Mackenzie’s Family’s Favorite Books!

I think I may have mentioned before that my whole family are readers. My parents are basically the reason that I became a reader! When my brother and I were very young, they started by reading all sorts of books to us. Eventually once I started to learn to read, I stopped wanting my parents to read to me because they were too slow hahaha.

My mom reads a lot of similar things to me (science fiction and fantasy), and more!! She likes pretty much all genres haha. But mostly I would say historical fiction, mystery, action/thrillers, and nonfiction in addition to SFF. Dad on the other hand mostly reads action/thrillers, mystery, and nonfiction. Occasionally he reads some science fiction, but it’s not that often. So I guess my mom is a mix of my dad and me haha. My brother likes mostly science fiction and fantasy, like me, but reads a lot more manga and graphic novels than I do.

I obviously discuss books frequently with my family, so I thought it would fun to share with all of you what my family’s favorite books/series/authors are! My parents both wanted to put like 100 books on this list, but I had to limit them hahaha.

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Mom

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Books:

• Into Thin Air by John Krakauer
• Shōgun by James Clavell
• The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey
• Camber of Culdi by Katherine Kurtz
• Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
• In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
• The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
• The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
• Hawaii by James A. Michener
• The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Authors:

• Tamora Pierce
• Jane Yolen
• Anne McCaffrey
• Katherine Kurtz
• Mercedes Lackey
• Matt Reilly
• James Rollins
• Daniel Silva
• Robert Jordan

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Dad

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Books:

• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
• Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow
• The Drifters by James A. Michener
• The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
• Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
• The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
• Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

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Brother

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Book series:

• The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
• Age of Fire by E.E. Knight
• Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer
• Bas Lag/New Crobuzon series by China Miéville

Manga:

• Ah My Goddess
• Battle Angel Alita
• Berserk
• Dorohedoro
• Drifting Dragons
• Dungeon Meshi (aka Delicious In Dungeon)
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Hakumei and Mikochi
• Made in Abyss
• Mushishi
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
• No Guns Life
• Space Brothers
• Until Death Do Us Part
• Witch Craft Works

Graphic novels:

• Bone
• Amulet
• Vattu

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I’ve read a couple a books from each of my family members’ lists, but definitely nowhere near all of them! Actually when making this post I texted my brother that I wanted to read Hakumei and Mikochi because it sounds so cute haha. And I’ve definitely been meaning to finish the Expanse series. Have you read any of these books? Or do you have any of them on your list?