Books that I loved when I was a kid and still do as an adult, and more that I've read recently that I liked.
I liked it, then I hated it, then I didn't like it, then I loved it. This one will make you less of a snob if you are one. (affilite link)
Demon Copperhead
I love the Southern novelists who write about human foibles. This one is the king.
Erskine Caldwell | Southern novelist, Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre
I've been reading the Jane Austen books recently, they're basically romances but they give you a real hard look into the class system and what women had to deal with. (affiliate link)
Sense and Sensibility
This was a really interesting book, it will make you wonder how low people can go. (affiliate link)
Never Let Me Go
I LOOOOOOVE this one. It deals with how people rationalize things away and prioritize things that aren't really important. (affiliate link)
The Remains of the Day
If you don't like this book you need to examine yourself. It's a fun adventure and everyone should read it. (affiliate link)
The Hobbit
I love Carson McCullers, her writing is atmospheric and it deals with human emotions in a really real way. (affiliate link)
Clock Without Hands
Families are messed up, but people usually think the other person is messed up in a way that's different from how they're actually messed up. (affiliate link)
The Corrections: A Novel
Whenever people talk about how pure and innocent kids are, I think of this book and laugh to myself. (affiliate link)
Lord of the Flies
Horrible. And great because it's so horrible. My husband says it's the scariest because it's about a real person coming after you. (affiliate link)
Misery
Scared the crap out of me. So good. (affiliate link)
The Shining
I read this when I was a kid, obviously, but this is one that's so charming it stays on your favorites list. (affiliate link)
The Secret Garden
This whole series is so disquieting it's hard to read, but you can't put it down. And when you do figure out what was going on in Book 1 (when you're in book 3) it's an OMG moment that freaks you out. (affiliate link)
The Morning Star
Maybe I'm a little weird but I loved reading this in the original old English in high school, and this translation was fun. I love Grendel's mother. (affiliate link)
Beowulf: New Verse Translation (Bilingual)
Another kid's book, but my absolute favorite of all time. When I got older the themes in it made more sense but it was just fun when I was a kid. (affiliate link)
Harriet the Spy
This is a memoir and not completely non-fiction, but I wish that it was fiction because I wanted to get revenge on the parents after reading it. (affiliate link)
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Another Jane Austen classic, this one is so dramatic it's actually funny in a ridiculous way. (affiliate link)
