Through Looby Lu, I discovered a blog on reading children's lit .... and recognizing that you might not obsessively follow MY preferred blog trails, I decided I just had to reprint this list....
One of the posts was on the ten books kids should read before they finish school... all sorts of people had lists... I'd read some of the books... the lists looked pretty decent... Then I discovered Ben Okiri's list and I liked it a lot... (you can check out the rest here!)
BEN OKRI (10½ Inclinations)
There is a secret trail of books meant to inspire and enlighten you. Find that trail.
Read outside your own nation, colour, class, gender.
Read the books your parents hate.
Read the books your parents love.
Have one or two authors that are important, that speak to you; and make their works your secret passion.
Read widely, for fun, stimulation, escape.
Don’t read what everyone else is reading. Check them out later, cautiously.
Read what you’re not supposed to read.
Read for your own liberation and mental freedom.
Books are like mirrors. Don’t just read the words. Go into the mirror. That is where the real secrets are. Inside. Behind. That’s where the gods dream, where our realities are born.
10½) Read the world. It is the most mysterious book of all.
1 comment:
That's a good list.
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