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ike  ·  4132 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are your top 5 books?

1. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

2. The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov

3. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

4. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

5. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

This is the first time I've included Calvin and Hobbes as a book in a list like this, but it is well deserving. They capture so much, so perfectly.

I enjoy sci-fi anthems. They inspire me, and The End of Eternity does so far more than most because of its ending. Man is destined for the stars.

I also enjoy Dickensian stories of the lives of quirky characters. My last two picks both made me cry.

Edit: Also Animal Farm

Edit: Also Ender's Game