King Gina

Some of the books from my collection      As I have mentioned before, I love reading everything and anything that I come across. Books basically raised me. Here are my top 50 books of all time. Each one of them have exposed me to a different world and I appreciate the authors for that. 1.        Kira Kira - Cynthia Kadohata 2.        The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 3.        Looking For Alibrandi - Melina Marchetta 4.        White Oleander - Janet Fitch 5.        Say You’re One Of Them - Uwem Akpan 6.        I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou 7.        Letter To My Daughter - Maya Angelou 8.        Girlboss - Sophia Amoruso 9.        Losing My Virginity – Richard...

  I learnt how to write through reading books. I spent my childhood buried under books. I read everything and anything that I could get my hands on and sometimes even books that I was not suppose to read. Books saved me. I lived through them and because of them. I traveled the world through books. I fell in love with people I did not even know. I became a global citizen with a sharp tongue and the ability to effortlessly glide my pen through numerous essays at school. Below is a list of my top 10 writers, poets, authors and liberators and my favourite work/book/poem/essays by them. They have been my virtual mothers, grandmothers, sisters and chief advisers. Their words have moved me, shaken me and inspired me. I thank them from liberating me from small minded thinking and the tendency to over indulge in one's personal struggle.  1. Maya Angelou -I know why the caged bird sings (full autobiography collection) -Letter to my daughter (book of essays) -Phenomenal...