@@bigork2099 Nathaniel Philbrick’s In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex was the true story of Moby Dick! It was excellent and an easy read. I think they made a movie of this book with one of the Hemsworth brothers.
@@bigork2099 I'd say the Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun books are tough. They are readable in a way but only when I got the companion book by Michael Andre-Driussi it made me realize I hadn't really understood anything.
Great list ! Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on these favorites, our taste is very similar but I have only dipped a toe into the waters of my reading journey compared to you. Many added to my Want to Read list! The Book Thief made me cry as well, a rare feat. Loved A Gentleman in Moscow, All the Light, The Road, so many more on here, and am currently reading Lonesome Dove and blown away by McMurtry's epic. Cheers
@@ibrahimchaiben8127Its missing Blood Meridian and he had McCarthy on his list. I did not see anything from Dostoevsky either and he is the greatest fiction writer ever according to many. But its his list and he did homage to his favorites and never said it was the greatest 100, just HIS greatest 100.
What an incredible list of books! Thank you for another awesome video! Happy to say that Memory Sorrow and Thorn is on my tbr for 2024 along with Lonesome Dove. I watched Winds of War mini series many years ago so can only imagine how much better the book will be.
Thanks! I am excited to try your recommendations. The breadth is somewhat surprising, and you have provided a spark to try more mysteries and westerns - maybe a ww2 historic too. Sword of Shannara was my first book purchase too, and also holds a place in my heart. Pillars of the Earth...wow that was amazing. George R.R. schools Sanderson for me so far.
Great Video Mr. Durfee. I loved it. I have probably read only 30 percent of those books but looking forward to reading some of the ones you have on this list now. I do have a suggestion if you don't mind. For your next top 100 if you could not add any Stephen King Books. NOT because I dislike him. The opposite. My favorite author of all time. I also belive he is yours as I have seen in the past you post all your Stephen King books ranked. I also just watched your top 100 sci-fi which I also loved. Keep up the great work. I just ordered your trilogy will hopefully read it before this summer comes.
I just found your channel via my revived love for King. The Stand has been my favorite since I read it. I am looking for others to read both King and not. There are several here that sound interesting. Thanks for this.
Bro, Thank you. Because of you, I read more! And more good stuff since I pick titles right from your shelves. Including Donaldson's Gap Series. A great author at his peak, and some of the best reading I've enjoyed.
Had to comment again once I made it to the end after seeing the large pile on the floor! 😂 I've been watching your videos for a long time, and I'm surprised to see you just chuck them around!
This is a first video of yours i watched and I love it. Very specific. Few titles sounds very interesting and I’ve never heard of them. Time to read some books. Have a nice day.
I really like you sir. I'm trying to start reading as an adult more regularly. Particularly books I should've read earlier lol. I love your enthusiasm and humour. It's inspiring and relaxes me when I'm stressed. I have a few of the books you mentioned on my list such as Moby Dick, Lord of the Flies, The Dark Tower, The Martian, Dune, The Da Vinci Code, A Game of Thrones, War and Peace, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pillars of the Earth and Lonesome Dove. I can't wait to read them all! I've also read a couple of the books you mentioned in Gone Girl and Lord of the Rings. It was a while ago but I remember being really engaged. Also loved The Hobbit :) I'm currently reading The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith as I'm studying Ancient Egypt. So thought I'd read a novel set in this period :)
What a great list of pop fiction-- informative and I found myself nodding in agreement on so many titles. Especially I'm a huge fan of McMurtry, James Michner, Frank Herbert, Ken Follet, Tolkien, Stephen King, Asimov and so many of your choices. If I were to make a list, I'd put them in alphabetical order by genre. It's too difficult to choose the best except Dune is my personal favorite of all time. Found at least 20 authors of interest from your list. Your rapid fire, to the point descriptions are truly appreciated.!
I just found your channel and this video was awesome! I loved your choice of books and authors, namely, Moby Dick, Rendezvous with Rama, Foundation, Anna Karenina, The Name of the Rose, Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, Stephen King's novels...The writers you mentioned that I have not read yet I added to my '"To read next" list. The only great, if not the greatest writer of all time missing here is Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky!
You always have cool shirts on Brian. I actually have the H.E.R signature Stratocaster, which has a beautiful pearlescent finish with matching headstock. It's got a great '60s neck profile if you're into guitars. Anyway, I might be wrong, but don't think I've ever seen you don a KISS shirt! We both come from that era when it was an amazing experience to be a KISS fan!!
I'm blown away from all the different genres! No hate from me on The DaVinci Code! That book is dope! It's a funny story that when that came out, and I bought it for my friends mom as a gift, not knowing what it was about. She loved to read, and I'd heard all the buzz about it, and she was legit mad. I read just fantasy books at the time, but she refused to take it so I read it and fell in love with it!
Great review of the top 100! I do enjoy the view of the pile of books at the end. I know you protect your books with covers and such, but it still gives me a cringe with just the right tinge of humor.
Currently reading through Malazan for the first time myself and am at Bonehunters book 6. I also feel Deadhouse Gates is my favourite in the series thus far. Not many others seem to rate it so highly in the series. Blew me away!
Very interesting. Some of my all time Favorites (that you did not mention) : In Cold Blood-Truman Capote, The Lords of Discipline-Pat Conroy, The Night House-Jo Nesbo, Red Rabbit-Alex Grecian, Furness-Muriel Gray, The Tomorrow File-Lawrence Sanders, The Old Man’s War-John Scalzi, Primal Fear-William Diehl, On Writing-Stephen King, Nick Cutter-The Troop, No Exit-Taylor Adams, Silence of the Lambs-Thomas Harris, Deliverance-James Dickey, American Psycho-Bret Easton Ellis, Mighnight Cowboy-James Leo Herlihy, All Quiet on the Western Front-Erich Remarque, Flowers for Algernon-Daniel Keyes
Just saw this pop up at midnight. Can’t wait to watch tomorrow. Ok maybe I watched the first 100-90 😂 this is the best television show in the universe.
Once I finish IT I will have read 20 of your picks. Question !!!!! I loved Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. Finally finished the mammoth "to green angel tower". Should I continue Tad's publication order and read and start the Otherland series OR should I keep going with the Osten Ard series??? Thanks for the video.
I recommend continuing with the Osten Ard series, it would resonate a lot more after MS&T. Shadowmarch is very good too. A great writer. Happy reading!
This is the one of the best book recommendation i ever got. Rest of UA-cam channel just reccomend me romantic and women centric novels. I don't know in my country if i really can find all of this books, but i am really interest to read all of book physically or online.
THREE times actually 😀, as "Carrion Comfort" is in the list somewhere as Brian's favorite vampire novel, I think. I'd probably go with Anno Dracula by Kim Newman as my own personal favorite vampire novel.
Hello Brian, I love your reviews and always look forward to your latest video. I am an avid reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction and presently am reading Brother Red by Adrian Selby and the Altered Carbon Series by Richard K. Morgan book 2 , Broken Angels . Just finished the James Islington Audible version of "The Will of the Many. I would love to hear a review by you on any of these books. Keep up the great work Brian... Panarch Pete
Based on this list I think you might like “Blindness” by José Saramago if you don’t mind the writing style. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on it.
Check out the Godslayer Chronicles by James Clemons who is actually James Rollins! Swan Song by Robert McCammon is excellent but I enjoyed his Wolf’s Hour a lot more!
Tolstoy speaks to me too. He’s incredible. War and Peace and Anna Karenina are A+ books but his novellas are also great! The Death of Ivan Ilyich and The Cossacks are as good as anything else he ever wrote.
SOOO much horror. I love it! But the Stand ugh! I love the first third but then everything fell apart for me. Great list, going to read the Terror this winter!
@1:42 yes i am out harpooning whales as we speak!!!!
I read 300 pages of Moby Dick this year and it was tough...Steven Erikson is easy compared to Moby Dick.
@@bigork2099 Nathaniel Philbrick’s
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex was the true story of Moby Dick! It was excellent and an easy read. I think they made a movie of this book with one of the Hemsworth brothers.
@@bigork2099 I'd say the Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun books are tough. They are readable in a way but only when I got the companion book by Michael Andre-Driussi it made me realize I hadn't really understood anything.
I love how Brian has a video about treating your books right and then always tosses them into a pile when he does a list video
Yeah this guy is hilarious in a good way...
Haha good point. That sound when they hit the stack!!
It is just the funniest thing to me because I know exactly which video you mean. Ha ha ha
There's no one that would put out a list with the diversity of genre like Brian can. Great stuff.
I’m surprised it wasn’t actually top 117 or something 😂 we all love and support you Brian. Thank you for the list 🙏🏻
Another excellent list Brian! You keep wrecking havoc on my TBR… and I’m loving it!
Just when i got my TBR list manageable, you drop the banger off an episode. Congrats Brian. Great job as always
Great list - I enjoyed watching this. Thanks for the video!
What a great idea and list. Taking notes. I don't think I can do a top 100 but maybe top 50.
Inspiring.
Thank you Sir! 🙏🏽
Great list ! Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on these favorites, our taste is very similar but I have only dipped a toe into the waters of my reading journey compared to you. Many added to my Want to Read list! The Book Thief made me cry as well, a rare feat. Loved A Gentleman in Moscow, All the Light, The Road, so many more on here, and am currently reading Lonesome Dove and blown away by McMurtry's epic. Cheers
This is the definitive top 100 list. All other top 100 lists should go ahead and delete their accounts.
Haaaa! Tell it.
wonderful list! but it's missing some more classics and masterpieces from other languages and times to be the "Greatest" of all time.
@@ibrahimchaiben8127Its missing Blood Meridian and he had McCarthy on his list. I did not see anything from Dostoevsky either and he is the greatest fiction writer ever according to many. But its his list and he did homage to his favorites and never said it was the greatest 100, just HIS greatest 100.
Excellent. Thanks for putting this together.
Nice list! I think I’d drive myself crazy trying to put a top 10 together let alone 100!
What an incredible list of books! Thank you for another awesome video! Happy to say that Memory Sorrow and Thorn is on my tbr for 2024 along with Lonesome Dove. I watched Winds of War mini series many years ago so can only imagine how much better the book will be.
Thanks! I am excited to try your recommendations. The breadth is somewhat surprising, and you have provided a spark to try more mysteries and westerns - maybe a ww2 historic too. Sword of Shannara was my first book purchase too, and also holds a place in my heart. Pillars of the Earth...wow that was amazing. George R.R. schools Sanderson for me so far.
Thank you for making this list. Must have been very difficult to rank them, but we're glad you did.
Really enjoyed your list. I've read many of these choices and enjoyed them. TY for the post.
Wow! Thanks for a fabulous new TBR list! Love this!
I'm surprised I've read a lot of those. You're awesome, Mr. Durfee. Thank you.
This was such a good list. I added so many books on my tbr. Thanks Brian :)
what a video man, I love it. Watching your video from Vietnam, I hope more and more books from your list can be translated into our language.
What an amazing video this was. Thank you Sir!
Love the list! Many thanks
Great list. I like your taste in books. I've read 64 of them, including nine of your top 10. Also got some ideas for my TBR.
Nice video, thanks for the recommendations!!!
Great Video Mr. Durfee. I loved it. I have probably read only 30 percent of those books but looking forward to reading some of the ones you have on this list now. I do have a suggestion if you don't mind. For your next top 100 if you could not add any Stephen King Books. NOT because I dislike him. The opposite. My favorite author of all time. I also belive he is yours as I have seen in the past you post all your Stephen King books ranked. I also just watched your top 100 sci-fi which I also loved. Keep up the great work. I just ordered your trilogy will hopefully read it before this summer comes.
I just found your channel via my revived love for King. The Stand has been my favorite since I read it. I am looking for others to read both King and not. There are several here that sound interesting. Thanks for this.
Bro, Thank you. Because of you, I read more! And more good stuff since I pick titles right from your shelves. Including Donaldson's Gap Series. A great author at his peak, and some of the best reading I've enjoyed.
Had to pause and start over. Needed to make my own TBR from your cool choices! Rock n roll BLD!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Had to comment again once I made it to the end after seeing the large pile on the floor! 😂 I've been watching your videos for a long time, and I'm surprised to see you just chuck them around!
Excited to watch this!!!
Cool list!!!! There are some WINNERS in that group for sure!!!
You could release a new top list every day and I'd watch every one of them.
This is a first video of yours i watched and I love it. Very specific. Few titles sounds very interesting and I’ve never heard of them. Time to read some books. Have a nice day.
Great List! You have so many books i need to check out. Now i am extremely curious about Lonesome Dove & anything by John Irving.
I really like you sir. I'm trying to start reading as an adult more regularly. Particularly books I should've read earlier lol. I love your enthusiasm and humour. It's inspiring and relaxes me when I'm stressed.
I have a few of the books you mentioned on my list such as Moby Dick, Lord of the Flies, The Dark Tower, The Martian, Dune, The Da Vinci Code, A Game of Thrones, War and Peace, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pillars of the Earth and Lonesome Dove. I can't wait to read them all!
I've also read a couple of the books you mentioned in Gone Girl and Lord of the Rings. It was a while ago but I remember being really engaged. Also loved The Hobbit :)
I'm currently reading The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith as I'm studying Ancient Egypt. So thought I'd read a novel set in this period :)
What a great list of pop fiction-- informative and I found myself nodding in agreement on so many titles. Especially I'm a huge fan of McMurtry, James Michner, Frank Herbert, Ken Follet, Tolkien, Stephen King, Asimov and so many of your choices. If I were to make a list, I'd put them in alphabetical order by genre. It's too difficult to choose the best except Dune is my personal favorite of all time. Found at least 20 authors of interest from your list. Your rapid fire, to the point descriptions are truly appreciated.!
Amazing library, would love to see the shelf tour 😊
Brian had a few videos already of book shelves, he takes you to his living room too and a closet as well!😀
@heidi6281 I'll have a look, thank you ❤️
Same
I just found your channel and this video was awesome! I loved your choice of books and authors, namely, Moby Dick, Rendezvous with Rama, Foundation, Anna Karenina, The Name of the Rose, Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, Stephen King's novels...The writers you mentioned that I have not read yet I added to my '"To read next" list. The only great, if not the greatest writer of all time missing here is Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky!
These are the videos I live for
You always have cool shirts on Brian. I actually have the H.E.R signature Stratocaster, which has a beautiful pearlescent finish with matching headstock. It's got a great '60s neck profile if you're into guitars. Anyway, I might be wrong, but don't think I've ever seen you don a KISS shirt! We both come from that era when it was an amazing experience to be a KISS fan!!
It's because of you that I found lonesome dove. You're the man and I'm starting your trilogy this year. Can't wait
Thank you for making this video. Cheers.
I am in awe that u were able to both pick and order these, it would take me a year😇🤗😎
My reading list in the past year has been almost exclusively your recommendations and there hasn't been a single miss.
I'm blown away from all the different genres! No hate from me on The DaVinci Code! That book is dope! It's a funny story that when that came out, and I bought it for my friends mom as a gift, not knowing what it was about. She loved to read, and I'd heard all the buzz about it, and she was legit mad. I read just fantasy books at the time, but she refused to take it so I read it and fell in love with it!
thanks, love your energy :)
Amazing library collection! I like your choice of Anna Karenina!
This was truly an epically amazing list.
It's probably just me, but I wonder if anyone else feels a little twinge of pain each time you hear one of the books hit the floor.
I had to take Ibuprofen for this.
A truly wonderful top 100 list!
Cool top mr. Durfee ! It was just a shock to see Words of Radiance only at number 47 though :)
Love it!
Excellent list!
Thank you for all the suggestions
Great list of books. You are a very diverse reader. Enjoyed your splash of humor thrown it. Those poor books all ending up on the floor.
Great review of the top 100! I do enjoy the view of the pile of books at the end. I know you protect your books with covers and such, but it still gives me a cringe with just the right tinge of humor.
Wow, Dan Simmons didn’t get left out for once.
11:10 love how you wrote 666 for Needful Things
IM just here going in back in time for respect for you brother, hope you get well soon, all this time off you've had im catching to up you in reading!
Durfee delivers again!
I added too much books to the 'to check list'. Your TOP movies are so diverse that's impossible not find something that appeals to someone. Thanks!
great list! and omg i need that h.e.r. shirt in my life
U do need HER shirt!!
Currently reading through Malazan for the first time myself and am at Bonehunters book 6. I also feel Deadhouse Gates is my favourite in the series thus far. Not many others seem to rate it so highly in the series. Blew me away!
Very interesting. Some of my all time Favorites (that you did not mention) : In Cold Blood-Truman Capote, The Lords of Discipline-Pat Conroy, The Night House-Jo Nesbo, Red Rabbit-Alex Grecian, Furness-Muriel Gray, The Tomorrow File-Lawrence Sanders, The Old Man’s War-John Scalzi, Primal Fear-William Diehl, On Writing-Stephen King, Nick Cutter-The Troop, No Exit-Taylor Adams, Silence of the Lambs-Thomas Harris, Deliverance-James Dickey, American Psycho-Bret Easton Ellis, Mighnight Cowboy-James Leo Herlihy, All Quiet on the Western Front-Erich Remarque, Flowers for Algernon-Daniel Keyes
Incredible list. Many of these would be on my top 100
I agree with about 80% of your picks. I still need to read the other 20%.
Epic list!
Just saw this pop up at midnight. Can’t wait to watch tomorrow. Ok maybe I watched the first 100-90 😂 this is the best television show in the universe.
sweet list and sweet shirt!
Excellent list! I am rather surprised Michael Crichton didn't make an appearance.
Once I finish IT I will have read 20 of your picks. Question !!!!! I loved Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. Finally finished the mammoth "to green angel tower". Should I continue Tad's publication order and read and start the Otherland series OR should I keep going with the Osten Ard series??? Thanks for the video.
Yes read everything by Tad
I recommend continuing with the Osten Ard series, it would resonate a lot more after MS&T.
Shadowmarch is very good too. A great writer.
Happy reading!
Nice list! 100 isn't long enough, so many banger books couldn't fit
I read Carrion Comfort on your recommendation. I did like it, but I can’t say it’s a vampire novel. I just like the classic blood suckers.
I loved this! I fr took notes. Beautiful.
I have never seen anyone else who loves reading more than you.. you are a true legend!
I happen to be reading the stand for the first time right now! So I guess I now know what the next 99 books I’m reading will be!
Wow this is an incredible list 😮
Amazing list, and a Raider fan?? LFG! 🔥
lat's goooooooooooooooooooooooo Another one of these best 100 videos
Great list … reminds me of how much books I still have to read …
Loved this list. Hate the da Vinci code but it's not for every one. Great video.
Moby Dick is an incredible read! Surprisingly funny in parts, but to me the prose is just incredible. An amazing work of American literature!
It was good but too much whaling. Also who is Ishmael.
Would be super curious what you think about Shantaram. If you haven’t read it, strongly recommended. And it’s a pretty thick book.
Not read it
Love The Caine Mutiny! Great list
This is the one of the best book recommendation i ever got. Rest of UA-cam channel just reccomend me romantic and women centric novels. I don't know in my country if i really can find all of this books, but i am really interest to read all of book physically or online.
“Alright everybody! Welcome back to the number one television program in the history of the entire universe!”
Gets me every time.
Did he remember Dan Simmons this time?
Oh! #96, Fall of Hyperion. Way to go!
Twice, actually. Hyperion and Terror.
THREE times actually 😀, as "Carrion Comfort" is in the list somewhere as Brian's favorite vampire novel, I think. I'd probably go with Anno Dracula by Kim Newman as my own personal favorite vampire novel.
Hello Brian, I love your reviews and always look forward to your latest video. I am an avid reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction and presently am reading Brother Red by Adrian Selby and the Altered Carbon Series by Richard K. Morgan book 2 , Broken Angels . Just finished the James Islington Audible version of "The Will of the Many. I would love to hear a review by you on any of these books. Keep up the great work Brian...
Panarch Pete
I did review The Will Of The Many
Ok. Thanks Brian. I will look it up… Keep on Trucking…
What a wonderful variety. I wrote down several titles to read.
Based on this list I think you might like “Blindness” by José Saramago if you don’t mind the writing style. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on it.
thank you for getting right to the point..........actually to a 100 points!
Wow, great mix of genres. I always found it hard to get into fantasy. Do you know of any humorous fantasy books?
Witcher
Check out the Godslayer Chronicles by James Clemons who is actually James Rollins! Swan Song by Robert McCammon is excellent but I enjoyed his Wolf’s Hour a lot more!
Oh my, Donna Tartt does the Secret History audiobook too. Nice voice.
How about a list of your favorite short stories and plays?
Brian I think Voyager, book 3 of Outlander was the best of the series! I read it in one sitting.
Tolstoy speaks to me too. He’s incredible. War and Peace and Anna Karenina are A+ books but his novellas are also great! The Death of Ivan Ilyich and The Cossacks are as good as anything else he ever wrote.
Great list. Any reason for 666 on Needful Things?
SOOO much horror. I love it! But the Stand ugh! I love the first third but then everything fell apart for me. Great list, going to read the Terror this winter!
The Terror is one amazing novel. Enjoy.
It's good, but depressing. These guys are in constant pain and everything is bad and their situation lingers on and on... Then the monster attacks.
I've seen the tv series so looking to see how it compares
Bro read 7,000 ?!?