Earlier this month, Melissa at Avid Reader’s Musings posted her Most Influential Books. She was inspired by this post by Jillian at Random Ramblings. The challenge is to list books that have influenced your life, without explaining why. So, here are my Top Five Ten:
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
- A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban
- Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
- A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
- The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
As a reminder: Thoughtful Third Thursday (T3) is this Thursday, 4/17/14!
A BIBLIOPHILE'S STYLE 
I like the disclaimer “without saying why”. It leaves the list open to interpretation and the list-maker becomes mysterious and intriguing in the process. ;p
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Ha! Both Melissa and Jillian said in comments that they were considering follow up posts, with explanations. Although I have an explanation for each one, I will not be sharing them. I like being mysterious and intriguing. 😉
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Pretty great list! I agree that providing no explanation is an interesting twist and encourages creative speculation but I do kind of want to know the real reasons behind their influence.
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Well, I have written about a lot of these books in other posts. 😉
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I don’t remember if I’ve mentioned this before, but I read Mere Christianity this summer and I loved it SOOOOO much! Such a great logical approach to apologetics.
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I was about your age the first time I read Mere Christianity. 🙂 I particularly love the way Lewis handles the “Jesus was just a good man” argument.
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I love your choices! I really struggled with not putting Narnia on my list, I love those books. I have read and love all of your choices!
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Thanks, Melissa! My dad reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to me is literally my first bookish memory, so it had to be on the list! 😉
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