10 year reading syllabus

Books and reading them... A fun activity nonetheless, and something I rarely do, and on occasions also. The last time I ever read with intense purpose was for class, not for pure enjoyment. However, since freshman year, I've just read the Battle of the Books list and planned each year to follow it. But this year I don't plan to participate... Even though I won all three years and won some prizes, sad to end the streak. Books... Let's get to it. A book a year for a decade... 😭

1. The Count of Monte Cristo: Alexandra Dumas

After hearing this book online many times, I decided to check out the book online, read the first page, and left it at that. Would like to finish this book at some point in the future as a light reading book. 

2. To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee

While it seems everyone has read this before and also in school, I've only ever seen the cover of this book and the allusions to it in films and other notable novels, 

3. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir 

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If it's not obvious enough, I've watched the movie and absolutely loved it. Never thought I would be almost tearing up over a talking rock in outer space. Hopefully the book proves it as well as the movie. 

4. Dune: Frank Herbert

Another movie based on a book, this is also something that I plan to read, but I've only watched I belive the second one, and even then I couldn't really get a grasp of
the whole idea, but like I know the idea... tsk nvm moving on. 

Just going to list the next few books that I went through and found interesting, especially historical books. 

5. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

6. Shogun - James Clavell

7. Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austin 

8. Catch-22: Joseph Heller 

9. Silence: Shusaku Endo 

10. The Da Vinci Code: Dan Brown 

Cleaning up the basement, I found a DVD that was titled The Da Vinci Code, and going through a list of books I thought the movie was on the book. I don't know is it. Hold on, lemme check ........ ye it is... cool. 

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