Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! We're rapidly approaching wintertime (only just the one real snowshower here yet, but I'm sure more is on the way!), so it's time to take a look at books that are all brrrr-y feeling! Here are ten books on my to-be-read list that have winter vibes.
Into Thin Air: What's colder than mountain climbing on Everest? I'm a little hit-and-miss on Krakauer but this is supposed to be very good.
The Little Ice Age: This book looks at the titular climate event and its impact on history, which I am very interested in!
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: I loved reading about The Iditirod dog race in Alaska when I was a kid (I swear a remember a computer game where you put a dog sled team together, because it was one of my computer lab favorites!). I don't usually love memoir, but I think this one about moving north and become a dog sled racer will be up my alley.
The Edge of the World: This is an examination of the history of the North Sea, the water that lies between the UK and Scandinavia. Pretty chilly there!
A Frozen Hell: In 1939, little Finland went to war with mighty Russia. It did not end in actual "victory" for the Finns, they ended up having to give the Soviet Union territory, but they managed to
Doctor Zhivago: There had to be at least one Russian novel on this list, right?
Wolf Winter: That this book is about an especially harsh winter (in Sweden, which would know from harsh winters) is not a surprise since it's right there in the title.
Moon of the Crusted Snow: I've always enjoyed an apocalyptic story, and this one is an Own Voices book by a First Nations author (which takes place in the dark of winter) that I've heard great things about.
True North: This one takes place in the Upper Peninsula, which is very close to my heart and also basically America's Siberia: remote, lovely, and often cold.
Winter's Bone: I saw (and really liked!) the Jennifer Lawrence movie when it came out, and the book has been on my list for a while now!
The Little Ice Age sounds like an interesting read!
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I'm really looking forward to it! It was one I picked up while just browsing a secondhand bookstore (pre-COVID, of course)
DeleteGreat list! I really want to give Moon of the Crusted Snow a try.
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DeleteThese do have wintry vibes. I hope you love them all.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube is a pretty great title. It's not the my usual kind of read, but I'm definitely adding it to my TBR pile. Thanks for putting it on my radar!
ReplyDeleteI hope we both enjoy it!
DeleteI’ve read a few of these! I want to read Moon of the Crusted Snow. I’ve heard good things about it, and I can’t resist an apocalypse.
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I am a sucker for a post-apocalypse story myself
DeleteI've been interested in The Little Ice Age (the historical period) for a while. I included a reference to the Frost Fair (when the Thames would freeze they would hold it on the river; the last one I think was in 1814) in a short story I wrote this week. I should read the book someday.
ReplyDeleteI think it sounds like a fascinating (if shivery) time
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