I read a cute little social media chain today that involved writing something about yourself based on each letter of the alphabet. So, my challenge became thinking of a book I’ve read that starts with every letter of the alphabet.
Here’s my list:
- A: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
- B: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- C: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- D: Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
- E: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
- F: The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- G: The Giver by Lois Lowry
- H: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- I: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
- J: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
- K: Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
- L: Lightening by Dean Koontz
- M: Matilda by Roald Dahl
- N: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
- O: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
- P: Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
- Q: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
- R: Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers by Grant Naylor
- S: The Schopenhauer Cure by Irvin D. Yalom
- T: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- U: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
- V: The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
- W: We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
- X: Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
- Y: Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
- Z: The Zero by Jess Walter
This was surprisingly more difficult than I thought it would be. My personal challenge was to pick books that were either hugely influential in my life, or that I absolutely adored. I didn’t have many options in some letters of the alphabet. I’m looking at you X, Y, and Z! There were a few letters that had so many selections that I found myself wanting to pick two or three books. Oh L and S, why do you have to have so many options?! *huffy sigh* Self restrictions are sometimes the worst sort of restrictions.
I’d love to see your alphabet book lists!
