Most Memorable Books

In no particular order...
1. Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles: The entire book is written in the form of a complaint letter to American Airlines because the narrator's flight got cancelled, and according to him, missing the flight essentially ruined his life. As someone with a lawyer's personality who loves to complain, I will always be inspired by this 180-page complaint letter.
2. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier: It was my ID book; therefore, it is stuck in my mind forever. Every time I see the cover of it in a store, my heart drops because it reminds me of writing that paper. Despite the torture I went through with that book because of the paper, I still thoroughly love the book, and if you can love a book after being forced to write a 36-page paper on it, it must be a pretty incredible book.
3. Mitch Albom's books including The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Tuesdays with Morrie, and For One More Day: They are all extremely short (less than 200 pages) and unbelievably simple. In fact, the story of each book is explained by the titles. One is about the five people you meet in heaven; one is about a boy who spends his Tuesdays with an old man named Morrie; and one is about if you could live for one more day after death. The books are incredibly simple, even down to the language of them, yet they make readers think about life and humanity in such complex ways.
4. Toni Morrison's A Mercy: It contains what I think is the absolute best line from a book ever. "To be given dominion over another is a hard thing; to wrest dominion over another is a wrong thing; to give dominion of yourself to another is a wicked thing."
5. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss: It is my favorite book of all time, but I barely even remember the plot. There is a book inside a book, and there are two separate stories going on at the same time that don't even come together until near the end of the book. Despite its complexities, it is simply beautiful.
6. James Frey's A Million Little Pieces (and My Friend Leonard): When I found out that James Frey was a fraud and that the story was not in a fact a memoir, I didn't care. I loved it all the same. Though the way the story was written could be described as severely lacking eloquence and proper grammar, it seemed to have some power over me. Also, it is my favorite book cover ever, and, yes, I do judge a book based on its cover.