Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was books I'm avoiding reading and why. I'm avoiding Jerusalem and Infinite Jest because I know at 1,266 and 1,088 pages, respectively, they're going to be a complete time suck. I'm avoiding Columbine, A Little Life, and Trainspotting because … Continue reading Top Ten: Books I’m Avoiding Reading
Top Ten: Books I Enjoyed Outside My Comfort Zone
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was books I enjoyed that were outside my comfort zone. While I am grossly under-representing the following titles, I've also tried to explain them in a way that feels unappealing to me. Considering that there are books out there … Continue reading Top Ten: Books I Enjoyed Outside My Comfort Zone
Top Ten: Books I Just Had to Own
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was books I've read that I'd like in my personal library. I am very, very particular about what books I will purchase from an actual store for full price, not only because I work in a library and have … Continue reading Top Ten: Books I Just Had to Own
Top Ten: Favorite Tropes
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was my favorite tropes. Tropes can be SO fun, y'all. I know that they have the (very real) possibility of making a book come off as cringey or the plot bland and paint-by-numbers, but, when done correctly, they make … Continue reading Top Ten: Favorite Tropes
Top Ten: Characters with Whom I’d Like to Be Friends
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was characters with whom I'd like to be friends. ♥ Stacey from Blue Is For Nightmares♥ Elle from Geekerella♥ Susan, Esther, and Daisy from Giant Days♥ Cameron from If I'm Being Honest♥ Cal from Middlesex ♥ Bex from The … Continue reading Top Ten: Characters with Whom I’d Like to Be Friends
Top Fifteen: Settings I Love
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was settings I'd like to see more of. Whether a book's setting is an actual physical place or just an overall feeling I got from the story, sometimes place really does matter. I would love suggestions for some of … Continue reading Top Fifteen: Settings I Love
Top Ten: Auto-Add Authors
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was auto-buy authors. Even though I don't really buy books, I do have an unofficial list of authors that catch my eye whenever I see their name on a book spine—like, "ooooh, person has another new book? Must add!" … Continue reading Top Ten: Auto-Add Authors
