10.21.2008

Today is Count Your Buttons Day.

I'm not sure if this holiday applies only to those individuals who collect buttons, but I still decided to count the number of buttons I had on today. (None, actually.)

It's been one of those elusive days that don't produce much homework so I've been wasting the night away as viciously as I can. So far, I've signed petitions on http://www.care2.com/, whored friends on Facebook, Picniked some photos, matched socks in my sock drawer, had a conversation with a telemarketer, and been confused by my horoscope.

And here's a Halloween costume idea. It's pretty intense though.
http://www.wikihow.com/Do-It-Disney-Princess-Style

Anyways, I was on www.time.com and I came across a list of commonly banned/controversial books in the US. Some of them sounded pretty interesting so I've decided to attempt to read all the ones Time listed.

Candide by Voltaire
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (I've read this book, it's pretty bizarre.)
1984 by George Orwell (I attempted to finish this when I was in middle school but I couldn't get through it, I'll have to start again!)
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. (I've already read these of course.)

Any ideas on which one I should start with?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

-1984: My favorite book.

-Lolita: One of my favorite books.

-The Catcher in the Rye: Also one of my favorite books, but I know people who hate it with a fiery passion.

-Candide: Reading it now for English class. It's okay.

Anonymous said...

I also liked Lolita and 1984, but Aldous Huxley sounds good for me, I have read him before, but not this one.

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