Below I have composed a list of works, both literary and otherwise, that I enjoyed and can recommend at the very least to someone with specific tastes. It is more likely that I can recommend a majority of these works to anyone. This list is, by its very definition, subjective; it is a list of the stories that I enjoyed, and I hope that you might find something on this list that you might never have heard of—that you might enjoy.
Acknowledgements
My list of recommendations is, and will always be, incomplete. I will therefore try to update it when I find a new work that I think is of good enough quality to include on this page. Even among the many works that I like, it will take some time to fully populate this list with even a fraction of them. When I remember another book, film, television show, or other that I liked, I will add it to this page in the appropriate place. Furthermore, some of my absolute favourite works may or may not be included on this list, as I have created a list of my “chief recommendations” for those works that I consider to be particularly exceptional.
This list is presented in alphabetical order.
Books
- The Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander
- The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Eddie Dickens series by Philip Ardagh
- The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Guardians of Ga’Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky
- Hiccup Horrendous Haddock Ⅲ series by Cressida Cowell
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Hobbit
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Children of Húrin
- The Silmarillion
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
- Redwall by Brian Jacques
- The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend
- The Sneeches by Dr. Seuss
- Unlikely Exploits Trilogy by Philip Ardagh
- Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Graphic Novels
- Amulet by Kazu Kibushi
- Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
- Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
- The Promised Neverland Kaiu Shirai
- The Watchmen by Alan Moore
Films
- The Boys From Brazil
- Dungeons & Dragons (2000) – No, really; it’s hilarious!
- Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh, 1996)
- The Hobbit “Trilogy”
- Inside Out
- The Lord of the Rings “Trilogy”
- Monty Python’s Life of Brian
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls series
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Treasure Planet
Television
- Attack on Titan
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Seasons 1 & 2; avoid sequels and spin-offs)
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
- Death Note (anime)
- Disenchantment
- The Dragon Prince
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Invader Zim
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
- Little Witch Academia
- BBC’s Merlin
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
- Once Upon A Time (2011-17; avoid soft reboot)
- One Punch Man
- She-ra and the Princesses of Power
- Steven Universe
- The Vampire Diaries
- Voltron: Legendary Defender