Even though I’ve always loved reading, getting through a required reading list in school was always a struggle for me. Typically, I always read the books, but some books were harder to get through than others. Some of my favorite required reading was actually in a introduction to literature class I took during my senior year of school. That’s where I read The Great Gatsby for the first time and fell in love with Beloved (two books I’ll talk about later in this post). Whether you’ve been an avid reader since you first learned, or reading has always been the bane of your existence, it’s always going to be a part of your life,…
Top 10 Tuesday: Settings
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 is all about settings — past and future. Let’s get started! 1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Setting — Dystopian Future Earth 2. Divergent by Veronica Roth Setting — Dystopian Future Earth 3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Setting — Nazi Germany 4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Setting — Panem 5. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Setting — Earth to Space 6. 1984 by George Orwell Setting — Dystopian “Future” Earth 7. Harry Potter by…
