because I read everything

and only one author gets repeated!

which is a feat for me

so, in no particular order:

Redwall by Brian Jacques

(but really all of the books in that universe)

that book was my childhood, man

I read those like the pages were made of crack

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques

(clearly I liked this guy)

I remember checking this book out from the library a lot

it was really different from other things I'd been reading at the time

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

I'm kinda glad I watched the movie before I read it, because I like them both for their own merits

and I would've been really disappointed if I'd read the book first

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

I read this one way before the movie, and I remember some adults throwing up a stick saying it was too scary for kids

I think i was in middle school at the time, and I just thought it was super cool

The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice

Again, I was in middle school and I snuck it from my dad's collection

the sex didn't really bother me. I just thought it was an interesting version of the Mummy

Also, pretty sure I read it in my Ancient Egypt phase

The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern William Goldman

this is one of the most entertaining books I've ever read

and I will never be out of my Princess Bride phase

that will stick with me till I die

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

it was a surprise Christmas present, since my parents knew I loved the movies

I didn't even know it was a book, actually

but man, is it amazing

and I love how each chapter begins with a different letter of the alphabet. in order from A to Z.

The Light Princess by George MacDonald

I've been reading this fairy tale since I was really little

like, 4 years old

I have this really beautiful illustrated version that I love so so much

I've recently started reading some of his other stories and damn, this guy does fairy tales really well

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

not kidding, I was one of the few people who loved this book when it was assigned for reading in 10th grade

everyone else couldn't shut up about Speak, which I'd already read twice before

so I preferred the story about boys degenerating into savages on an island

it was just really interesting and new for me

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

this is definitely the most recent of the books, but I really loved it

it made me cry. not many things can actually make me cry

tear p, yes. cry, not so much.

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...wow I read a wide variety of stuff...