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Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.
1. The Alchemist, Paolo Coelho
- Easily one of my favorite books of all-time, if not my all-time favorite. You’d think a book so small would be a light read, but The Alchemist is jam packed with such profound statements that I was so surprised by the end of my first run through. (“What the heck did I just read? SO AMAZING.”) I’ve read some of Coelho’s other novels, but none of them have lived up to this one, in my opinion.
2. Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen
- It’s basically the mother of all chick lit…and everyone needs themselves a little Mr. Darcy.
3. The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
- Picked it up in an airport bookstore on a whim on the way to Asia. It’s a really different kind of love story, but a really easy read. I recommend this book to every girl looking for something to pull at her heartstrings :)
4. Something to Someone, Javan
- I’m not one for poetry, but Javan has such captivating prose that I can’t help but be sucked in by his words. I have all four of his published books of poetry, but this one strikes me the most. (Off note: e.e. cummings is my all-time favorite poet, but I don’t have hard copies of any of his poetry. Must buy soon!!)
5. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter is one of the benchmarks of my teenage years, and this was my favorite installment because of one character: SNAPE.
