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Top Ten Tues #3: Difficult Reads

Hello!

I published this before seeing other posts but after I did I'm updating this post. I'm splitting this into two parts.

BOOKS I DIDN'T START OR FINISH

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson - Its hard for me to read about eat disorders and such. But recently I read other books with similar topics, so hopefully one day I will try again.

Beloved by Toni Morrison - it's a classic and I hope to try again.

Persuasion by Jane Austen - again, a classic and I hope to try again.

Stolen by Lucy Christopher - I DNFed it but with everyone giving praise I want to try again. I think I just got bored of the dessert scenes.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - I have it. Lots of people said it's really good but also really sad so I've been avoiding it.

BOOKS I READ

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - it just wasn't my kind of read.

Of Mice and Men - an okay and sad read.

Brave New World - my first dystopian read and I didn't like it.

Unwind by Neal Shusterman - my second dystopian read and I enjoyed it.

Psst... I don't have a number 10. But I see lots of people put historical fiction. I could have, too, but it's my number one favorite genre.

Thank you,

Fida

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Ghadeer said…
Is this a list of over the past year, or random?

I've read Stolen, Beloved and The Kite Runner- and urge you to finish them! Defo worth your time!
September 30, 2014 at 11:24 AM
Fida Islaih said…
This is random, there is no time stamp but thank you for letting me know!
September 30, 2014 at 11:39 AM
Unknown said…
I found stolen quite tedious as well! All the description I just thought was unnessecary
September 30, 2014 at 4:26 PM
Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight said…
I definitely agree with Unwind! And Of Mice and Men, so depressing! I hadn't even heard of Stolen, but it is now on my TBR after reading the praise. Great list!
September 30, 2014 at 11:53 PM
La Coccinelle said…
Stolen is one of my favourite reads this year. The subject matter is difficult, but the characters are so interesting!

One day I hope to get through one of Jane Austen's novels. I've read half of two of them (but never two halves of the same one)!
October 31, 2014 at 8:09 PM
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