For me, a good book is one that is written in such a way, that you become friends with the characters.  You laugh and cry with them.  You get mad at the characters who do them wrong.  And you mourn for days if your favorite character should happen to die at the end.  Choosing books to read, is as important as choosing good friends.  You want a book, as you would a friend, to build you up.  Most importantly, the books you choose to read should draw you closer to God, and make you want to read your Bible more than any other book.   Those things, in my opinion, are what make a book, a good book.

 

There's also the pleasure you get from a nicely bound book, or, in my case, a very thick book. 

The thicker, the better=)

 

Books are unique in that they allow you to travel to exotic and fantastical lands in your imagination.

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There's nothing I enjoy more than sitting in the shade of a tree, or in the hay loft with several free hours and a good book ahead of me.  It's the most delightful feeling in the world. 

The books on my list are my personal favorites.  I have included books for entertainment, for instruction, for deep thinking, and, my favorite, historical fiction.  I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

 

Philippians 4:8