"Top Ten Tuesday" is an original feature/weekly meme created on the blog "The Broke and the Bookish". It was created because they are particularly fond of lists. 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's topic is Books You’d be a Fool Not to Read (Happy April Fool’s Day! In honor of this silly holiday, share the books you think people must read for whatever reason. They could be your favorites, books you deem classics, books that you learned something important from, books you wish you’d read sooner, etc. You could even narrow it down to a specific genre and share the must-reads for that genre. Get creative!)
This is such a nice topic. And even though we've had similar subjects before, I'm not going to bore you with the list I published before but mention some of my all-time favourites by some of the best authors ever and also some more recent reads.
Follett, Ken "The Pillars of the Earth" (Kingsbridge #1) - 1989
Hislop, Victoria "The Island" - 2005
Kingsolver, Barbara "The Poisonwood Bible" - 1998
Ruiz Zafón, Carlos "The Shadow of the Wind" (E: La sombra del viento - El cementerio de los libros olvidados #1) - 2001
Şafak, Elif "The Island of Missing Trees" - 2021All of the authors that have a link to their name are some of my favourites. For some of them, I mentioned the first book I read by them, others the first one they wrote, even others the last one they wrote so far. And as you can see, some belong to a series. And I can recommend them all.
Kingsolver's novel and Brooks's novel you've mentioned are amazing.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them, Lisa. I think all the books I have on the list - or any other book by these authors - are just fantastic. I can recommend them all.
DeleteA friend of mine has been asking me to read People of the Book for...um, 20 years now. I keep telling him I'll get around to it.
ReplyDeleteI know these kind of recommendations, Stephen. If you haven't read it for twenty years, there might be another reason than just a large TBR pile. However, I can really recommend the book.
DeleteI've read 'Pearl earring' and 'Midnight library' and really enjoyed both. I have copies of 'Shadow...' and 'Missing Trees' still waiting to be loved....... [grin]
ReplyDeleteYou will love them, Kitten. Once you start "Shadow", you will want to read all of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. So, be prepared.
Delete[lol] Probably! Loved everything I've read by Zafon so far...
DeleteThanks, Kitten. You have read Zafón but not The Shadow!!! About time! I've read everything by him and his books are all great.
DeleteThe Pillars of the Earth was such an immersive read! I felt like I’d travelled back through time when I read it. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I felt, Lydia. And that's what all his books in this series make you feel like. And in his century trilogy. He includes you in his stories.
DeleteI tried not to share ones I have shared a lot as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's not always easy, Cindy. You want to share your favourites but you don't want to always show the same. I'll have y look what you came up with. Thanks.
DeleteThe Island of Missing Trees is on my TBR list. I'm looking forward to it.
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