Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, a blog I contribute to. This week's topic is:
Top Ten Books I Feel As Though Everyone Has Read But Me
1. Macbeth. For some reason this one was never required reading for me, even in my Shakespeare class. I guess the prof figured everyone had read it already.
2. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. Yeah, I have read pages and pages of praise for this one, but I never find the time to read it/obtain it.
3. Anything by Jonathan Safran Foer. I do own Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, though. Sitting on my shelf. Surprise.
4. A History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Another one I grabbed at a library book sale but haven't got around to reading yet. Heard it's great, though!
5. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. I'm ashamed I haven't gotten to this one yet, seeing as how it's one of the very first young adult novels written for young adults. (Yes, I own this one too.)
6. Most things by Sarah Dessen. I almost finished Lock and Key on audio, but the discs were defective. Booo. I also read This Lullaby years ago. But I feel woefully behind on the works of an author considered to be YA canon.
7. If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I bought this a little while back, brand spanking new, because of how wonderful everyone (EVERYONE) says it is. Having no time to read stuff is no fun.
8. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I really like her poetry, and I feel like this is considered required reading for women, since pretty much everyone has read it.
9. Ellen Hopkins. Another author considered YA canon who I haven't gotten around to reading. Shameful on my part.
10. Anything by Marlina Marchetta. Read so many wonderful things about her. But as you can see, my backlog is immense.
What's your list? Hop over to The Broke and the Bookish to post your link.
Yay, I'm not the only one who hasn't read ANNA yet! Everyone is raving about it and I WANT to read it, there's just not enough hours in the day...
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm another If I Stay fan! You'll want to read Where She Went soon after probably ;)
It is nice to not be the only one! I'll get to it eventually. Maybe during the winter holiday? No school and all that.
ReplyDeleteYou're not missing much by not having read A HISTORY OF LOVE. I'm just sayin'. :)
ReplyDeleteAnna and the French Kiss seems to be appearing on a lot of these lists!
ReplyDeleteMy Top Ten Tuesday is here if you'd like a look :)
Ditto your list! I have read a few Ellen Hopkins...compelling and depressing!
ReplyDeleteKathy, ha! Really selling it, huh? ;)
ReplyDeleteClaire, seems like there are more people who haven't read it than I thought then!
I'm with Melissa on A History of Love. Total time waster! Pick up If I Stay instead. It's a very quick read, but it's one that really stays with you. Melina Marchetta is also absolutely amazing. There are just too many great books and so little time!:)
ReplyDeleteWell, it took me less than 7 hours to read Anna, and that was combined with class, work, and doing a few other things.....it should be an easy read :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Marchetta yet, but desperately want to! Especially because so many people I know LOVE Jellicoe Road.
ReplyDeleteI actually really liked Macbeth - one of the few assigned readings in high school that I enjoyed. Everything by Jonathan Safran Foer is wonderful (and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was my favorite) and History of Love is fabulous too (I still need to read her latest book). It's cute that those two are married.
ReplyDeleteJonathan Safron Foer should be on my list as well. I remember when everyone was raving about Everything is Illuminated, but I feel, like I so often do, that I missed the moment. Oh well, I'll have to make my own moment.
ReplyDeleteCome check out my list at The Scarlet Letter.
The Bell Jar! Good call. I think it must be you and me. And I forgot to put it on my list. It's almost shame that I feel at not having read that book.
ReplyDeleteI have If I Stay on my list too, and I forgot about Jellicoe Road by Marchetta. I want to read that books so badly!
ReplyDeleteThe Bell Jar is one of my favorite books! You should definitely read that one.
I don't know about Macbeth, though. I thought it was pretty boring. If you want to read a Shakesperean tragedy, I would suggest Hamlet. However, I think his comedies are the best. Try A Midsummer Night's Dream or Twelfth Night (She's the Man with Amanday Bynes is based on that one!).
*Amanda Bynes :)
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