1. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Actually I am not sure if I made it through this in college, it was one of those books that was hard for me at the start. However, once I got into it pulled me in and made me fan of Charles Dickens. It is probably the part of me that loves mystery and crime stories. He weaves things throughout the story and then brings them together at the end. I am always like, oh that's why he brought that crazy character in at the beginning. I have enjoyed many BBC versions of his stories on the tellie.
2. Pride and Prejudice...and others by Jane Austen. My university actually had a class one semester just on her books. The characters in her books seemed to be women I could relate too even though they were removed by many years and many countries. They were real to me...although I did always wonder what the story of their maids or cooks would be like. Maybe more like a story of Charles Dickens.
3. The Anne books by L.M. Montgomery. I think I know many a girl that has love these books and I have to say that I am one of them. They were different than other teen fiction out there. Although they were about a young girl growing up, they seems to have more substance than other things I was reading like....The Babysitters' Club.
4. Father Elijah by Michael O'Brien. I am not sure what to make of this book still, it was kind of futuristic, kind of foreboding. However, the prose in the book was so fantastic that it kept me interersted.
5. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (I am just grouping them all together as one). I actually read these for the first time as an adult. Lewis had a way of creating a world I could picture even with the fantastical elements swirling all around the story.
6. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. The way this story of a boy growing into adulthood and all the different things he encountered in England long ago is another great Charles Dickens story. I don't love all Charles Dickens (Oliver Twist wasn't my favorite) but I could add a few more to a list of my favorites including Nicholas Nickelby and Our Mutual Friend.
7. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien. Now I have to admit some of these stories got a little wordy for me but the again the ability to create a whole new world that pulled me in was great and kept me going through some of the slower parts.
There you have my 7 Quick Takes of the week. Join Kelly at This Ain't the Lyceum for more!
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