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Top Ten Tuesday - Books I Will Probably Never Read

5/5/2015

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This weekly frenzy of listing is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This was a harder category than I expected. I read a fairly wide range of books. But then I realized that there are some genres that I avoid as much as possible. So with those in mind, here are my list of books I will probably never read.
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The Secret History and The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (I committed to reading the 700+ pages of The Goldfinch, and for me, it totally wasn't worth it. These books by Tartt sound like they are about topics I would enjoy even less. I'm sorry for all of you out there who love Donna Tartt's books, but they just aren't for me.)
Carrie by Stephen King (Really just about anything by Stephen King. I'm pretty sure these books would give me nightmares.)
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (The whole witches and curse thing. Not for me.)
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Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (Honestly, there are a lot of things that appeal to me about this book, not the least of which is the setting of Prague. But demons? I just have to stay away from that.)
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (I enjoyed the Twilight series, but I don't understand the continuing obsession with vampires.)
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Nothing against this author or book personally. It just stands for pretty much everything in the murder/crime genre. I'm not a fan of blood and violence in the books I read.)
In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust (This is a looooooong book. 4,211 pages, according to Goodreads. Who has time for that?)
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Lois link
5/5/2015 01:54:48 am

I never would have thought of you as someone who enjoyed the Twilight series. However, I'll try to forgive you as I respect your opinion on books pretty much all the rest of the time. ;)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/5/2015 02:13:49 pm

I'm not sure enjoyed was exactly the right word... Twilight and the Hunger Games are both series I read because one of my students urged me to. Both authors are wonderful storytellers that really make you want to keep reading. But I would never go back and read those series again. So I enjoyed the reading experience, but not really the subjects. Thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt. :)

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Lindsey link
5/5/2015 03:11:53 am

I'm with you on Donna Tartt books. I read The Secret History and thought it was ok, but I just don't feel the desire to read the rest of her books. I'm glad I'm not the only one!!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/5/2015 02:14:42 pm

I'm glad to hear I'm not alone as well! Solidarity! :)

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Emily link
5/5/2015 04:57:17 am

I'm 100% with you on most of these. I've own "The Secret History" for years and years and just never wanted to start it. Now that I've read and was underwelmed by The Goldfinch, I want to read it even less. I might get rid of it in an upcoming book purge.

The only book on your list that I'm planning to read is In Search of Lost Time. I agree - it's SO long, but I think I'll count each volume as a book read to help keep me motivated. :) I have the audiobook of the first volume, and it's so soothing that I listen to it when I need to destress and fall asleep. It's so beautifully written, I've probably listened that the first 50 pages about 25 times. :) Someday I'll get around to the entire thing - I need to pick a time when I don't mind reading just that for several months.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/5/2015 02:16:01 pm

In Search of Lost Time is on my dream to-read list. I'm planning to tackle War and Peace this summer. Once I've got that behemoth under my belt, I may decide to try In Search of Lost time as well! :)

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Tina link
5/5/2015 09:10:56 am

I also had the Vampire Academy on my list because I'm way over vampires after Twilight. I've seen beautiful creatures on a bunch of different lists. I don't know anything about these books but I'll have to check them out myself.

<a href=http://tinathebookworm.blogspot.com/2015/05/top-ten-tuesday-books-ill-never-read.html>Tina, The Bookworm</a>

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/5/2015 02:16:37 pm

There seemed to be vampires everywhere after Twilight, didn't there? Sometimes something can be way overdone! :)

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