Tuesday 12 September 2023

Top Ten Tuesday ~ Relationships

   

 "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 Favourite Character Relationships (These can be platonic or not. Romantic relationships, parent/child, siblings, family bonds, friendships, found families, pet/human, etc.). I chose family relationships.


Abdolah, Kader "My Father’s Notebook" (NL: Spijkerschrift) - 2000
Bragg, Melvyn "A Son of War" - 2001
Buck, Pearl S. "The Mother"- 1933
Dostoevsky, Fyodor "The Brothers Karamazov" (RUS: Братья Карамазовы) - 1879-80
Eggels, Elle "The House of the Seven Sisters" (NL: Het huis van de zeven zusters) - 1998
Gorky, Maxim (Максима Горького) "Mother" (RUS: Мать/Matj) - 1906/07
Obama, Barack "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" - 1995
Stowe, Harriet Beecher "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" - 1852
Ung, Loung "First They Killed My Father. A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" - 2000
Vargas Llosa, Mario "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" (E: La tía Julia y el escribidor) - 1977


These are some interesting stories about family relationships.

📚 Happy Reading! 📚

22 comments:

  1. I'm Dutch and I haven't even read these books you've mentioned!

    My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2023/09/12/top-ten-tuesday-did-i-read-my-summer-2023-tbr/

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    1. Welkom, Laurie. Een nederlandse blogger. 😃
      I only just noticed that I have two Dutch books there. Unfortunately, I have not been reading much in Dutch since moving back to Germany. I will have to check for some new literature when I visit my son in Haarlem the next time.
      Thanks for your link!

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  2. Have you read Uncle Tom’s Cabin? I’ve only read a few chapters for a literature course years ago, but it was very interesting.

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    1. Yes, Lydia, I have. I have read all the books on my list. I think it is a very worthy read. Thanks.

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  3. Which dynamics did you like most in Brothers K?

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    1. Good question, Stephen. Have you read my review? I loved everything about it, the different kind of people, the various relationships, the underlying psychology.

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  4. Great list with a lot of different options. Family relationships are so important.

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!

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    1. Thanks, Aymee. I totally agree. And there are millions of different relationships to describe, I am sure you find a good story in every family.

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  5. None of those are on any of my lists, but I do have a stack of books about various Son's & Daughter's [grin]

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    1. I'm not surprised, Kitten. Families are a large subject. I am sure you would enjoy some of the books, especially Dostoevsky. And Gorky. And ... well, I think you might like most of them.

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    2. I've tried classic Russian Lit periodically & failed to complete each time. Must admit that I did enjoy a Chekhov play some years ago though - 'Uncle Vanya' I think...

      BTW - My review of 'Marina' is up in case you missed it.

      https://cyberkittenspot.blogspot.com/2023/09/just-finished-reading-marina-by-carlos.html

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    3. Thanks, Kitten. maybe Russian lit is not for you, then. I just love all of them.
      And yes, I must have missed your Marina review. On some days, I don't get to check much. Or get on at all. Thanks for the link.

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    4. I mostly tried Russian classic lit in my youth - so it's probably more about my age than the literature. The last one I tried was 'Anna Karenina' some years ago, but didn't get very far. No doubt I'll try again at some point! My brother read 'War and Peace' which he said was OK (but he's a bit of a Philistine to be honest!!).

      No Problems missing my review (life has a habit of getting in the way of Blogging/checking out Blogs). I thought you'd be interested as its Zafon and we've mentioned him quite a bit. Needless to say I was VERY impressed. [grin]

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    5. I am interested, Kitten. Exactly for the reasons you mentioned.
      I must say, I prefered War and Peace over Anna Karenina. (Maybe I'm a philistine, as well, 😉) If you do read it again, make sure you read the translation by Richard Pevear and his wife Larissa Volokhonsky since members of our book club who read a different one were not as happy as those who read this one.

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  6. The only one of these that I've read is First They Killed My Father. But I really like the look of House of Seven Sisters.

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    1. It's an interesting book, Lark. If you want to read some literature from other countries, it adds to that, as well. Thanks for your visit.

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  7. A great list! I read The House of Seven Sisters years ago, but don't remember much about it.

    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-platonic-relationships-recent-reads/

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    1. Thanks, Pam. Maybe my review triggers your memory.

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  8. I've only read UNCLE TOM'S CABIN from your list and it was a looonnggg time ago so I don't remember much about it at all. THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN SISTERS is one I haven't heard of before. I'm definitely going to take a closer look at that one.

    Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!

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    1. As you might have seen, Susan, even the Dutch don't seem to know it that well. But I am sure you will enjoy it. Thanks for your visit.

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  9. I love a story about family or when a story has strong family ties :) I haven't read any of these but I do have Ung's book on my TBR. I just know that I have to really prepare myself before picking it up! Great list, Marianne. Thanks for stopping by my post!

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    1. True, Dini. That definitely is a book you have to be prepared for. But it is highly worth reading. And it's always a pleasure to read your posts. Have a happy day.

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