I'd been wanting to do a post on my favourite books for a while but could never truly decide which were my favourite, so today I just grabbed without thinking and took a somewhat blurry photo, (the light in my room is terrible and my white balance is set for taking photos in light conditions outside) and these were the books I picked.
1. Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
When I was in middle school, the librarian there used to recommend me books after I spent a whole lunchtime looking for something good to read and she asked if I wanted some help. I really wish I could see her now and thank her for really getting me into reading. I digress.
Although this is aimed at teenagers, I still love it and have lost count of how many times I have read this. The story is based in an alternate reality where black people are the superior race and white people used to be slaves etc. White people are not allowed in education after fourteen and live in poverty but the law changes and white children are allowed in higher schools if they past tests.
The main characters are Persephone, a daughter of a politician and Callum, her best friend who is one of the first to go to school after fourteen. I'd seen once someone wrote that it was like Romeo and Juliet but I'd never thought whilst reading it. The book flips between viewpoints, which is something that I love in books as it provides more depth then a single point of view. This book does deal with some serious issues, such as terrorism, which is surprising for a young adults book, but it carries it off well and the story world is believable. I don't want to give anything away from the storyline and this book probably isn't for everyone but I will always count it as one of my favourites.
2. One For My Baby by Tony Parsons
If you only read one book from this list, read this book. Again, I have read this too many times and it gets me every single time. All of Tony Parsons books are incredibly realistic and relatable, this like his others features a male main character. I hate trying to tell people about books because I never want to give anything away. But this is about man named Alfie trying to find happiness after a big tragedy. The first chapter in this book makes me cry.
3. Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
I'm a sucker for all things Chinese, I have been ever since I can remember. (Hence why I'm travelling round China and Japan in twenty two weeks!) This book is based on the last Empress of China, (second book has that very name) and how she came to be, problems with her husband, the changing power shifts in China and the world. A romanticised tale yes, but lovely nonetheless. I don't know how I came across this but I'm very happy I did.
4. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Maybe people should read this if they only have to read one book? Also I will be doing another posts as there are so many books I love and I just picked these randomly. Anyways.
This book is written from the view of Death. Which is just spectacular, the way Zusak portrays him is to good to put into words. The book is set in World War Two Germany and follows Liesel a young girl. I literally haven't read this for six years (I will start too after I have read the other many many books I have in a 'Need to Read' pile, such as the Dickens you can see on the left) but from what I remember it is a very well written book and very touching.
Well there you have some of my favourite books, as I wrote this all I could think of was other books I wanted to share. So I will soon. I haven't read any books in the last two years really, The Hobbit and Oblivion are the only new books I can think that I've read, because I spend my free time reading books for Uni. Which is actually really upsetting as I love reading and getting lost in another world. Sigh
LB
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