Books

There are two books that I am interested in reading. One of which is called Look Me in the Eye. The book is a memoir about the brother to the author of Running with Scissors. It is the story of how he was diagnosed with mental retardation, but at the time, that diagnosis didn’t exist. He grew up with insane parents and he just tells his story of trying to grow up. I would also like to read Her Last Death by Susanna Sonnenberg. It is about her own childhood, while growing up with a psychotic mother and trying to fight cocaine addictions at a young age. I would want to read those two books because they are true stories. I don’t like reading stories that are made up, because I feel like I can’t learn anything true from it. I am not much of a reader, but if I have to read, I would prefer to read memoirs. I think they are interesting books and I find it entertaining to read about drug addicts overcoming addictions or just really messed up books. Two books that I recommend for people to read are Go Ask Alice and Olive’s Ocean. Go Ask Alice is a memoir about a girl trying to find herself. She battles through drugs, addictions and sex. Although, it is slightly a disturbing book when it gets into the descriptions of her actions, it is a good book. Olive’s Ocean is a book I read in fourth grade, so it is probably a very easy read for freshman, but it has been one of my favorite books since I read it.