Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Top Ten Tuesday: Books By My Favorite Authors That I Still Haven’t Read

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we're looking at books by favorite authors we haven't gotten to yet. For me, I've chosen the next book on my list for each, because I have several for most of them!



The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon): I've heard this story, about a fictional Jewish community in Alaska in the 50s, is a great read, which doesn't surprise me because Chabon is super talented.

Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood): Social violence between teen girls written by Margaret Atwood? Obviously something I'm going to read.

Uncle Tungsten (Oliver Sacks): This is Sacks' memoir of his boyhood, and how he came to fall in love with science, and with every Sacks book I read I get a little sad that there's now one less I'll experience for the first time and one day I'll run through my entire stash and that'll be it.

How To Be Good (Nick Hornby): I'll read anything Hornby puts out, I love the way he writes...even though this story about a man who suddenly decides to embrace charity after a lifetime of being angry and bitter and the impact it has on his family doesn't sound quite up my alley, it's Hornby so I'll probably like it.

The Cuckoo's Calling (J.K. Rowling): I'm not huge into the mystery genre, but I love Rowling's writing, so I'm looking forward to diving into this one soon!

The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro): I like fantasy, and I love Ishiguro, and I am excited for both those things together.

The White Princess (Philippa Gregory): Are Gregory's books high quality literature? No. I enjoy them anyways, so on to Elizabeth of York!

Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen): This is the only one of her adult works I haven't read yet! I've heard it's a little Gothic-y and I'm interested to see what that looks like.

Gulp (Mary Roach): Her curiosity and sense of humor about everything have made her books mist-reads for me!

The Life of Elizabeth I (Alison Weir): I've found her fiction to be slightly disappointing, but that's only because her non-fiction is so very good!

19 comments:

  1. I really liked Cat's Eye, even though the last third is a bit meandering and unnecessary. It shows bullying among young girls in a way that I hadn't seen before and which felt frighteningly accurate.

    I'm reading the fourth Cormoran Strike book right now (it just came out). I didn't love the first one but surprisingly have enjoyed the follow-up books even more.

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    1. Good to know that it's worth keeping up with the Galbraith books even if the first one doesn't wow me! Thanks!

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  2. A friend recently read Northanger Abbey and said it's now her favorite of Jane Austen's books. I hope you enjoy it! I haven't read it yet. Great list! Here's my TTT.

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    1. My fave is Persuasion, but maybe Northanger Abbey will change my mind?

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  3. I really liked Northanger Abbey! A friend has been pushing me for years to read the Yiddish Policeman's Union.

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    1. I really like all the Austen I've read, so I've got high hopes for Northanger Abbey! Have you ever read any Chabon before? Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay was incredible

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  4. Have only read the Yiddish Policeman and Gulp. I have read others of Roach's and have to say Stiff is my favorite. This is the only Chabon I have read, but I have a copy of Kavalier and Clay that has been with me since it was published. Looks like an interesting list.

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    1. I really liked Spook, I think more than Stiff, but I enjoyed them both and am looking forward to reading more of Mary Roach! Did you like Yiddish Policeman?

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  5. I used to read a ton of Philippa Gregory, but I've put off most of her recent novels. I should get back into it!

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    1. They're not good, but they're always enjoyable for me!

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  6. I've heard good things about Gregory's books, and Cat's Eye sounds really interesting. I've never read Atwood myself but after seeing the Hulu adaptation of Handmaid's Tale, I am interested in checking out her work.

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    1. Handmaid's Tale is very good, but The Blind Assassin was amazing! She's so talented

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  7. Oooh - Cat's Eye sounds interesting! I'd never heard of that one!

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    1. Neither had I until I picked it up at a secondhand sale, but it sounds right up my alley!

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  8. I haven't read anything of JK Rowling's outside of Harry Potter, I'm just worried it won't live up.
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/25/top-ten-tuesday-178/

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    1. I liked The Casual Vacancy, but it's very different than Harry Potter. VERY different. It's hard to not just expect everything to be that magical, though!

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  9. You've got some good stuff in store there, hopefully you'll love Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey) and Strike and Robin (Cuckoo's Calling) as much as I did! Not read 'how to be good' but steadily working my way through Nick Hornby's stuff. Funny Girl is my favourite :D

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    1. I haven't gotten to Funny Girl yet! I'll know to look forward to it now :)

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