Books, reading necessary luxuries for life-long learners
Americans vote ‘Mockingbird’ most loved book
The Great American Reads is a vote to decide the top 100 most loved novels in America. The top books were chosen by the public, with about 7,200 people participating in the voting this year. Each author was only allowed to have one book on the final list. Any book was acceptable as long as it was fiction and was published in English. The list contains fictional books that date as far back as 1600...
The power of a book
Books are often thought to be pages, binding and printed words, nothing more than a short list of ingredients. However, books can be so much more than this. To those who have never come to this realization, there is always an opportunity to grab a book and take off into a world of fantasy, mystery or science fiction. Books are a way to escape from the mundane routine of life and put yourself into something...
For Horton, Green shines light on anxiety
A great book that I have read this year is Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. The main character has a prominent anxiety disorder that John Green experiences himself. I was diagnosed with general anxiety about two years ago, and I loved seeing that there was a book that shined a light on a form of it! Despite what the character saw as faults, she had friends by her side, and though it got her in...
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