day 17: books are awesome and good for your brain.

today's topic is supposed to be about a book that changed my life. really? this is a daily happening. i read all the time. so here's a top 5:

1. the Bible. but i'll save this topic for the religious and politcal views day.

2. tie between hobbit/lotr and the chronicles of narnia. these books instilled in me the sense of living life on an epic scale, of life being an adventure, of battles between good and evil, and the nobility of fighting in them.

3. nancy drew books. laugh if you will, but these books got me hooked on reading. also, nancy was a bad ass, especially in the original books. she was classy, too.

4. fahrenheit 451 and 1984. everyone should read these books. this is why books represent liberty and autonomy and e-readers are scary. sure, that sounds nutty. think about it awhile, though.

5. the alchemist. it's probably the most beautiful story since Jesus, and ridiculously easy to read.

i'd go into more detail about why these books changed my life, but you should probably just go read them. dig in, mull it around, think your own thoughts. books are like the fertilizer for growing your own ideas. quit watching the daily show and that teen mom show on mtv. books are good for you, promise. book reports due next friday.