Personal Canon

A personal canon is a list of the greatest, or most influencial books that I have read. It also means that if I ever need a re-read, this is the place to start. The orgaization is loose but I tried to organize it by genre. For example, a biography about Martin Luther would be under the biography section even though Herr Doktor Proffessor Martin Luther is a Christian figure and wrote mostly theological works.

Christian

Theology

C.S. Lewis
- Mere Christianity
R.C. Sproul
- Everyone's a Theologian
Francis Turretin
- Institutes of Elenctic Theology
J.I. Packer
- Knowing God

Faitch & Practice

The Fathers

Anonymous
- The Didache
Athanasius
- On The Incarnation
Augustine of Hippo
- Confessions
- On Christian Doctrine
- City of God

Non-Fiction

Autobiography & Memoir

Biography

Roland H. Bainton
- Here I Stand

Essays

C.S. Lewis
- The Weight of Glory

How-to

Humor

Mathematics

Philosophy

Aristotle
- Nicomachean Ethics

Science

Self-Help

Cal Newport
- Digital Minimalism

Social Sciences

True Crime

Fiction

Epic

Homer
- The Iliad
John Milton

Fantasy

J.R.R. Tolkein
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Silmarillion
  - The Children of Hurin
Terry Pratchet
- Small Gods

Science Fiction

Frank Herbert
- Dune
- Children of Dune

Dystopian

George Orwell
- 1984

Action & Adventure

Mystery

Mythology

C.S. Lewis
- Till We Have Faces

Horror

Thriller & Suspense

Historical Fiction

Romance

Young Adult

Children's Literature

General Fiction

Plays

Shakespeare
- MacBeth
- Hamlet

Short Story

Hemingway
- The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
- Snows of Kilimanjaro
- Chapter VII
Washington Irving
- Sleepy Hollow
- Rip Van Winkle
Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Young Goodman Brown
- The Minister's Black Veil
Herman Melville
- Bartleby the Scrivener
Ambrose Bierce
- An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge
Kate Chopin
- Athenaise
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- The Revolt of "Mother"
O. Henry
- The Gift of the Magi
Jack London
- To Build a Fire