I'm participating in today's Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's prompt is:
Top Ten Hyped Books I've Never Read
I think there might be a tendency for this topic to feel like a giant guilt trip. We call ourselves readers, but we've never read "fill-in-the-blank-popular-staple-in-literature." But, really, let's be honest. There are so many wonderful books out there, there are bound to be some winners that slip through the cracks, no matter how we try. Plus, in some cases, we purposefully let certain books slip through the cracks, if we know they're not our style. So, rather than having any shame associated with this post, I'm just telling the truth: here are ten books that the world has told me I should read, but that I haven't actually read yet. (And, spoiler alert, I'm generally okay with it.)
10. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Although I have been known to seriously love WWII fiction, this one just hasn't appealed to me.
9. Four by Veronica Roth
I already know this one and I won't get along, so I think it's best for everyone that I skip it.
8. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
I accidentally read a spoiler, and now the mystery is kind of ruined for me. It's a shame, as I think I would have liked it.
7. Persuasion by Jane Austen
Despite loving her other work, I just never got around to this one.
6. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
I've read all three books in his LOTR series, but have never picked up this one. I think I'd like to read it aloud to my kids when they're older, though. So this book's place on this list is likely only temporary. (Though my taste for it may be a little sour after those, ahem, overdone films.)
5. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Actually, I devoured Montgomery's Emily books when I was a teenager. Not sure why I never read the ever more popular Anne. Maybe someday.
4. Bossypants by Tina Fey
Tina Fey is a hoot. I feel like I would like this book, I just never prioritized it.
3. The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
This is another "someday" book.
2. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
I feel like this book will make me cry, which is probably why I have avoided it. I'm not a big fan of crying.
1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
I've wanted to read this book for ages. I haven't yet because it is monstrously large. But I am determined to read it anyway. One day.
What hyped books have you never read, ether intentionally or unintentionally?
I've read four of those, and liked them all except for "Gone Girl." Meh. I don't think you're missing out that much.
ReplyDeleteI have never read any of the Twilight books or books 2-7 of Harry Potter. I KNOW.
Gone Girl is such a polarizing book, but that just makes it more alluring to me. Too bad I know how it ends!
DeleteRE Twilight: I don't think you would like it anyway.
RE Potter: I didn't marry Mike until he finished book 7. Clearly my thoughts on this series are SLIGHTLY skewed in their favor.
I haven't read most of these either. I have read The Hobbit, Persuasion, and Wonder, though. I'm glad you'll read The Hobbit to your kids. I really enjoyed it. :)
ReplyDeleteGood to hear! I'm always keeping a mental list of books to read aloud to them when they're older. Glad to hear this one's spot on that list is merited.
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