Title: His Dark Materials Trilogy
Author: Philip Pullman
Rating: Young Adult-Adult
Genre: Fantasy fiction
Summary: The trilogy follows the coming of age of two main characters, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a multiverse of parallel universes and a backdrop of epic events. The story begins in Northern Lights (The Golden Compass in North America) with fantasy elements such as gyptians, witches, and armoured bears. As the trilogy progresses, it acquires allegorical layers of meaning, introducing a broad range of ideas from fields such as physics (especially quantum physics), philosophy (especially metaphysics, philosophy of religion and, arguably, a certain position on the origin of consciousness), and theology (especially biblical symbolism).
My Rating: 10/10. These books are my favourites, and I read them constantly. I love them so much!! I highly reccomend them! So far, the friends I have reccomended the books to have all loved them and now they read them constantly.
Title: The Perfect Storm
Author: Sebastian Junger
Rating: Adult-Young Adult
Genre: Non-fiction
Summary: It is about the 1991 Halloween Nor’easter that hit North America in October 1991, and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail, based out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, who were lost 575 miles (925 km) at sea during the severe conditions. It has interviews from the crew of the Andrea Gail as well as family and close friends being interviewed.
My Rating: 10/10. For those who like true-life stories, this is the one for you. If you've seen the movie...well, the book is better, the movie having based off the book. It is incredible and quite sad, as one might expect. Highly reccomend!