Monday, July 29, 2013

Top 15 (All Time) Favorite Books

I tried really hard to cut this list. At first, I wanted to make it a top five. Then I realized that was impossible. I listed all the books I wanted to include, and I had 18. I decided 18 was too many but that 15 would be okay... so here you have it: Janelle's 15 Favorite Books of All Time.

Without further adieu, I present you with, in ALPHABETICAL order (because honestly, do you *THINK* I could actually rank them? It was difficult enough to narrow this list down to only 15):

**Please note that as you browse through, you may click on the image of the book to be taken to the Goodreads page for that book. All books are linked, so if you're interested, click away!
















So tell me:

What is your #1 FAVORITE book ever?
Do you have a favorite author?
Which is your favorite from my list?
What book should I read next?
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22 comments:

  1. Amanda - Life With GraceJuly 29, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    I just nominated you for a Liebster Award!

    Amanda @ Happily Ever After
    http://karlshappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:53 PM

      Thanks! I will get to those questions soon!! Can't wait! :)

      Janelle

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  2. Mrs. DuhJuly 29, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    Great choices! I'll have to check a bunch of these out. I loved The Kite Runner! I don't get to read for pleasure much these days... but one of my favorite books was Life by Keith Richards. I also love historical biographies and whatnot like 1776. I'm a big nerd. : )

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:54 PM

      I'm glad you like some of those. I will definitely look into the one you suggested -- thanks! :)

      Janelle

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  3. Chelsea PhelpsJuly 29, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    We have such similar tastes in books! I love a lot of these and feel like I need to read the ones I didn't recognize. I was thumbing through my People magazine and saw they are making a film starring Shailene Woodley based on a Veronica Roth novel, and people are already talking about it being the next Hunger Games. I wonder if it's Divergent!

    XOXO
    Chelsea
    http://anchorsaweigh-ouradventure.blogspot.com/

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:54 PM

      I already replied to you via email, but yes - READ Divergent! :)

      Janelle

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  4. FranJuly 29, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    I LOOOOVE Jodi Picoult! She's my favorite - The Storyteller had me thinking about it for so long afterwards, I had just gotten done with an Ethics class so I had all that information to deal with too haha. The Book Thief is one of my favorites too!
    I've heard so much about Divergent and 13 Reasons Why -- I'll have to read them soon!

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:55 PM

      She is my favorite author by far. I love her work and the way each book makes me think! I hope you like the two you're looking into! :)

      Janelle

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  5. UnknownJuly 29, 2013 at 7:15 PM

    Live, love, love the giver!! Great reads!

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:55 PM

      Yes, it's great! Have you read the sequels? There are four altogether... and The Giver is coming out as a movie soon :)

      Janelle

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  6. AshleyJuly 29, 2013 at 9:32 PM

    I loved the Help too! It was such a great book. Skeeter is such a great role model.
    I have been wanting to read Tuesdays with Morrie. I read the Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom and loved it so much I went and bought all of his books.

    So glad you posted this list!

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:56 PM

      Agreed! LOVE Skeeter's character. If you liked Mitch Albom's writing style, you should definitely read Tuesdays with Morrie. I also liked The Five People You Meet in Heaven. :)

      Janelle

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  7. Rachel RossJuly 29, 2013 at 10:38 PM

    I love Jodi Picoult too! Great list!! :)

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:56 PM

      That's awesome! Do you have a favorite by her? I can't even pick... I love them all so much!

      Janelle

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  8. AnonymousJuly 29, 2013 at 10:43 PM

    I love this list! You did a great job putting this together!

    I love Thirteen Reasons Why and Divergent along with you!

    My FAAAAVORITE book of ALL time is The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (big surprise there, huh?).

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:57 PM

      Thanks so much, Carly. I worked hard on this post, so I'm glad it was well received.

      I'm not surprised at all that that is your favorite! It ALMOST made my list... I did enjoy it quite a bit!

      Janelle

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  9. UnknownJuly 30, 2013 at 1:49 AM

    Love it, you just gave me a couple ideas to finish up my summer reading :-)
    Domesticated Breakdown

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:56 PM

      Happy I could help! Thanks so much. :)

      Janelle

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  10. StephanieJuly 30, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    This is a great list! Thirteen Reasons I feel is a must read for anyone because it does make you think about how your actions can affect anyone at anytime, even if it is just a passing thing.

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    1. Janelle CookJuly 30, 2013 at 4:57 PM

      YES! One of my former students actually recommended it to me, and I found it to be such a powerful book.

      Janelle

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  11. AshleyJuly 31, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    I LOVE this post!!! I'm always looking for new books to read, and I'll definitely be giving a few of these a try! Also, I love that you put the list in alphabetical order - I somewhat obsessively alphabetize everything. It might drive my husband a little crazy, haha :)

    -Ashley

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    1. Janelle CookAugust 3, 2013 at 11:05 PM

      I'm so glad you loved it! :) Hahaha! Yes! I definitely have a habit of alphabetizing things... but luckily my fiancé is just as bad as me (actually worse) when it comes to OCD behaviors, so it's all good! :)

      Janelle

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