It's been a while since I've created a Thursday Thirteen list, and since I seem to be reading lots of coming of age stories lately, I thought the genre would be the perfect subject for a list. I must be feeling especially nostalgic at the moment or something, as I've reread several of these close together recently. I've actually read all but one of these (the Gardam I have sitting on my TBR pile and am looking forward to as I've heard many good things about it) at some point or other. In no particular order:
- Ferris Beach, Jill McCorkle - (wrote about it here)
- Bilgewater, Jane Gardam
- Learning to Swim, Clare Chambers - (will be writing about this soon--Love this book--it's one of my favorites)
- David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
- To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith
- A Circle of Friends, Maeve Binchy
- Kristin Lavransdatter, Sigrid Undset - Loved this one. I didn't think of it as a coming of age story until I saw it in a list. You can click on my KL tag on the left sidebar to see my posts on the book.
- On Borrowed Wings, Chandra Prasad - (wrote about it here)
- I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith - Must reread this one sometime soon, too.
- The Lives of Girls and Women, Alice Munro
- A Separate Peace, John Knowles
- Road from Coorain, Jill Ker Conway
As you can see my list leans heavily towards the female experience, but that's pretty typical in my reading in any case. I really should even things out a bit. What's your favorite coming of age story (from male or female perspective)?