As an English major, people often ask me about two things: book recommendations and spelling questions. One makes me feel very flattered and the other makes me very anxious. Never have I ever been able to properly spell definitely.
But (If you care) (Since you asked) (Because who doesn’t love lists?) here are my top 30 recommendations in no particular order.
Happy reading.
Happy summer.
1. Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood
2. Belong to Me, Marisa de los Santos
3. The Accidental Tourist, Anne Tyler
4. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
5. In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez
6. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
7. A Girl Named Zippy, Haven Kimmel
8. Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs
9. The Help, Kathryn Stockett
10. Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
11. The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver
12. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
13. Love Me, Garrison Keillor
14. The Color of Water, James McBride
15. Traveling Mercies, Anne Lamott
16. A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson
17. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
18. Night, Elie Wiesel
19. Nearer Than The Sky, Tammy Greenwood
20. The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Mark Twain
21. Room, Emma Donnoghue
22. Water For Elephants, Sara Gruen
23. She’s Come Undone, Wally Lamb
24. Lucy: A Novel, Jamaica Kincaid
25. The Gate to Women’s Country, Sheri Tepper
26. The Hunger Games Trilogy, Suzanne Collins
27. The Road, Cormac McCathy
28. Bossypants, Tina Fey
29. Three Junes, Julia Glass
30. Peace Like A River, Leif Enger
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I’m glad you found time amidst your packing to make a reading list:). Priorities!