So ever since my cousin started her own YA Lit blog I've been thinking about all those books that most people read at some point during their high school career that I somehow managed to avoid. Not necessarily on purpose, mind you, though for some (Crime & Punishment??) that was the case.
I'm sure you know the ones I'm talking about- Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies, 1984, etc etc. Well, I decided I would finally sit down and read [some of] them. My first stop to look for these titles was Time's Top 100 Novels of All Time list, followed by Modern Library's list. Then I picked out about 30 books that I want to read, either for the first time or again, and that's going to be my new project. And maybe I will write about them here sometimes, though this wont turn into a book blog. Now maybe I'll have something interesting to say, instead of "work is work and life is the same as usual..." when I come to write a post.
Which book should I start with??
5 comments:
3 of my faves:
invisible man
great gatsby
brave new world
Yay! You have no idea how happy I am to have in part inspired you to read more. I love love love A Separate Peace and although I hated it in high school, I really enjoyed Great Expectations when I read it again this last semester for my independent study. For some children's classics (because how can I resist), in case you want a bit of a break, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan are pretty obvious, but I also love Call of the Wild by Jack London.
I am excited to read about what you think about these books! I loved rereading "To Kill a Mockingbird."
I actually really liked Crime and Punishment! I just read a book called The Help and I LOVED it! (Not a classic yet, but one day will be for sure!) Yay books. I wish kiddos allowed me to read more. read while you can!
I'm in the same boat, except I have no desire to read them!
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