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I have not (for most of my life) been a reader - other than Christian material. And especially not fiction novels. I have read the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit and am currently reading David Copperfield by Dickens, which is what made me think to ask this....

What are some of your favorite non-Christian books?

The Robots of Dawn by Issac Assimov
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (easily one of my favorites)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Jaco byBill Milkowski
Thinking in Jazz by Paul F. Berliner

Wow. It's been a while since I read these. Thanks for jogging my memory Aaron.

The most recent non-Christian fiction I started was The Da Vinci Code, but I hated it and I never finished it. If you are asking about quality literature:

The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott

When I was in my twenties, I was gaga over Stephen King, even though his books would tear my up for days after I finished them. My favorite was The Shining

Huckleberry Finn, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

I like these a lot too. Especially Huck Finn. Forgot about them.

The most recent non-Christian fiction I started was The Da Vinci Code, but I hated it and I never finished it. If you are asking about quality literature:

I too, tried to read this, but couldn't. I hated it. I just skimmed to all of the parts relevant to Christianity and highlighted them. I just couldn't make myself finish it.

1) Dune-- frank herbert
2) The Catcher in the Rye-- salinger
3) On The Road-- kerouac
4) Wuthering Heights-- E. Bronte
5) Tales-- Edgar Allen Poe
6) Of Mice and Men- Steinbeck
7) Rebecca- De maurier
8. The Golden Compass (and sequels)- Philip Pullman
9) Catch-22- Heller
10) Dracula- stoker
11) Great Expectations- Dickens
12) Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass- Carroll

these are the books i know that i have read at least twice, although there are likely others.

I have a pretty long commute to work so i listen to tons of books on tape (along with Steve G lectures). currently i am listening to "murder on the orient express" by agatha christie. the narrator (david suchet) is excellent.

The best non-fiction i have read (i.e. listened to) is John Adams, by david McCullough.

***The book that I own and have picked up at least 100 times but can't get through the 1st 10 pages, but intend to before i die: "remembrance of things past" by proust.

TK

All great entries. I'd like to add:

1. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
2. Tale of Two Cities - Dickens
3. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Twain
4. Cannery Row - Steinbeck
5. Three men in a boat - Jerome??
6. Moby Dick -
7. House of Mirth - Wharton
8. 1984
9. Fahrenheit 451

too many to list.

Here's a sampling of my eclectic tastes:

A few favorites from the last several years for me:

1. Shogun, James Clavell
2. King Rat, James Clavell
3. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
4. Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card
5. Lightning, Dean Koontz
6. The Prydain Chronicles, Lloyd Alexander

And my in-laws just walked in...maybe I'll add more later...