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Normal rules apply. I tag a few folks, but participation is voluntary. :)
Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you. They should be the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me, because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose. (To do this, go to your Notes tab on your Profile page, paste rules in a new Note, cast your 15 picks, and tag people in the Note, upper right hand side.)
1. Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
2. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
3. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
4. Dragonlance Chronicles, by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
5. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
6. The Mallorean, by David Eddings
7. His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman
8. Spellbound, by Ru Emerson
9. The Morgaine Saga, by C. J. Cherryh
10. The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
11. The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
12. The Coldfire Trilogy, by C. S. Friedman
13. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
14. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
15. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition Player's Handbook, by David "Zeb" Cook
Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you. They should be the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me, because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose. (To do this, go to your Notes tab on your Profile page, paste rules in a new Note, cast your 15 picks, and tag people in the Note, upper right hand side.)
1. Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
2. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
3. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
4. Dragonlance Chronicles, by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
5. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
6. The Mallorean, by David Eddings
7. His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman
8. Spellbound, by Ru Emerson
9. The Morgaine Saga, by C. J. Cherryh
10. The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
11. The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
12. The Coldfire Trilogy, by C. S. Friedman
13. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
14. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
15. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition Player's Handbook, by David "Zeb" Cook
Yes, they're all fiction, even the game book. Yes, some are not technically single books, because they're 3- to 5-book cycles. Some are pulp, while some are considered classic literature. Each of the books listed above had an impact on me in one form or another. Some had profound impacts on how I viewed the world and felt (Stardust, Neverwhere, His Dark Materials), while some took me someplace that I desperately wished to go (The Neverending Story, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Dragonlance Chronicles).
#8 requires a special citation, because it's the unknown in the list. It's a more or less simple fairy tale story, with a prince, wicked stepsisters, witches, spells, and the fair maiden. Yet, something about the cover art made the story more "real" to me. I get lost in this book like few others. It triggers emotions in me that I can't even completely identify, even now. No book that can do that is bad. For that, it earned a spot on my list.
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