Hokay, so someone asked me to write a list of my top ten books read while in Peace Corps. Obviously I accepted, as it is a list. I'm standing here trying to whittle it down, though, and I'm having some trouble because I really seriously like books. In order to simplify this process, I'm adding rules:
There, that's easier. In a kind of vaguely ranked order, except the first one (a must-read):
- I can't put rereads on my top 10.
- I'm basing my choices on how interesting and fun to read they were, not necessarily literary merit or smart factor.
- I can put up to 15 books in my top 10.
There, that's easier. In a kind of vaguely ranked order, except the first one (a must-read):
- Half the Sky -- Kristof and WuDunn*
- East of Eden -- Steinbeck
- The Poisonwood Bible -- Kingsolver
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay -- Chabon
- What is the What -- Eggers
- Cutting for Stone -- Verghese
- The Green Mile -- King
- No Country for Old Men -- Steinbeck
- Delusions of Gender -- Fine*
- The Fever -- Shah*
- Price of Honor -- Goodwin*
- Love in a Time of Cholera -- Marquez
- Breakfast of Champions -- Vonnegut
- In Defense of Food -- Pollen*
- A Tale of Two Cities -- Dickens
*Nonfiction
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