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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Siena chapter.

Here is a list of some of my favorite books that I have read. Each one offers insight into so many things. I hope you find one you like!

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Why Read It? You will be able to see how the lives of Nigerian’s were in the 1900s.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Why Read It? Understand the hardships young Black men had to go through in the early-mid 1900s and see how many other’s lives were in turn affected as well.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Why Read It? Learn about the romance two characters shared and how they faced many challenges – learn if they will overcome them or not?

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Why Read It? Learn about the murder of a fellow townsperson and get taken along on the journey to find their killer.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Why Read It? Discover the many loves explored in the novel. One woman with two lovers? Who will she choose?

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hoosseini

Why Read It? Follow the journey of a boy as he goes through his life.

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seven Brushed With Death by Maggie O’Farrell

Why Read It? Follow one woman and see how throughout her life she has encountered seven events in her life that almost killed her.

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

Why Read It? A letter to be read after his death, but his wife finds it before he dies. How will the story pan out?

Educated by Tara Westover

Why Read It? Follow one girl from childhood to adulthood, and how she went from living in horrible conditions to becoming an author and college graduate.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Why Read It? Find out how this dystopian novel’s world banned books. The “firefighters” jobs are to burn any book they come across.

Happy reading!!!

Nicole Caldara is Siena College Class of 2021 alumna. During her time at Siena, she studied Psychology and also had a Business minor and a Human Resource Development minor.