Top Ten Favorite Books
Ok, I promised, so I’d better not let you down. Here’s the next list, just remember that it may change at any moment:
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton (This one needs to be reread a few times because unlike most mysteries, it becomes more confusing the closer you get to the end.)
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis (Some people really dislike this book; I find it so prescient about our current worship of science and the rise of the religion of humanism.)
Mr. Standfast by John Buchan (Part of the Richard Hannay series which begins with The 39 Steps, it has a theme of Pilgrim’s Progress and a touching story of friendship and sacrifice.)
Mr. Mulliner stories by P.G. Wodehouse (Most people are fond of Jeeves and Wooster, but Mr. Mulliner is my favorite…he is a master story-teller and the possessor of the world’s most odd relations.)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Have you noticed how many of the authors of my favorites have initials instead of names? This selection may seem a little trite, but I really think that Lucy Maud was a master of characterization, a feat accomplished by few authors.)
Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss (This is a favorite of many reformed Christian women; this book truly changed my life with its unfolding tale of transformation through suffering. It shows so clearly how God brings trials to us because of His loving plan for our lives.)
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (Before Scarlett O’Hara there was Becky Sharp…Gone With The Wind, which I love, was a rip-off of this story, except Becky Sharp gets more of a comeuppance than Scarlett.)
Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Can you believe this is the world’s bestselling book…although I haven’t heard if it has been surpassed by that other religious bestseller, Harry Potter. I just bought a beautiful children’s version with illustrations by Robert Lawson.)
Paradise Restored by David Chilton (David used to be our pastor; he died of a heart attack a few years ago at the young age of 44. This book changed my eschatology which is why I keep going instead of giving up…it’s also one of the reasons we have 10 children.)
A Lantern in Her Hand by Beth Streeter Aldrich (I have a review of this on my website…I’ll try to add more reviews in the near future, but I’m not making any promises!)
