Most Memorable Books

Here we go. The most memorable books I have read are the following:

1. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini- One of my favorite books of all time. I loved the storyline, and, since my parents were born and raised in a neighboring country,  I felt a deep connection to the characters and the story. I cried while reading it!

2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini- As this story is also set in Afghanistan and is specifically about a few women living there, I feel an even deeper connection to the story. Although I did not like it at first, I ended up loving the book and crying at the end.

3. A Mercy, Toni Morrison- Although the story was quite confusing at first, once I started to understand it,  I ended up really enjoying it, and I really looked forward to having to read in every night for Ms. Driscoll.

4. 1984, George Orwell- I started the book and, after beginning it, I couldn't put it down. By the end, I felt like I even knew the main character, Winston, personally. It is one of my favorite books!

5. Persuasion, Jane Austen- I was told that I wouldn't like Jane Austen because she is "dry" and her books are boring, but I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. I thought it was a beautiful story that was written really well. I loved that in incorporated suspense in its own way but was also just a love story.

6. Crank; Glass; Tricks; Identical; Impulse, Ellen Hopkins. These are 5 different books all by the same author, Hopkins, that I LOVED reading. Each book is about 500-700 pages, but, as they are written in poetry, they are a breeze to read. I finished each book in 1-2 days because I simply could not put them down. They were incredible books that I loved so much because they were realistic (2 of the 5 were based on her daughter) but completely unrelated to my life as they told the story of characters who participate in immoral, often criminal, activity. Although these are considered more "trashy" literature, I can't help but continue reading her books!

7. Nectar in a Sieve, Kamala Markandaya- We had to read this for World History class in 10th grade, and I really loved it. It was about British colonization in India (so once again I felt a kind of personal connection to the story), and it made me cry at the end!

8. Othello, Shakespeare- This is probably my favorite work I have read by Shakespeare. I enjoyed reading it because it was about  isolation, deception, and other concepts that were interesting to me.

9. Animal Farm, George Orwell- Amazing book that I read in the 7th grade and still remember and love.