Ashton Tilton

this just in:

i'm in the process of compiling a 2010 summer reading list.

no, i'm not in high school anymore & don't have to read an annoying amount & selection of books over the summer for the next school year that will ultimately (97.6% of the time) be a fruitless exertion of energy because you either talk about those summer books for 2 whole minutes in class or you're given a huge test compiled with anything from meaningless multiple choice questions that expect you to recall what Jane Doe's brother's fiance's stepbrother's name was in that one chapter all the way to those free response questions that are intended to challenge you to dig into the farthest reaches of your mind to formulate some sort of transcendent philosophy on the underlying meaning of the entire novel...neither of which i was entirely fond of...ok not fond of at all, but it would be silly of me to have any kind of built up aggression about these sorts of trivial things like high school summer reading lists, so it's a dang good thing i'm more mature than that...(???) but now, i can choose my own reading list, sooo...bring on the books baby!

so far this is what i've got...

walden

harry potter series

ugly series

the guernsey literary & potato peel pie society

the blind side

the historian

& this is what i'm looking for...

some sort of awesome biography or autobiography.

{i know there are some amazing people out there with great life stories to tell & i just need to know where to start... i've unfortunately learned that just because a man or woman has led a great life, doesn't mean they know how to put it to paper & make it good literature...heavens tamurgatroid.}