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The Broke and the Bookish, this week's topic: Top Ten Books Out of My Comfort Zone
- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers: I'm a very infrequent nonfiction reader (for no particular reason other than preference) yet this was a fantastic piece of nonfiction!
- Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson: it's not often that I read short story collections but this one is exceptional!
- The Passage by Justin Cronin: vampire thrillers aren't my usual fare but this was a really well-written scary (for wimpy ol' me) book.
- The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran: this slim book was gifted to me by my grandfather and is unlike anything I've ever read.
- Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward: despite loving mysteries as a youngster, I don't read them as much as I should and this is a very unique and hilarious mystery!
- The Stranger by Albert Camus: while I do have a soft spot for existential lit, this slim read is not the easiest book to read (but it is exceptional).
- Just Kids by Patti Smith: this was my first ever musician memoir and it was absolutely beautiful!
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan: while I've read several graphic novels by now, this was the first one that I loved to pieces!
- Drown by Junot Diaz: again, I don't often read short story collections yet this is another haunting and exceptional work!
- Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt: while nonfiction reading is infrequent for me, reading about economics for fun is even more rare - and boy was this an amusing read!
What about you guys?
looks like a nice variety of books--sometimes it's nice to step outside of our comfort zone. kaye—the road goes ever ever on
ReplyDeleteI was really hoping to like The Passage - but alas I just couldn't get into it. I'm not a big fan of vampire-lit but I'm trying to branch out to more dystopian stories. The Passage didn't make the cut, though.
ReplyDeleteThe only one of these I have read is Freakonomics, I really enjoyed it too.
ReplyDeleteInteresting list! Now I want to read Freakonomics and Jesus' Son (I like short story collections).
ReplyDeleteAn interesting variety. I loved The The Prophet. Here's my post
ReplyDeleteI had to read The Stranger my senior year of high school (and Waiting for Godot the year before). Those two pretty much cemented my dislike of stories where nothing happens. :p
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