Treasure Island. The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Frankenstein. Pride and Prejudice.
What books should everyone read?
To celebrate National Reading Month in the United States, Amazon posted “100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.” What books do they think everyone should read? Here’s a sampling from their list, which includes fiction and nonfiction books:
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
What books would you include on their “100 Books to Read in a Lifetime” list?
Now it’s your turn: Write a list of ten books you believe everyone should read. Next to each title, write a sentence or two to explain or defend why you think everyone should read that book.
In other words, each sentence about each book should answer this question: “What’s so great about this book that I think everyone should read it?” For some books, it might be hard to limit your sentences to just one or two!
