2026 Snowflake Challenge #6

[fardell24]

Challenge # 6
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Top 10 novels on my shelves I recommend in no particular order.

The Lord of the Rings (The trilogy as an omnibus) JRR Tolkien at his best.
The Hunt for Red October. Tom Clancy hitting the ground running.
Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen holds up.
Great Expectations
Little Dorrit. Both are Charles Dickens near his best.

Ringworld. Larry Niven introducing the concept very successfully.
Master and Commander. Patrick O'Brien started the Aubrey and Maturin series very well.
Treasure Island. Robert Lewis Stevenson. A classic for a reason.
Rebecca. Daphne de Maurier. An excellent example of gothic fiction.
Bridge to Terebithia. Katherine Patterson.

Comments

[lucy_roman]

I loved Rebecca and Lord of the Rings! A very good list.

[sarajayechan]

I read Bridge to Terebithia in middle school and I have a copy somewhere on my shelves. It's a good book, even if it's sad as shit.

[venusinthenight]

Of those ten, I've read four:

* Pride and Prejudice -- I didn't read it for the first time until a few years ago; I totally get why it's so loved.
* Great Expectations -- Read it for the first time in eighth grade, re-read it for the first time as an adult a few years ago. I liked it back then, found the beginning part kinda boring, even though that all was necessary to get to Pip's London era.
* Treasure Island -- Only read it in sixth or seventh grade? (Can't remember now.) I didn't think much of it, as I recall.
* Bridge to Terabithia -- Another one I read in my school days (fifth grade, maybe?).

[lightbird]

Rebecca is soooo good. Daphne de Maurier was a stunning writer.