Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we're looking at our current TBR, so here are the next ten books I'm planning on reading this spring! As always, book club selections will be added in here, but here's what's on the horizon as I know it so far.



Possession: Booker Prize winner! This is a prize I've had a pretty good history with, so I'm gradually trying to get through all of them.

Of Human Bondage: Although my big bulk of classics reading happened a few years ago (before I started the blog), I've still got ones I'm working through. I'm expecting this to take a while because it's quite long.

Sophia of Silicon Valley: I'm hoping this tale of Bay Area workplace b.s. is more like The Devil Wears Prada (which I really liked) and less like The Nanny Diaries (which I didn't really care for), but I'll have to read it to see!

Freedom: Obligatory Franzen? Honestly, I thought The Corrections was really good and am interested in his follow up. It's gotten recommended to me a couple times too.

Silent Spring: As far as I've been told, this book made an actual difference when it came to public awareness of the dangers of pollution, so I've been wanting to read it.

The Color of Water: I've seen this pop up on a couple of lists about interesting writing about race in America, and I haven't read a lot from a bi-racial perspective, so this seemed like a solid choice.

Sex at Dawn: I really enjoy (and recommend!) a podcast called The Psychology of Attractiveness, which is about, well, attractiveness and mating behavior. This book deals with similar issues and it's been well-reviewed.

Chosen Country: Ever since I moved out west, I've found myself more interested in the kind of regional mindset that plays out here, which shouldn't come as a surprise. This is about the standoff at the wildlife refuge in Oregon a few years back, and the factors that played into it, so it's right up my alley.

The Kingmaker's Daughter: The next book in Phillipa Gregory's The Cousin's War series. After a weak initial volume, I've mostly enjoyed these. Nothing wrong with a little fluff.

Rosemary's Baby: Horror classic! I really liked The Stepford Wives, and I liked the movie, so I'm hoping this book works as well for me.

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  1. The Color of Water is an amazing book. I am interested in reading Chosen Country as well.

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    1. Yay! I actually haven't heard much from people who've read that one, so thanks for letting me know it's something I should be looking forward to! I have to admit I'm interested in seeing if/how Michele gets mentioned in Chosen Country

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  2. I'm planning to try Sophia of Silicon Valley as well...and I'm right there with you on your hopes/fears for it! Those kind of books can either be awesome or terrible!

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    1. I am definitely in the mood for someone to be scathing about the tech industry right now, so I'm willing to try

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  3. I read Rosemary's Baby during my horror binge this past October and it was good. I need to check out Stepford Wives still! I absolutely adored Gregory's Tudor novels but I have yet to get into that series but I so want to. People like to criticize their historical value but they're such fun reads regardless.

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    1. Definitely do check out Stepford Wives, it's not long but really good. And if you think the first one of the War of the Roses series is meh, push through and keep going...I didn't care for the first one but have liked the second two much better! And I don't care that they're not meticulously accurate either!

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