I have read The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay three times in three different decades of my life, and I plan to do so for the rest of my life. The story weaves a moving interplay between the individual and society and between people across boundaries. It came recommended to me, and now I […]
It very interested and had a lot to help me in my own life as I am aging. This book will also, help advocate for others that are aging themselves.
Enders game provided me with a fantastical world filled with geniuses to escape to! Enders game is one of the most wonderful explorations of what is humane in the pursuit of greatness. The way Ender was treated pulled at my heartstrings and reminded me of some of my own struggles. His pain and understanding of […]
This was the first *grown up* book I read and loved. I stole it from my dad’s bookshelf and then went to the public library and checked out every other book by Marquez that they had!
An odd choice for an adult, but that is the very first book I ever owned! I vividly recall my older sister snuggling me and reading it aloud. As far as I can recall, the story described the exciting story of the time a little boy named Andy Pandy lost his pet goat and found […]
The book taught me that there is good in everyone, even if terrible things happen to cause fear. I read the book in braille when I was a seventh grader. I read it every summer. The whole community is special. I always like the children and servants.
I read this short story as a middle-school student – it was part of our larger English Literature textbook. I found out much later that the story was actually based on a Twilight Zone TV episode, which I didn’t get to see until I was an adult. But the short story impressed me because it […]
When my mother was in the hospital, these were the books I read to her. Somehow I was drawn to them because they were so uplifting. The books made me feel like I wasn’t alone and that there was hope even in the darkest times.
