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Re: Books that inspired you
I'm SOOO glad I found this thread. I could read since I was three, and books are about as important as air to me. Some titles I've heard of, some I haven't. Here's some of my list; more will probably come later.
The Dune series- Frank Herbert/ others. Amazingly modern for the 60's, and he wound so many themes and ideas into them that I had to read them much slower than normal to get everything out of them. I still use the Litany Against Fear, too.
Dreamer of Dune; A Biography of Frank Herbert- Brian Herbert. I loved reading how this great man's mind worked; plus it was also a great love story about him and his wife. I did this for an english project and got extra points for enthusiam about the material.
Jodi Piccoult books- Most of her books are formula stories, but I love how each one has a theme, and they teach you a little about the human heart.
Harry Potter series- Taught me the power of love, and its redeeming qualities. Also the importance of being surrounded by people who love and suport you no matter who you are, what you are, or who you choose to be.
The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini. Interesting books suggested to me by another english teacher. Gives something to be said about loyalty.
The Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras books- Scott Westerfield.- Shows that you can think your way out of anything, and how your connections with other people are stronger than whats been done to your head.
Tamora Pierce books- I just read ALL of her book in the span of a week. That's 16 books. They all had an underlying thread of preserverance(sp), and how being determined can produce great things from a person.
Dante's Inferno- Its weird, but read it.
Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar- Shakespeare. So dramatic, and life changing. Love and power can make you do janked up crap, including murder/suicide.
A Face First-Priscilla Cummings. A really easy book for preteens, but one I've read many times. I love how its written, and the point of showing who you are inside, not a face first.
Wicked and Son of a Witch- Gregory Maguire. Taught me that what is perceived is not always true (kind of a don't judge a book by its cover thing.). That "evil" may not have always been so, and that being "wicked" to one person isn't to another, and you don't have to be what everybody thinks, and you don't have to follow in the footsteps of your parents.
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald. Read in english; I actually liked it. I didn't think I would like, but I did. It said alot about the times and the author. The characters were in-depth, and I could see why they did the things they did.
Well, that's it for now. I'll have some more for later. My english teacher made me a booklist (at my request), one of the books was Atlas Shrugged, and I have it on hold at the library. I hope I get it soon!
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Awards: BMR's 2008 Judges Award
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all."- Movie quote
Last edited by Carlee10 : 25-06-2008 at 22:58.
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