This week's theme: Top Ten Most Unique Books I've Read (maybe the MC was really different, maybe it was the way it was written, a very unique spin on a genre or topic, etc.)
So, here we go:
1. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien: This book is well known and often mimicked and imitated through other writers. BUT, I don't think most of them come close to creating a whole new world quite like Tolkien. This isn't just a book he wrote; this is a world he created.
2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: This book is so unique in it's approach at a ethically challenged world and the lives of those who never had a chance at normalcy.
3. Animal Farm by George Orwell: Orwell never hid the fact that he was against totalitarianism. What he did do was sugar coat it with farm animals. It's like a kids book for adults. I love it!
5. Its Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini: I have never read any other book that takes place in the psych ward of a hospital, especially with such a relatable main character.
6. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher: The narrator through most of this novel is a tape-recording. Its very unique and interesting.
7. Bonk by Mary Roach: A non-fiction book about the science of sex....so unique!
8. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan: This book jumps around in time and jumps from character to character. Also, there is a chapter written in PowerPoint. If that's not unique, then I don't know what is unique.
9. Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett: This is a book based on a side character in a classic. That's pretty dang unique!
10. Z: A novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler: This is a novel based on letters and other facts about a real person. It's very entertaining and interesting.
Great list! You mentioned a ton of great titles (The Hobbit, Never Let Me Go, Catch-22, Animal Farm). I only got around to adding Z: a novel of Zelda Fitzgerald more recently; hope to get around to that one sometime soon xD
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Thanks! You'll have to let me know if you liked Z. It was a good read for me.
DeleteThirteen Reasons Why is one of my favorite books and I'm excited to see that already three people (including myself) have it on their Top Ten Tuesday lists this week. And, I haven't even seen that many people's lists yet! Haha. Great TTT. :D
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It was a really unique book so I am not surprised its on so many lists!
DeleteOh man, I should have thought of Never Let Me Go. Good, unique choice.
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DeleteThere are a few books on here I have been wanting to read. A Visit from the Goon Squad I have seen on a few lists tonight so I realize that I really need to check it out!!
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It is an extremely unique book and that is what drew me to it, just to see what everyone was talking about.
DeleteGreat list. A lot of these are on my TBR list but I haven't read any of these! They all sound interesting.
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DeleteNever Let Me Go and Catch 22 have been on my TBR list for ages! I really need to read them soon. And you're so right about Tolkien and his ability to create unique worlds - so many physical and cultural details, it's simply amazing! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteTolkien was the master of creating a new world!
DeleteMost of this are on my TBR list and I remember wanting to read them b/c they sounded interesting and Unique! Great choices Tiffany!!!
ReplyDelete( I love The Hobbit ♥)
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DeleteGreat list. I love Catch-22 it's one of my favorite books because I love it's absurdist sense of humor although for some reason it didn't strike me as strange until I really think about it which is probably because I read for a lit class and it was right after Slaughter House Five which was a WWII novel that involved unexplained time traveling and aliens so compared to how weird that book was Catch-22 comes across as normal.
ReplyDeleteI also really love It's Kind of a funny Story which oddly enough isn't the first book I read that took place in a psych ward but I agree about Craig's issue's being so relatable was something I really enjoyed about the book and I loved Thirteen Reasons Why as well.
How in the world could I have forgotten Slaughterhouse Five?! That book was so weird!
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