Books I Love!

1. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls- I read this book at age 12 or 13 and to this day I consider it to be the best book I have ever read. As I began reading the book I did not know it was a true story until the end. It was the most incredible story. It was written in a way that a young teenager can understand and an incredible storyline of the troubles and hardships of a young girl throughout her life. I recommend this book to everyone!

2. 1984 by George Orwell- Forever this book has been recommended to me and I did not read it until this summer because it appeared on the summer reading list. I love utopian books because for me, that kind of storyline requires a serious imagination for me to picture it in my head. The main character hit me hard as he appears to be triumphant and strong but then in the end he sadly turns into the kind of person he despises the most.

3. Too Late to Say Goodbye by Ann Rule- First of all, I love the works of Ann Rule. She is an incredible writer of non fiction murder stories. She brings together the emotions, the details, and the tense feeling of reading a murder story so wonderfully. The story flows and is constantly moving. You are on the edge of your seat always waiting to see what happens next. Also, I'm kind of a sucker for murder stories.

4. The Alienist by Caleb Carr- Read this book for my ID paper and ended up LOVING my ID paper!!!! I would not have chosen any other book once again, because I am a sucker for murder stories. Carr incorporates a real life historic characters, scenes, and events into a fictional story. It is incredible the way he puts this book together. However, I can say I would not have appreciated this book as much if I was not forced to dig into the history and truly appreciate the amount of time Carr took into making 95% of this novel 100% historically accurate. The other 5% though, is incorporated beautifully into the novel!

5. Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire- By far my favorite Harry Potter. Don't really feel the need to explain this one. My favorite part is the game at the end. Basically the second half of the book is the entire climax when Harry is thrown into this challenge and competes against others and finds himself in a situation he never predicted.

6. The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald- Incredible novel!!!!! love Gatsby's character, Nick Carraway I actually do not like very much. The whole book, I was wishing Gatsby was the main character, I wanted to see more into his life and that is the main reason I kept reading.

7. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway- Although I am not a particular fan of Hemmingway's writing, I did love the story. I loved the plot and the scene. This book made me fall in love with Paris and Spain. I despised Brett but at the same time loved her. It mixed my emotions and made me think of what it was like to live at that time period. The bull fights were the best part.

8. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut- for those of you who love being confused and thrown into the world of existentialism, this is an amazing book. The futuristic setting, the mix of sci fi and fantasy and the confusion of not knowing really what the hell is going on is a rush for one's emotions. I read this book for English last year and ended up writing a blog on it and I am so glad I did. I got to express those bottled up emotions and tensions I felt while reading the book. If I hadn't been able to voice my opinions about this book, I may not have read it all the way through.