Hey dudes, here are my top 10 books ever (so far!). This was a fun one to put together. If you're interested in joining my patreon for the booksaresick book club I will link that below! www.patreon.com/booksaresick
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Can I just say I am so excited that I found your channel. The Stand is one of my favorite books and was so excited to see it on your list- excited to see more of your recommendations!!!
I only recently got back into reading and one of my first books to read this year was 11/22/63 because of your suggestion. Loved it! Keep these videos coming. Thanks!
1:00 Latest read - The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 1:48 10. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 2:57 9. The Fisherman by John Langan 3:55 8. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 5:02 7. Pet Cemetery by Stephen King 6:13 6. The Perks of Being a Wall Flower by Stephen Chbosky 7:04 5. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 8:40 4. The Stand by Stephen King 10:33 3. The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien 11:31 2. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 12:42 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Nick - thank you for your list ! I borrowed "Small Things Like These" from the library and it was outstanding ! Now I have her others in my queue to read as they become available. I loved The Fisherman - the imagery evoked of the Leviathan and the beach and sea have stayed with me long past the day I finished the book. It's not for everyone but I would recommend anyone who likes horror that is off the beaten path to give it a try at least. Anyway - have been enjoying your videos. Keep at it ! - Brian (PIttsburgh)
I've been watching so many different people on book recommendations and you are the best so far. My book club read your #1 pick this year and I really really enjoyed it. Keep the videos coming.
Love the channel. Thanks for doing this, I binged most of your channel vids in 2 days and added a ton of great reads to my “Want to read” on Goodreads. I also love Stephen King and just started reading him last year only Carrie and Salem’s Lot so far…keep on being awesome!
Hey Nick, I just recently found your channel and love your stuff. I only put books on my favorite of all time list if I would want to reread them as well because it takes a lot for me to want to reread a book. Last night, I started a channel of my own finally after much debating. Keep going when the awesome content. I also like that your Vibe is just so chill.
Dude, I'm so glad to have stumbled upon your channel! You seem like a wonderful person, this was a joy to watch. I'm also new to reading and have fallen in love with Stephen King's books. My favorite I've read so far is Misery. Definitely want to read It and 11/22/63 at some point. Thank you for sharing your favorite books, it's inspiring to hear people talk about what they love! I will definitely check out your other videos!
I love Perks of Being a Wallflower. One of my favorite books is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. It follows a Korean family through 4 generations living in Japan. Really good read, I still think about these characters even though I read the book 5 years ago.
Great list ! Love its diversity and love your enthusiasm when discussing them. Its like you’re introducing your best buddies to us . A few on my top 10 are Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving ,and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. Happy reading !
The wistful look when reviewing Lonesome Dove says it all. It's an incredible book and I was upset when I finished it too. No longer being 'on the trail' was a shock lol. And even now think fondly of all the characters. It's personally my no 1. Like you say the dialogue is epic. Happy reading!
Really fun listening to you talk about your top ten which, as I am sure you know, will change a hundred times over. So many great books out there waiting to be discovered.
My husband read Lonesome dove years ago after watching the mini series. He love it. At your suggestion I am listening to it on our stereo about 2 hours a night so we can both enjoy it. I love the diogue. Thanks for the suggestion.
I'm currently working my way through King's bibliography and your top book is one I haven't been looking forward to, but now I'm interested! It looks like we have similar tastes and I like your vibe, so I did subscribe. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
A wonderful list. I read many of those, and they are five-star reads. I am always in awe of people who start their reading journey later in life. Kudos to your reading bravery!
Hey man saw you on tik tok and the saw you had a channel here too! Just wanted to say your what got me reading again (well really trying!) at 27! Thanks for the videos! :)
Kafka's writing is fascinating. From my own top 10 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, Dune by Frank Herbert, To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Ive read 5 of the 10 books you listed. One of my favorite is The confederacy of dunces. I do need to reread it but so many books on my tbr list! Great video, thanks
Confederacy of Dunces is a masterpiece. I also loved The Angle of Repose, by Wallace Stegner. The Power and The Glory by Graham Greene. Lolita by Vladamir Nabokov. In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. Dracula, by Bram Stoker.
I found a cool book that's letters between John Steinbeck and his editor while Steinbeck was writing East of Eden, like starting from when it was just a few sketches of a place he wanted his sons to be able to see. I love how important the setting is for him
Lonesome Dove has been on my bookshelf for awhile now. Can't explain why but I've been waiting on some cool summer nights to read it...hopefully that's soon.
Love your taste in books. The Fisherman, & Small Things Like These are two books I really want to get round to reading, & i loved the miniseries adaptation of Lonesome Dove with Robert Duvall & Tommy Lee Jones when i was a kid, so i definitely need to check that book out too. As for my top 10 books, they are: 1- Cold Mountain 2- Snow Falling On Cedars 3- Norwegian Wood 4- White Oleander 5- One Day 6- I'm Thinking Of Ending Things 7- Sharp Objects 8- Atonement 9- Frankenstein 10- Interview With The Vampire
Love your taste for books! Just started The Exorcist. I had my suspicions but the language is really good in it. I got hooked immediatelly! Also good that I dont remember the movie that well.
I grabbed the Fishermen at a bookstore recently because of your review. Haven’t read it yet, but then my sister (who was with me when I bought the book) asked if she can read it too after seeing your review about a week later.
Now my list of books to read is a lot longer, thanks 😄But I also love Pet Sematary and The Stand so I think I might enjoy some of your book recommendations. From that pile, I'd pick The Fellowship of the Rings just because I was already planning to read that very soon
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You and I share several favs!! But, nothing could have made me happier than when you picked up Lonesome Dove!! I recently did a reread of it, and it still leaves me broken. When I finish, I always just want to hear from Gus just one more time! 🥲I had to subscribe! Stephen King is also a favorite author of mine and I have read all the ones you mentioned. Having read a huge number of King books, I'm not sure I could choose a favorite. 😫... Thanks for this video! Happy Reading! 📚📚📚
I would love to hear your opinion on hispanic latin literature, may I suggest that you read Juan Rulfo's Pedro Paramo or any of the short stories compilations from Borges
I loved the films LoTR and recently picked up the books! I am loving them all! And I have Lonesome Dove on hold with my library. Can’t wait to get to Lonesome Dove - it may take me a month or two to get through lol
As someone who used to be an absolutely ravenous Stephen King fan, I will never understand the love for 11/22/63, haha. I knew exactly what book it was as soon as you held up the pages to the camera... my old nemesis! I started my own channel just because I needed a place to vent about it :P I do enjoy the Exorcist though, so that's probably the book I'd pick off your list! Really interesting use of demonic possession as an allegory of trauma/abuse. Out of my own favourite books, I'd recommend you try One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey--based on this list I think it's the one you'd like most off of mine :) Anyway, great video, you have a very conversational presence that I still struggle to get across on camera even 2 years after starting my channel, lol. I'll be sure to watch more!
I don't understand the 11/22/63 love! Everyone raved about it, so I think it got built up in my head and was a disappointment. My favorite King's are The Shining, Salem's Lot, The Stand and IT.
@@samanthaflynn3652 Yeah, it's a really tacky book for sure! And I can't remember the last time I read a novel that was so bloated. My favourite Stephen King novel is The Shining, hands down. It's a good reminder that SK used to be good at blending genre fiction with deeper literary elements/social commentary, haha.
Hi Nick! Just discovered your channel. Enjoyed hearing your top ten. If you love Stephen King and you’ve read The Stand, I can highly recommend The Dark Tower series! (There are awesome crossovers with characters from his other books! It’s a whole multi-verse!) 😍
Yes, yes, I did read The Metamorphosis, Small Things Like These, Lonesome Dove. I love that you are a varied reader. My favorite books are East Of Eden, The Honey Bus, West With Giraffes. 😊
I enjoyed hearing you talk about your favourite books. I have not read any of them, apart from the first part of LOTR. Of those you listed, I would pick Lonesome Dove for inclusion on my TBR.
One of my all time fav memories is when on my honeymoon last year I watched a video of yours about 11.22.63 and it really made me want to buy and read it, and after searching most places in New Zealand I finally found a copy in a old corner bookshop and I almost had a heart attack when I seen it haha. Top 3 for sure.
Love Claire Keegan! And The perks of being a wallflower is one of my favorites as well, first read it as a teenager and fell in love and it still holds up now reading it as an adult. Two other favorites of mine that I think you would enjoy is Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese and Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier - you should check them out if you haven't already!
I just finished my 2nd read of 11/22/63. It is one of his best. The Long Walk is probably my favorite of his. It is a great character driven book that I also felt had a satisfying conclusion that no one seems to agree with me on. I’ve been hearing a lot of rave reviews on Lonesome Dove and I feel like it might be time to check it out. Great video.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Charm School and The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille, The Day After Tomorrow by Allan Folsom, and any of the books in the Travis McGee mystery series by John D. MacDonald.
I’m going to try the perks of being a wallflower and lonesome dove. I’m not into horror but I should also read Tolkien too as I love the films. New subscriber. Enjoyed the vid 👍
Dude!! That is also my #1 book. "Life turns on a dime." Mr King says that a few times in that book. It's my favorite quote??. Any who, The Stand is also up there for me. But you have got to try more fantasy books too. The Hobbit is awesome. You should try Robin Hobb. For historical fiction, Wilbur Smith is pretty terrific. Either way, great video. Keep it up sir!!
Fellowship of the Ring is so near and dear to me, but Return of the King is probably my favorite 😊 Some of my other top books are Little Women, The Night Circus, The Light Between Oceans, The Book Thief and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!! Love your picks! I think you would love I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak if you haven’t yet! It seems like your kind of book!
Great list. Not sure how this video showed up on my RU-vid feed, but as I watched it, I was thinking, "Oh yeah, we could be friends!" I have read almost every one of these and loved almost every one of them like you do. (Though the Clare Keegan book was not one that did much for me.) Lonesome Dove is probably my #1 of all time.
Don't know about a complete top ten but what comes to mind are, Pride and Prejudice, Sketches form a Hunters Album, Machiavelli's the Prince. Shogun, Fiesta the sun also rises, The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Heart of Darkness, A moveable feast. Best wishes.
For dark books, you should read "Journey to the End of the Night" by French author Céline. It is my favorite and I have never read another book like it--well, except for the next by Céline. It combines darkness with dark humor. You will be amazed at the things you can laugh at.
The Stand was the first Stephen King book I ever read. He's been my favorite author ever since. Thank you for including it on your list. I'm so glad I found your channel.
I really enjoyed this list. I’m glad that you listed books that you like to read b/c I hate seeing books like Ulysses by James Joyce or things like that listed b/c they are not enjoyable books to read - at all. But, they make you seem smart and they always appear on lists. I’ve read at least half of the books on your list and enjoyed all of them. I thought 11/23/1963 was absolutely amazing as well. I used to read The Lord of the Rings every 7 years or so for about 30 years and The Fellowship of the Ring remains my favorite of the trilogy. Love your enthusiasm.
I listened to 11/22/63 and literally had to pull off a busy interstate because the ending had me weeping. I love everything King, but this one really hit me hard. Thanks for giving it some love!
Love the Pup Shirt. 11/23/63 is also my favorite book, was excited to see that! I think for my next big read I'm going to try Lonesome Dove - heard great things.
Holy crap. What a list. Love Perks and all the King books. Lonesome Dove has been on my list for a long time. The Power Of One by Bryce Courtney is my all time favorite. It’s a coming of age story in South Africa in the 40’s.
I’ve re-read The Stand about 4-5 times. It’s truly a masterpiece. I’m really trying to hold off reading 11/22/63 because it just seems like one of those books where people consistently put it in their top however many books even if they don’t like King. He’s also getting up there in age and I’m almost done with his most notable bibliography, so I’m just trying to save his possible best works for a special occasion. 11/22/63, Duma Key, IT, Pet Semetary, and Night Shift are all my hold outs that I can’t wait to read one day.
If you haven't read Hearts in Atlantis, by Stephen King, it's on a par with 11/22/63 in my view. A writer who is lesser-known today but is incredibly good is Gerald Kersh. Prelude to a Certain Midnight is a short novel, maybe 100 pages, which starts as a cozy mystery and ends somewhere quite a bit darker. It's a good example of his narrative powers and a short sample of what he can do in his novels. Happy reading!
I am an avid reader, always have been. My 18 year old daughter just started reading. She is a horse girl, she works at an equine veterinary clinic and at a horse ranch. She knows a lot about horses. So when she started reading again, she was drawn to stories that involve cowboys or horses. She started a popular series about cowboy love but was so turned off by he book because the parts involving horses was inaccurate and cringy ( her words). I just found Lonesome Dove at a local thrift sale and bought it for her. Thank you for the recommendation. I love your videos. You recommended real books that have stories with substance and beautiful writing.
Great picks! 11/22/63 is a fav King of mine. Have you read any Maggie O'Farrell? Her prose is superb. Hamnet is heartbreaking. Betty by Tiffany McDaniel is a fantastic coming of age story with excellent writing too.
🫠🫠🫠 The Metamorphosis is my favorite read - I get a lot of “what is wrong with you” type responses for that one! My favorite first line of a book is the first line of This Side of Paradise by F Scott Fitzgerald. I’m currently reading and very into Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.
I dont know if itd be of interest, but please please try Susanna Clarkes "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell" and "Piranesi". Oh also Laird Hunts "In The House In The Dark Of The Woods"
I liked what you said about horror being scary. And I found the best way to help with scary books is to create a space to read scary books to help.. the best example I have is I read Edgar Allen Poes The Raven in the dark of night, home alone by candle light. And I was truly scared. Where you read can sometimes impact the reader in ways just as much. Hope that helps 😅
New subscriber! I was just praying for a BookTuber that spoke my bookish language, (yep, I was), and bam- your video popped up in my feed. I own 6/10 of your recs and I’ve read 5 of them. I think it’s an answer… thank you for the great video. I look forward to delving into your other posts. Happy reading 📖
44F here. I read Pet Sematary when I was maybe 12. It IS dark, but it's dark in the best possible way. I went back and re-read as soon as I had an official empty nest, and it's a totally different experience. It's a must-read for horror genre fans. Also, for transparency, I'm not a book reviewer. I'm just an SEO content writer who loves good fiction.
