I was reminiscing over the first time I tasted Mr Musacha's Best Drop Biscuits and he asked me this: What are the books that you've read that were like eating your first Best Drop Biscuit?
Oh! Oh, what a fun question. The delectable, buttery, crispy outside; the slightly salty and perfectly textured inside; the combination of the two; the irresistible nature of the experience; the unexpected awesomeness in such a neat package. Ah, bliss.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
--this is my favorite book. of all time. if it was a word the word would be perfect.
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag
The Blue Orchard by Jackson Taylor
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz*
*Audiobook version is a must on this title
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The City & the City by China Mieville
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Crossroads trilogy by Kate Elliott
Dark Alliance by Gary Webb
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America by David M. Kennedy
El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency by Ioan Grillo
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale
For My Lady's Heart by Laura Kinsale
Hamlet by William Shakespeare (play)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (play)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Katherine by Anya Seton
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
The Legend of Colton H. Bryant by Alexandra Fuller
The Lion's Daughter by Loretta Chase
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Roots by Alex Haley
Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne
Sympathy for the Devil by Kent Anderson
The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox
Wench by Dolan Perkins-Valdez
The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman's Fight for Justice by Kathryn Bolkovac
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy
Some of these titles I re-read often. Others were so emotionally trying I will probably never be able to read them again. All are alike in their ability to transport this reader beyond the page. Sometimes into tears, sometimes into giggles but always into the joy that only book lovers understand.
THERE is no frigate like a bookTo take us lands away.Nor any coursers like a page of prancing poetry.This traverse may the poorest takeWithout oppress of toll;How frugal is the chariotThat bears a human soul!--Emily Dickinson
There are some books that were "best drop biscuits" when I read them but have not survived my "adult eyes." I'm listing some I can remember because it's interesting to me to see how tastes/interpretations/understanding change(s) as we grow.
Dune by Frank Herbert
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Rich Man, Poor Man by Irwin Shaw
Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
(I still enjoy reading ST though in a different way than I did when I was younger but I can't make it through SinaSL)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
I love suggestions so please feel free to comment with a pitch for your favorite books.
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