Thursday, September 30, 2010

Fifteen books I've read that will always stick with me

It's all over Facebook, and I now wanna make my own list!

1. Genesis -yes the book from the Bible. First Bible verse I memorized was Genesis 1:1 in kindergarten.

2. Revelation -yes, THAT Revelation. That last book from the Bible talking about beasts and scrolls and other scary stuff. Second verse I memorized was Revelation 3:20.

So much for first and last books. XD

3. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens -first novel I read when I was in second grade, I think.

4. Dracula by Bram Stoker -creepy.

5. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift -great story. I found the ending reaaaalllly weird, tho.

6. Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus -Stripe and Yellow and the caterpillar pillar! This yellow book I truly liked.

7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee -opened my eyes to the fact that people are oppressed in the real world. Didn't think much about racism until I read this.

8. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice -very... Interesting.... Vampires of the same kind as in Bram Stoker's... not like other vampires people drool over these days.

9. The Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsela -haha guilty pleasure in reading chick lit. So what if the story promotes capitalism anti-feminist ideas, I liked reading them. My apologies to my professor in Gender and Feminist studies. Haha

10. Dune by Frank Herbert -oooooh, sand worms. The first of the series with Paul Atreides aka Muad'dib was great. Again, "ooh, sand worms!"

11. Elements of Journalism by Kovach and Rosenstiel -gaaah what a nerd. I did read the whole book. The book reminds me of one of the best professors in Journalism, Professor Yvonne Chua. Classic -the book and the prof. XD

12. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro -just finished reading this and it was sooooo sad, but the writing style was superb. Like the book better than the film because the book focused on the butler thing, not on a love story.

13. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare -and The Taming of the Shrew, if I may add. Romeo and Juliet was depressing because I really can't understand their...ugh. But I find pleasure in reading it, still. Same with The Taming of the Shrew, but it made me laugh (duh, a comedy, duh).

14. Perfume by Patrick Suskind -oh this creepy story! Don't exactly know how those scents in the story smell like, but the description made me feel all stinky, I HAD tO take a bath to move on. And the creepy ending could just haunt me and give me nightmares.

15. Not Even A Hint by Joshua Harris -Guarding your heart against lust. Gave me a different view on love and lust. Sadly, I gave this book away one Christmas. :( After reading this, I wanted to buy "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" but until now I haven't.

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