I've been reading for over 50 years...since I was around 3 years old. After that amount of time you definitely have favorites, although I'd be hard pressed to say, "These ten." Favorites, however, are: Lord of the Rings (Tolkien; read before the movie existed) Dune (Frank Herbert; didn't read before Lynch's movie, but way before the Syfy show and the new movie) 2001 (Arthur C. Clarke) The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald) Lord of the Flies (Golding) A Prayer For Owen Meany (John Irving; read any of his books!) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) Neuromancer (William Gibson) Jurassic Park (Crichton; it was unbelievable to read this before the movie existed!) A Game of Thrones (Martin; all of Ice and Fire are good, but the first is the king) To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) Watership Down (Richard Adams) Rebecca (Daphne De Maurier) The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck) anything by Jane Austen ...and so many more. I'm leaving out tons that should be read! Suggestion: don't limit yourself to fantasy. There is a world of truly great literature out there that you will be missing out on by sticking to it. Expand and enjoy!
I seriously love your comments! This is awesome. Absolutely love your advice. Thankfully I don't ever plan on limiting myself to fantasy. Especially since a lot of fantasy (modern fantasy) is very surface level. Reading Stephen King has opened me up to other genres. So I am really excited to read other books once I am done with Wheel of time. Which has taken up the last 2 years. I of course am not saying it has been a chore. It has been a wonderful journey and I am excited but also very sad to see the end. Really don't know what I will read next. Or what I will be up for. But nonetheless really excited to dive into other stories that are not fantasy! Thank you so much for sharing!
@@Thomas.R.Howell Oh yeah I've read some King as well. Standouts in my head are The Stand, for example (because it was long, but decent) and It (which was great for 90% of it, but the end made me throw the book across the room). I would consider everything on my list to be "literature" with the possible exception of Jurassic Park and Thrones (but I could probably make a good argument that they are literature). I just finished A Way of Kings, and it is absolutely NOT literature. This is fine (it has a ton of flaws, but I still enjoyed it), but to have any hopes of being on my "fav" list, it has to approach saying meaningful things about the human experience, preferably in a way I consider to be artistic (use of imagery, metaphors, etc). And I'm not stating that Kings doesn't say anything, but I'd be hard pressed to accept that it's MEANINGFUL. Edit: I forgot One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and A Clockwork Orange. Def. on my fav list. Such good books...
i also choose not to have a top ten favorite book list because after reading every book ever thought up, it’s real hard to choose a top ten to narrow it down to.
If I were thinking of a top 10 list, I’d separate singular books from series. OR I would count something like Wheel of Time as a singular entry. Top 10 stories per se.
Love the video. I just found your channel and was intrigued because I was also disappointed by mistborn (it’s not bad it’s just mid). And long and behold name of the wind is also my favourite book. There’s only 3 others that have given me the feeling you’ve described and they were the first law, portrait of Dorian grey and brave new world. Maybe check them out!
Welcome aboard! That is AWESOME! After reading Name of the Wind it was initially difficult to read anything outside of Patrick's masterful prose. I was constantly comparing every other writing style to his. But thankfully I have gotten out of that slump. After Wheel of Time I would love to dive into the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb and like you mentioned, the First Law trilogy. I hear both of those trilogies are so good and have very good prose. The Farseer trilogy was recommended to me because of it's similarities to Name of the Wind. The natural storytelling where it seems like nothing happens. Yet there is something so tender in that.
Wow thank you! Long story short, I started the Fellowship of the Ring in the summer of 2020. This was after the Hobbit. Man was it tough for me to grasp. I could not get used to the writing style! So I stopped about half way through book 1. I absolutely plan on picking it up and reading all three books when I am done with Wheel of Time!
Hey Thomas, I get it. Name of the wind is my all time favourite as well. My secret Suggestion for you: “Perfume” by Patrick Suesskind. It’s not about the best musician, but about the best nose in the world. It’s a fast, intense and magical read. Hope you give it a try. Anyway, love your slow down to earth coffee book breaks. Max☕️ 📚 ❤
Booktube is nothing but Bookhauls and top ten lists! Happy to see someone unique and genuine!
THIS GUY IS SO SMART
I've been reading for over 50 years...since I was around 3 years old. After that amount of time you definitely have favorites, although I'd be hard pressed to say, "These ten." Favorites, however, are:
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien; read before the movie existed)
Dune (Frank Herbert; didn't read before Lynch's movie, but way before the Syfy show and the new movie)
2001 (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)
Lord of the Flies (Golding)
A Prayer For Owen Meany (John Irving; read any of his books!)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Jurassic Park (Crichton; it was unbelievable to read this before the movie existed!)
A Game of Thrones (Martin; all of Ice and Fire are good, but the first is the king)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Rebecca (Daphne De Maurier)
The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck)
anything by Jane Austen
...and so many more. I'm leaving out tons that should be read! Suggestion: don't limit yourself to fantasy. There is a world of truly great literature out there that you will be missing out on by sticking to it. Expand and enjoy!
I seriously love your comments! This is awesome. Absolutely love your advice. Thankfully I don't ever plan on limiting myself to fantasy. Especially since a lot of fantasy (modern fantasy) is very surface level.
Reading Stephen King has opened me up to other genres. So I am really excited to read other books once I am done with Wheel of time. Which has taken up the last 2 years. I of course am not saying it has been a chore. It has been a wonderful journey and I am excited but also very sad to see the end.
Really don't know what I will read next. Or what I will be up for. But nonetheless really excited to dive into other stories that are not fantasy!
Thank you so much for sharing!
@@Thomas.R.Howell Oh yeah I've read some King as well. Standouts in my head are The Stand, for example (because it was long, but decent) and It (which was great for 90% of it, but the end made me throw the book across the room).
I would consider everything on my list to be "literature" with the possible exception of Jurassic Park and Thrones (but I could probably make a good argument that they are literature). I just finished A Way of Kings, and it is absolutely NOT literature. This is fine (it has a ton of flaws, but I still enjoyed it), but to have any hopes of being on my "fav" list, it has to approach saying meaningful things about the human experience, preferably in a way I consider to be artistic (use of imagery, metaphors, etc). And I'm not stating that Kings doesn't say anything, but I'd be hard pressed to accept that it's MEANINGFUL.
Edit: I forgot One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and A Clockwork Orange. Def. on my fav list. Such good books...
i also choose not to have a top ten favorite book list because after reading every book ever thought up, it’s real hard to choose a top ten to narrow it down to.
That’s a good problem to have 😂
If I were thinking of a top 10 list, I’d separate singular books from series. OR I would count something like Wheel of Time as a singular entry. Top 10 stories per se.
I would do the same. You can't read one wheel of time book by itself. They all are apart of the overarching story.
Love the video. I just found your channel and was intrigued because I was also disappointed by mistborn (it’s not bad it’s just mid). And long and behold name of the wind is also my favourite book. There’s only 3 others that have given me the feeling you’ve described and they were the first law, portrait of Dorian grey and brave new world. Maybe check them out!
Welcome aboard! That is AWESOME! After reading Name of the Wind it was initially difficult to read anything outside of Patrick's masterful prose. I was constantly comparing every other writing style to his. But thankfully I have gotten out of that slump.
After Wheel of Time I would love to dive into the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb and like you mentioned, the First Law trilogy. I hear both of those trilogies are so good and have very good prose.
The Farseer trilogy was recommended to me because of it's similarities to Name of the Wind. The natural storytelling where it seems like nothing happens. Yet there is something so tender in that.
Have you, or will you read LOTR. Anyway, your content is cool and unique.
Wow thank you!
Long story short, I started the Fellowship of the Ring in the summer of 2020. This was after the Hobbit. Man was it tough for me to grasp. I could not get used to the writing style!
So I stopped about half way through book 1. I absolutely plan on picking it up and reading all three books when I am done with Wheel of Time!
@@Thomas.R.Howell cool beans
Hey Thomas, I get it. Name of the wind is my all time favourite as well. My secret Suggestion for you: “Perfume” by Patrick Suesskind. It’s not about the best musician, but about the best nose in the world. It’s a fast, intense and magical read. Hope you give it a try. Anyway, love your slow down to earth coffee book breaks.
Max☕️ 📚 ❤