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Interesting you have "The Hobbit" in this list. I still think "The Lord of the Rings" is Tolkien's best work, but "The Hobbit" holds a very special place in my heart. Ten year old me learned English with that book. Kneeling down on my mother's living room, an old English copy of "The Hobbit" on top of a couch and an English-Portuguese dictionary at my side. It was magic. Each page came with new wonder.

Just love how you talk about books! keep going!

Bingo! War and Peace the best ever written. Absolutely enthralling.

War and Peace is entertainment. It is like Lord of the Rings or Tales of Ice and Fire. There are some bits about history theory but they are garbage. It is just something to read

10. The couple's j.updike,09 The Chosen 8. Of Mice and Men 7. The Story of Philosophy will durant 6. The Old Man and the Sea. 5. The Hobbit 4. One Hundred Years of Solitude 3. The Tropic of Cancer 2. The Great Gatsby.1.The Catcher in the Rye/1. The Godfather

I have watched a dozen 'Preparing to read War & Peace' videos and yours Adam is by far the most comprehensive and I now feel more confident about starting the book. I especially liked the suggestion to keep a notebook with a synopsis of each chapter which I will certainly try. Thank you..

You talk way way way too much . I quit during #10

It is absolutely the best book of all times

Bro... has a attitude.. style!😅

NO love for Frankenstein?!?!?!😮

Reading is my Lover for Life ❤ Most Everything by ANTHONY BURGESS (he was So much more than Clockwork!) feel that way about Vonnegut also. Special treat, Check out DR. RAT by WILLIAM KOTZWINKLE ❤

Hey bro hope you're well and upload soon :)

You are a self absorbed narcissistic

Before you announce each you give a long introduction to it that I found annoying

Just finished the hobbit, love it. The old man and the sea I read to my bookclub group , perfect. I knew Bourdain when he was a Chef in Manhattan, his book is so true. love the way you describe your selection , I will check all of 😂them.❤

Roberto Constantine makes great detective books!

No wonder he wrote Kafka on the Shore.

Can't spell Ellroy tonight. Sorry.

Also like James Elway. He is elegant.

Like Hemingway. Not so crazy about Old Man and the Sea. Maybe you need to be a man.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy seems like a fun reed i will try that out :) good video

Hardly. Seems like a video made by someone who has read 11 books.

You'd love Don Quixote, it's hilarious

In no order: Johnny Got His Gun, Crime and Punishment, 120 Days of Sodom, The Martian Chronicles, Beloved, Metamorphosis, Germinal, The Castle, Silas Marner, Divine Comedy, Anne Frank Diary, Pudd'nhead Wilson, Exposé: Gods In The Machine (Illustrated memoir/exposé of 1,055 Days in the NYC Shelter System).

TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE ,,,

I've read three of the books on this list (the Hemingway, Tolkien, and Tolstoy) and the only one I'd call a great book is War and Peace. I wonder if A Dude Who Reads was really trying to list the top books of all time, or merely his current favorites. For example, does he actually judge the graphic novel Asterio's Polyp to be superior to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass? Can he compare the illustrations in the two novels and prefer the new stuff?

Title needs to reflect that these are 10 current YOUR favorite books. Its like asking whats your favorite food or movie, as this, like you will evolve (hopefully) Name it- 10 favorites books in 2023 subject to change and perhaps skip the long preamble.

This (10 faves, vs what I think are the 10 greatest) is fun (if still difficult and painful). 10. The Collected Works of Conan-Doyle 9. Treasure Island 8. The Count of Monte Cristo 7. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream) 6. The Stand 5. The Lord of the Rings 4. The Princess Bride 3. One Hundred Years Of Solitude 2. Don Quixote 1. The Brothers Karamazov

On the Road…ha! Nice! That’s when I realized that this video was a parody of a top 10 list.

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The top half would start at #6.

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This video deserves way more attention. Great advice!

I loved Antigone

Read Crime and Punishment, Les Miserables, Moby Dick, East of Eden and Don Quixote. My top 5 books of all time are: Brothers Karamazov War and Peace Crime and Punishment Les Miserables Moby Dick and Anna Karenina

My top 10 1.The Bound and the Broken (starts slow but it's actually worth it-must read!!!) 2. Wheel of time 3. Bloodsworn saga 4. Harry potter (got me into reading so y'all understand) 5. A Game of thrones (obviously... This is a no brainer) 6. Mistborn (To be read before the dark tower series) 7. Kingkiller chronicles (The only drawback is that the third book of the trilogy is still being cooked. But I honestly don't know why Rothfuss isn't taking this seriously as much as I am...) 8. You know there's no list without Malazan book of the fallen 9. Shadow of the wind by carloz zaffon (it's a standalone novel but might be the best book I've read to be frank) 10. The GOAT is none other than Stormlight archive ( I mean come on, it can't get much better than this. Even so, the focus on world building, lore and the magic system is a bit overwhelming but It wouldn't be Stormlight without it, right? Oh and the stand is connected to the dark tower series. So you should read gunslinger and go from there.

I have just began "reading" in my life. I am in my 50s. I have always been a lover of a great movie. My top have to be Count of Monte Cristo and Batman Begins! When I watch these movies, whether it is the 1st time or the 50th, my emotions will always be the same...ALIVE! with HOPE! I am going to "read" Count of Monte Cristo this coming year, as I understand the book has so much more to offer. I CANNOT WAIT! I say "read" as I am actually listening to an audio version of the books. I am dyslexic and never read before because of my limited capabilities but now I can be that "reader" who always sat on her mat in the library at school with books surrounding her!!!! I LOVE KNOWLEDGE...my name means the knowing woman.... I have enjoyed your channel. Continue to read and bring us your latest favorites. Kindly

Wow. I’m new here. So many good books here. But I lost so much respect for you when you said Hitchhikers. I read the first three and just couldn’t do it anymore. I wanted to like them so bad but they were just not for me hahaha. Cheers though, great list, I’ll be back to watch more of your stuff!

I tried to read "The Hobbit" once. I read about a dozen pages and then just never picked it up again.

1. Blood meridian 2. Under the volcano 3. Suttree 4. Wise blood 5. Great gatsby 6. 100 years of solitude 7. Catcher in the rye 8. Gilead 9. Never let me go 10. Stoner

Thank you for this great list. I happened to have just picked up a copy of Kitchen Confidential at a GoodWill store. I’ve always been a fan of Bourdain’s television shows and the book is like discovering him all over again. I love the HitchHiker’s Guide and I highly recommend the early1980’s video series. My one recommendation to you would be One Hundred Years of Solitude by Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I often pick up used copies and give them out as gifts. I would describe it as LSD for life; it will change your perspective on reality.

Thanks for your video. I loved how you described War And Peace....I agree....It is a marathon and not a sprint. Also thanks for introducing this Australian to a Canadian author treasure. Looking forward to reading Morecai Richler.

Thank you so much for these recommendations!

My favourite novel is 'Black Beauty' by Anna Sewell.

Holy cow…that’s two comments that have disappeared. All I did was mention the L1bby 4pp that has fr33 b00ks, that I’d recently got it and that I am very impressed and BAM! The comments are gone…what’s up with that YT?!? Let’s see if this one sticks around 🤔 EDIT: my sneaky spelling with number substitutions for letters seems to have worked…my comment is still visible 👀

My “new” comment disappeared..I wasn’t inappropriate and there were no links, weird. Anyway: I’m rewatching your videos. Hopefully you are well! Cheers!!

Nice list! On The Road is one of my favorite books as well--I'm a big fan of "road" and travel novels and this fits the bill perfectly.

I'm reading Barney's version right now from this recommendation and it's funny because I forgot I watched this video which prompted me to buy it