Tuesday 16 April 2013

Top Ten Tuesday REWIND

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish.  This week I get a free pick of past topics to cover, so I went with the Top Ten Books I Feel As Though Everyone Has Read Them But Me.  There's a lot of series on this list.
 
1. 50 Shades of Grey
 
I have no intention of reading it either and I'm fine being the only person on the planet who hasn't read it.
 
2. The Lord of The Rings Trilogy
 
I come from a family who really like The Lord of The Rings.  Me?  I tried to get through The Hobbit when I had to read it for a uni module and all I felt was hungry.  And bored.
 
3. Any of the Discworld Novels
I bought a lot of these for my BF, and a lot of my friends are Pratchett fans but the series has never really appealed to me.
 
4. Outlander Series
I think I had read about this series in a Waterstone's Quarterly magazine article yonks ago.  Exploring other pages it seems a lot of bloggers love it.  I'm thinking of maybe giving the first book a go in the summer but I'm not completely sure as of yet.
 
5. Game of Thrones
See a trend forming this week?  I just don't think I'm into/have no want to start epic fantasy books.
 
6. Any of Cassandra Clare's books
Mum bought some of the Mortal Instruments books a couple of years ago, and they've been laying around the house ever since. I'm going to be honest: I judged those books by their covers and I was not interested.  I sort of wish I had gotten past my book cover snobbery and given them a read as plenty of bloggers recommend the series.  Plus now there's going to be a film, my mum's copies have mysteriously disappeared...to my sister's room from where they will never return.
 
7. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
This is everywhere at the moment.  I keep meaning to order a copy from the library, but I keep seeing other books that I want more.
 
8. Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
This year, I swear!
 
9. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird is my mum's favourite book, and I'm always wary about reading books that I've heard is fantastic all my life without knowing first-hand (see Lord of The Rings).
 
10. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
I am reading this by the end of the year.  I repeat: I am reading this by the end of the year...
 
 
What past TTT topic did you pick this week?
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12 comments:

  1. Elena16 April 2013 at 13:59

    If it helps, I've only read Sherlock Holmes and I think you're better off Fifty Shades!

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    1. Emma16 April 2013 at 14:31

      Yes it does help. :) And thanks for confirming my instincts on not reading Fifty Shades! I will have no regrets on not wasting my valuable reading time on that series.

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  2. Ula16 April 2013 at 15:04

    I've only read 5., 6. and 7. so don't beat yourself up. As for 50SoG, I may try one, not more. :D

    My TTT

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    1. Emma17 April 2013 at 14:42

      Ha! Just to see if the writing is as bad as people say? I swear I overheard about 10 people on the train last year begin a conversation with, "It's not written very well but..."

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  3. Susan16 April 2013 at 15:27

    I'm totally with you on #1. I don't care if EVERY OTHER PERSON ON THE PLANET has read it, I won't. Just blech, you know? You should read THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, though, and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and LOTR and ... you get the point :)

    Happy TTT!

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    1. Emma17 April 2013 at 14:37

      Ha! Agreed! And point taken, I'll get to the last four at some point this year :)

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  4. Sarah16 April 2013 at 16:32

    Oooooo you'll totally be my best friend if you read and love Outlander! LOL. It's my fave :-)

    I've tried the first Discworld novel and I couldn't get into it, which is a shame cause so many people love it. Oh well.

    And TKAM does live up to the hype, I think. I can't think of anything I didn't like about it, and I just read it a couple years ago for the first time! Not sure how I missed it in school, but I'm glad I was still able to enjoy it.

    Great list!

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    1. Emma17 April 2013 at 14:55

      Thanks! :)

      I missed TKAM in school, too. We had to study Lord of The Flies while the other group that a few of my friends were in had To Kill A Mockingbird. The one thing I took away was that William Golding should never do audio books ever...

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  5. Anonymous16 April 2013 at 16:36

    There are a couple on here that I've read, but you're not completely alone on some of them. I haven't read #1, 3, 4, 5, 8, or 10! Honestly, I'm not sure I ever will. But I do recommend The Fault in our Stars though (like you need another person telling you to read it ;). Great list :)

    My TTT

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    1. Emma17 April 2013 at 14:40

      Thanks! I think I'm going to try The Fault in Our Stars once I spot a copy sitting about in the library. This may take a while, but I can wait. :)

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  6. Lola17 April 2013 at 00:16

    Great list! Out of your list I have only read 9 & 10. Several of these are on my tbr list as well!

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