35 before 35
#8) Read 35 books I have never read before
1) It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini (should be required reading in high schools, in my opinion.)
2) Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt by Jon Acuff (One of the worst books I have ever read)
3) Princess Bride by William Goldman (Probably THE worst book I have read. It’s a shame because the movie is hilarious and the book is an example of everything you should not do as a writer)
4) Paper Towns by John Green
(Rises up there as one of my favorite books. If you pay attention while reading, it tells you just as much about yourself as it does about the characters)
5) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
(I cannot get over how fantastic this book is. I recommend it to everyone who needs a good book to read)
6) It by Stephen King
(Hands down the longest book I have ever read. It almost took me a year. A YEAR.But It made me rethink my negative opinion about Stephen King’s writing style and it gave me nightmares. Win-win.)
7) Fried Green Tomatoes At the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
(I actually grew up near Irondale (Which is where the book is based) and my aunt worked at the same place Fannie Flagg did. Real places and real people are mentioned in her books. My aunt would be like ‘hey, I knew that person!’ which is a really surreal experience.)
8) Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
(Definitely kept me interested and certainly not your typical vampire story but there are parts that made me exceptionally uncomfortable from a moral standpoint. Warning on graphic sex/thoughts with minors)
9) The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson
(The best ‘self-help’ book I’ve ever read. Fast funny read and easy idea structure based on psychological and sociological ideas? I’m all over that.)
10) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
(Good book, quick read, horribly depressing. Despite having been engrossed while reading it, I think this book would be better recommended for teens than an older audience. I have some personal aggravations about the writing and characters.)
11) The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
(This book is hilarious! I went into it expecting it to be very serious but you absolutely cannot help but find Sir Percy Blakeney so very loveable and so very funny. The best part is, it’s written in a way that doesn’t suggest comedy is the goal. Everyone is so very serious and then you have Percy over there going ‘well, damn...’)
12) Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (<--My current read. This book is so awful. I dunno if I’ll get through it.)
To answer some comments:
geekgirlfibers said: I love the Scarlet Pimpernell. I can’t wait to see what you think of it.
Soooo good! I couldn’t put it down! I think my favorite part in the whole book was ‘It was the sound of a good, solid, absolutely British “Damn!” I laughed outloud at that quote. After all the descriptive build the paragraph before (I cant post because of spoilers) you think its going to be something amazing and heart wrenching and nope.
dreamsflyfree said: If you haven’t read American Gods (by Neil Gaiman) yet I highly recommend it.
I have actually read that soooo many times. It’s one of my favorite books of all time and I’ve carried around my copy for forever. It’s always one of my top suggestions when someone asks me for a good book and, if I ever get a chance to meet Neil Gaiman, that’s the book I would want him to sign.
Got a book you highly suggest? Let me know. I’ve got a while before I get to 35.
