b.o.o.k.s.

current top 10 (books with lasting impressions on me)
in no particular order:

♦ morrie: in his own words [morrie schwartz] - life lessons

♦ tuesdays with morrie [mitch albom] - life lessons

♦ veronika decides to die [paulo coelho] - freedom from what other people think; having nothing to lose = doing whatever you want

♦ the unbearable lightness of being [milan kundera] - existentialism; relationships

♦ the chosen [chaim potok] - friendship; role of silence

♦ the gift [danielle steel] - "some people just come through our lives to bring.. a gift.. and then they leave."

♦ angels & demons [dan brown] - made me re-think my definition of good & evil

♦ harry potter series [j.k. rowling] - very good story telling

♦ the hunger games trilogy [suzanne collins] - fighting for who you are, who you love, & making the world a better place

♦ nancy drew mystery stories [carolyn keene] - took too many hours of my childhood to not include. =p

common themes: mystery; humor; philosophy

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