After letting Blair through (I had an aisle seat and he was stuck in the middle) I took out my earbuds when I saw him pull out Joseph Heller's Catch-22. He had never read it before and is finally reading it for his high school English class' required reading list. He started it over winter break and hasn't been able to put it down. Blair even read it whilst staying over his friend's place where he was crashing for New Year's.
Other books on his English list of recommended classic literature is Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. "It's racist...but Twain does a really great job at proving that racism is silly and stupid."
Blair also really enjoyed Catcher in the Rye which he considers one of his favourite books of all time. Upon hearing this I strongly urged him to pick up Franny and Zooey. I swear, the relationship between those two is untouchable. I hope he enjoys it as much as I did/do.
Another fave of his is Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, the classic fictional autobiography of the title character, an English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island.
If Blair were to write his own book it would be about a guy growing up in Los Angeles, specifically Santa Monica. I pryed a bit and asked if it were autobiographical. He admits that it would be a bit...but he would try to steer away from it being completely autobiographical.
When it comes to adapting a book into a film Blair would love to work with the Halo books. All his buddies got him into them and now he's hooked. Animation or live action? Live action for sure!
What was your favourite book from your school (summer) reading lists?
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