Comments on: What are the best books you’ve ever read?

By: Hadassah32

Hadassah32 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:51:16 +0000

I love all of these except I haven’t read dekker

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:58:22 +0000

The Dresden Files series, by Jim Butcher. Urban fantasy series about Harry Dresden, Chicago-based wizard and private investigator.

Though I'm not sure about the writer's beliefs, the series has a few strong Christian characters, including Michael Carpenter, Knight of the Cross (wields a holy sword with one of THE 3 nails embedded). There are also strong themes relating to the temptation of power, friendship & loyalty. Book 10 has the main character throwing his anger in God's face in a hospital chapel when his friend, the aforementioned Michael, lies in the ICU with critical injuries.

First book in the series is Storm Front. 11 books out so far, with # 12 due out this spring.

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:14:36 +0000

In my opinion, the greatest books I've read have been the most influential and eye-opening. I do a lot of reading, so here's a list:

1. The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis. I love these books. They were brilliantly written and really showcased God's love for us while alerting (or re-awakening) me to the fact that we need to be responsible and good stewards of what God has given us in this world.
2. My Guantanamo Diary by Mahvish Khan. This non-fiction book details the cruel treatment suffered by the innocent detainees at Guantanamo Bay. This book is not the most well written one you will ever read, but it will either deepen or awaken the conviction that God calls us to be loving and just in response to many issues, not just abortion and gay marriage.
3. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien was brilliant, but this is easily the best written (if not the most inspired) of his books.
4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I realize that at this point it is rather cliche for a teenage girl to be an Austen fan. However, studying this book in school allowed me to better understand the social commentary and has actually allowed me to become more mature in my interactions with others.

By: Stebu

Stebu — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:57:43 +0000

How to Read the Bible For All Its Worth- Stuart and Fee
Mysteries- Knut Hamsun
A Theology of the New Testament – G.E. Ladd
There are many more, but these are pretty far up there.

By: Ellie G

Ellie G — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:00:34 +0000

Best books after the Bible (just felt obliged to type the capital B…what's that all about?!):

The Return of the Prodigal – Henri Nouwen
Waking the Dead (The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive) – John Eldredge
Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

These books have all moved me and changed me.

By: melvin

melvin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:21:41 +0000

The Bible, Blue Like Jazz, The Case for Christ, Finding the Groove by Robert Gelinas, Searching for God Knows What, Through Painted Deserts.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:12:45 +0000

I'm a lit major, which pretty much means I'm a professional reader at the moment. I'm gonna have to agree with a few I've seen, namely anything by CS Lewis. He was not only a fabulous and crafted writer but an intensely funny and thinking man. Actually, anything by anyone in The Inklings and Charles Williams. After I studied these men in depth, everything else became intensely difficult to read because I was just so used to reading well-written literature.

I'm also going to agree with Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, Austen, The Glass Castle (the person posting didn't know it was Jeanette Walls who wrote it), The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner, Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Beowulf, and Peter Pan by JM Barrie, which is a FANTASTIC book!
For poetry, it's Wordsworth and Walt Whitman, with a little Shelly and Poe thrown in.

I also love the Harlem Renaissance and black american lit–just finished Up From Slavery, an autobiography of Booker T Washington, and next on my list is The Souls of black Folk by WEB Du Bois.

By: Josh Richard

Josh Richard — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:33:29 +0000

Besides the Bible, i would have to say:
"The Barbarian Way" by Erwin Raphael McManus
"Crazy Love" by Francis Chan
"Vintage Jesus" by Mark Driscoll
"Wide Awake" by Erwin Raphael McManus

All these books have impacted my life. Each, in its own way.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:03:56 +0000

Second the "Jesus for President" and "Irresistible Revolution" books by Shane Claiborne. For a kid who grew up in the Bible belt, these books made me look at how I really should be following Christ in a big way.

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