The invention of computers, cellphones, and texting has drastically decreased the need for people in America to read novels. It’s just not fun anymore. Reading takes time, concentration, and most of all, imagination. Why read a book when you can watch a movie?! Today, the average TV show, computer game or movie requires about half the brain power when compared to that of 25 years ago. Maybe America needs to break away from the techno-haze? Below is a list of actually physical reading materials guaranteed to stimulate your numbing neurons.
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
Harry Potter Series
J.K. Rowling
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
Holes
Louis Sacchar
Flowers For Algernon
Daniel Keyes
They Cage the Animals at Night
Jennings Michael Burch
The Illiad & The Odessey
Homer
Saint Maybe
Anne Tyler
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
1984
George Orwell
Ender’s Game
Orson Scott Card
(By Jesse LaTourette and Elle Discolo)