What is the What? -David Eggers: the journey of a "Lost Boy" from Sudan to the U.S.
The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten Boom: autobiography of a Holocaust Survivor from Holland
Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis: the first book in his Space Trilogy. Not typical Sci-fi
Perelandra - C. S. Lewis: second in the Space Trilogy, and one of my all time favorite books
One Thousand Gifts- Ann Voscamp: a sweet book about life-changing gratitude
Mountains Beyond Mountains - Tracey Kidder: follows a famous doctor through Haiti and the world
Searching For God Know What - Donald Miller: an honest and humorous book about faith
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte *: high drama, Gothic romance... A love story with all the crazy twists
A Tale of Two Cities -Charles Dickens *: a classic about human nature, set during the French revolution
Cry, The Beloved Country - Alan Paton: about the ties that reach beyond Apartheid in South Africa
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith: entertaining and endearing, set in Botswana. I think Precious Ramotswe and I would be friends if she were not fictional.
Black Like Me - John Howard Griffin: an eye-opening journey through 1950's Jim Crow South
The Great Divorce - C. S. Lewis: an allegory of heaven and hell that's more approachable than Dante
And It Was Good - Madeleine L'Engle: unusual perspective and thoughts on the creation of the world
The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien: adventure, dragons, goblins, little hairy men... could it get better?
The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis: My sister once thought that she could get to Narnia through our closet, which is proof of a great story!
The Reason for God - Tim Keller *: a look at the Bible, God and the meaning of life
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: a collection of mysteries solved with amazing logic
Summa Theologica.... just kidding, summer vacation has to have some limits.
It's a random list, ranging from easy to intense reading. The ones with an (*) are either long, have complicated language, or just require more brain power. You have been warned.
These are some of my favorites, most of them have impacted the way I see the world.
I hope you may enjoy them as much as I have!
Happy reading!
You'd like An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor, Beth! Another awesome fat book of amazement is When in Doubt, Sing by Jane Redmont.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pom Pom! I'll look them up! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm finally read Out of the Silent Planet, and I'm on my way to reading Perelandra. I say on my way because, well, it's taking me awhile. :-) I liked the first one, was surprised by the fact that I liked it, and am looking forward to enjoying the second one.
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