books for all, and all for books. or else.

i know everyone thinks to themselves, "wow, teagan is just a genius in every way, i sure wish i knew the reading material that influences her opinions, vocabulary, and general style". yes, don't try to hide it, i am positive this thought travels through everyone's minds once in a blue moon. so, to help solve your pondering, i am pleased to present you with
TEAGAN'S LIST OF THINGS TO READ THAT RULE
now, i'd like to say that all of these books are amazing pieces of literature or spiritually uplifting. and in a perfect world, they would be. but i can openly admit that i am not perfect, and i do read the occasional piece of garbage which may be referenced. or a book that's way over your head. either way, if it's worthy of this list, let's hope it's not reputation-damaging for me. for my sake. here we go:

1. Harry Potter (1 through 7)- every single one of this magic-packed books is shockingly fabulous, worthy of reading 2, 3, 5, 10 times over. which i have, so i can tell you that through experience. and here's a test for you; if you can't tell me the exact colour of harry potter's dress robes, you have not read the books enough. if you couldn't even tell me what book you would find that info in, i'd recommend you move into a library until you can. so yeah, we're talking fantastic books here. {JK Rowling}

2. Uglies, Pretties, Specials [Extras]- it's a trilogy, (plus Extras) and a great one at that. it's about people way into the future, but it's actually believable, like they get surgery done so they can look any way they want to, which is what the world is quickly becoming. so it really gives you a perspective on what things may turn out like. i'm a fan. {Scott Westerfield}

3. TIME Magazine- if you're like me, you'll most enjoy the essay page at the very back. it's always worth reading. but the rest of the magazine isn't to be discarded as complete trash either, it's chock full of politics, statistics, and enough knowledge to impress your way into better friendships. kidding, don't use it to be a poser. but it is informative and definitely awesome. {Large amount of contributors}

4. Freakenomics- a book about economics, but they're like, crazy, and it's cool. non-fiction and a fun read to find out some interesting things about what's going on around you. {i don't recall the author... oop.}

5. Predictably Irrational- everyone snickered at me as i brought a thick hardcover book that looked lame as eff into english class for a few days, but i now know why their minds work in the ridiculous way they do, so i can say it was totally worth it and more. just explains what influences our decisions. pretty neat stuff. {dan ariely}

6. My Blog- TJK (=total just kidding), but yeah, i'm not on my A game for reading material right now, so maybe i'll consider making some more sweet recommendations for all you people who are unable to amazing choose books for themselves. just for some on the side reading, i'll include a little list here of books that are also super good but i do not have long explanations prepared for them:
Bringing Down the House: 21 by Ben Mezrich (the book for the movie 21)
The End of Harry Potter? (read after the completion of the sixth book)
The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter (read after the series, or in the middle, whenever.)
any other book about harry potter you may come across
I Am America (And So Can You!) -Stephen Colbert (hilarious and awesome to the max)

good luck in the reading world. perhaps in the future i shall spend some time coming up with a song list. maybe. we'll see.
teagan