"Top Ten Tuesday" is an original feature/weekly meme created on the blog "The Broke and the Bookish". This feature was created because they are particularly fond of lists at "The Broke and the Bookish".
It is now hosted by Jana from That Artsy Reader Girl.
Since
I am just as fond of them as they are, I jump at the chance to share my
lists with them! Have a look at their page, there are lots of other
bloggers who share their lists here.
This week, our topic is a Freebie.
Do yourself a favour and head over to Jana's Ukrainian TTT. She has a wonderful list of Ukrainian artists. A good way of supporting them.
I had an idea lately when I did another TTT and that is what I choose for today. People always talk about the weather and there are plenty of books that mention the sun, the snow, the rain. Here are my examples:
Buck, Pearl S. "East Wind: West Wind" - 1930
Guterson, David "Snow Falling on Cedars" - 1994
Hamill, Pete "Snow in August" - 1998
Hirata, Andrea "The Rainbow Troops" (Indonesian: Lasykar Pelangi) - 2005
Hislop, Victoria "The Sunrise" - 2014
Høeg, Peter "Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow" (Danish: Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne) - 1992
Hosseini, Khaled "A Thousand Splendid Suns" - 2007
Mitchell, Margaret "Gone With the Wind" - 1936
Pamuk, Orhan "Snow" (Turkish: Kar) - 2002
Prelutsky, Jack - Poems for Children: It's Raining Pigs and Noodles - 1990-2000
Ruiz Zafón, Carlos "The Shadow of the Wind" (Spanish: La sombra del viento) - 2001
Three times sun, three times wind, two times rain and four times snow, sounds alright for our part of the world.
I'm sure many of you have read books with some kind of weather-related title. I would love to hear about them.
What is spring like in Germany? I hope you have a nice spring.
ReplyDeleteInteresting question, Lydia. Spring can be anything from snow (like we had on April 1st) to hot days where you run around in T-shirt and shorts (like at the end of March). Usually, it is the time where it gets warmer and the flowers bloom in the gardens. All in all, it usually is a lot warmer than in Canada, at least that's what my Canadian friends told me.
DeleteThanks for your visit, I was very happy to hear from you.
There you go! Good idea for a list.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deb. I heard it more often in Britain but even here, people talk about the weather all the time. At the moment wie have a "rainy" week, so everyone complains. I love rain.
DeleteLove this! I might steal this idea the next time we have a TTT freebie.
ReplyDeleteLark, same, LOL!
DeleteGreat, Lark and Cindy, I am looking forward to your weather books.
DeleteThis is a great topic! I never really thought how much weather was portrayed in book titles, now I am curious of which ones I have on my shelves :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I am looking forward to the day where you show them Cindy. We talk about weather all the time, so there are surely some on your shelf that have it in their title.
DeleteI've read GWTW and Snow Falling on Cedars. Two very different books but both are solid and engaging reads.
ReplyDeleteMy post: https://pagesandpaws.com/2022/04/05/tttwhy-shadow-is-like-a-warm-breath-of-spring/
Thanks, Kristine. I read quite a variety of books, as you can see, so there is usually something to find for a them. Thanks for your link, I'll visit you soon.
DeleteGreat topic! I hope to read A Thousand Splendid Suns soon.
ReplyDeleteFantastic, Lindsey. In my eyes, Khaled Hosseini got better with every book he wrote. I hope he'll write more. Enjoy.
DeleteFun topic! Weather is so often a huge part of a story's setting. I love the symbolism authors use to set the appropriate tone.
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
Thanks, Susan. I had this idea a while ago and thought I'll use it the next time I can't find a twist. LOL.
DeleteI guess we are all attracted to titles with some kind of allusion to weather in it, since it affects our lives so much.
Fun take on this week's topic! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Poinsettia. It was nice to check for books with that title.
DeleteWhat a great idea. Make you happy. I have read five of the books.
ReplyDelete"Half of a Yellow Sun", "Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow", "A Thousand Splendid Suns", "Gone With the Wind", "The Shadow of the Wind". All great books.
That's great, Lisbeth, quite a variety of books, I think. But then, you can talk about the weather anywhere and at any time, so no wonder it appears so often on the titles.
DeleteAnd I'm sure you would like the other five, as well, even the children's book.
Ooh, great topic choice! Love to see Shadow of the Wind and of course, A Thousand Splendid Suns is wonderful. I have Snow Falling on Cedars and The Rainbow Troops on my TBR as well and I'm looking forward to reading both :)
ReplyDeleteHappy that you agree on so many books, Dini. And I never knew anyone who read "The Rainbow Troops" and since it is in your neck of the woods, I'm quite excited for your review.
DeleteGreat topic -and I've read five of these books. It's good to see Snow Falling on Cedars on your list as I've had a copy on my shelves for three years.
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to meet someone who shares so many books, Margaret. We seem to have a similar taste. Apart from the love of books in general.
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