Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Today’s topic: Books I Recommend to Others the Most
There are few books where I literally laugh out loud, but this is one of them.
This memoir is an inspiring story about a woman who grew up in a survivalist family, cut off from the knowledge of the rest of the world.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
I was at a party this weekend and overheard a conversation about how this was the best book they’d ever read. I then jumped in and started recommending it to anyone who hadn’t read it. It’s that good.
I read a lot of WWII era books, but this is the one I recommend most often. The story revolves around a group of women who are employed to secretly decode German military messages.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I hesitated to put this book on the list, because unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard of The Hunger Games. But, I read this book before it was a box office phenomenon and recommended it to many people.
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
I recommend this book because I’m not a fan of basketball or books written in verse, but I still loved this book. That’s a sign of great writing.
The Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich
These are the perfect recommendation for anyone who wants a light humorous read.
The book is so much better than the movie. This is another one that goes against my usual preferences. Never have I loved a book so much while hating every character.
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
No surprise here. This book shows up on a lot of my lists.
The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
I enjoy books that have multiple, connected stories, but there’s usually certain stories that you’re more interested in than others. I loved every one of the storylines in this one.
Educated was such a good read.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-ive-recently-recommended-to-others/
I love historical fiction, but I still haven’t managed to read a Kate Quinn book. I even have a couple of them on my bookshelf! What’s wrong with me? LOL. Maybe I’ll read one of hers next. We’ll see.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
The Rose Code is one I recommend a lot now too, Kate Quinn fast became one of my favourite authors after reading that book and I’ll recommend her books to anyone who will listen! I agree on The Hunger Games, I tend not to include it many recommendation lists these days because I kind of just assume that everyone already knows about it. Gone Girl is one I really enjoyed but don’t tend to recommend all that much, just because crime isn’t really one of my usual genres so I don’t tend to talk about those kinds of books much on my blog!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/05/09/top-ten-tuesday-419/