My Top 10 Books Of All Time!
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- 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!
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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.
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Dude, you're so awesome. Keep reading, keep recording videos about books! Your energy is just so friendly.
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 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.
your videos are so good man, mainly because you are such a natural, your cosy videos I can't get wait to see more of your videos
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.
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!
I often forget that Perks of Being a Wallflower was a book. I absolutely adored the movie, so I definitely have to read that soon.
I finally picked up 11/22/63 from my shelf because of your constant enthusiasm! Loving it so far 👏
Its crazyy good
Probably one of my top 5 favorites from Stephen King
Come on. No way is that a top 10 or even top 100 book. The pacing was good, but the main character was unlikable. And the ending was poop.
@@corley-ai how interesting that you’re sharing your opinion as a fact!
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!
Misery, Carrie and The Shining are King’s best IMO. IT is fun enough, but bloated and overblown like The Stand. His short story collection ‘Night Shift’ is fantastic, I definitely recommend you check it out.
Happy reading man.
I read 11/22/63 last month on your recommendation and it's a new favorite, so thanks!
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!
Just got recommended your channel, currently binging your videos- they are awesome! I can't wait to see more stuff from you brother.
Love your enthusiasm and passion for books! Just subscribed because of it!
I read The Exorcist when it came out when I was a young fella. I can still remember reading it and how much it scared the shite out of me. Excellent. I mainly read different stuff than you, but it seems we intersect at points. You might enjoy Dark Matter by Michelle Paver, a really atmospheric novel that I've actually read three times, just when I feel like being frightened. The only Stephen King book that I've ever read is the 11.22.63 book, and, again, I've read it three times. Man, does it have it all! And you are right, the ending is absolutely beautiful. Rock on man, keep reading!
I listened to the audio book of 11.22.63 and there was a section at the end where King talked about the writing of this novel and he said his son, Joe Hill(another fantastic writer), actually gave him the idea for the ending, which is probably why I liked the ending so much.
i love how genuine this video is, this made my day
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 !
Follet and Irving, absolutely not. The last one I haven't read.
Love hearing about people who get into reader a little older. So freaking excited for you.
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!
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and The Wind in the Willows are both essential reads for starting out.
Good choices man. 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.
You must read East of Eden! You will loveeee it
In my top 5 of all time. So good!!!
@@jobuckley2999Mine, too!
Nah
Yes, this great book(made into a good movie)is often overlooked.
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
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.
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
It's so awesome to hear that you got into reading as an adult, and I commend that decision. I helped my best friend get into reading in his 20s, and now its one of our favorite ways to connect. We both actually just finished reading The Bluest Eye.
I think reading is so important for a variety of reasons, and in our overstimulated world especially. It's so important to be able to put down everything and sit down in a quiet place and read. Regardless of what im reading, it's always meditative and, most crucially, sharpens my focus and attention span while engaging my critical thinking and empathy. Focused, deep reading will always be one of the best things you can do for your brain.
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
Very good taste
I've been meaning to read Karenina
This is the most entertaining Top 10 books list I've seen
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! :)
I just found this video and what can I say - I know and love 8 of the books. I added the other two to my wishlist and subscribed to your channel.
i'm currently halfway done with the Stand and I absolutely love it so far. I was intimidated by the length and the font size at first but I almost feel it's actually not going to be long enough because I love it so much.
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 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!
Great list! The Fisherman is such a gorgeous book, I still think about it over a year later. I badly need to read The Stand, its just so long :D
Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of my favorites too!
I love that you started with Small Things Like These and end with Lonesome Dove. Very nice choices. Very good discussion. Thanks.
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.
SIGHS…. adds everything to my TBR. Does the TBR ever stop growing???
It never does. I have about 10,000 books I want to read. It's a Ying and yang type of deal.
@guesswho1297 Haha, never! Always something new to discover.
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
I'm Thinking of Ending Things is just so excellent. I've read it like 4 times. Also yes to Frankenstein.
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!
Great list, and congrats on 10k subscribers. Well, 10.001 now.
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.
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.
Did you enjoy it ? It's on my To Read list.
What a great list. A little but of everything. My thoughts of The Stand and Lonesome Dove are pretty much the same as yours. Instant subscribe here !
Great list! Bonus points for the Pup shirt!
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 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
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.
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!) 😍
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.
Well....I guess I'm reading IT this year. Loved this video!
I loved 11-22-63! Probably my second favorite Stephen King. Needful Things being my favorite! Really enjoy your channel!
To me too, his best books are ‘Needful Things’, ‘Rose Madder’, and ‘Misery’. Many of his other books are plodding, verbose.
Very good list! Glad I found your channel.
GREAT list! Also wanted to mention that Stephen King has said Lonesome Dove is possibly his favorite novel.
We have very similar taste in books. Check out Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus and The Starless Sea. Both fantastic!
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!
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. 😊
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.
It's too long
So glad you said 11/22/63. It’s one of my favourite SK books.
You've got a great list. Love your channel
Great vid man, thanks! Have you gotten into Clive Barker yet? You might like Hellbound Heart, and Imajica was absolutely amazing
My amazon order 11/22/63 is out for delivery right now as I watch this! I'm really looking forward to starting it sometime today!
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.
I love watching you on TT I’m so happy you showed up here!
I love your videos, you are so spontaneous and have a great taste in books :)
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 👍
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!
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.
Some of my favourites:
- The Oxford Book of Ghost Stories
- The Wind in the Willows
- Stoner (John Williams)
- Winesburg Ohio
- Russian Short Stories (Penguin) *this books is an essential read IMO, every story is fantastic, some are life-changing*
- Guy Du Maupassant Short Stories
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Wizard of Earthsea
- Matilda (Dahl) *the first book I ever bought, it’s wonderful*
I’ll add more later. But these are all bangers.
Winesburg, Ohio.
You rock. 👍🏻👍🏻
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.
I have read and loved 4 of those! Subscribed!!
Bought the fisherman this weekend cause of your recommendation! Cant wait to read it.
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I can't find it, can you help?
Borlest ( thank me later )
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The author of that book wrote it to make a few badly needed cents.
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.
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!
Of your list, I enjoyed 'The Stand' and 'Lonesome Dove'. And Fellowship of course.
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.
I really enjoyed this. Loved how real and unpretentious your reviews are.
Great list!!! Feel like you would love Demon Copperhead. Also, The Lincoln Highway
Love your picks and the PUP shirt! I have the same one.
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.
Great story isn't it?😊
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
Heck yeah!!
"Pedro Paramo", Borges' "Labyrinth" and Bolaños "Savage Detectives". Haven't read "2666", too freaking long!!😂
You’re making me want to do my own top 10 books of all time video.
Very cool...
Dig... Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" and "Suttree." for starts.
Don't forget Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, and
Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Coocoos Nest."
Must reads.
Peace on earth.
I was just coming on here to say “Blood Meridian.” Whooo-eee! Great book but definitely NOT for everyone…
Have you read American psycho, it is supposed to be excellent, I have it waiting to be read as well as the exorcist. Another great video, thankyou
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!!
I need to get to lonesome dove this year. And I may do 112263 for family book club in summer. I think everyone has a good chance of at least liking it
Great video. Love your energy. Keen to suss the rest of your content.
I’m thrilled you discovered reading as an adult!!!! Excellent. Kafka!!
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.
Hey, I really liked your list. The only Stephen King book I've read is IT but I own copies of Pet Sematary and The Stand so I'll be reading those, soon. Same with Lonesome Dove.
Of all the books I've read, the one I'd recommend you the most is Swan Song by Robert McCammon. I think it has the potential to blow you away.
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.
Great list. Not sure how this video showed up on my CZcams 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.
good list, I read 4 of these books and I liked all of them!
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.
omg the ending of this video was so precious I love it haha
These are some really good choices!! the metamorphosis is one of my favorites too. If you haven't read Boy's Life by Robert McCammon I think you would really like it
I just finished, and loved, Lonesome Dove. I’m looking to read more of his works. But, I miss Gus!
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.