It was a year where I really pushed my boundaries, by delving into literature outside of my comfort zone. I always aim to read widely, and last year saw me, an almost exclusive reader of contemporary fiction, read (and enjoy!) Pride and Prejudice for the first time. I also read a non-fiction book simply because it interested me, dipped into feminist literature, and explored the graphic novel, discovering for myself what the genre could possibly have to offer the world of storytelling (a lot, it turns out). Oh yeah, and I finally read George Orwell's 1984! At the same time, I also continued to read within areas that I already love, leading me to discover a range of really great books.
This year, I have similar aims. I want to continue to push myself by reading books that I wouldn't normally pick up. Try a few more classics, and get through those books that I've always been meaning to read, but never quite got around to trying.
Here are the top ten books that I want to read in 2015, which I'll hopefully be able to tick off once this year closes.
1) Animal Farm by George Orwell
2) The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald
3) The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
4) The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
5) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
6) Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to lead by Sheryl Sandberg
7 ) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
8) Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
9) Blankets by Craig Thompson
10) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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