This weekly frenzy of listing is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This week's topic is to list books that we enjoyed, even though we wouldn't normally have read them. Last week, I wrote my BBAW Day Three post about a similar topic - books I wouldn't have read if it weren't for fellow book bloggers. So part of this list may sound a little familiar if you saw that post. But there are other books on this list not mentioned before. I don't often read outside my comfort zone (as it turns out), but these are a few I've enjoyed.
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- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai (I picked this up because of Nonfiction November. What a powerful read, and what an amazing person she is.)
- The Martian by Andy Weir (It sounded intriguing, but I probably never would have actually read it if not for all the gushing reviews out there.)
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (Mysteries are typically not my genre, but everyone seems to love Flavia. Now I know why!)
- The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (If this weren't by J.K. Rowling, I never would have read it. But I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would.)
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (I tend to avoid WW2 books, but this one was beautiful.)
- The Martian by Andy Weir (It sounded intriguing, but I probably never would have actually read it if not for all the gushing reviews out there.)
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (Mysteries are typically not my genre, but everyone seems to love Flavia. Now I know why!)
- The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (If this weren't by J.K. Rowling, I never would have read it. But I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would.)
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (I tend to avoid WW2 books, but this one was beautiful.)
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- The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (Hmm, another mystery makes this list. I keep saying that mysteries are not my genre, and then I'm surprised when I enjoy them so much. Maybe I just need to embrace the whole mystery thing.)
- The Turquoise Ledge by Leslie Marmon Silko (I almost put this one down after the first 20 pages, but I persevered and was glad I did.)
- Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith (I'm a Jane Austen purist and usually avoid all spin-offs and retellings. But I wanted to give this one a try. It was a decent attempt, which from me is high praise!)
- Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong (I picked this one up solely because the author's last name started with X and I needed it for a reading challenge. It was an absolutely fascinating look at China, and I just may end up reading more of his books.)
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (This was the Newbery Award winner for 2015. Not my typical book though - a verse novel about basketball? But this book was amazingly good.)
- The Turquoise Ledge by Leslie Marmon Silko (I almost put this one down after the first 20 pages, but I persevered and was glad I did.)
- Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith (I'm a Jane Austen purist and usually avoid all spin-offs and retellings. But I wanted to give this one a try. It was a decent attempt, which from me is high praise!)
- Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong (I picked this one up solely because the author's last name started with X and I needed it for a reading challenge. It was an absolutely fascinating look at China, and I just may end up reading more of his books.)
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (This was the Newbery Award winner for 2015. Not my typical book though - a verse novel about basketball? But this book was amazingly good.)
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