This week's Top Ten from The Broke and the Bookish asks for Top Ten Books I'd Save If My Home Was on Fire. I picked books that I love for both their content and sentimental meaning.
1) Jane Eyre – I have a copy from 1943 with wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg that my best friend gave me for my birthday last year. I love it.
2) The Book Thief – This one has been “loved.” It has been highlighted and cried on and I’d hate to lose it.
3) Pride and Prejudice – My beat up copy has my underlines and highlights from the different times I’ve read it. I love seeing what
stood out to me each time.
4) Travels with Charley – A lovely old edition that my Mom gave me before she died.
5) A 1945 edition of Winnie the Pooh that I bought in England.
6) My 1960s copy of To Kill a Mockingbird
7) My Mom’s Bible – Being able to read her notes when I can’t talk to her makes this the most valuable book in my library.
8) My signed copy of The Giver – I loved Lois Lowry’s books so much when I was young and going to hear her speak was such a treat.
9) My signed edition of Looking for Alaska – I loved being able to meet John Green almost as much as I love his books.
10) A Room of One’s Own - I bought this paperback from the Shakespeare and Co. Bookstore in Paris.
Photo from here.
