It’s a freebie week for Top Ten Tuesday! And I thought I’d choose a fun but disheartening topic for me. For those who don’t know, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the amazing That Artsy Reader Girl.
Okay, Here we go!
WAR AND PEACE : I want to read it. I really do. But I don’t foresee myself picking it up anytime in the near or far future.
Crime And Punishment : I am so fascinated by the premise of this book! But I’m kind of not ready for delving into the raw investigation of the human psyche and morality. But I’ll be honest. This is the book that I want to read the most from this whole list.
The Iliad : I think I’d like to want to read this book. Therein, my friend, lies the dilemma.
Frankenstein : I’m intrigued by this story, not so much by the horror aspect to it.
The Great Gatsby : Funnily, I wanted to read this book a lot more until I happened to watch the movie. Now, I want to read the book just to experience the writing style of the author. But the story? Not so much.
Animal Farm : I know I’ll have my mind blown from this book. I don’t know why I haven’t yet read this book.
Gone Girl : I like to think I’ll read this someday. But I don’t know when.
Fight Club: I think I’m waiting to watch the movie first?
The Handmaid’s tale : I really need to read this book and watch the adaptation. Sadly and for some unknown reason, I haven’t been able to do either.
Les Misérables: I’m really embarrassed about still not having read this amazing book.
Honestly speaking, I’m embarrassed about having not read most of these books. How about a challenge? Nothing motivates me to read a book like people personally recommending it to me. Give me reasons to start these books!
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This is such a great idea for your TTT this week! I really enjoyed Fight Club and Gone Girl. I have a bunch of the others on my TBR but who knows if I’ll actually read them either…
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Thank you so much! ❤️ I’ve heard great stuff about Fight Club. I don’t know what stops me from picking it up. Heh! Good luck to both of us with our TBR list!.
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Hah! I really like this topic — I’m far to far in denial about a lot of books. I’ve read a few of these and really love Frankenstein. I wouldn’t say it’s really got a lot of horror in it though. Great post!
my TTT this week
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Than you so much! I’m glad that Frankenstein doesn’t have a lot of horror on it. I’ve been seeing a lot of positive comments on this book. Makes me feel less unsure about the book. Hah! I’m still in denial over a lot of more book too. I honestly don’t know what’s wrong with me! 😂
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Most of these books I would like to have read, but actually reading them… Probably never gonna happen haha. I did really like Gone Girl, although it was probably my least favorite from Gillian Flynn, Dark Places and Sharp Objects are amazing thrillers!
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Hahaha – I love how honest your title is. 😀 Frankenstein and The Great Gatsby are both good books. Gone Girl is amazing right up until the last 10th of the book or so. Such a letdown.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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Thank you! How I wish I would end up reading these, though. I’m really getting a lot of encouragement to read Frankenstein. That makes me so happy!
Gone girl, though? It’s not easy to make myself start a book whose ending I know to be a letdown.
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Frankenstein, the novel, is nothing like the movie…. Maybe that will help in getting you interested in the book?
Here’s a link to my Top Ten Tuesday post for this week: https://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2018/12/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-free-little.html
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Thank you. That definitely interests me to read the book! 😊
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I’m the same with The Handmaid’s Tale. I want to read it so badly but whenever I have time I know I’m not completely in the mood for it ughhlsdkjf. Loved this post!
Here’s my TTT!
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I can relate so well! I can never find myself in the mood for something as serious as Handmaid’s Tale. I feel like it would be a rough read for me, based on my what friends have gas to say about it
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I have been in the same boat with the Handmaid’s Tale for a few years now, I have a copy on my e-reader but it never gets read. Crime and Punishment is a wonderful book though, very dark but very readable, but yes, the darker side of the human psyche gets well and truly exposed.
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I can relate. Sometimes it can be as simple as just opening a book that evades us! I really genuinely want to read Crime and Punishment, though. Fingers crossed that I can do that! 🙂
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I enjoyed Gone Girl, but the ending was a real let down.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/11/top-ten-tuesday-189/
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Ah. It’s always a bummer when a book disappoints with the ending!
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It really is!
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You should totally read Frankenstein. It’s not what you think (based on movies and such). It’s a really well written novel and isn’t very long.
My TTT: https://mwgerard.com/top-ten-tuesday-ghostly-winter-reads/
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Thank you! This gives me confidence in picking up the book. 😊
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It’s my goal to read War and Peace in the original Russian/French someday.
Not expecting to do that anytime soon. First I should tackle something easier, like Дивергент (Divergent).
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Haha! I wish I could read Russian French. The experience is entirely something else when reading a book in it’s original language rather than translation.
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