Ten Things

I was looking at the Notes app on my phone, and had a note called "Ten Albums," and one called "Ten Books." Awhile ago people were posting those things on Facebook, i.e., name ten books that made an impression on you. I didn't post it on Facebook, but I thought it was a nice exercise, and made a list, but never did anything with it. So, ten books that made an impression on me, or that stick out in my mind, in no particular order:

1. Ladder of Years - Anne Tyler
   
2. Dhalgren - Samuel R. Delany
   
3. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
   
4. Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein
   
5. Snowcrash - Neal Stephenson
   
6. Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott
   
7. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
   
8. The Doomsday Book - Connie Willis
   
9. The Talisman - Stephen King & Peter Straub
   
10. Up the Down Staircase - Bel Kaufman
    

And ten albums:

1. Teaser and the Firecat - Cat Stevens
   
2. Crosby Stills & Nash
   
3. Madman Across the Water - Elton John
   
4. Lips Against the Steel - David Knopfler
   
5. Pilgrim - Eric Clapton
   
6. Carl and the Passions / So Tough - The Beach Boys
   
7. Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
   
8. On the Threshold of a Dream - The Moody Blues
   
9. Honky Chateau - Elton John
   
10. Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart