Every avid reader has at least one book or book series they find themselves reading over and over again. Sometimes these books remind us of our childhood or mark the discovery of a new genre; sometimes they simply give us comfort in a way we can’t quite explain. This week, I’ll be talking a little bit about my “go-to” books, and what makes them so significant to me.
The book switches back and forth between point of views in order to tell the story of what is happening to Mark Watney, the stranded astronaut, and NASA officials on Earth trying to save him, but the language is always accessible and adds to the urgency.
Three Women tells the very separate, yet strikingly similar stories of three women: Lina, Maggie, and Sloane. Despite being different ages, living in different states, and being from starkly different socio-economic backgrounds, each woman’s narrative is tied together by one common disruption.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an amazing story that constantly activates emotion and engages the mind. Chbosky’s writing is artfully simple as he tells Charlie’s story through letters, but he holds back no detail.
Published in 2006, Sharp Objects has all the character complexity and mystery of her later work, but ventures even further into exploring the gruesome acts some people are capable of.
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