Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Top Ten Tuesday: Pulitzer Prize Winners

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we're talking about books from our favorite genre. My favorite genre is probably "literary fiction", which is broad and hard to put boundaries around, so I decided to go with prize-winners, the Pulitzer Prize in particular, and talk about ten of my favorites!



Less: I'll admit my expectations were low when this was chosen for my book club. A breakup comedy about a middle-aged white dude? Surprise! It's truly a delight.

Devil in the Grove: It's one thing to read about Jim Crow in the abstract. It's another thing entirely to read this searing account of institutionalized racism in Florida.

The Looming Tower: I'll remember where I was on 9/11 for the rest of my life. This look at how it happened is so so good.

Middlesex: I love Jeffrey Eugenides, and this epic family saga stretching from Greece to Detroit and a masterpiece.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay: Michael Chabon spins an absolutely incredible story about two cousins and their comic book series. Even if you're not into comics (I'm not either), don't skip this!

Beloved: Just mind-blowingly powerful.

The Color Purple: Such a testament to the power of love and joy even in an often-terrible world.

All The King's Men: This tale of the rise and fall of an idealistic politician turning corrupt is timeless.

So Big: I only thought to pick this one up because it was a Pulitzer-winner, and it turns out it won for a reason. It's wonderful!

The Age of Innocence: I thought this was going to be fussy and pretentious but it's lush and fascinating.

11 comments:

  1. I couldn't agree with you more about Beloved. It was on my list this week, too!

    My TTT.

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    1. I love your take on this week's list...Beloved is good enough to be at the top of any list for whatever categories it falls into!

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  2. I like your take on the prompt! I haven't checked Pulitzer Prize winning books in foreverrrr. I haven't read any of these, even though I know I should. I've been meaning to read The Color Purple. Great picks!

    Here's my TTT post.

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    1. I am always curious to see if I like award-winners, so I end up reading a lot of them (and enjoying many!)

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  3. I've read Less and didn't like it... I did however love The Color Purple!!

    Here's a link to my TTT post for this week:
    http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2019/06/top-ten-tuesday-books-from-my-favorite.html

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    1. I could totally see how Less might not work for everyone...it was a book club pick for me and there were definitely people that found it too trite for them!

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  4. I've read four of these books in their entirety (Beloved, Kavalier and Klay, The Age of Innocence, and Middlesex) and agree entirely with your thoughts on all of them!

    I've had Devil in the Grove as an ebook from the library once, but the subject matter was too heavy for me to get through before my loan expired. I'll need to be in the right frame of mind to try and read it again next time.

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    1. Devil in the Grove was definitely a difficult one to read, but as hard as it was I thought it was equally hard to put down. You've got to be in a place where you're ready to deal with the heavy stuff though

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  5. Beloved, MIddlesex, Kavalier & Clay, and The Color Purple are all books I've loved. I'm not a Wharton fan, but then again, I haven't read any of her books since high school. Now I'm really interested in the others you chose!

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    1. There are so many classics that I'm grateful that I didn't read in high school! I don't think I would have been ready for Age of Innocence at 17

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  6. Ooh, I like your topic. I need to get back to reading prize winners. I’ve been slacking in the past few years.

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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