kelly sent this to me, and i love it!  30 books everyone should read before turning 30.  i've read 17 of them and i'm stumbling through an 18th, cat's cradle, as we speak.  (a list like this makes a girl feel good about the reading she's done, even though most if it was at the request of an english teacher.)  i would say YES YES YES - READ THIS! about the road and ender's game and middlesex and to kill a mockingbird, only one of which a teacher made me read.  they are ones that will stick with you.

some i won't read, i know, but i added a few from this list to my list.  specifically: the secret history, jesus' son, the sun also rises, ghost world, and invisible man.  stay tuned to see if and when i actually get around to reading them...my "to read" list is LONNNNNG and the list of months until i turn 30 is short (june, july, august, september, october, NOVEMBER AHHH).