Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved but Will Never Re-Read

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we're talking about books that we really liked but will never re-read. I figure for a lot of people this will include the gigantic books like War and Peace and such but I am crazy enough to think that one day I might actually get back around to them.



The Divine Comedy: It's just too much theology and Italian history to wade back into. Glad I read it once, but it's hard to imagine I'll read it again.

My Sister's Keeper: Just tooooo many feelings here. Tear-jerkers are a category I'm generally not particularly into re-reading.

The Hobbit: I really enjoyed this book, but I prefer the LOTR trilogy and when I want to revisit Middle Earth, I turn to them rather than the prequel.

Number The Stars: This is a very good book, and I re-read it several times as a kid, but I think it would lose some of the magic now as an adult reader. Middle grade is hard to get back into now when I want so much more from my reading.

Eat Pray Love: I quite liked this book when I first read it, but with the strong criticism of it I've absorbed over the years, I'm hesitant to go back to it and have it fall apart for me.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: This book meant so much to me in high school and I'd happily recommend it to high schoolers, I just feel like I'm past the point in my life where it's going to have that kind of impact on me and I want to keep it as it is in my memory.

The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: I loved this book as a teenager, but now that I've actually lived in the South, I think the stereotypes of southern womanhood would bother me.

Ella Enchanted: Charming, delightful middle grade that I just don't think would hold 32 year-old me's attention anymore.

The Pianist: A harrowing, powerful story that's good to read once but I can't think about reading again.

The Chaneysville Incident: This book packs a punch, but it's pretty bleak. I'm glad I experienced it but don't feel any need to do so again.

8 comments:

  1. I usually cannot read books again that are so bleak that I think about them for days/weeks after. Angela's Ashes, The Bluest Eye, and Beloved come to mind, but there are more. It took me 40 years to read To Kill a Mockingbird again, but it was the first book that profoundly changed my outlook on just about everything.

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    1. I haven't read Angela's Ashes yet, but it's on my list (and I'll steel myself for heartbreak). Beloved I actually think I'd like to go back to again at some point, but that's for sure something I'd need to be in the right place to read again. I haven't read Mockingbird since 10th grade English, but I have it on audio to revisit because it's such an incredible story and having Sissy Spacek read it to me sounds perfect

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  2. I don't particularly plan on reading Eat Pray Love, but I'm glad you liked it the first time around.

    Lauren @ Always Me

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    1. Elizabeth Gilbert's a talented writer...many of the critiques are valid, but she still does a good job of telling her story!

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  3. I feel the same way about The Hobbit. I enjoyed it well enough, but LOTR really wowed me.

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    1. The Hobbit's fine, and it's a good starting point to get into Middle Earth, but LOTR is a masterwork

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  4. BUt...but....but....Ella Enchanted!

    Okay, you're probably right - it's a good book for kids, but probably not as engaging for an adult. I can definitely agree with that.

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    1. Assuming I have kids, I'll happily push it into their hands when they're at the right age for it because my memories of it are wonderful!

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