"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 Snowy Places
I'm more of an autumn fan but snowy places often look cozy, so I quite liked this challenge. And I have read a lot of books about winter, ice and cold etc. And I found some lovely books that I can recommend. Most of them absolute favourites of mine.
Calvino, Italo "If on a Winter's Night a Traveller" (I: Se una notte d’inverno un viaggiatore) - 1979
Frazier, Charles "Cold Mountain" - 1997Guterson, David "Snow Falling on Cedars" - 1994
Hamill, Pete "Snow in August" - 1998
Høeg, Peter "Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow" (DK: Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne) - 1992
Ingalls Wilder, Laura "The Long Winter" - 1940 from "Little House Books" - 1932-71
Ivey, Eowyn "The Snow Child" - 2012
Stachniak, Eva "The Winter Palace. A Novel of Catherine the Great" - 2011
📚 Happy Reading 📚
I have a few winter/snow/Christmas related reads coming up, but none of those you list. I do have a copy of 'Snow Falling...' and 'Winter Palace' to read though...... Maybe *next* winter [grin]
ReplyDeleteThey are both interesting reads for very different reasons. It would be a good winter read, Kitten.
DeleteBTW - I'm just back from my Charity shop. I picked up a copy of Buddenbrooks. Not bad for £2.50...! That's TWO weeks reading sorted as its just under 900 pages!! [lol]
DeleteI'm more of an autumn person too :) But snowy settings can indeed be cozy to read about.
ReplyDeleteMy sentiments exactly, Lindsey. And, as you see, I read lots of books that fit the description.
DeleteSnow Falling on Cedars was on my list, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised, Lydia. Must have a look.
DeleteGreat idea. I could have gone with winter, as of course I have read Calvino's an other books wuth winter in the title.
ReplyDeleteInstead I did something a bit different: https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/09/top-ten-books-for-a-2025-christmas-song-tag/
Well, your topic looks interesting, as well, Emma. Will have a look.
DeleteA great collection of books.
ReplyDeletePam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-canadian-fiction-reads-of-2025/
Thanks, Pam, for your comment and your link. See you there.
DeleteThe Long Winter-so fun to see it on lists today. Maybe some day I will go back and read The Little House on the Prairie books again. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThe Long Winter and Farmer Boy were my favourites of the Little House Books. Mind you, I only read them when I was an adult.
DeleteGreat List!! I forgot to participate in this weeks TTT post!
ReplyDeleteI get that sometimes, Lisa. I don't always do them because some of the topics are repeated and I don't want to bother everyone with the same books again and again. But that means that sometimes, I don't do the ones I could have. Well, they usually come back ...
DeleteI am tempted to WATCH Cold Mountain, if only for Jude Law and Natalie Portman.....
ReplyDeleteI have read Cold Mountain a lot of times because I really love it. And I even watched the film several times. However, the female protagonists are played by Nicole Kidman and Renée Zellweger. But it is a great one.
DeleteLet it snow, let it snow, let it snow ... I do like winter, especially if there is snow. However, the older I get the more I seem to prefer spring/summer. You have to carry a lot of clothes in the winter.
ReplyDeleteI have only read Calvino and Hoeg. Smilla is great. I was not so fond of Calvino.
You would love my book club, Lisbeth. I suggested the Calvino last year and we read it but they thought it was awful. I still love it.
DeleteI don't mind the wearing of clothes in winter, just the shovelling of snow and the icy roads.
Nice selections, thanks for sharing your list
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