Ten Books I can’t believe I’ve never read

On By Lisa R. HowelerIn books and reading, top-ten-tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

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Today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is: books I can’t believe I’ve never read

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

I’ve been interested but just haven’t got there. Hopefully one day.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Another one I just haven’t gotten to.

Or anything by Jane Austen. I got halfway through Mansfield Park at least.  I will get there!

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

Have you seen how big this thing is?!

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

I tried! I tried! *sobbing* It beat me!

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Whales. Sailing. Ocean. Didn’t think it would interest me and now I feel bad I haven’t read it yet.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scot Fitzgerald

Seems like it might be my thing but I’ve never read it.

The Diary of Anne Frank

Just couldn’t do it. Too emotional. Too sad thinking of the future she never had and should have had.

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

I am one step closer. I bought the book a couple of months ago. Similar to Anne Frank, though, it’s a difficult one to read. I know enough about it to know that.

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham

I don’t know why I haven’t read this one. Again, it sounds like my thing … I need to do it already.

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

Like most, I’ve seen the Disney cartoon but never read the book.  

Have you read any of these?

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34 thoughts on “Ten Books I can’t believe I’ve never read”

  1. Kim's avatar Kim

    I saw your feature on Stephanie’s blog and I had to pop over to say hello. I read many of these books in school, but honestly I don’t remember much about some of them. I recently read Jane Eyre, because I’m an old movie fan and wanted to compare it to the book. I did the same with The Secret Garden last summer. Both were definitely worth the time. While Moby Dick was good, there is a fantastic non-fiction book I enjoyed even more called In The Heart Of The Sea. It’s the gripping true story that inspired the Herman Melville classic. Really enjoyed my visit today, just peeked at your Bette Davis posts. I will be back for sure! Happy Weekend!

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  8. I read Jane Eyre again last year and found it even more lovely the 2nd (or 3rd?) time around. But until you’re interested, probably not worth it. :) The size of The Count of Monte Cristo deters me too. Same with Moby Dick – I tried but just couldn’t get into it. I was going to require it for homeschool reading, but when it was too slow for me, I let my daughters also just read a summary instead. ha

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  11. Pride & Prejudice, The Great Gatsby (we did that in English class), Wind in the Willows (a looong time ago), and Anne Frank. I already said elsewhere that I really need to get on some German classics that I never made the time for.

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  12. Pride & Prejudice, check. Moby Dick, check. The Great Gatsby, check. At least I think P & P in high school, for class. Moby on my own. Good (lots of allegory, Biblical references) but long. Actually I think I liked Bartleby The Scrivener better, plus shorter. The Great Gatsby, for class too. Mrs. Bradley, sophomore year, I think. The Sun Also Rises, probably my favorite Jazz Age novel, although not my favorite Hemingway. That goes to For Whom The Bell Tolls, also a great Metallica song from their second studio album. Fourth studio album, …And Justice for All, my favorite. One, of course, but favorite there is Eye of the Beholder. One by U2, also good, but I digress… 🤔🙄

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    1. This comment cracked me up. It was one of the few times I was okay with admitting I am related to you. *wink*

      We didn’t read Pride and Prejudice in school for some reason. Or The Great Gatsby. I had to read parts of A Tale of Two Cities, though.

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  13. I read The Count of Monte Cristo to my son for 15 minutes every day to put him down for a nap when he was a toddler. It took over a year, haha. If you ever get around to it, good luck. I thought it was actually really interesting, but it’s definitely a major time commitment.

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  14. I fell hard for Jane Eyre when I was 16, actually even before I fell hard for Jane Austen! I need to reread it actually …

    Diary of Anne Frank and The Hiding Place are both hard reads, but so good also.

    Wind in the Willows is sooooo good. It’s cozy and comforting and I reread it on 2 different audio versions several years ago (one a dramatized, one the unabridged regular production).

    I’ve tried and stalled out once on Monte Cristo, cannot abide Dickens beyond A Christmas Carol, and Fitzgerald and I don’t geehaw, lol … I’ve read some of Kipling’s poetry, but I don’t think I’ve done the Jungle Book?

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  17. I just commented on Laura at Literacious’ blog that The Wind in the Willows is the first chapter book I read to Wyatt. He was six weeks old so he doesn’t remember. I do though. It was spring and all the windows were open and our apple tree was blossoming. It was lovely.

    I also really loved The Jungle Book as a kid! I have a few copies of it.

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