Thanks to my book clubs, I've been exposed to more books out of my comfort zone--and every once in a while, I'm very grateful. And even if a book isn't my thing, it's still worth it to me to get to discuss it with other people, so it's a win/win for me! That said, I'm finding that I enjoy books from almost any genre and of almost any type--it really just depends on the book itself. Years ago, I would have said that romances and poetry weren't my thing, whereas, now, I'd consider both in my regular rotation. Even a year ago, I might have said mysteries weren't my thing, but now, I find myself reading a few every now and then. Happy Top Ten Tuesday! Books I Enjoyed That Were Outside My Comfort Zone The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson--This may be the best book I've read this year, and I wouldn't have read it without a book club. The first few chapters were tedious at times, ...
Well, this is about to get interesting! I've been feeling the need to revamp my bookshelves gradually creeping up, so maybe this will inspire me to get started. It is a little hard to "randomly" grab when my shelves are organized by genre and/or TBR--I should maybe just grab from the TBR shelves--books I haven't wanted to read in years but haven't wanted to give awayðŸ˜... Happy Top Ten Tuesday! The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed From my Shelf ( Stand in front of your book collection, close your eyes, point to a title, and write it down. If you have shelves, point to your physical books.) The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien--I own multiple editions, but the one I randomly pointed to is the beautiful gold-edged hardback from the LOTR set my husband bought me for our first anniversary. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey--My husband's stepmom gave this to him, and I'm still the only one of us who's read it. Fairly obvious but hel...