and helped me unleash my creativity. They captured my attention and cast a spell over me and that’s what makes them my favorite books.
So, if you’re curious to find out what my favorite books are, here’s a list:
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
Faust: Erster Teil by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
The Girl With Glass Feet by Ali Shaw
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
My favorite authors are the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Daphne du Maurier, Henry James, William Shakespeare, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Harwood, Audrey Niffenegger, Diane Setterfield, Tracy Chevalier, Kate Morton, Margaret Forster, Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins and Mihai Eminescu.
My favorite genres are:
Victorian Literature, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Gothic Literature, British Interwar Literature, Books about Books, Literary Mysteries, Detective Fiction / Mysteries, Magical Realism, Children’s Fiction, some YA and Contemporary Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry, German Classic Literature and Victorian Fantasy. However, I read other genres as well. I like to step out of my comfort zone and try something new once in a while and as long as the book sounds interesting to me, I am determined to read it, no matter what genre it belongs to!
Jul 31, 2009 @ 02:01:20
I’ve read Faust,Turn of the Screw,Romeo and Juliet, and the Bible. Jane Eyre and Enchanted April are on my trb list.
Jul 31, 2009 @ 09:13:21
Sandra: That’s great. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did:)
Jun 30, 2010 @ 23:52:13
Oh my goodness I just copied down your entire list and I’m gonna read it during the rest of my summer! Hope your move goes well!!
Sep 22, 2010 @ 20:12:41
Ooh, you like a lot of the same genres and authors that I do! And of the ones I haven’t read already, most of them are on my list. I’m going to enjoy looking through your reviews
Jan 20, 2011 @ 02:42:49
I really like your website and have read many of the books you have read. I was wondering how to determine if books contain foul language or x rated scenes. I have bought and borrowed so many books that really disappoint me and when I write to the authors they say people like this type of writing. I know what realistic means but I don’t need to see the f word and worse. How have you handled this situation? I read a novel a day and I am desperate for well written books, any genre will do. Thanks so much for the list. I will try and read them all.