I'm constantly looking for things to blog about, and I came across a website that has a list of over 100 blogging topics. Some of them are things I could really care less about, but this one sort of spoke to me, because as most of you know, I spend a good majority of any free time I get reading a great book. So, without further ado, here is a *small* list of books that I feel everyone should read, and why I feel so. Here we go.....
1. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling- First of all, if you haven't read at least 1 of the HP books by now, you either live under a rock or can't grasp the idea of reading a fantasy novel. I will tell you that fantasy is not my number one genre, in fact, it falls at the bottom of my list. However, I started reading the Harry Potter books in second grade (Ms. Langner's class, represent!), and I was instantly intrigued. Perhaps the reason I and so many others love these books is because of the fantasy elements. When you read HP, you are flown away to a different world, and it's so helpful when you really need an escape. Once I started one, I had problems putting them down. J.K. Rowling writes so well, and the plots of all the books are awesome, and you get sucked in (although sometimes it does take awhile for that to happen.) Even if you have TRIED reading the books before, I urge everyone to try it again, look past the *fantasy* genre and think of it as a great American classic in the making, because honestly, it is most likely going to become that.
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee- I probably would have never read this book if it was not required in my freshman Accelerated English class, but looking back, I am extremely glad that it was. This book is a classic example of a child being shaped by her surroundings and having to grow up faster than she perhaps wanted. This is on my top 10 list of best novels I've ever read. READ IT!!
3. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck- This was another required Accel. read, and although there are parts of it I could have lived without, it is overall one of the truly "American" novels. I feel that this novel is relate-able, although it took place during the Great Depression. The economic hardship and having to uproot themselves to go to an unknown place that the Joad family undergoes is more often than not a common thing in today's world.
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett- Another good novel that is historical but shown from the African American side of the 1960s as opposed to the WASP, if you will, side. One of the best quotes I've heard in a long time comes from this book: "You is kind, You is smart, You is important."
5. Anything by Jodi Picoult- If you are the kind of person who loves a good realistic fiction novel with a ton of twists and the occasional tear jerker moment, you *NEED* to read some Jodi Picoult novels. She writes BRILLIANTLY and her books are always ones that sort of throw you for a loop sometime during the duration of the novel, some of them throw you at the end, while some throw you in the middle. Heck, sometimes they throw you at the beginning. I've read most of her novels. I recommend all of them, but my favorite ones are Nineteen Minutes, Lone Wolf, My Sister's Keeper, Handle with Care, House Rules, Sing you Home, and Plain Truth.
That should hold you guys for now. I'm always reading, so I'll always come up with more that I will eventually share with you guys at a later date. But I'm in serious need of some more blog ideas that don't involve books, so if you happen to have any *bright* ideas, please comment and let me know!
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