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10 Books that have Stuck With You
So, there is a thing going around on facebook where you share 10 books you have read that have stuck with you. What's on your list?
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My read shelf:
Re: 10 Books that have Stuck With You
Here's mine...
1. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery (My dad read this to me when I was 10 and I've come back to it so often since then.)
2. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott ("I like good strong words that mean something." - Me, too, Jo!)
3. Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
4. The Bible
5. Harry Potter series
6. Flowers in the Attic - VC Andrews (I read this when I was probably too young for the content and it just branded in my memory.)
7. The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein (I still tear up every time I read it to my daughter. What is it about this book?)
8. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
9. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (I read this as a teen, but it still reminds me, as a prosecuting attorney, to seek justice and not a "win".)
10. Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes
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My read shelf:
1. The Bible
2. Little Women
3. To Kill A Mockingbird
4. Message from Nam by Danielle Steele (not sure why, but I always remember this book)
5. On These I Stand by Countee Cullen (specifically his poem The Love Tree)
6. Charlotte's Web
7. The Chronicles of Narnia
8. The Teddy Bear Tree (I think that is what it was called. I adored it when I was little)
9. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
10. All of my Calvin & Hobbes books.
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2. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez - the courage of the Mirabal sister's in the face of great danger always inspires me
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer- ELaIC has a near perfect blend of humor and pathos, plus in the opening section Oskar reminded me so much of my nephew that it immediately endeared him to me
4. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
5. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman -If Laini Taylor and Neil Gaiman don't light your imagination on fire, you might just be dead
6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins -I tear up every time I get to the part where Katniss says: "I volunteer as tribute!"
7. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - Any writer that can make me read an 800+ page book more than once has a devoted fan in me.
8. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - the complex relationships and the sheer force of imagination behind the books in this series keep me coming back for more. This is my go to audiobook. Whenever I'm in between things I go back and lose myself in Henrietta again.
9. The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini- heartbreaking, hopeful, and wonderfully written
10. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray - Libba Bray does all of the things I need for a perfect book- makes me laugh, makes me think and makes me feel. I'll read anything she writes.
2. Looking for Alaska by John Green. This is the first JG book I ever read, and thus began a lifelong love affair/him becoming a favorite author. If you see a book with his name on it, you should just effing read it. The Fault in Our Stars is his best.
3. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. This book would probably not be considered life changing, except it changed mine. It made me want to be a writer that writes books that make people feel like this book made me feel. It's the literary equivalent of a hug from your bestie.
4. Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling. Because...seriously. Ravenclaw for life.
5. The Color Purple by Alice Walker. I feel like this book and it's film adaptation are a part of my DNA at this point. I don't remember a time when it wasn't a part of my life.
6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I read the last 150 pages of this book in the fetal position with tears streaming down my face so yes...definitely affected.
7. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Oh Mr. Darcy. My very first book boyfriend. #swoon
8. The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan. I will read anything by David Levithan because he is just the kind of writer who crafts words in a way that make you rethink the entirety of your life. This book is my favorite because it is seriously EVERYTHING and David has kept it going via a Twitter account where he continues to post the definitions and just kill me dead on a daily basis.
9. Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner. I was reminded of how much I loved this book recently while I was reorganizing my bookshelves. I read this book shortly after I became a mom and was going through new mom fog, body issues, marital issues, and just life shizz in general. The content of this book just hit me right where I lived and I cried my face off through most of it.
10. The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen is my antidrug.
Books read in 2011: 111
Books read in 2012: 100
my read shelf:
my read shelf:
2014: 4/40
[2010: 63] [2011: 35] [2012: 23] [2013: 27]
my read shelf:
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Othello by William Shakespeare
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
The Magician's Nephew by C.S.Lewis
Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
2. The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
3. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer- it was the start of my YA obsession
4. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
5. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
6. The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay- I've read it twice and listened to it twice (in the last 6 months)
7. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
8. Love you Forever by Robert Munsch
9. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult- it was my first book by her and it really hit me because it talks about the Thurston HS shooting in 1998 (which is where I now work).. I was in 8th grade at a school only 30 minutes from there.
10. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
11. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
I guess I have 11.
2. The Giver - Lois Lowry
3. 100 Selected Poems - ee cummings
4. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
5. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter- Carson McCullers
6. The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
7. Dangerous Angels - Fransesca Lia Block
8. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (I want to believe they can understand me)
10. Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt
1) The Baby Sitters Club, particularly the little sister series: When I was younger I felt like the first kid to have glasses and matured early (I've been 5'6" since I was 12). These books were really helpful to me and started a lifelong love of reading.
2) The Grapes of Wrath: This may be the first example of truly amazing writing that I ever read. I read it in high school and we had to do a presentation on the book we choose. I made my dad help me make this crazy huge chicken wire sculpture thing. Not something I'll ever forget.
3) Brave New World: This book taught me to fear big brother and fight the man.
4) Where the Red Fern Grows: Because heartbreak is a part of life.
5) Still Alice: Patients, no matter their condition now, were once normal (for the most part) and they were probably once afraid that what is happening to them right now was going to happen to them.
6) The Outlander Series: This series taught me that it's ok to like historical romance sic fi fiction. I cannot tell you how many times I skipped reading this because it was about a time traveling nurse and I thought that type of book was silly. Without falling in love with this series, I never would have read The Wise Man's Fear or The Game of Throne series.
7) The Art of Racing in the Rain: Truly wonderful dogs do exist. Wilfie was almost named Enzo.
Any memoir by Jen Lancaster: Bitter is the New Black taught me that it's ok to make fun of yourself and that there is a market for snark out there. It inspired me to write a few short stories about nursing which I would love to one day expound upon.
9) Watership Down: Because sometimes the story you make up for your family really is amazing and worthy of publication.
10) The Poisonwood Bible: Perhaps the first book I ever read where I openly cried while reading it. Sometimes you need a good cry (this also applies to The Sky is Everywhere, The Fault in Our Stars, and Me Before You).
I'm going to end my list at 7 instead of 10, because I can't pick which 3 to include out of the next 30 or so that I could consider.
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Honestly, not sure if I could name 10 but here's my list:
Rebecca-It was my 9th grade summer reading book & I fell in love with it. I've read it over & over again
The Giver
When Everything Changed by Gail Collins- Never would have picked this up if not for my book club. It was just an interesting read about the role of women starting in the 1960s and how different things are today
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
One More River : Lynne Reid Banks
The Hunger Games: Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter Series : Jk Rowling
Homecoming : Cynthia Voigt
These Happy Golden Years : Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Secret Garden : Frances Hodgson Burnett
Daughter of the Forest : Juliet Marillier
The Hobbit : J.R.R. Tolkien
The Giver : Lois Lowry
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
"I don't much care where –"
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
1. The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Holes-Louis Sachar
3. Extremely Loud and Incredible Close- Jonathan Safran Foer
4. The Reader- Bernhard Schlick
5. Total Money Makeover- Dave Ramsey
6. The Giving Tree- Shel Silverstein
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass- Lewis Carroll
8. I Love You Forever- Robert Munsch
9. Lord of the Flies- William Golding
10. Matilda- Roald Dahl
Love: March 2010 Marriage: July 2013 Debt Free: October 2014 TTC: May 2015
Love: March 2010 Marriage: July 2013 Debt Free: October 2014 TTC: May 2015