I have proposed a reading challenge of sorts to myself. I have researched and collaborated several lists of "books you should read in your 20s." I have come up with a fairly unique list and will continue to add to it until I end up with at least 20 books to read in my 20s. Now, clearly I will end up reading more than 20 books in the next 6 and a halfish years of my life. But, I want to be well read and even though some of these books don't sound like something I would pick off the shelf...they have, for some reason, proven themselves among the world of book bloggers and critics. My list is tilted toward female readers, in my searching I mixed coed 20s lists with lists for 20 something women. Here is a look at my list so far...
1. The perks of being a wallflower by Steven Chbosky
2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
3. firefly lane by Kristin Hannah
4. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
5. The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
6. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
7. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
8. Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
9. The Girls by Lori Lansens
10. On The Road by Jack Kerouac
11. The Fault in our Stars by John Green
At this point in time, I have already read and reread #1, I have finished reading #2 and number #11. I am currently reading #3. I love fiction. I love to get lost in a story and I think words are a beautifully undefinable way to communicate emotion.
