Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @thatartsyreadergirl.
This weekly meme was born out of a love of lists and bringing the book
blogging community together. Each week, Jana will post a topic, and we will all
make a list based on that topic. This week, the topic is Books Written Before I
Was Born (These can be books you’ve read or want to read!) (submitted
by Davida Chazan @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog). I wasn’t feeling
this, and so I went through and found a post from The Broke & the Bookish,
and I did that. The original post can be found here.
I thought I would recommend some books from some of my favorite genres.
The Classics
1- Pride & Prejudice
This is one of my favorite classics, and when making my list
this week, I knew I needed to include it. The reason is that I think this is
one of the best books by Jane Austen, and we use the story in a lot of modern
media.
2- To Kill A Mocking Bird
I was so surprised by how much I loved this book. I would
recommend this because it is a classic, but at times, it reads like a story
ahead of its time.
3- Jane Eyre
Another one of my favorite classics needed to make the list.
I would hand/ recommend this book because of the mysterious, and gothic
vibes the book has. I think a non-reader would like those if they could get
into the story.
YA
4- Foolish Hearts
This book came out in more recent years, but I just love it.
I think someone who doesn’t read would like this because the plot is easy to
follow, and the characters are memorable.
5- The Hunger Games
I loved The Hunger Games series growing up. I think a
non-reader would love them because it’s dystopian, and they are action
packed.
6- Fangirl
Everyone probably thought that my favorite YA book would end
up on this list. Again, this book is easy to follow because of the plot, and
the characters are memorable. I feel a non-reader could relate to
Cath’s love of fandom in some way.
7- The Lunar Chronicles
For a reader that would want some Sci-Fi and Dystopia, I would
recommend/ hand this one. I devoured the four major books in this trilogy last
year. The books are action-packed, and it has an array of characters.
Adult
8- Red, White & Royal Blue
I read this book last summer, and I fell in love with it. I
would recommend this because it has political and personal drama, and it talks
about love. This is also a book that would diversify the non-readers list
because it is m/m romance.
9- In A Holidaze
I loved this book so much last December. I would recommend this/
hand it to a non-reader because Groundhog Day is a known movie, and so they
would have some background. I think they would enjoy the plot and the
characters as well.
Middle Grade
10- Percy Jackson and anything in that universe
Who says that you need to be 10-13 to read
Middle Grade? I read several books as an adult, and I loved them so
much. These books have action, and a large cast with some diversity.
Yeah, Jane Eyre was amazing.
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DeleteI love MG books! I still need to finish the PJ series but hopefully I can do that this year.
ReplyDeleteI think that Middle Grade has some great stuff coming out. Thanks for stopping by Stephanie.
DeleteNice list. Of these To Kill a Mocking Bird is definitely my favorite
ReplyDeleteI read it as an adult but I really loved it.
DeleteSo many good ones! I love Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre and Percy Jackson and Fangirl. Lunar Chronicles is high up on my TBR. :) Great post!
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DeleteI really enjoyed the Hunger Games when I (finally!!!!) read them a couple years ago! And I need to read Austen.
ReplyDeleteI read them about the time they were coming out. Thanks for stopping by Greg.
DeleteGreat list! I definitely agree about Pride and Prejudice - I really want to reread that now!
ReplyDeleteI might toss it on my tbr for this year. It's been years since I've read it. I might pair it with the Lizzie Bennet book for two rereads.
DeleteI love the classics too.
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