Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! Since school has started/is starting (today’s my first last day of school ever), this week I’m going to be talking about my favorite books I read in school. This is going to range from elementary school all the way through college. Let’s get started! 1. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner These were some of the first books I remember reading in my reading groups in first grade. I would check them out in batches of five…
Top 10 Tuesday: Books for College Students
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! This week I’m making a syllabus for college students. Here’s a list of books you should keep on your shelf (and read) to prepare for (or escape) the real world. 1. 1984 by George Orwell I don’t have anything to say except this is a great book and everyone should read it. 2. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger I’ve been told this is a book you should read at multiple stages in life. Most…
Top 10 Tuesday: If You Like…
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. This weeks challenge is to come up with a list of books based off of one book you may have liked. As you may know by now, I’m a pretty big fan of dystopias. So… If you like dystopian novels, you should read… 1. Anthem — Ayn Rand Read my review of “Anthem” and find out why I think it’s such an amazing book. 2. Divergent — Veronica Roth I’ve talked about “Divergent” plenty of times (and…
Top 10 Tuesday: Books on My Syllabus
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. This week I will be talking about the books that would be on my syllabus if I were to teach The Basics 101. (This includes books that every book lover should read. 1. Harry Potter by J.K Rowling This is a classic series that spurred by love of reading and everything magical. 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee This was the first book I really remember enjoy reading that wasn’t fantasy. 3. Peter Pan by J.M.…
Which One Fails Better?
Title: The Giver vs. Anthem Author: Lois Lowry vs. Ayn Rand Genre: Dystopian Novel Quotation: “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” The Giver vs. “My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.” Anthem Would recommend to: readers who like to think about the past. Dystopian novels have always intrigued me. I find it compelling that people would right novels about what is wrong with the world to prove what humans should change about their patterns to avoid this type of world in the future. It’s a bit like…
