Quick list of my 15 favorite books. I can’t put them in order of preference, for me there can’t be “the favorite of favorite books”, but each of them has given me different emotions and feelings.

Why these books? Because while I was reading them I felt myself “part of the story”, it was like being in it, being a character.

Some of them were recommended to me, and I re-evaluated them over time.

In some cases I saw the movie before reading the book, falling in love with both. Yes, I also like movies, especially old ones, but reading is definitely one of the most beautiful things in the world because it opens your mind and allows you to travel in time and space.

The time machine exists, it’s called READING.

Obviously, I suggest you to read these books. If you want, write me what you think and what emotions have you felt.

Good reading to all!

1- THE NEVERENDING STORY – MICHAEL ENDE (1979)

2- THE LORD OF THE RINGS – J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1954)

3- MEMOIRS OF A GHEISHA – ARTHUR GOLDEN (1997)

4- SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN – LISA SEE (2005)

5- JURASSIC PARK – MICHAEL CRICHTON (1990)

6- WUTHERING HEIGHTS – EMILY BRONTE (1847)

7- THE ALCHEMIST – PAULO COHELO (1988)

8- EMPIRE OF DRAGONS – VALERIO MASSIMO MANFREDI (2005)

9- THE BLACK CORSAIR – EMILIO SALGARI (1898)

10- THE NOTEBOOK – NICHOLAS SPARKS (1996)

11- BEIJING CONFIDENTIAL : A TALE OF COMRADES LOST AND FOUND – JAN WONG (1997)

12- NORWEGIAN WOODS – HARUKI MURAKAMI (1987)

13- LES MISERABLES – VICTOR HUGO (1862)

14- DADDY LONG LEGS – JEAN WEBSTER (1912)

15- STRANGER IN A STRAGE LAND – ROBERT A. HEINLEIN (1961)