Books

I finished reading a book last night and as I tried to pick out another one, I came up with a thought. If I could only choose three books to keep, which would they be? I came up with two of them, but can't think of the third one. These aren't books that I picked because I have just recently read them, these are books that I have read over and over again. Books that I can start even when reading other books and will finish before finishing any other book.

The first two are The Catcher in the Rye and The Road. I first read Catcher in high school, tenth grade. The perfect time to read it. Perfect character association for any boy of fifteen or sixteen. Immediately I was hooked. Because of this book, I went out and bought the rest of the short stories that J.D. Salinger wrote and just read through them like they were the Sunday paper. I suppose I also admire Salinger for giving everyone the big middle finger and going to live in the middle of nowhere. Reclusive lifestyle is the way to go.

And then there is The Road. With Cormac McCarthy it all has to do with style. Once you get use to reading the way he writes, you are done. Some of the sentences that he puts together are just mind blowing. I re-read several paragraphs in this book just because they were beautiful. My brother bought this book for me, and I can never thank him enough. After finishing it the first time, I started reading it again. Yeah, it is that good.

But that is it. I have yet to find that last great book that I can read and read and read.