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Sidney Sheldon novels: Would never usually read a "romance" novel but I kind of got addicted to these in school (these were NO WAY school girl type books but mum used to read them and then I stole them from her)
Confessions of a Shopoholic: First dip into chick lit and I was shocked at how much I liked just reading something that was easy to read and not make my brain go all hurry.
Brave New World: A classic that I would have never picked up if it wasn't for my college reading list but I actually loved this and was glad I was made to read it as such.
The Rhime of the Ancient Mariner: A poem…a real life poem. I used to love poems as a child and then I read this while studying the Romantics at university and it made me get shivers. Creepy ghost story.
Bridget Jones' Diary: Another chick lit book that I read and still don't get why some girls gush about it but it was funny and a good read but not my favourite.
The Wasteland: A tough poem that I would never pick up and it was a real struggle because it's a real hard one to read and comprehend. However I was glad I tried it.
Macbeth: Loved it. A ghost story, murder mystery and Shakespeare. A must really if you like your horror and creep factor.
An Inspector Calls: Another school reading list book and this play was a great crime thriller that is usually on most school lists but i'd encourage people to read it even if you wouldn't normally pick up a play. A great read.
And Then We Came To The End: It was on the Richard and Judy summer reading list and sounded funny and it was but it was also very confusing at times. It shifts from an office comedy to somewhere completely dark and different.
When God was a Rabbit: Another Richard and Judy Reading List book that I thought sounded interesting but after hearing a few good reviews and recs from other bloggers I gave it a read when my boss lent my a copy and loved it. Beautifully written.
Macbeth! I could never understand Shakespeare. I had to read The Taming of the Shrew and needed my hand held all the way through in order to understand it.
ReplyDeletesparknotes.com offer translations of Shakespeare's works to modern English if you ever read Shakespeare again :)
ReplyDeletei think i liked Shakespeare more when i read it and it wasn't at school cause i knew i didn't have to write an essay about it after! HA
ReplyDeleteI had some problems with Shakespeare, too. It's like.. I don't know if you read Faust, but I can explain it best with this. There is this guy, Faust. And he's old. Really old. He's kind of.. a Proto-Edward. He makes a deal with Mephisto to look like a young man and bam, a fourteen years old girl falls for him. Ew.
ReplyDeleteWith Shakespeare it's a little different. I had many problems with things like that. All the drama, Romeo falling love with Juliette in a timespan shorter than me PMSing.. And we keep wondering why PNR heroines etc. are so delusional? [/rambling off]
In short: I liiike your list. And I should finally read Macbeth.. >_<'
Patricia
Oh, wow, Sidney Sheldon - I used to read his novels when I was a teen, too. It's been years since I've thought of him.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, I've never read Brave New World - we read 1984 in high school. I probably should read it one of these days.
And we read lots of Shakespeare in HS but never MacBeth - will have to look into it!
Nice list.
Sue
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