Okay, I keep getting nominated for this Book Challenge( Sherry Lynch and Lindsey Wright) , and I keep not doing it cause, uh… hard! Didnt quite know how to narrow it down, but here it is, somewhat chronologically since I cant think of a better way to do it. Here are 10 of the books that have really stayed with me. 1.The Boxcar Children - Gertrude Chandler Warner (kickstarted my wild childhood imagination, and was probably to blame for my NEED to be an orphan in ALL my make-believe games) 2. Crossroads - Margaret Sangster (My first real book of poetry, and what spurred me on to Byron and Shakespeare by elementary school.) 3. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien (One of my first real fantasy novels, and obviously began a lifelong love of Tolkien. A love which has also always been a bonding topic with my dad) 4. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Continuing my love of mysteries after The Boxcar Children, and unknowingly contributing to my later in life Sherlock obsession) 5. Afton of Margate Castle - Angela Hunt (One of the biggest roller coasters of emotion a book has ever sent me on, and one of the first times I ever really felt I understood what it is to have zero control over your own life because youre a woman) 6. I am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced - Nujood Ali (Speaking of having no control over your own life. This book, and the masses it represents still haunt me) 7. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy (Again, women in impossible situations seems to be a theme with me. However, Levins spiritual and moral journey was probably what stuck with me more than anything.) 8. The Whole Brain Child - Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson (This has already greatly influenced the way I am raising my daughter, and will probably continue to do so for years to come) 9. Blankets - Craig Thompson (Some of my book club buddies may find this one weird, but the connection I felt with the authors struggle with exclusion and guilt from religion was a surprisingly healing experience for me.) 10. The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula Le Guin (Finally dove into the deep end of Sci-fi and came to grips with the nerd I actually am). Corrie Catron!! Im totally calling you out. Challenge extended. :)
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 01:40:28 +0000
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