Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This week’s topic is top ten books I can’t believe I haven’t read, so I decided to just focus on classics for this one. As a student of English literature, there are lots of books I feel I should have read, but haven’t (yet). I picked ten books I still want to read one day (there are also many books I should (have) read, but don’t want to read *cough*Ulysses*cough*).
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Do you still want to read any of these books? Or do you think I should steer clear frome some of these? Let me know!
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I’ve read 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 9 – Love them all to bits. Meant to read 3 and 8 for sure.
Ohh, now I want to read them even more! 🙂
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of my all-time favorite stories. Both the movies and the books! The only other one I’ve read is The Great Gatsby and I’m sad to say that I really hated it…
I want to read Lolita, Emma and Frankenstein as well!
Great list 😀
I’m familiar with the story, and I’ve also seen the films a few years ago, but I still haven’t got round to reading the books! I started the first book once, years ago, but I think I was still a bit too young for it then.
Thank you! 🙂
I had the same thing! I tried to read them when I was a bit younger and it also didn’t work for me then.
Hope you have a great time reading!
I still need to read a lot of the books on this list. But you should definitely read To Kill A Mockingbird. That book literally changed my view on so many things. And ofcourse LOTR is a must-read that you won’t be able to put down!
To Kill a Mockingbird is definitely high on my TBR, especially after Harper Lee being in the news so much in the past week because of her “new” book. It seems like a very important book to read!
I started reading the first LOTR book years ago, but couldn’t get through it… I think I was still a bit too young for it then!
I need to read Brave New World too. I adore To Kill a Mockingbird and actually just reread it this past week. Frankenstein is a must read too. Great list this week.
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Thank you! To Kill a Mockingbird is definitely high on my TBR now, after all the comments. 🙂
If you read just one of these books, it should be To Kill A Mockingbird. Then Jane Eyre. There are a lot of other great ones on here, too!
I think I’m going to browse my parents’ bookcase soon to see if they have To Kill a Mockingbird, and otherwise I’ll just have to pick it up at a book store, because I really want to read it now! I think I’m going to read Jane Eyre after finishing my current read, as it’s been waiting for me on one of my shelves for ages!
Enjoy!
I agree with everyone else – definitely read To Kill A Mockingbird. The movie is also great. I just read today that Harper Lee is going to publish a second book, one written in the 1950s (she thought the manuscript had been lost). It features the Scout character as an adult.
I wasn’t that thrilled with Brave New World. I liked the beginning but by the end of it, I had lost all interest. But I read it when I was a teen and I might have a different perspective on it now.
I enjoyed Alice in Wonderland, and that’s a quick read.
Yes, I read that as well, although there’s a lot of controversy about whether or not she actually wants the book to be published, apparently. I’ll definitely have to read To Kill a Mockingbird soon, though!
I’ve heard a lot of opinions on Brave New World, and I don’t think I’ll be reading it anytime soon, but one day I will! Hopefully.
Too many books!!!! I have a lot of classics in my books to read before I die list (in my head) and it’s crazyyyyy. I wrote a list too but I feel like after reading others’ lists, my list is far beyond 10 already. I’m taking notes and hah, I don’t know how to finish all these boooooks.
There are way too many amazing books out there that I still want to read! Especially classics… My list is far beyond 10 as well, haha!
Lolita, The Great Gatsby (!!), Alice, and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (read it. do it.) are my top suggestions. All favorites of mine. Plus, a follow up to To Kill a Mockingbird was just announced, so you should read it before that comes out!
After all these comments, I feel like I should read To Kill a Mockingbird before the week is over! I don’t own a copy, though, haha.
Go to the library! 🙂
I don’t have a library card! Which is kind of bad for a book blogger, I guess, haha!
Wuuuuut? Get one! It’ll save you so much money!
True! I’m not sure how large the English YA/Contemporary collection is at my local library though (what with living in the Netherlands and all 😉 ). For now I still have a tonnn of books on my shelves. 🙂
Frankenstein, To Kill A Mockingbird and Brave New World are fabulous and none are too long either!
Everyone’s been recommending To Kill a Mockingbird, so I feel like I should pick it up at a book store soon! 🙂
I love retellings of Alice in Wonderland but I’ll admit I haven’t ever read the original one either. Great list!
I think I’m most embarrassed about not having read Alice, haha. It’s such a childhood classic!
I have a degree in English and I haven’t read all of these either. Seven out of ten isn’t too bad, though! TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is my favorite book of all time. I also love JANE EYRE and EMMA. I hope you get to all of these!
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Wow, 7 out of 10 is really good! I’ll be reading To Kill a Mockingbird and Jane Eyre very soon, I expect. 🙂