This prompt is weird to me too. I am going to assume that they would like me to list books I enjoyed reading. I will also list some books I would like to read.
A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley This is one of my absolute favorite books of all time.- Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams I know this is a play but I like reading plays and Hannah Jelks is one of the most personally relatable literary characters I have encountered.
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston I absolutely love southern female writers. I don’t know why but their work often speaks to me.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison So disturbing… so good- Anything by Flannery O’Connor I really like the collection of short stories in A Good Man is Hard to Find. Good Country People being my favorite in that collection. The redemption in her stories is often twisted and cruel. I can relate.
- 1984 by George Orwell I really enjoy most of his work. His take on the political climate(of almost any era) is interesting and prophetic like Huxley’s
- How Babies Are Made by Andrew C Andry and Steven Schepp I wrote a whole post about this book. The illustrations by Blake Hampton are truly what made this book so memorable.
- Decoded by Jay-Z It is no secret that I love rap. I am fascinated by and grew up immersed in its culture. I like Shawn Carter and his autobiography is an honest and sometimes disturbing account of his life and how it inspired his music.
The Southern Vampire Mysteries (a.k.a. the Sookie Stackhouse series) by Charlaine Harris I love the series. It is entertaining and fun reading.- The Green Mile by Stephen King I just loved this book.
- The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins I really liked this series. I tried to tell my son that he has far better options (for casual reading) than I did as a young adult. He as Katniss Everdeen and Harry Potter. I had the Wakefield twins.
- The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling It is a great series of books.
Midnight by Dean Koontz is one of the creepiest books I have ever read with some pretty prophetic social commentary. I think about it every time I miss dinner because I am fucking around on the computer.- 50 Shades of Grey by EL James is the only book on this list I haven’t read and probably the book most of my readers, supporters and friends insist I read. At some point I shall do so.
foodsexfashion
/ November 6, 2012I temporarily lost my mind and read the new Wakefield twins book and I will never get those brain cells back.
trjensen
/ November 6, 2012There are new ones?
foodsexfashion
/ November 6, 2012Oh yes, yes there are. Elizabeth is living in NYC and Jessica is….I don’t remember.
smittenwithhim
/ November 6, 2012I like this list! It gives me some reading ideas for the winter months.
I also loved Brave New World.
My favorites are:
Watership Down by Richard Adams and
Alas, Babylon by Pat (Harry Hart) Frank
trjensen
/ November 6, 2012I am reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn right now.
gilbertloretta
/ November 6, 2012Hmmm, don’t know if you really need to bother with 50 Shades Darling, we seem to already have those fantasies covered
trjensen
/ November 6, 2012I surely do and I wonder if I would actually like it.
lizajack25
/ November 6, 2012I am also a rap fan. I should check that Jay- book out too. Liking the new look blog, BTW.
trjensen
/ November 6, 2012Thank you! It is pretty good and he discusses his lyrics and the events that inspired them so it is and interesting look at inspiration and writing as well.
lizajack25
/ November 7, 2012Thanks for the heads up on that.
Cakes McCain
/ November 6, 2012Teri, I actually found 50 Shades very cliché. Read parts of it in the book store first and then decide if you want to spend the money. I’d much rather read your older posts, or Storyof Alice, or Theo Black over that ANYDAY!
trjensen
/ November 6, 2012Thanks! And now I have to start having random sex with men again so I have something newer to write about.
The Hook
/ November 9, 2012Don’t give into peer pressure for #14! Read it only if the smutty spirit moves you!
trjensen
/ November 10, 2012And I suspect it won’t impact me as much as those who’ve recommended it thinks it will. If Cakes says mine and Alice’s stuff is better then I’ll take her word for it.