My Favorite Books of the Year: Part Two

In my first post, I wrote about books that I read for the first time in 2024 that were my favorites. In this post, I will highlight my favorite rereads of 2024.


  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I read this 20 years ago or so. When I reread it this year, I was blown away at how great it still is. I've watched movie versions many times with my wife, and this is still fresh and interesting. It's so wonderful. It's not just for women.
  • All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren. I read this in college in Southern Literature class. I was curious what I would think having read 800 or so books since I first read this. If you like Southern culture and literary fiction, then this is really good. If you don't, then you'll hate this. 
  • The Wilderking Trilogy by Jonathan Rogers. I loved this the first time I read it (in 2023). It is still so wonderful. It's about a 12-18 year old boy, so you have to like young adult fiction. Going forward, I would probably reread the second one, The Secret of the Swamp King, because it is my favorite.
  • Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton. I also read this in college the first time. I wanted to see why I liked it so much. It's just a great story. Paton writes the best kind of literary fiction because you don't have to wade through the story just to get into it. That is sometimes the case with literary fiction, but not this one.
  • The Green Ember Series by S.D. Smith. I have a tattoo inspired by this series. That should tell you a lot. It feels like a children's chapter book because the printing, but there is so much depth and soul to these stories.


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