1. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
I don't know ANYONE who didn't like Catcher in the Rye. I thought it was funny and terribly depressing at the same time. It's about a boy who gets kicked out of boarding school for the billionth time and just wanders around, finding things for himself to do in a very whimsical and, at times, passive-aggressive way.
2. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
I wrote one of my umich application essays on this novel because it is SO GOOD. It's so honest and endearing, detailing a very lively family lifestyle headed by an intellectual but destructive alcoholic father.
3. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
The reason why I really, really like it while a lot of people don't is probably because it's kind of girly and doesn't have any particularly engaging direction. It's a coming-of-age novel about a fourteen-year-old girl somewhat tracing her deceased mother's footsteps. I love the way she thinks because it's so much like my own thought process.. I think I've gushed about beekeeping too before :).
4. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Honestly, I probably wouldn't have liked The Great Gatsby if we hadn't dissected it in high school. But I'm so glad we did because there is a heck lot of symbolism and talk about the American dream, which can get really sentimental and deep. I'm sure most of you have already read it for school though!
5. Le Petit Prince, Antoine Saint-Exupery
AHH. I love the complex simplicity of this book. It's so cute but it's crazy deep. Read ittt :) If you can read French, I'll let you borrow my copy!
6. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith
I think I just really like historical coming-of-age stories. And symbolism of trees :) This novel also talks a lot about the American dream too, and the early 1900s American education system, both of which are SUPER interesting, in all seriousness.
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