{"id":1981,"date":"2020-02-05T19:28:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T02:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?page_id=1981"},"modified":"2023-10-11T22:16:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T04:16:31","slug":"best-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/bmw-the-critic\/books\/best-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve reviewed a lot of books on this website. While I have come across plenty that I would consider &#8220;the best,&#8221; the distinction is quite a bit rarer than the 5-star ratings I&#8217;ve given my <a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/bmw-the-critic\/movies\/favorite-films\/\">favorite films<\/a>. For context, I have given out about 10% 5-star ratings for movies, while only 5% for books. At any rate, there are still books that I feel deliver the perfect package. The following (chronological and alphabetical) list contains books I consider to be the best, in my opinion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/27\/book-project-hail-mary-2021\/\">Project Hail Mary<\/a> (2021)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/24\/book-exhalation-2019\/\">Exhalation<\/a> (2019)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/19\/book-archenemies-2018\/\">Archenemies<\/a> (2018)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/17\/book-armstrong-and-charlie-2017\/\">Armstrong and Charlie<\/a> (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/26\/book-if-i-understood-you-would-i-have-this-look-on-my-face-2017\/\">If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?<\/a> (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/12\/book-paradime-2016\/\">Paradime<\/a> (2016)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/book-all-the-light-we-cannot-see-2014\/\">All the Light We Cannot See<\/a> (2014)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/24\/book-as-you-wish-2014\/\">As You Wish<\/a> (2014)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/06\/book-the-martian-2014\/\">The Martian<\/a> (2014)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/16\/book-captains-share-2013\/\">Captain&#8217;s Share<\/a> (2013)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/29\/book-shakespeares-star-wars-2013\/\">William Shakespeare&#8217;s Verily, a New Hope<\/a> (2013)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/31\/book-warbreaker-2009\/\">Warbreaker<\/a> (2009)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/03\/book-full-share-2008\/\">Full Share<\/a> (2008)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/09\/book-alcatraz-versus-the-evil-librarians-2007\/\">Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians<\/a> (2007)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/20\/book-on-writing-2000\/\">On Writing<\/a> (2000)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/15\/book-children-of-the-mind-1996\/\">Children of the Mind<\/a> (1996)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/08\/book-xenocide-1991\/\">Xenocide<\/a> (1991)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/17\/book-enders-game-1985\/\">Ender&#8217;s Game<\/a> (1985)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/18\/book-psycho-1959\/\">Psycho<\/a> (1959)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/23\/book-the-pearl-1947\/\">The Pearl<\/a> (1947)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/bmw-the-critic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"312\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-the-Critic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-the-Critic.jpg 820w, https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-the-Critic-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-the-Critic-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-the-Critic-640x244.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve reviewed a lot of books on this website. While I have come across plenty that I would consider &#8220;the best,&#8221; the distinction is quite a bit rarer than the 5-star ratings I&#8217;ve given my favorite films. For context, I have given out about 10% 5-star ratings for movies, while only 5% for books. 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