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Top Ten Tuesdays

Hey! It's early tuesday and I'm not even supposed to be doing this because I banned myself but I can't resist >_<

Anywho, this week's Top Ten Tuesday topic is "Older" Books I Don't Want People to Forget. Well, by my own standards, old means books that are over 10 years in print. Let's be simple. I was really excited to be doing this because there are just some awesome books that I want to put in here. So without (any more) further ado, I think it's just about time I start naming them!

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

I think this has got to be one of my favorite (if not my favorite) novels of the 19th century. I love it from the opening lines (it is a truth universally acknowledged...) to the irony, the silly conflicts, the crudity, the humor, the sadness, the romance--oh the romance! I loved it, am still loving it and I BEG the whole world to continue loving it! Yes, EVEN YOU MANLY MEN! Okay, after drafting this, I am convinced this is the best romantic book ever written, exclamation mark!

2. Viktor Hugo - Les Miserables

I got teary-eyed reading this book. "It's so cruel, so cruel!" I kept saying back in 2010. It's left a profound mark in my heart. I'm even thinking of naming my kid after one character. I wish the future generations would have the chance of enjoying such a masterful novel!

3. C.S Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia

Creative, biblical and uncompromisingly exciting. Lavishly described creatures of old, the end depicted Heaven as described in Revelations. I would want my children to grow up reading this (why is everything today about having kids when I havent even got a boyfriend?). And if there's one thing I regret, I regret that I hadn't started reading this sooner.

3. Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

"Curioser and curiouser!" Gah I am absolutely in love with the mad hatter, Alice's innocence and the Dee and Dum! Need I say more? Children OF ALL AGES (yes, children at heart included) should continue to enjoy this!

4. J.R.R Tolkien - The Lord of The Rings

Gasp gasp. Nerd overload! I don't think I need to explain myself here. I just want to say, this is really the world's precious.

5. Robert Louis Stevenson - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The reason why this book is even on this list is because it's so estranged among its shelf-neighbors and so bizarre that I cant help but like it. Creative plot which questions the duality of the human soul. Hardly possible, but piques interest in the very least. One of the first classics I read back in the day (ha.)

I think I would be finishing this later. It's getting very late and I have exams in the morning. Ta ta for now ~

Top Ten Bookish People I'd like to meet.

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Okay I thought of so many people for this... That includes dead people. Hmm. Well, here's what I got after a long while of deliberation.

1. John Maxwell. Maybe then, he'll be able to shake the leader in me... if that leader even exists. But I love his books and I' just so sorry that when his group came near my area, I chose to go to my classes instead. TSKTSKTSK. But one day! One day!

2. John Green. Yes, the top two's dominated by Johns. Anyway, I'm kind of hoping that when and if I do meet him, his wit will rub off on me. Hopefully. But I love him and I think when I meet him I'm gonna tell him that I'm marrying Augustus (and I thought it would be appropriate to ask for his blessing MUAHAHA)

3. Heather Dixon. I loved her book Entwined and her blog (so much that I even follow it) Anyway, her blog's ridiculous and full of teatime, balls and gentlemen. I really would love to meet her!

Okay, I'm cheating. I'm going to update this this week because I'm a nutcase and I must continue to deliberate in who's making the list. MUAHAHA