"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 School Freebie (In honor of school starting up soon, come up with a topic that somehow ties to school/education. The book could be set at school/college, characters could be teachers, books with school supplies on the cover, nonfiction titles, books that taught you something or how to do something, your favorite required reading in school, books you think should be required reading, your favorite banned books, etc.)
That's an interesting topic. I have chosen books that contain the word "school" in the title (or the German equivalent: Schule), or "teacher", or books that describe life in a school. Made me think about my time in school. I used to love school, definitely my kind of world. I also loved it when my children attended, I always felt connected to it and helped out as much as a I could.
Jelinek, Elfriede "The Piano Teacher" (GE: Die Klavierspielerin) - 1988
Lamb, Wally "The Hour I First Believed" - 2008
McCall Smith, Alexander "The Kalahari Typing School for Men" - 2002
McCourt, Frank "Teacher Man. A Memoir 1949-1985" - 2005
Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) "The Miser or The School for Lies" (F: L'Avare ou l’École du mensonge) - 1668
Mortenson, Greg "Stones into Schools" (with Mike Bryan) - 2009
Precht, Richard David "Anna, the School and the good God" (GE: Anna, die Schule und der liebe Gott. Der Verrat des Bildungssystems an unsere Kinder) - 2013
Rhue, Morton "The Wave" - 1981
Schneider, Wolf "German for Life. What the School Forgot to Teach Us" (GE: Deutsch fürs Leben. Was die Schule zu lehren vergaß) - 1994
So, I managed to come up with ten books. I hope you find a book among them that you might like.
The Kalahari Typing School for Men and The Hour I First Believed and Teacher Man are all books I have read and enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I am glad you did. But I'm not surprised, we often like the same books, don't we, Deb?
DeleteI haven't read or heard of many of these but I love how you've tackled the topic! 😃
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dini. That was the first idea that came to my mind. And I hoped I could present other readers with some interesting literature.
DeleteLove how you handled this topic! I also loved going to school and I sometimes definitely still miss it.
ReplyDeleteSame here, Lindsey, even though I left decades ago. But I always returned for courses and especially when my sons went to school. One headteacher once asked me whether I lived in the school now. LOL
DeleteFun take on this week's TTT. And I haven't read any of them.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised, Lark. I guess most of the other readers haven't. But maybe they find a book or two among them that might be interesting.
DeleteWhat was your favourite class in school? I loved anything related to literature.
ReplyDeleteGood question, Lydia. Definitely any language classes (though I hated Latin). And geography. Art and music wasn't bad either. Not sports and not sciences, though maths was fun.
DeleteI haven't read The Kalahari Typing School, but I think I will love it. I love Alexander McCall Smith.
ReplyDeleteNice list Marianne!
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It's the fourth book in the "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series which I really like. Thanks, Elsa.
DeleteSorry, not my day. I meant, of course, Mareli. And then I spelled Elza wrong. I apologize.
DeleteInteresting twist on the theme. And I love (and am a bit jealous) that you chose books in other languages, too.
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Thanks, Aymee. Well, English is another language for me already, so I often get to have some books in there written in a different one.
DeleteThis was a simple topic that created some great results for you. It was fun to read all the titles.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deanna. I saw a few others who also had great ideas to play with the topic. I guess we all have some great memories from school times.
DeleteI'm glad to see some nonfiction books on your list, Marianne. My book group read Lamb's "Hour I First Believed" not long after it came out. We had mixed feelings about the reference to an actual incident: Was Lamb using it for the shock value, or was this a way for society to begin processing the meaning of the event? I still have mixed feelings about this novel. How about you?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary. Wally Lamb's books are all very challenging but therefore very good. I think it was a good idea to use an actual incident, especially for those who try to ignore those. He showed us some characters that we could relate to. Also the prison related part, I believe he is very active in supporting reforms there, as well.
DeleteMind you, I am not American and neither were many of my friends, so we saw it more as outsiders.
I love the way you went with this topic :) Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindy. You, too.
DeleteSuch a great spin on this week's prompt. I haven't read any of these books, but they do make me think of school.
ReplyDeleteThat was the idea, I believe, Rae. And you are not the only one who hasn't read any of them.
DeleteI like your choice for this week's freebie. I haven't read any of these, but they do sound interesting. :D
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They certainly are, Jenni Elyse. I hope you will find a book or two here. Thanks for your link.
DeleteGreat idea of post! Unfortunately I had some last minutes urging things to do, so no time for this one
ReplyDeleteI totally understand, Emma. We all have weeks where nothing goes. I usually write the next TTT once I posted the previous one. But I might take a break once in a while when the topic doesn't suit me. I've decided that I don't have to participate every week. LOL
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