Top Ten Tuesday Hosted by The Broke and Bookish
Giving a nod to “best books of the year” is the norm for end of year thoughts, and I love recommending them, but what about those ho-hum books. I am not trying to say that said books were horrible, just not to my taste, and I thought it would be fun to include them on this list too.
Note: some of these I have yet to review
Favorite
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (reviewed each separately)
- Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt
- The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
- Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Least Favorite
- Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
- The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Chimes by Charles Dickens
Great list! Great Gatsby was one of my favorites in High School. 🙂
-Beth
YA Vixens Top Ten Tues!
I love that you listed a few of the good and the bad. The Boy in the Suitcase fell flat for me too. I love The Hobbit, but I read it for the first time when I was in 4th grade, so I think it has a special place in my heart.
Interesting twist on the topic. 🙂 Way to go on reading all of the Chronicles of Narnia this year.
Finally someone else who isn't praising the nothingness that is The Hobbit!
Awesome list! I loved 11/22/63 too – and I've got quite a few of the others you mentioned on my reading list.
Tanya Patrice
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You know, I've never been a huge fan of The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings either.
Interesting take on the list, haha. I'm a new follower 😀 Here is my TTT
The list of your books are wonderful, now I am adding these books in my read list specially The Hobbit and 11/22/63 will be at the top of my read list. Please keep sharing wonderful post like this.
Thanks
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