Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday - Best Books I was forced to read

This weeks Top Ten Tuesday list is the Top Ten Books you were forced to read, no matter the source, e.g. a school assignment, a book club, etc...  I was so happy when this Top Ten Tuesday topic from The Broke and the Bookish came up, as it's often the great books that are forced on you that seem to make the deepest impressions.  I've split them up into their sources, as you will see below.


School Books

 I don't remember much from school, I think I've blocked the bad memories.  Anyway, what I do remember is that I could have been assigned the Best Book In The World Ever and I would still have hated it, simply because I hated school.  Because of this, I didn't enjoy them at the time, and only came to appreciate them recently...

 1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

 Book Spa books

 These are books recommended to me by a brilliant bookstore in Bath, England.  The recommendations are based on discussion with the booksellers about my likes and dislikes, so they probably have a better than average chance of being ones I'll like...

 3. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.
4. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
5. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

 Book Club books

 6. Very Good, Jeeves by PG Wodehouse.
7. Animal Farm by George Orwell
8. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
9. My cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
10. The Hundred Year Old Man who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

 Honorary Mention Book Club Books...  These were all books that more than deserve top ranking, but which I had already read before they were selected for book club.  Even though these all beat the Book Club book list above, I wasn't technically forced to read them for the first time, but they are SO GOOD that I had to include them somehow.

 11. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
12. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
13. Nightfall by Isaac Asmiov
14. Dark Matter by by Michelle Paver

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  1. Susan15 October, 2013 08:22

    You've listed some of my favorite books as well (THE BOOK THIEF, THE HELP, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, etc.). Great list!

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  2. Anonymous15 October, 2013 09:04

    That store in Bath sounds amazing! I might have to check it out if I'm in the area :-) I really liked The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Book Thief. Both superb books!

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  3. Lorraine15 October, 2013 09:15

    The store is amazing, it's called Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights. I'm sure if you walk in and start chatting they'll help you find something great, but you can also buy a Reading Spa or a Reading Year where they get to know you a little and you get personalised recommendations. At a spa you also get a piece of cake and a drink! Best. Thing. Ever!! http://www.mrbsemporium.com/index.php/info/reading_spa

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