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All-Time Favorite Books!
30 items
By
Tyler Galicia
Some of my favorite books of all-time!
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Top 10
Honorable Mentions
Top 10
My top 10 favorite books
My favorite book ever. Unique, complex, masterful.
Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
An American classic. Impossible not to love.
East of Eden|Paperback
The greatest western ever written.
Lonesome Dove (Pulitzer Prize Winner)|Paperback
A family saga in the 50’s and 60’s featuring a family of diverse interests and ideologies.
The Brothers K by David James Duncan
Stephen King at his finest; a love story, a drama, a sci-fi, a historical fiction. Incredible.
11/22/63: A Novel
It focuses on a setting, as opposed to a character and traverses across centuries while the author adapts his style to fit each era.
North Woods: A Novel by Daniel Mason, Paperback
Hilarious; sad; completely enthralling.
The Heart's Invisible Furies: A Novel|Paperback
Dark and bleak. But also incredibly enjoyable
The Devil All the Time
Towles’ writing is as elegant as it gets. Such a fun story.
A Gentleman in Moscow
Simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking
Beartown (Beartown Trilogy #1)
Honorable Mentions
Many of my other favorites!
Harrowing and tragic
The Nickel Boys (Pulitzer Prize Winner)|Paperback
Brilliant author at his peak
Giovanni's Room (Deluxe Edition): A Novel|Paperback
A difficult read (content and stylistically) but worth the journey
Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West|Paperback
Not a whodunit, but rather a whydunit. Captivating.
The Secret History|Paperback
Uniquely narrated story
The Book Thief|Paperback
Beautifully written story of discovery and self-worth
Dalva|Paperback
Creatively composed novel for fans of 70’s rock and/or the film Almost Famous
Daisy Jones & The Six|Paperback
Compelling view of how slavery and imperialism could create drastically different generations from the same roots
Homegoing|Paperback
Stunningly written coming-of-age story
Song of Solomon|Paperback
An adventure novel that rivals the best of them
This Tender Land|Paperback
Breathtakingly devastating; humorous; compelling. A spectacular work.
Demon Copperhead (Pulitzer Prize Winner)|Paperback
Won all the awards for a reason.
James (2024 B&N Book of the Year) (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner)|Hardcover
Arguably the saddest book I’ve ever read. Worth every page
The End of Loneliness|Paperback
When a 400-page novel fits into 100 pages you get Claire Keegan’s stories.
Foster|Hardcover
Remarkable in its simplicity; equally remarkable in its complexity.
Greenwood: A Novel|Paperback
Fun historical fiction centering around the abolitionist John Brown
The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)|Paperback
Quirky, funny, weird, thoroughly enjoyable.
The Hotel New Hampshire|Paperback
An unheralded, underappreciated novel of the Southern Gothic genre.
Provinces of Night|Paperback
Atypical WWII novel
City of Thieves|Paperback
Vonnegut at his finest. Demands you to consider morality and consider the grey in a world of black-and-white.
Mother Night|Paperback
