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One of my New Years Resolutions was to read 12 "new" books this year, books I had never read before. I'll have to go back and check, but I think I may have read 11. I have bookmarks in two books of poetry (maybe I'll buckle down and finish one to make my goal), Catch-22, David Copperfield, and Anna Karenina right now. All books that are first time reads for me (I know! Surprising that I never read them until now). But, I've gotten into a rut. But a wonderful rut! 

In November Ender's Game and Catching Fire released to theaters. I saw them both as they are two of my favorite books (Catching Fire is my favorite in the series). So, before they released I re-read the books. And when I say books, that means the whole Hunger Games series, because they are short and basically just one book- especially since I bought then as a 3 pack on my Kindle. So I re-read 4 books. 

Then I tried to go back to the ones I had started... And got sucked into Harry Potter instead. I hadn't re-read all of those books in... Since late high school, I think. I don't remember the last time I re-read the first four books. I am currently working through book four. This is my adolescence. I was 12 or 13 when the first book came out and I read each book the first day or two they released after that. I went to see a couple of the movies as midnight premieres, but then got old and just saw them during opening weekend. I have the Blu-ray collection and love reading through potter facts on Pinterest. I love the story, the character development, the prose. 

So, I may not reach my goal for the year. But I still find the past couple months worth of reading to be worthwhile. These books are game makers on young adult literature. These books are (or will be) classics for the genre. These books tell the story of every man, or every child. These books make you feel less alone in the world, which is kinda the point. So if you haven't read Ender's Game, The Hunger Games series, or The Harry Potter series then I highly recommend you rectify that. And no, that does not mean watch the movies. The books have so much more detail than the movies. Some are very important details that the movies assume you know. I also highly recommend the other Ender and Bean (Shadow) books by Orson Scott Card. Most people have only read the first, but the others make you appreciate the characters. I wrote a post about the latest Bean book that I read for the first time this year. It was shorter than the rest but it made me cry. That is good literature.