Finding new reads can be a hassle especially if don't have enough time to hunt down some literary pieces that are worth getting thrilled upon. Lucky for you, the MindfulVerdicts Team has jotted down a handy list for your literature thirsty mind to indulge on...
So without further ado, here are our team's list of hand picks:
SHORT STORIES:
1. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
2. A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
3. The Skylight Room by O. Henry
4. The Female Body by Margaret Atwood
5. City Lovers by Nadine Gordimer
6. Songbirds of Pain by Garry Kilworth
7. The Last Leaf by O. Henry
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
9. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
10. Fish Bones by Larissa Lai
POEMS:
Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
Invictus by William Ernest Henley
Two Roads Diverged in a Wood by Robert Frost
When by Lang Leav
The River Merchant’s Wife by Li Po
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
The Masque of Anarchy by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
NOVELS:
Young Adult readers have their own favorite genre when it comes to fictional books but don’t let yourself drown with your regular favorite. Go out of your comfort zone and try these exquisite books
1. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love
2. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
A girl with a lethal touch (Thriller and Dystopia)
3. Looking for Alaska by John Green
"First drink. First prank. First friend. First girl. Last words"
4. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
A feel good novel for the young and the young-at-heart
5. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
"I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero."
