List Five Books That I've Read That I Think Everyone With A "Read More" Goal Should Read

5. His Dark Materials Trilogy – by Philip Pullman
This includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass. It’s epic, supernatural, and fantastical. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to be surprised at every turn of the page.

4. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
This book about a boy who is shipwrecked and stuck at sea with a boat-full of dangerous zoo animals is imaginative and a really fun and interesting read.

3. Solar Storms by Linda Hogan
This little know Native American novel is set in the icy climate of the northern parts of Minnesota where an orphaned girl with many scars all over her body returns to her birthplace to find answers about her mother and the culture she never knew. The prose is gorgeous and the story is deeply moving. One of my favorite novels ever.

2. Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
This includes Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. My personal favorite was Eclipse and my least favorite was Breaking Dawn, but these books will keep you entertained for a while, although they aren’t as astutely written as say Harry Potter or His Dark Materials. Use these for an easy, sappy sweet romantic read.

1. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
It’s a short read and I recommend it for ANYONE who loves stories about science gone too far. This is an amazing gothic tale that will make you forget all your preconceptions about the “hollywood” Frankenstein. The monster is actually eloquent and mentally anguished while it is the doctor who is more of a monster than anyone else.

by E. Tolle

by T. Harv Eker

by Don Miguel Ruiz

I believe this book is timeless, the message is clear. It is always good to be impeccable with your word, not take anything personally, not make assumptions and always do your best. This book truly resonates within~

I’m not really a sci-fi buff if I’m honest. I’ll watch a little bit here and there and I’ll read the odd novel now and then, but I tend to leave hardcore sci-fi to The Boy.

Flowers for Algernon is written as a series of progress reports by man called Charlie who has an IQ of 68, but undergoes surgery to increase his intelligence. He is the first human trial after the surgery was proved successful on a mouse called Algernon.

Wikipedia claims it “touches upon many different ethical and moral themes such as the treatment of the mentally disabled”, but I just know that I really enjoyed it.

So 3 down. 2 to go.

by Gay Hendricks- this is a phenomenal read, packed with mini lessons and life-changing ideas. It’s a short, easy read. I’m re-reading it now and gaining even more than I did the first time.

Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks

I figure comic books count, and although I actually own this in its constituent parts, instead of the collected version, I absolutely love it and recommend it.

It’s about a introverted young witch, only one of about 52 worldwide, and her interactions with the people of her town and a few other witches.

Sounds like many other fantasy stories, but Aaron A’s art is beautiful and his writing is touching and clever.

I have been waiting for the last four years for him to finish the story where he left off and he has recently started doing so on his webpage, and although I don’t want to spoil anything you could take a look and see what he is all about.

This was recommended by one of my yoga instructors. I commented on the fact that he’d lost weight and was looking pretty lean. He spoke of this book and how it has changed his perspective on things. He said it was a challenge to read through and now practice the ideas. It reveals over several decades of studies about how diet effects health. It’s easy to read and you will find some unexpected truths. It is eye opening and just may change your life~

I picked this up at a book store recently and boy am I glad I did!

Set in a dystopic reflection of Japan called the Republic of Greater East Asia, a class of 42 students are pitched against each other in a fight to the death.

While this book is a little gory, and quite a hefty read, I raced to the end of it in no time at all. When I realised that there were forty two characters to keep up with I did get a little worried that I wouldn’t be able to follow, and that I would spend a lot of time at the beginning of the novel being bored as lesser characters were picked off with little characterisation.

Contrary to that I was surprised when at least one character I expected to continue to the end exited mid way through the book and several I expected to get wiped out quickly still lurked towards the end.

It isn’t just the structure of the novel that kept me interested either. There are some really touching scenes in the book, with love running as a theme throughout.

I wouldn’t say this is a widely read book, which is why I have put it on my list, so 1 down 4 to go!