Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, this week's topic: Top Ten Books I'd Recommend To Someone Who Doesn't Read Literary Fiction (some of these are technically historical fiction)
  1. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery - character driven and really unique!
  2. Room by Emma Donoghue - haunting.
  3. Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - great story of friendship.
  4. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger - sooo beautifully written!
  5. Still Alice by Lisa Genova - made me cry buckets!
  6. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister - cozy and delightful read!
  7. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh - just lovely :)
  8. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - romance, intrigue, whimsy...this book has it all.
  9. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro - heartbreaking.
  10. The Thirteenth Tale by Dianne Setterfield - great bookish mystery.
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  1. Beth D.January 17, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    I put the Forgotten Garden in mine. Room was pretty good! On the other hand Still Alice I wasn't a huge fan of.

    Beth ^_^
    http://sweetbooksnstuff.blogspot.com/

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  2. Hanna @ Booking in HeelsJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    Haha, I'd recommend Never Let Me Go to anyone, no matter what genre they normally read! I just don't see how anybody could dislike it :)

    I keep meaning to get round to The Thirteenth Tale, but it keeps getting pushed further and further down my TBR. Ah well, I'll get there one day.

    Have a great week :)

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  3. KristinaJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    I haven't read any of those but a few have peaked my interest.

    http://kristina-worldofbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-10-tuesdays-7.html

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  4. Tanya PatriceJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Ooh thanks for this list - I have to say I've been a wee bit disappointed by my forays into literary fiction in the past few months - so I'm going to give a few of these titles a try - I've been meaning to read Room for ages.

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  5. AnneJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    Great list! I really want to read The Forgotten Garden and The Thirteenth Tale.

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  6. April (BooksandWine)January 17, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    I've only read Snow Flower and The Secret Fan which was wonderful and powerful. But The Forgotten Garden is sitting on my audible app (I purchased the audiobook) and I am so excited to read it. Same with Room and The Thirteenth Tale and Never Let Me Go.

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  7. Melissa @ Confessions of an Avid ReaderJanuary 17, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    Great list! I've read and enjoyed Snowflower and the Secret Fan, Still Alice and The Forgotten Garden. I'm not a fan of The Thirteenth Tale, but I seem to be the only person in the world who isn't.

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  8. The Avid ReaderJanuary 17, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    I loved The Thirteenth Tale, and I thought Room was pretty good too. Some of these others sound interesting so I'm going to have to check them out!

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  9. JenniferJanuary 17, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    I've heard of alot of these, but haven't gotten to them. I am especially intrigued by Room and The Thirteenth Tale! Great choices!

    Jennifer
    http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-ten-tuesday-top-10-books-id.html

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    I've got Snowflower and the Secret Fan on my TBR list. It's not something that would have appealed to me several years ago, but as I get older, I'm realizing the value of close female friendships. I've heard only good things about the book, so I'm looking forward to diving in.

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  11. Meg @ A Bookish AffairJanuary 18, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    Great list! I see a couple of my faves on here :)

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  12. Asheley T.January 19, 2012 at 11:17 PM

    Never Let Me Go and The Thirteenth Tale are two that I am really wanting to read really soon. I'm planning to read Never Let Me Go for my Alex Award Challenge, hopefully soon.

    I read Room. Yes, haunting. Great book, though.

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