10 Books That Have Stayed With You In Some Way

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• "What are men to rocks and mountains?" There are three books I read annually, this is the first. I discover new things and experience new feelings with each read. 
• The Oresteia by Aeschylus
• This is the second book I read at least once a year. This trilogy reads like poetry. I have a hard time reading it silently to myself: it seems like a disservice not to read it aloud. I'm also slightly obsessed with Clytemnestra's story.
• Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne
• The third annual read is Pooh bear. My love for this book is partially a tie to my childhood, and partially the way it reads like a new story every time. Each time I read this book, something different happens. Rabbit seems a little more annoyed, or Eeyore seems a little happier (despite what most people say).
• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
• I'm not sure I can explain my reasons for loving this book, but I do.
• A Photo For Glen by Lindy Lavender
• I might be slightly biased, but I LOVE this little novella. The characters are relatable, and you find yourself caring what happens to them. I catch myself longing to reread it every now and then. 
• Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round by Bill Martin Jr.
• Almost every night before bed, my dad would find this book and read it to me. There's one quote that I still am bewildered by, "galloping through the mirrored sky, strings of stars are whirling by."
• One Day by David Nicholls
• I loved this book, until I got to a certain chapter. I have never shut a book and threw it across the room until this one. I was so angry with how the author dealt with a major incident, and it was hard to finish the book because I was so mad. 
• Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
• I would highly recommend this book to just about anyone. Because it is written through letters, it immerses you in the characters' lives and takes you through their struggle of losing their ability to communicate through spoken and written language. 
• Angels in America by Tony Kushner
• "He set the word 'free' to a note so high nobody can reach it. That was deliberate." This book was the first book that truly opened my eyes to the world around me. 
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway
• I'm not a Hemmingway fan...not in the slightest. However, this book captivated me. I'm not sure why, but it did.