Favorite Five - Books

This post (along with favorite songs) has been weighing heavily in the back of my mind ever since I began my Favorite Five series. I touched on the topic with children's books and book series, but knew eventually I would have to tackle my overall favorites. However, the question was how do I pick just five out of the hundreds I've read over the years? I've often heard folks mention favorite books and how many times they've read them. I don't do that. There are too many books out there I haven't read to spend time repeating any! (except poetry, of course)

Take a look at my choices then tell me some of yours.


The Once and Future King (T.H. White) - There was no doubt this book would be on my list. I read it in college and it remains my favorite version of Arthurian legend. It's one of the few books I've been tempted to read again, but I'm afraid it might not live up to what I remember.

Katherine (Anya Seyton) - As a teenager I read all of the Anya Seton books my local library had to offer. If I remember correctly, this was the first and it set into motion my life-long love of historical fiction.

The Silver Pigs (Lindsey Davis) - Murder mysteries are fun. Even better are murder mysteries set in the past. This is the first in a series that takes place in ancient Rome during the reign of Vespasian. It led me to a variety of "historical mysteries".

To Live is Christ (Beth Moore) - I fudged a little here...this is the workbook which accompanies the Bible study rather than the book. It had a profound influence on me and played a part in taking me to the next level in my spiritual life and my relationship with God.

The Holy Bible - This is the only book that I consistently read (present tense) over and over. I believe it's the living Word of God and every time I open its pages my soul is renewed and refreshed. I have a wide variety of versions in my home, but my favorite is the Life Application Study Bible (New International Version).