I Was Tagged

My friend tagged me in her blog and here's the basic idea--go to your bookshelf, and talk about the book on the top shelf, 5 from the right, and then the book on the bottom shelf, 5 from the left, and what it means to you. She tagged me ages ago and I've been feeling guilty for not getting around to it, so here it is. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how interesting these books turned out to be.

Top shelf, 5 from right: My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult. I do love this book, it deals with some ethical issues that blow my mind to consider. I think I've rarely read a book that made me cry as much as this one, which sounds weird to mention but it can be really therapeutic. This is so far the only Jodi Picoult book that I have found worth reading. Its no wonder, since she churns them out every 6 months, that a lot of them aren't great quality. On a personal level, this book is a remnant of a friendship that no longer exists. It was the first book in a private book club between the two of us, designed to help us feel more connected when she lived 3 hours away. Little did we know that it was us actually living together that would destroy the friendship. I guess this book makes me feel melancholy, for the plot and for my lost best friend.

Bottom shelf, 5 from left: A History of Their Own, edited by Anderson and Zinsser. The bottom shelf of my bookshelf happens to be where I keep all the books from college that I found worth holding on to. This is a history book from a women's history class; its supposed to be all the classic history from the last couple hundred years, except from the point of view of women. I'm sorry to say I remember it as being extremely dull. I held onto it because it does seem like something that should be important. I will probably never open it again, if we're being honest.

I'm supposed to tag 5 people but only 5 people know about this blog, one of them being the girl who tagged me. So, my 4 remaining readers, I shall tag you-- Dacia, Betsy, Chris and Noah.