Before I started with this whole "100 Dreams" idea, I had already read a handful of books on this list. I am no where near having read them all, but I figured I should update the ol' blog with my thoughts on the ones I have read. To prevent this from getting way out of control, I'm going to give my thoughts in one or two sentences about each book. As a warning, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SPOILERS IN HERE!! So here we go...
1984 - I loved this book, but its premise was haunting. But I was really hoping the protagonist would overthrow the Party, and when he didn't I was pretty mad.
The Catcher in the Rye - No. Just no. I made it all the way to the end of this book and was like, "Seriously?" Maybe I'm just too dumb for this book.
The Help - You know that heart-eye emoji? That is me, every time I talk about this book. I resisted reading it, because it was so mainstream, but I'm so glad I did. And the movie did it justice, which is hard to do.
The Book Thief - I read this book in preparation for a book club that never ended up happening, but I really liked it. I think I liked it most because of the (perhaps un-intentional) history lesson. The movie, however, upset me. If I hadn't read the book, I think I would have been confused about the story.
Of Mice and Men - My little sister raved and raved about this book, so I borrowed her copy. I had never seen the movie, so when it ended abruptly with George just blowing Lennie away I was absolutely crushed. I'm still mad at her for not warning me.
Brave New World - I just finished this one, and I am mad, mostly because of all the time I wasted. For the first three quarters of the book, I didn't even know who the main character was. I will, however, say that the ending almost made up for it. Almost.
Wuthering Heights - What was this book about? Can anyone tell me? Supposedly someone was a ghost? I have no idea.
Frankenstein - I read this book in college for an English class called "Monsters in British Lit", but I re-read it last year. I loved this book the second time just as much as I did the first time. I want to adopt Frankenstein's monster and love him despite his hideousness.
The Count of Monte Cristo - My ex-boyfriend went on and on about how good this movie was, but I always refused to watch it, mostly to be a jerk. I bought the book before we broke up, as a sort of peace offering I guess, but I didn't read it until well after we were no longer together. I actually loved it. Like a lot. But don't tell him.
Catch-22 - This was another one that I read with big question marks for eyes the entire time. I think I understand that it's supposed to be satire about war, but... I'm not entirely sure. Maybe I'm too literal.
Ender's Game - a friend suggested I read this, and then I watched a snippet of the movie once by accident and I was like, "Wait, he wants me to read a kid's book??" But I loved it. Really loved it.
The Time Traveler's Wife - So many feels!! I just loved this one so much. Just like Henry loves Clare.
The Glass Castle: A Memoir - I feel like I'm supposed to like this one better than I did. It was basically just depressing. I feel bad for this girl.
Gone Girl - I had been avoiding this movie like the plague since the moment I knew it was also a book, which was not an easy feat because it's on TV all the freakin' time. I finally read the book, and I really, really liked it until the very end. He... he just... stays with her?? She out-crazied him and then she won?! What kind of message does that send??
So that's all the books on the list I've read so far. I obviously still have a long way to go. So far, I'm not overly impressed with this list. There are a couple on there that I'm confused as to why they're considered classics at all. Like I said before... maybe I'm just too literal. Maybe I'm not deep enough to understand the meaning behind some of them... Either way, I'm really enjoying working my way through the list!
