As most of you may know, I never use to be much of a reader; it was only last year that I decided to discipline myself to read more. So I thought I might as well share with you five books that really had strong effects on me and my views on life.
- Markheim – This short story by Robert Louis Stevenson is definitely my favourite of his works I’ve read so far. The concept is amazing, but I won’t give you any spoilers.
- Slaughterhouse-Five – And so it goes…nothing could have prepared me for a book like this. It’s unique in its style and left me pondering it for months after reading it.
- Wuthering Heights – I know one reader that would be happy to see this on my list. The reason it does grace this list is the simple fact, that it defied all expectations. I went into this book thinking I knew what the story was about, but it shattered every expectation and left me with a dark and beautiful tale.
- Frankenstein – It is apparent that this book has changed my life. I’ve mentioned it before in reference to pop culture and even a Smashing Pumpkins song. This book is simply a brilliant book on very real social issues.
- Hey! Nietzsche! Leave them kids alone! – This book is the reason this blog exists. Craig Schuftan opened my eyes to a world I didn’t know by providing some interesting connections between the Romantic Period and today’s music scene.
Great list! And yes, I do love that WH made your list. 😉
“I went into this book thinking I knew what the story was about, but it shattered every expectation”.
– Indeed! That’s something I’d mentioned in my own review of it. I can’t think of any other book that is so utterly different than how most people think it is,
Frankenstein- AMAZING.
I still have Markheim on my to-read list. In between writing and studying, I haven’t had the time yet. But I definitely will get to it.
And you’ve inspired me to write a similar blog post!
This post was actually my daily exersice for the “31 days to building a better blog” challange by problogger. But it is a great idea, especially if I link back to older posts. It may get people reading posts from last year.
Great books, great list. I’ll have to check out Rowse’s blog for the tips, I’ve been coming up empty for stuff to write about lately.
Yeah I know what its like to come up empty…so frustrating, especially when you love blogging and you want to post.
Rowse always has so many ideas, I sometimes overload. But the 31 day challange i think is a good starting point. 🙂
Interesting list buddy! Surprised Frankenstein wasn’t on there 5 times tough… :p
tempting