Top Five Tuesday was originally created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, but is now hosted by Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads. To participate, link your post back to Meeghan’s blog or leave a comment on her weekly post. I found this on Davida's Page @ The Chocolate Lady.
And here is a list of all the topics for the rest of the year.
Grenville, Kate "The Secret River" - 2005
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This week’s topic is Secret Societies.
Like the last two weeks, this doesn't fit my usual genres, but I have read a few books with the word "Secret" in the title. So I'm going with that twist.
All of the books are fantastic but very different. And they span a lot of different countries and cultures, Australia, China, Syria and the USA.
All of the books are fantastic but very different. And they span a lot of different countries and cultures, Australia, China, Syria and the USA.
Schami, Rafik "The Calligrapher’s Secret" (GE: Das Geheimnis des Kalligraphen) - 2008
See, Lisa "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" - 2005
Thomson, Mike "Syria's Secret Library: The True Story of How a Besieged Syrian Town Found Hope" - 2018
Wells, Rebecca "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" - 1996
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I haven't read these.
ReplyDeleteI could think of the Hermes Society, in Babel, by Kuang.
By the way, yesterday night, I listened to a 1 hour zoom interview with Kuang, organized by all the Illinois libraries. The best author interview I have listened to for years!
What a wonderful person, and a real serious intellectual, in the best sense of the word. Quite impressive!
I have not read that one, Emma. Or anything by Kuang. Sounds interesting, though.
DeleteThe first book that came to mind when I saw the words secret societies is Umberto Eco's Foucault Pendulum. A book full of secrets and secret societies. :D
ReplyDeleteI've only read The Name of the Rose by Eco. But I have The Prague Cemetery on my TBR pile.
DeleteThanks, Lark.
I've been looking at 'The Prague Cemetery' recently as part of my world tour... With luck (and a fair wind) I might just get to it this year.
DeleteLooking forward to that then, Kitten.
DeleteI have read some interesting non-fiction about secret societies, but my favorites are a fiction trilogy (though I hope there are more to come) by Leigh Bardugo.
ReplyDeleteI never heard about him. Will have to explore. Thanks, Sarah.
DeleteThey're SO good. The secret socities are really secretly magical and Ninth House (the first book) keeps the other eight in check
DeleteI checked and they look very "fantastic" to me, Sarah, not my type. And I didn't know Leigh was a woman, sorry.
DeleteAnd that is one of the reason why I didn't have that many secret society books, not really my genre.
It's not my genre either. But the whole secret society part was so enthrally, I didn't really care it included fantasy elements too. I am not-so-patiently waiting for book three now!
DeleteThat sounds good, Sarah. Good luck.
DeleteThank you!! I keep checking NetGalley, and am trying to get ARC reviews done to boost my ratio to improve my chances for approval!!
DeleteAaaah, I see, Sarah. I totally understand that you want that book as soon as possible. I hate it if they leave too much space in between editions.
DeleteSame. And the books are massive tomes, so they take ages to read AND write. I'm debating if I should start rererading the first two now so everything is fresh in my mind.
DeleteSometimes that's a good idea, Sarah. And you are a quick reader.
DeleteSecret Societies are somewhat hard to find, I think. I also think it depends on the definition, LOL! I would have gone the same route you did.
ReplyDeleteProbably, Cindy. But I guess if you read more fantasy, your choice will be larger.
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