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Monday, March 11, 2013

Top Ten Books for Adults

1.  Wives and Daughters
2.  The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
3.  Pride and Prejudice
4.  Little Women
5.  Jane Eyre
6.  Short Stories by O.Henry
7.  And Then There Were None
8.  Howl's Moving Castle
9.  The Complete Sherlock Holmes
10.  Austenland
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Reading is my hobby, and I love it. But I sometimes have a hard time finding good books to read. I have a high standard for both quality and material, and I've often wished there would be ratings for books, just like movie ratings. I'm not trying to censor; I believe everyone should have a choice. However, I do think you should read what you like. Finding an offensive scene in a book is something I would like to live without. In addition, It is hard for parents of teens or children who want to read certain books to know whether they should recommend them. So each of the books I've read will have a movie-style rating, a "star" rating (out of 5), and a suggested audience age (adult, young adult, teen, pre-teen, and children).

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