I made a list of my 283 favorite books, and I was astonished to see almost all of them have themes of redemption.
Is it just me or does everyone like to read stories about triumph over difficulties?
Nonfiction
Seabiscuit
Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
Unbroken
Fiction
The Giver
The Good Earth
Gilead
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
A Wrinkle in Time
Because of Winn-Dixie
Well not all of them. The Little Match Girl dies, after all, and The Giving Tree is chopped down into firewood.
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Enchanted April
Secret Garden
Stargirl
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Long Way to Verona
Life According to Lubka
Well not all of them. The Little Match Girl dies, after all, and The Giving Tree is chopped down into firewood.
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i see some familiar ones
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
I'm curious, why did you put Unbroken in fiction?
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, an amazing redemption experience - the word is even in the powerful subtitle. I couldn't believe the author allowed them to make a movie without this element.
Thank you, Emma, for pointing out my error so that I could correct it.
DeleteI haven't read any of the books on your list.
ReplyDeleteYes! I absolutely love books with a redemption theme. They're uplifting and give me hope when I'm going through my own trials.
ReplyDeleteMe, too.
DeleteYes, what could be better than a book about redemption? You have some of my favorites on here - The Boys in the Boat, Secret Garden, Enchanted April, A Wrinkle in Time, and thank you for including A Long Way from Verona - I think Jane Gardam should get more attention!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely about Jane Gardam.
DeleteRedemptive stories always offer hope.
ReplyDeleteRae