Book Recommendations

If ever in need of a good book feel free to come over and pick out one from The White Bookshelf in my apartment. For those who like to buy their own books like me so I can build up my future library collection here are a few lists of my top faves categorized by genres:

Fiction

1. Fried Green Tomatoes

If you like characters, you will like this one.

Don't give up if a little confusing with the switching time frames it becomes clearer.

2. Envy

By Sandra Brown. Guilty Pleasure Book For Sure!

3. The Lords of Discipline

By Pat Conroy. Great guy book.

4. The Awakening

By Kate Chopin. Feminism at its best.

5. My Sister's Keeper

Jodi Picoult. I mean, duh. You will need tissues.

6. The Scarlet Letter

By Nathaniel Hawthorne. It's wordy, but good.

7. The Outsiders

Classic.

8. Nineteen Minutes

By Jodi Picoult. Action packed girl book.

9. East of Eden

By John Steinbeck. Long and interesting.

10. A Streetcar Named Desire

A play by Tennessee Williams. Easy Read, awesome plot.

STELLA (that one's for you Hyatt) 

Faith Based

1. Same Kind of Different as Me

By Ron Hall. Changed my life.

2. Velvet Elvis

If you want to think, read this. By Rob Bell

3. The Screwtape Letters

C.S. Lewis. More than Amazing.

4. Redeeming Love

Every Girl Must Read. Francine Rivers

5. 90 Minutes in Heaven

Confirmed my belief in Jesus, straight up.

6. The Shack

Different approach, somewhat whimsical.

7. Captivating

Guide to being a woman.

8. The Atonement Child

By Francine Rivers. It's about babies.

Memoirs:

1. The Glass Castle

It made me feel all Social Worky.

2. Running With Scissors

Nothing beats Augusten Burroughs.

3. The Color of Water

Rights of passage central.