Books Worth Reading

K, so instead of boring you all with pictures, vacations, and my life's crazy details, I decided to start posting something far more interesting to me. Today it's about escaping this world and finding yourself between the pages of someone else's story. This is my book recommendations list. Hopefully I will cover everything, but if I forget some, forgive me.

Angela's Ashes. Loved the stories of escaping to a new and better life. I've heard that its sequel, 'Tis, isn't as good, but I have yet to read it.













Cold Sassy Tree. Such a sweet southern style novel. Wholesome and heartfelt.













The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night. An interesting insight into the mind of someone diagnosed with downs syndrome.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistles Stop Cafe. If you even kind of liked the movie, you'll love the book. So much better.













The Scarlet Letter. Classic. Love it.













The Screwtape Letters. A story about the devil's angels trying to corrupt a saint. Very good book. Different view than is normally seen.













A Thousand Splendid Suns. Better than The Kite Runner, which I also loved!













Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. So much better than Wicked. Very cute and sweet.











The Great Gatsby. Lots of symbolism. Teachers make you hate it, but when you read it for yourself, you'll love it













The Bell Jar. Insight on a depressed mind. Sad, depressing, but meaningful and a good read.

Where the Heart is. Walmart baby.













The Color of Water. A black boys tribute to his white mother. What color is God?













Life of Pi. Read it. You won't regret it.













Lord of the Flies.











Fahrenheit 451. Loved.











Jane Eyre. The best romance novel ever.













The Secret Life of Bees. Another southern book. So sweet.













Night. One of my favorite WW2 books.











The Metamorphosis. Turning into a cockroach? Definitely worth a read.













Ishmael. Interesting religious views.













Gift from the Sea.













A Child Called "It." sad, but memorable and necessary.













The Awakening. Fascinating.













To Kill a Mockingbird. If you haven't read it, you're missing out.

Of Mice and Men. Another interesting book.













The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Classic.











I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.














One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Insanity at its finest.














Big Stone Gap. And the ones that follow. Another southern one. Sorry, I think I was born to be southern.

The Hiding Place. Another good "Jew Book," as my boyfriend puts it.











The Bean Trees. Southern.













Can't Wait to Get to Heaven. Southern.













Slaughterhouse-Five. Aliens. Great way to think of life and death.




Tuesday's With Morrie. Life lived at its fullest.













Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.













Withering Heights.













Heart of Darkness. Congo.













Tess of the D'Urbervilles.

The Book of Ruth. Abuse story.













The Glass Castle. You should read it, and so should your kids. A story about a young girl being poor with her family.













Water for Elephants. Fun read.













Angels & Demons. Great book. Fun read. Better than the Davinci Code.













Jonathan Livingston Seagull. New perspective on life and death.













Little Bee. Amazing book about a refugee from Nigeria.













Cry, the Beloved Country. Very poetic. Mom thought it was slow-moving. But I loved it.













The Giver. You and your kids should read it. About a utopia.












I know there are a million books, but these are the ones I have that I love. Some are interesting, some are educational, some are feel-good reads, but they are all amazing.