Books for the next TEN years? I can't even decide what I want for breakfast...

Honestly, this might be one of the hardest posts that we've written all year. As the title says, I can't even decide what I want for breakfast, so how could I even begin planning for the books I want to read over the course of the next ten years. Realistically, this is a list of books that I plan on reading each year and I don’t think theres a particular reason why I want to read each book a certain year – I just put it in the year that felt right. I just know that, at some point, I'll find other books that are far more interesting and this list will probably end up being abandoned....oh well.

2025: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber: “Every story has a villain. The only question is whether you know who it is.”

This book has absolutely blown up on my insta feed and I may or may not have impulsively bought it (and some other books on this list), but since I already have the book, I thought why not start with this one? Not only does this book currently have my attention, it’s also conveniently on my bookshelf already.

2026: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.”

This book – the things I could say as to why I want to read it. It’s a book that I’ve been putting off for a while now, but I used it this year for my literary analysis which reminded me exactly why I stopped reading it. On the other hand, I also realized that there are topics in that book that are things I would love to explore (like the quote) so maybe I’ll wait and see if any of my college professors require it as summer reading and then approach it again.

2027: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte: “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”

The entirety of my desire to read this book is from this one quote. That’s it – I just want to read this book because of that quote.

2028: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: “It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; -it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.”

I actually got this book as a present from one of my friends’ sisters and was told “I think you need more sense and sensibility” so as annoyed as I was to receive that comment, I decided it might be worth my time to read it and see what she meant. I also figured that, as my college years wrap up, it might be time to exercise some sense and sensibility instead of just having fun and enjoying life.

2029: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides: “We’re all crazy, I believe, just in different ways.”

The Goodreads blurb on this book is absolutely insane – and all the more reason I have to read it. I’ve always been drawn to murder mysteries, and this book just adds to that with a psychological spin that makes me excited to read it. While I also impulsively bought this book and as excited as I am to read it, I also hesitate because I want to go to sleep without being paranoid, so I’ll save it for the summer after college, when I’m back home with my parents.

2030: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab: “The oldest stories are etched in bone and sinew. They are promises made in darkness, whispered around flickering flames.”

Another one of my impulsive buys, I’ve heard a lot about this book. I think I want to read it mostly for the romance and the concept of finding that one person with the same unfortunate fate as you – as dark as that sounds.

2031: Circe by Madeline Miller: “Humbling woman seems to be a chief pastime of poets. As if there never was a woman who acted or spoke or thought like a man.”

The things I have to say about Madeline Miller – GOD I LOVE HER WRITING. From the moment I first read The Song of Achilles, I’ve had my eyes set on reading Circe. The only problem is the fact that I am absolutely horrified to read Circe and have it not meet my expectations – which is why its so far down on my list. It’s definitely a book that I want to read, just after I forget the impression The Song of Achilles left on me.

2032: Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas: “Some scars aren’t visible, but they run just as deep.”

The last one of my impulsive buys, this book has also been haunting my fyp. I’ve always found myself drawn to stories that revolve around Greek mythology, so this was for sure a book that I wanted to read, but maybe not now since I already have my year filled with fantasy reads.

2033: The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite: “Maybe being rich wasn’t about the money at all. Maybe it was about the audacity.”

This book is something I wasn’t too sure about reading, especially since it’s a genre that I would never voluntarily read, but it is something that I wanted to explore. Call it morbid curiosity but by the time 2033 rolls around, I would have finished medical school so it would be interesting to see if the book actually has anything medically accurate.

 

2034: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! – When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”

I think this is one of those books that you have to read just because it’s a classic – and honestly I’ve been wanting to read it for a while now since I watched the movie but again, I want to wait for the scenes of the movie to leave my brain before reading the book.

2035: The Fault in our Stars by John Green: “‘That’s the thing about pain,’ Augustus said, and then glanced back at me. ‘It demands to be felt.’”

This is a book that I’ll probably wait forever to read and it’s only because it doesn’t have a happy ending. I’ve heard about both the book and the movie from countless people, and I know it’s something that I want to read but just when I’m a little more mature and able to except that some books don’t have happy endings.