Books
Rules: In a text post list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard - they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag ten friends, including me,so I’ll see your list.
1) Super Fudge by Judy Blume: my mom and I used to read these like crazy. I would love it when she did the Fudge voice, mispronouncing his older brother's name as "Petah!"
2) The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine: I was a quiet, meek, sensitive, and observant kid, much like Princess Addie. I felt like I couldn't be those things in a world full of extroversion and the movement towards Strong Female Characters. But Princess Addie loved the way she was--timid and afraid and shy--and what made her strong was her love for her sister. Like her, I couldn't fight dragons or swear at those who offended me, but, like her, too, I could love. This book reaffirmed my belief that love IS strength. And that you don't need to be "strong" to be a great female character. You don't even need to be "strong" to save the day. :) This is still my comfort book and I bring it with me to college every year.
3) A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray: Not only is this book historical fantasy at its finest, but it was also my savior when I was in high school, suffering from OCD and depression. These were the secrets I kept from my friends, and I felt I could relate to Gemma as she bore dark secrets, too. I thought dark, shameful thoughts, and I was comforted to see that she, a heroine, had the capacity for dark thoughts as well, and even entertained them. She embraced herself for all she was and inspired me to do so as well.
4) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer--This book came to me when I most needed it. I was suffering from the beginnings of OCD and spiraling in suicidal ideation in eighth grade. I felt I was unworthy of love. For all of the flack she gets for being a horrible role model, Bella was a reminder to me that no matter how empty I felt (just as she feels at the beginning of the book), I was still capable of love and being loved.
5) The Waves by Virginia Woolf--that interconnectedness though
6) Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery--carrots
7) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky--nuff said
8) The Sky is Everywhere--prose and poetry!
9) City of Ember--introduced me to the genre of dystopia!
10) The Hunger Games--yup
(Extra one: The Fault in Our Stars!)
Thanks for the tag from: clearascountryair
Tag! ellcrys, alotofalmost, remusinfitzrovia, tigersinlondon, sanityhasleftthebuilding, awriterabroad, jordyrenee, eatfoodlovelife, because-rainbows-are-amazing