Seth suggested that I post a list of my top five favorite books. Just coming up with the list made me realize that I don't read as much as I'd like to. Now that I have a lot of books I'd like to read, I have very little time. So, here is my list. I guarantee you'll recognize a few from your high school reading list.
5. Animal Farm, George Orwell
4. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
2. American Tragedy, Theodore Dreiser
1. Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris
Lord of the Flies nearly made my list, just for the mental picture of Piggy, an overweight little boy I like to think looked sort of like the kid on “A Christmas Story.” In Animal Farm, one of the commandments is "All animals are equal, (and later added) but some are more equal than others." I really think the management at my work adopted that slogan. As for The Great Gatsby, who wouldn't love a story about a desperate man reaching for a fantasy that comes fatally crashing down? Frankenstein taught me to pity those less fortunate who only want to be loved, especially ugly monsters that are made of a collection of dead people parts, wronged by science, who end up a tad spiteful after being rejected. An American Tragedy teaches an important lesson about how chasing after the American dream of materialism can lead to killing your pregnant baby-mama. And Me Talk Pretty One Day is a collection of stories that are just plain funny. There you have it. The books I love and why I love 'em.
5. Animal Farm, George Orwell
4. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
2. American Tragedy, Theodore Dreiser
1. Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris
Lord of the Flies nearly made my list, just for the mental picture of Piggy, an overweight little boy I like to think looked sort of like the kid on “A Christmas Story.” In Animal Farm, one of the commandments is "All animals are equal, (and later added) but some are more equal than others." I really think the management at my work adopted that slogan. As for The Great Gatsby, who wouldn't love a story about a desperate man reaching for a fantasy that comes fatally crashing down? Frankenstein taught me to pity those less fortunate who only want to be loved, especially ugly monsters that are made of a collection of dead people parts, wronged by science, who end up a tad spiteful after being rejected. An American Tragedy teaches an important lesson about how chasing after the American dream of materialism can lead to killing your pregnant baby-mama. And Me Talk Pretty One Day is a collection of stories that are just plain funny. There you have it. The books I love and why I love 'em.
