Top Ten Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven't Read

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Top Ten Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven't Read

I've kept a TBR list for a long time, longer than I've had this blog. And some of the books that I used to be interested in aren't my cup of tea right now. On the other hand, there are still books I've been kicking myself for decades for not reading. Here are ten:

Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest, But I'm Not Especially Interested In Anymore

1. We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

2. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

3. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

4. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I'm Going to Get To, I Swear

5. Steles of the Sky by Elizabeth Bear

6. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

7. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

8. Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner

9. Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton

10. Killing Rage: Ending Racism by bell hooks

Comments

lissa said…

howl's moving castle - I saw the movie first so reading the book is a bit of a let down because the movie is so different from the book and I think a lot better since they took out a lot of elements. but if you have not seen the movie, then you'll enjoy reading the book.

other than 'howl's moving castle' - I have no interest in reading the other titles although 'the last unicorn' sounds almost interesting.

have a lovely day.

February 6, 2018 at 8:55 AM

Anonymous said…

I did not care for We if you're looking for a second opinion to talk you out of it

February 6, 2018 at 1:01 PM

Space Station Mir said…

@lissa I haven't seen the movie either since I was waiting to read the book first, so looks like I'm good :-)

@Gabby Thanks, I appreciate the second opinion!

February 6, 2018 at 6:24 PM

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