My Most Memorable Books

Some of the most memorable books that I have read in my mind are as follows...

1. Eragon/Eldest - Christopher Paolini
     I read these two fiction books when I was in seventh and eight grade. I was so engrossed in the books because the plot was interesting to me at the age and I also was really into fantasy and science fiction.
2. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
     I read this novella in my Junior year for a presentation, and it was one of my favorite books that I read that year. I could not put the book down as I tried to anticipate what would happen next to Lennie and George.
3. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
     When I first read this book over the summer leading up to my Junior Year, I thought that Holden was a very dynamic character and although I sometimes got annoyed by his constant complaining, I truly learned to appreciate Salinger message once thinking after reading the novel.
4. King Solomon's Mines - Sir H. Rider Haggard
     I read this book in seventh grade, and all I can remember was that I was really into action and adventure genres and that the book made me want to travel to Africa someday, which I managed to do.
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
     This book really left an impact on me when we discussed Twain's motifs and themes in English Class Junior Year.
6. The Call of the Wild - Jack London
     I really enjoyed reading this book a couple of times, and I did not fully get the themes in the book until i read it when i was 16. I enjoy being in nature, and the fact that London was able to keep the novel serious while having the subject as an animal really caught my attention.
7. Black Like Me - John Howard Griffin
     I read this book as a summer reading option my freshman year. I was not expecting much, but I was amazed to read how a white man in the 60s and early 70s chemically changed his skin color to black to document his experiences.