Narcissus and Goldmund, by Herman Hesse

The book is about two guys, Narcissus and Goldmund, with very different personalities and their friendship. I've only gotten through a bit of it, but the book itself is pretty interesting. From the cover, and the author's other novels, it would appear to be difficult to understand, but overall, it's pretty comprehensible. On the other hand, it's not a light read sort of book for me, as it's pretty heavy in terms of content.
~ Posted by a Homestead freshman

The Sun is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon

Natasha and Daniel are fated to be together. But he's a Korean-American on his way to Yale (second

best to his brother's Harvard) and she's a Jamaican-American about to be deported. Through one long day of chance encounters, college interviews, immigration lawyers, shoplifting ex-boyfriends, parent meetings, and the scientific method, Daniel and Natasha fall into the kind of love they think will only happen once in their lifetimes.
This book is for the hopeless romantic in all of us. The chapters are short moments in time, told not only from the perspective of Daniel and Natasha, but also from the points of view of people they encounter throughout the day, like a security guard and a paralegal, and the impact of these encounters on each person. As in her prior book, Nicola Yoon wraps everything up in a way that is both unexpected and very satisfying. Recommended for everyone that believes in lasting love at first sight.