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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Topics That Won’t Make Me Pick Up a Book
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic, a companion to the earlier topic from April 30th, top ten topics that won’t make me pick up a book. Not that they’re always deal breakers, but as a rule I don’t particularly enjoy these types of topics. 1. Cancer 2. Divorce 3. 9/11 4. The Holocaust 5. World War … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Topics That Won’t Make Me Pick Up a Book
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Authors Who Deserve More Recognition
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: top ten authors who deserve more recognition. 1. Carlos Ruiz Zafon– Always, always, always. 2. Kent Haruf- I’d NEVER heard of him until he was recommended to me and his work is awesome. 3. Aimee Bender- Her books make you feel all the things. But it’s hard to stumble across … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Authors Who Deserve More Recognition
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Most Intimidating Books
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic, ten most intimidating books. 1. IQ84 by Haruki Murakami- I have this book on my shelf, but it’s so huge. I feel like I’ll be reading it for months. 2. 11/22/63 by Stephen King- Same as above. 2. Paradise Lost by John Milton – I loved the sections I read … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Most Intimidating Books
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Topics That Instantly Make My Buy a Book
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: Top Ten Words/Topics That Instantly Make Me Buy/Pick Up A Book. I picked ten topics that cause a book to basically be a done deal. 1. Dystopian 2. Post-Apocalyptic 3. Genetics and Genetic Engineering 4. Historical Treasure Hunt 5. Literary Mystery 6. Boarding Schools 7. Teen Celebrities (fictional) 8. Rare … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Topics That Instantly Make My Buy a Book
Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still on My Shelf Unread
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s theme is top ten book I HAD to buy, but are still sitting on my shelf unread. Haha oh boy, I’m pretty guilty of this…. Nothing wrong with these titles, just haven’t read them yet. Any you think I should pick up post-haste? 1. Map of Time by Felix J. Palma … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still on My Shelf Unread
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Auto-Buy Authors
by Shannon Fox
As always, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: Top Ten Authors I’d Put on My Auto-Buy List e.g. you’d buy their next book no questions asked. 1. Jodi Picoult 2. Lincoln Child 3. Douglas Preston 4. Sarah Dessen 5. Carlos Ruiz Zafon 6. John Green 7. Amy Tan 8. Sara Shepherd 9. Kate Brian 10. Neil … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Auto-Buy Authors
Top Ten Tuesday: Settings I’d Like to See More Of
by Shannon Fox
As always, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is top ten settings I’d like to see more of. 1. Private boarding schools -I’m such a sucker for books like this. Think Kate Brian’s Private Series and Cecily Von Ziegesar It Girl series. 2. Turkey -Are there any books set in Turkey? 3. The Nazca Linea -One … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Settings I’d Like to See More Of
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