Stasha at Northwest Mommy has asked us to list our favorite books. Since I’m a Theatre nerd, I’m going to have to add in a few plays, forgive me – I can’t help myself.

My Top Ten Works Of Literature

10. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë

Because love always wins.

9. Our Town – Thornton Wilder

Because who we are every day, really is who we are.

8. Jacob Have I Loved - Katherine Paterson

Because having twins (or being a twin) is hard.

7. To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Because bad things happen and we have to try to understand them.

6. Dinner With Friends - Donald Margulies

Because marriage is nearly impossible.

5. The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein

Because a mother’s love knows no bounds.

4. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

Because women, even in the worst circumstances, are stronger than anyone could imagine.

3. Winesburg, Ohio – Sherwood Anderson

Because small town life is both beautiful and complicated.

2. East Of Eden – John Steinbeck

Because life is epic.

1. Blindness – Jose Saramago

Because the end is scary, but the beginning is worth it.

“The difficult thing isn’t living with other people, it’s understanding them.”
― José Saramago, Blindness