I know it’s fading out of fashion these days, but reading will always be an important activity to me. I’ve read books that shaped my world, books that have influenced my writing, books that have infiltrated my dreams. I can think of nothing that sends the imagination spinning, actively for long stretches of time, like reading does. These are endless distances.
In tribute to reading, this is a list of books that have shaped my thinking and expanded my world, for the better. Feel free to comment if you have any recommendations!
The Sun Also Rises
Catcher in the Rye
Franny and Zooey
Jitterbug Parfume
Pride and Prejudice
The Autobiography of Malcom X
Beloved
The Botany of Desire
Roots
The Awakening
Siddartha
A Short History of Myth
On the Road
A room of One’s Own
Mrs. Dalloway
Heart of Darkness
Reviving Ophelia
Boarderlands: La Frontera
The Bell Jar
The Toa of Pooh
A Wrinkle in Time
The Great Gatsby
The Beauty Myth
The Vagina Monologues
A Moveable Feast
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