| Book | Author | Category | Status | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Hobbit A phsycial copy recived as a gift. Priority Rank: 3 The fantasy journey that set the foundation for all that followed. |
J.R.R. Tolkien | Fantasy | Read | |
The Great Gatsby A physical copy bought from a library book sale. Priority Rank: 7 An American classic with characters as spectacular as they are miserble. |
F. Scott Fitzgerald | Tragedy | Read | |
All Quiet on the Western Front A physical copy bought from a bookstore. Priority Rank: 4 A novel that crushes any sense of glory when it comes to war. |
Erich Maria Remarque | War | Read | |
Band of Brothers A phsycial copy bought online. Priority Rank: 6 The real story of real heroes who rose above the Second World War. |
Stephen E. Ambrose | Nonfiction | Read | |
Don Quixote A phsycial copy recived as a gift. Priority Rank: 1 A story far older than any of us that has more humor than most of us. |
Miguel de Cervantes | Comedy | In Progress | |
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A physical copy "borrowed" from a sibling. Priority Rank: 2 An odyssey beneath strange and dangerous waters. |
Jules Verne | Science Fiction | To Read | |
King Leopold's Ghost A physical copy bought from a bookstore. Priority Rank: 5 An exploration of one of the darkest chapters in Belgian and African history. |
Adam Hochschild | Nonfiction | To Read |
I chose these books because they're the ones I remember most. Whenever I'm thinking about the books I have read or plan on finishing, these ones tend to pop up in my thoughts. They have a fair few differences, but they have all made an impact on their genres and liturature as a whole, making them easy to think a lot about. I chose Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and King Leopold's Ghost as my top two next reads because I know they're important books and that they interest me, but I know very little about what's actually in them. These two also share what may be the connecting trait with most of what I read, being that they're either rather old or discuss things that are rather old.