The Books that Have Most Influenced Me

I am accepting the challenge of Kassia to list the 10 books which have most influenced me. These are not necessarily my favorite books (although most of them are) and are in no particular order. I challenge anyone who reads this to do the same!

Bible (favorite version for reading: The Books of the Bible, NIV) God

Harry Potter series (series favorite: Prisoner of Azkaban) Rowling

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series (series favorite: Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest) Larsson

The Most Dangerous Game --Connell

The Hunger Games series (series favorite: The Hunger Games) Collins

Pride and Prejudice—Austen

The Shack—Young
Redeeming Love—Rivers

Gone Girl-- Flynn
The Song of Ice and Fire series (series favorite: series currently incomplete, so I can't pick a favorite when the options are not all presented yet!)-- Martin

Runners’ Up/ More Distant (so the effect is weaker)

Mere Christianity-- Lewis

Looking for Cassandra Jane—Carlson
The Lord of the Rings series (series favorite-- Return of the King) Tolkien
The Inheritance Cycle series (series favorite-- Eragon) Paolini

Blood and Chocolate—Clause

Blue Like Jazz—Miller

The Cat Who series (can’t pick a favorite, really)-- Braun

King of the Wind—Henry

Island of the Blue Dolphins—O’Dell

The Ragamuffin Gospel—Manning (RIP)

Chronicles of Narnia (series favorite: A Horse and His Boy)—Lewis

Where the Red Fern Grows--  Rawls

The Picture of Dorian Gray—Wilde

Ghost Horse-- Simner