It's been a while since I've participated in a Top Ten Tuesday, as hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but this week's topic was Top Ten Books You Have Resolved to Read in 2013, and I thought it would be a nice way to kick the blog into the new year. (Gently, of course.)
1. The Treasure Map of Boys / Real Live Boyfriends (Ruby Oliver #3 and #4) by E. Lockhart
I voted this my favourite series read in 2012 after reading books #1 (review) and #2 (review), and I really want to find out what happens next!
2. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Because I loved Anna like most other people loved Anna, and I've been waiting for the paperback to be released, which is finally happening in April!
3. Nemesis by Philip Roth
As regular readers will probably have picked up on by now, Roth is one of my favourite authors. This is his last book, published in 2010. He has since announced his retirement from writing.
4. Transparent by Natalie Whipple
I started following Natalie's blog while I was taking part in Nanowrimo a few years ago, and during that time she got her first book deal. Transparent is her debut novel and I'm excited to read it!
5. Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling #1) by Megan McCafferty
I am a big fan of contemporary YA, and Tara at The Librarian Who Doesn't Say Shhh has mentioned these books a few times (along with lots of other bloggers!) - they sound exactly like my kind of thing.
6. Doppler by Erlend Loe
For a tiny slip of a book, Naive. Super by Erlend Loe is one of the books I go on about the most. Until recently, I hadn't been able to find any of his other books translated into English, but Doppler was released recently and I can't wait to read it!
7. Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer
Krakauer is perhaps my favourite non-fiction writer, and this is his most recent book (although I think it's a couple of years old now), which I have yet to read.
8. The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti
I first became aware of Valenti as the editor of Feministing, a position she has since moved on from. A part of my doctoral research has coalesced around sexuality in American culture, and this looks like an interesting book I've been meaning to read for a while.
9. Grimm Tales for Young and Old by Philip Pullman
I've always been intrigued by Grimms' Fairy Tales in their original, slightly creepy forms, and I'm interested to see what Pullman has done with them.
10. Persuasion by Jane Austen
A friend of mine, hearing that I was reading Pride and Prejudice, suggested that I might enjoy Persuasion more, so I'm going to give it a go!
I should really pick up Anna and Lola - I haven't read either of them yet :(
ReplyDeleteVicky - I'd definitely recommend Anna if you can get hold of a copy, I wasn't expecting it to be half as good as it was!
DeleteGreat list! I haven't read any Stephanie Perkins yet but hope to read all of her books this year!
ReplyDeleteYou'll love Jessica Darling! I read the whole series last year and loved it, especially the first two books are awesome.
ReplyDeleteE. Lockhart is one of those authors I keep meaning to read but never read. I should check out these books!