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Books I Recommend Reading
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items These are a list of books (and book collections) I've read in my youth until now that hold a special place in my heart. Some of these will be popular series and some will, hopefully, introduce you to something new!
Sections
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Historical Fiction
Dystopian
Plays
Historical Fiction
I love reading any and all different types of books, but historical fiction will ALWAYS hold the largest spot in my heart.
The "Storm and Silence" series by Robert Thier was the first series that I discovered on Wattpad that I strongly believe should have been made into a film years ago. The power of a woman strong in her suffragette beliefs, alongside a calculate, penur...
Storm and Silence
"The Robber Knight" by Robert Thier is a story that gives you a true enemies-to-lovers trope that, I think, is done correctly. Two spunky characters, the defense of a kingdom, a knight and a princess!! This is actually so on brand with the Knight and...
The Robber Knight - Special Edition
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is one of the classics that everybody should read at some point in their life.
Pride and Prejudice: (Special Edition)
Despite "Pride and Prejudice" being the story that every should read, I strongly believe that "Persuasion" has an equally good story. Such a great story, and if you get the chance, you should also watch the film.
Persuasion: (Special Edition)
This book is a HEFTY read, with a total of 592 pages 😱 But, this book is so beautifully written, with such intricate details that it honestly will have you refusing to place the book down. And the movie did the book so much justice, it was nearly a ...
The Book Thief
This story is instilled with themes of strength, resilience and determination for our young protagonist. It presents feminist descriptions of the harsh realities under the Taliban in Afghanistan. I would greatly recommend this story.
Breadwinner Trilogy
I was introduced to this book in middle school and it was one story that opened my naive mind to the realities that other girls can experience worldwide. With topics of human trafficking and prostitution, this story navigates a world that many are un...
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Dystopian
I'm sure you all know of the dystopia fiction trend that populated the book and film space back in the 2010's. From Hunger Games to Divergent to Maze Runner, all these stories gained major popularity and are all stories that I have read AT LENGTH!
One of the most heartwrenching memories I have as a child was my parent's giving away this book series... It is a beautiful, dystopian reimagining of the famous fairytale stories with a star wars, terminator feel. It's fun, adventure story with a tin...
The Lunar Chronicles Boxed Set: Cinder to Winter
The Maze Runner by James Dashner really took the world by storm during the dystopian trend of the 2010s. All five books in this series were a fun read and the last two especially present a good picture as to the world of the Maze Runner series!
Maze Runner Series 5-Book Set by Dashner
The Eye of Minds by James Dashner is, in my opinion, a greatly UNDERRATED book. It easily could have been on the same level as The Maze Runner Series. I beseech you to read this if you really loved Maze Runner. For all anime lovers, it gives a simila...
The Eye of Minds (Mortality Doctrine, Book 1)
I read this story back in highschool and it was a greatly absurd read. But i loved every second of it. A bleak fatalistic future told from a satirical standpoint.
Cat's Cradle: A Novel
Plays
When attending University as a Theatre Major, I read the Cherry Orchard and Three sisters. I will say if you want another way to see how society is represented in art, Chekhov does a phenomenal job at doing just that!
Plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard
Sophocles has some of the most endearing written works. Oedipus the King is what inspired the Oedipus complex that's used in Psychology and after reading that play, you understand why. I think the thing I love the most is the implementation of the Ch...
The Three Theban Plays: Antigone/Oedipus
While in the theatre program, I learned so much about different plays that were written in Canada, as well as the historical and cultural contexts that they were written in and for. It's a msterful collection of different stories that represent the m...
Modern Canadian Plays, (Volume 1, 5th Edition)
This play was my first true reading of an enslaved woman's story in Canadian History. Angelique by Lorena Gale captured the realities of an Angelique's life before its untimely and cruel end.
Angelique by Lorena Gale
"Burlap Bags" by Len Peterson was the play that began my love and fascination for Absurdist plays. This story details a man's suicide diary where he speaks on how Absurdist life has become to him. This is a phenomenal read.
Burlap Bags by Len Peterson