Brad McFadden of the Two Blind Squirrels podcast and Bill over at the Thinklings have both done this Fifteen Books meme so I’m pitching in mine.

Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.

1) Watership Down – I read this book every year at least once a year during high school.  The story of these rabbits and the darkness in their lives was startling to me.

2) Mere Christianity – This is my favorite CS Lewis non-fiction book. I love his arguments, but more so the tone.

3) The Hobbit – This is hands down the best Middle Earth book. At least from a story perspective. Can’t wait to see how it looks on the screen.

4) Cool Hand Luke – One of my favorite movies, I picked up the book a year or so ago and have read it at least twice. The use of language and dialog is fantastic.

5) All Creatures Great and Small – English country vet James Herriot’s adventures, this was another of those “read until the covers fall off” books.

6) On Writing – The best book on the craft I’ve read.

7) The Stand – While not my favorite King novel it is the most epic and it’s the one that stands out.

8 ) Farenheit 451 – The first Bradbury novel that jumped to mind. I read sooooo many of his books while growing up.

9) 1984 – I read this in middle shcool for the first time. I didn’t “get” it all then naturally, but what I did get scared me.

10) Huck Finn – Perhaps my favorite Twain novel. Read most of his stuff growing up many times over.

11) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – I almost didn’t think of this one. It certainly tickles my funny and sci-fi bones at the same time.

12) The Count of Monte Cristo – Love this story and actually enjoy the movie made of it in 2002 quite a bit.

13) The Horse and His Boy – My favorite Narnia story.

14) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Another of my re-re-re-re-read books.

15) The Martian Chronicles – This is perhaps my favorite Bradbury collection.

What would your fifteen be?