Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday (#4): Older Books Not to Forget

Top Ten Tuesdays is a feature hosted by The Broke & the Bookish.

Water for Elephants   Fahrenheit 451   Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
World of Pies   The House at Riverton

1. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen -- If you have not read this book yet, you really must! It's one of my all time favorites.

2. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury -- Any lover of the written word has got to read this classic novel. I also thought it quite appropriate to include since we're in the middle of Banned Books Week.

3. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling -- We're also in the midst of all the excitement surrounding Rowling's first adult novel, but if you're one of the 5 people who never read this series, it's not too late. I envy the fact that you still have the opportunity to read it for the first time. It is pure magic.

4. World of Pies, by Karen Stolz -- It's been a really long time since I read this book, so I don't remember everything about it, but I do remember it being a great read. If you haven't read it, check it out. And I think it's time for me to read it again!

5. The House at Riverton, by Kate Morton -- Her newest book comes out today, but if you never read her first novel, it's a fabulous read.

Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1)   The Luxe (Luxe, #1)   Alphabet Weekends
The Thirteenth Tale   Sh*t My Dad Says

6. Tomorrow, When the War Began, by John Marsden -- This is the first of an Australian YA series originally published in 1993. If you've never read this series and you're a fan of YA, it's a must-read.

7. The Luxe series, by Anna Godbersen -- A lot of people disliked the final book in this series, but I enjoyed it all the way through. Things don't always turn out the way I'd like them to, but such is life. I don't think that's a good enough reason for me to dislike a book or a series unless I absolutely cannot reconcile why a character would have acted a certain way or why an author wrote an ending a certain way.

8. Alphabet Weekends, by Elizabeth Noble -- I have the rest of her novels on my to-read list, but this one from 2000 was such a lovely book.

9. The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield -- I've found myself enjoying gothic-type fiction much more lately, and I'd love to re-read this one. It came out a few years ago and is definitely worth a read.

10. Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern -- This one came out 2 years ago and is the funniest memoir ever. I loved it on audiobook, but I'm sure it's great in whatever form you choose to read it.

13 comments:

  1. I really liked Sh*t My Dad Says too - I read the print book, but I bet the audiobook version just makes it even that much better.

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    1. This one was completely hysterical as an audiobook!

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    1. Harry can never be forgotten! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  3. Ooh I defintely agree with Harry Potter! Will have to check out the other books in your list though!
    Laura @ BooksWritingTea

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Laura, going to check your blog out now!

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  4. Hi! Found you on the follow-swap blog-hop. We have a lot of books in common! I've read 5 of your books listed here...although if you ask my high school English teacher it would be 6 since I technically took a test and passed it on Fahrenheit 451.

    Anyway - just wanted to say hi and you've got a new follower!

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    1. Hi Sus - if we have so many books in common, I'll definitely need to follow your blog too! Thanks for friending me on Goodreads too, I love that site! I'm actually not familiar with the follow-swap blog-hop, but I'm glad you found me :)

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  5. I completely forgot about Water for Elephants. It is a book that should never be forgotten. Thanks for remending me about it. =] Thanks for sharing and visiting my TT.

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  6. I love Kate Morton....I see you have THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN as a favorite. One of my favorites too.

    Loved THE HOUSE AT RIVERTON too. How is THE DISTANT HOURS?

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    http://silversolara.blogspot.com

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    1. I LOVED all three. I have The Secret Keeper on Pre-Order and cannot wait to get my hands on it. If you liked the first two, I really think you'll like The Distant Hours. Same style, but different story. Kate always keeps me on the edge of my seat trying to figure out how the story will turn out!

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  7. OHHHHHH...just saw you have THE THIRTEENTH TALE in your favorites in this post. MINE too.

    Stop my blog if you like.

    I am a new e-mail subscriber so I don't miss anything.

    Elizabeth

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    1. It's been awhile since I read that one, but that style reminds me of Kate Morton's books and I've really been enjoying that kind of book lately.

      Thanks for subscribing! I'll have to hop on over to your blog to check it out -- seems like we have a lot of reading interests in common, so I'm sure I'll love it :)

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