I just read a column in Oprah's December issue where author Zoe Heller is asked to share books that made a difference to her. In selecting her choices, she makes a point to go away from the books she think she should pick, the ones that people would expect her to pick and go for ones that may be off the beaten path and certainly may not have the distinction of being a classic. I found this approach refreshing because it was truthful and not about appearances and should haves.
While I am an avid reader there are so many books that I 'should have' read by now, classics, pulitzer prize winners, and other notables that I haven't read and quite frankly, I probably won't. But I have read some great ones and will share a list of favorites, a list that exists right now, and could change depending on what I pick up next.
1. The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter
2. White Oleander by Janet Fitch
3. The Brothers K by David James Duncan
4. My Only Story by Monica Wood
5. Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk
6. All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg
7. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
8. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
9. The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken
10. Plainsong by Kent Haruf
What are some of yours?
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Hi...I found you on the NaBlo randomizer thing and, well, you're talking about books, so I had to put in my 2 cents.
Books that have made a difference:
1. The Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey (started my English history obsessioon)
2. Gone With The Wind - the first adult book I ever read.
3. Little Women (I know I'm vearing into classics now, but I do love this book)
4. A Wrinkle In Time - Madeline L'Engle
5. The Autobiography Of Henry VIII - Margaret George
6. Beach Music - Pat Conroy (made me face my depression)
7. Good In Bed - Jennifer Weiner (chick lit, yes, but good chick lit)
8. The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
9. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Pride And Predjudice - Jane Austen (started my love of the snark)
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