- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, that tells the migrants' story of the struggles of the dust bowl and the cruelty they were received with. This book drove home the point that "we are one" and the corruptness of some systems still used today, stirring up questions about how America treats immigrants of today. It rounded up at 464 pages.
- The Alchemist ,by Paulo Coelho, was a refreshing alternative to the increasingly trashy modern works, weaving a story of self discovery through a journey, much like the classic Illiad.
- The Awakening, by Kate Chopin: I found Edna annoyingly evasive of her motherly duties. Now don't get me wrong! I'm all for women's rights but I don't think that Edna was really fighting for rights.
- Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, is uniquely written in the only way I can describe it as a newspaper column, strangely distant but still personal, probably the only way to relay a catastrophic event such as his to get all the details in and straight.
That about sums it up...
