Sunday, August 14, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Top Ten Reads for 2012
#1 Our Culture, Whats Left Of It: The Mandarins and the Masses
- Theodore Dalrymple
- 2005
- 360
This book title I found on the internet. I think the book will be interesting because it is a commentary on our society. The book is lengthy, but its also very modern so it might not be that bad to tackle.
#2 Pride and Prejudice
- Jane Austin
- 1813
- 448
This is a pretty cliche book to want to read, but I'm a college bound high school student so this book wouldn't hurt to have under my belt. I enjoyed the movie, so I'll enjoy the book.
#3 The Color Purple
- Alice Walker
- 1982
- 272
This is a book I've always wanted to read, but I've never got around to it because of my procrastination problem. I mainly want to read it just so I can say, "The book is WAAAY better than the movie." The book isn't too bad in length, and it was written in the 80's, so the difficulty level shouldn't be bad. I can handle it.
#4 Shadow and Act
- Ralph Ellison
- 1964
- 317
I mainly want to read this because I read Invisible Man and I loved it. I know this will be a doozy, because I had to do a lot of re-reading in Invisible Man, but I'm sure I'll enjoy this book. Ellison has a very sophisticated style of writing, so if I read sophisticated writing I will then become sophisticated.
#5 The Portrait of A Lady
- Henry James
- 1881
- 656
This was a title I found while looking up a page number for one of the other books on this list. The title caught my eye because I'm on this quest to being a sophisticated lady, so I thought reading this book would help me reach my goal. Turns out the book is a typical romance novel. Of course, I'm down to read it because everyone knows Wendy Miya loves romance. The length of the book is ridiculous, and it was written in 1881! We'll see if I make it through all of the pages.
#6 Cry, The Beloved Country- Alan Paton
- 1948
- 329
As, I'm typing this reflection that I want to read a lot of books because I've seen the movie. Anyway, I'm interested in this book because it is set in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I was born. That is basically it, the story is very sad and I like a good cry every now and again. The length isn't too bad, and I'm sure the writing style is not the worst I've seen. I'm always prepared with the Dictionary app if worst comes to worst.
#7 A Shore Thing- Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
- 2010
- 304
I want to read this book, because I know it will be a critically acclaimed literary classic. All sarcasm aside, I actually love snooki and I'm sure I'll get a good chuckle out of this book. Its light, not too long and I KNOW its not a difficult read.
#8 The Book Of Awesome
- Neil Pasricha
- 2011
- 402
This book is another book that is gonna be really easy and quick to read. I'll enjoy because I love books like this one. Basically, I love lists.
#9 Kardashian Konfidential
- Kourtney, Khloe, Kim Kardashian
- 2010
- 256
Not only am I interested in deep topics, but I'm interested in the shallowest of topics as well. For exampe, I love the Kardashians and everything about their lives. I'm shocked I haven't read this book yet. It'll be a quick easy read, so my classy lady books won't feel lonely.
#10 Murder Inc.: The Story Of the Syndicate
- Burton B. Turkus and Sid Feder
- 1951
- 512 pages
Murder Inc: The Story of the Syndicate(1951) by Burton B. turkus and Sid Feder is one of the titles I found while trolling the Internet for book titles. After growing up watching mob movies, I have developed a slight obsession with organized crime. This book seems like it would indulge my obsession, so why not read it. The number of pages scares me, but If the book is good it shouldn't matter. I also enjoy old-school phrases which, according to my research the book is full of.
