Books that reveal truth about the human condition (aka... art)1. The Picture of Dorian Gray... Wilde
2. This Side of Paradise... Fitzgerald
Prophetic Genius
1. 1984... Orwell
2. Anthem... Rand
Beauty of life and nature
1. The Sun Also Rises... Hemingway
2. A Land Remembered... Smith
Non-Fiction1. Walking On Water... L'Engle
2. Irresistible Revolution... Claiborn
Short Stories
1. The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol 2
2. The Sons... Kafka
Different Time or Place (Nostalgic)
1. Their Eyes Were Watching God... Hurston
2. The God of Small Things... Roy
From the Stage1. A Streetcar Named Desire... Williams
2. The Importance of Being Earnest... Wilde
These are in somewhat of an order from what I suggest first to what I suggest last.
2 comments:
Wilde and L'Engle changed my world
A lot of these are favorites of mine as well, although I've never read 1984 or actually finished a book by Rand.
Have you read "A Swiftly Tilting Planet"? Next to Walking on Water, it's my fave L'Engle. Might even beat out a Wrinkle in Time.
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