This year I made a slight exception. You see, there is this list of books I’ve been wanting to read for the longest time but I just haven’t gotten there. I get sidetracked by instant gratification buys because most of these are not readily available in my local book store. So, I thought I would make a deal with myself to read these books in 2012! And to not buy any others until I do….okay, maybe not that last part. Without further ado, here are my 5 books for 2012:
- South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami
- Atonement - Ian McEwan
- Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
- Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
- The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
In completely unrelated news, I found the cutest site this morning! Click the link to see Fuzzy Potter and a dancing rainbow kitty!
I've read all but 1 on your list ... 3 and 4 are two of my favorite books of all time. I hope you enjoy them, too!
ReplyDeleteIf you find that you like the Utopian/Dystopian genre after reading Brave New World, let me know and I can give you some other titles to read. I fell in love with the genre after taking a class on it in college and have a bunch of similarly good reads to offer up. :)
That would be awesome:) Thanks so much! And at the risk of sounding gushy, I am a HUGE fan of your blog. Nerd News never fails to make me smile!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you! :D (And thank you for using a button! I'm always so honored and surprised when I stumble across them, haha!)
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to be quite a fan of yours as well; seems like we've got a lot in common. :)
As far as books go:
1984—George Orwell
We—Yevgeny Zamyatin
Amnesia Moon—Jonathan Lethem
Herland—Charlotte Perkins Gilmore
The Giver—Lois Lowry
V for Vendetta—Alan Moore
That should be a good start, although you might have read a few of these. Also, you've totally inspired a future obsessed. post.
And now I shall stop with this ridiculously long comment. <3
Haha awesome! On all counts!!
ReplyDeleteV for Vendetta is another one I have been meaning to get my hands on:)