Hello!
On today’s Top Ten from The Broke and the Bookish, the theme is top ten books for when you’re in the mood for X. I’m choosing my X to be Classics that are still relevant.
1) Book: The Complete Works
Author: William Shakespeare (Ok, technically everyone else gathered his material, but he did write the plays.)
Why I picked it? Referenced in court, TV, books, music- everywhere! Although Shakespeare died 400 years ago, his words are clearly alive still.
2) Book: The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Why I picked it: Mystery at its finest
3) Book: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Author: Lewis Carroll
Why I picked it: This examines our size and place within the world and looking at things with fresh eyes.
4) Book: To the Lighthouse
Author: Virginia Woolf
Why I picked it: This explores the interconnectedness of all people and how we influence each other.
5) Book: The Wind in the Willows
Author: Kenneth Grahame
Why I picked it: Humorous, charming, lovely
6) Book: Sonnets from the Portuguese
Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Why I picked it: Beautiful poetry and love is never out of style.
7) Book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee
Why I picked it: Embedded in this book is the timeless message to protect the innocent.
8) Book: Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray Bradbury
Why I picked it: Ideas and books are immensely powerful.
9) Book: Franny and Zoey
Author: J.D. Salinger
Why I picked it: This book, more than just a tale of discontented youth, deals with belief and consecrating the ordinary.
10) Book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Author: Richard Bach
Why I picked it: This teaches all to soar.
Jennifer Svoboda
March 2, 2016 - 5:09 am ·Just read Fahrenheit 451 and couldn't agree more! (I have a review on my blog!) I also think Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is pretty timeless. Love your list!! Here's My TTT
Megan Easley-Walsh
March 2, 2016 - 1:06 pm ·Thanks for stopping by! I agree with you about Frankenstein as well. Its a very endearing story- much more so than the movie, and I'm a fan of that also.
Connie Keller
March 2, 2016 - 2:44 pm ·Loved so many of your choices, especially Fahrenheit 451 and Shakespeare! Other classics…The Odyssey–it's appeal as enduring epic continues and continues. (I might argue that a lot of detective/mystery fiction derives from it.)
Megan Easley-Walsh
March 2, 2016 - 2:59 pm ·I agree with you about The Odyssey as well! There are so many fantastic classics to include. I picked what jumped into my mind first.
Lauren Stoolfire
March 5, 2016 - 5:18 pm ·To Kill a Mockingbird and Fahrenheit 451 especially. 🙂
Check out my TTT.
Megan Easley-Walsh
March 8, 2016 - 12:06 pm ·Definitely! They're two of the best! I haven't really read graphic novels, but your list looks interesting.