15 Books I'll Never Forget

Reading this post http://skirt.com/clmannes/blog/jodi-picoult-and-why-im-loathsome-towards-her inspired me to write one of my own...or, repeat one I wrote on Facebook a long time ago about books. I know, I know, that doesn't really *count* as writing a blog, but here it is anyway, with a few updates. I thought it wouid be fun to see what books other Skirt! ladies had read and what they thought about them.

Basically I was asked to make a list of fifteen books I've read that I will never forget. It was really hard for me to narrow it all down to just 15, but I had to make at least *some* attempt to sound cerebral...after all, the person who sent this to me is studying philosophy and literally has a whole apartment full of books. So he says, anyway. Here are mine, in no particular order:

1. To Kill A Mockingbird-Harper Lee

2. Lies My Teacher Told Me-James W. Loewen

3. When God Doesn't Make Sense-James Dobson

4. The Bible-various books and authors

5. The Shack-William P. Young

6. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof-Tennessee Williams

7. A Time To Kill-John Grisham

8. The Screwtape Letters-C.S. Lewis

9. Animal Farm-George Orwell

10. The Red Tent-Anita Diamant

11. A Streetcar Named Desire-Tennessee Williams

12. A Day Late and a Dollar Short-Terry McMillian

13.  The Unauthorized Guide to Choosing a Church- Carmen Renee Berry 

14. Pygmalion-George Bernard Shaw

15. Cyrano de Bergerac-Edmond Rostand

I know this list sounds totally schizophrenic, but then I never said it would make any sense. I'll also point out that I never said I liked them all...in fact, some parts of the Bible are pretty unsettling.  I'm not sure if that's more because of what is actually *there* or how I've heard it interpreted and used...but that's another post altogether, for another blog.   What are some books you'll never forget?