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Ten Books That Have Been On Your Shelf (TBR) From Before You Started Blogging That You STILL Haven't Read Yet
I'm sure there's a lot. But this will be slightly tricky for me because I have moved, leaving some books behind in boxes back at my parents' home. Also, before I started blogging, I was in this mindset where I thought I had to read adult books because I was growing up (I was like 15 haha).
Actually now that I've thought about it, I read many books right after I bought or borrowed them. I was so responsible as a youngin' back then! I really can't think of any books I bought and didn't read, except for the first two on this list!
I received 11/22/63 for Christmas because it features time travel, and I love time travel. It's also 800+ pages long. Which is slightly daunting. And one of the reasons why I haven't read it yet.
I cheated a bit, because I did end up reading half of Inkdeath, the last book in the Inkheart series. But I don't remember any of it. And I do really want to get back into it because the first book was one of my absolute favorites. So much that I reread it many, many times.
For some reason 1Q84 was the first book ever added on my Goodreads back in 2012. I have never read 1984. I was just obsessed with Haruki Murakami in theory. (I say in theory because I have only ever read one book by him, then declared my love because I felt that I didn't have many authors I loved.)
I actually added Between Shades of Gray before I knew I had an obsession with WWII. I now have a copy of the book, though I have yet to read it whoops.
Also added If I Stay back in 2012. Not sure why. Mainly because it was super popular and all over Goodreads, so I was like why not. I'm not sure if I would want to read it now.
Actually now that I've thought about it, I read many books right after I bought or borrowed them. I was so responsible as a youngin' back then! I really can't think of any books I bought and didn't read, except for the first two on this list!
I received 11/22/63 for Christmas because it features time travel, and I love time travel. It's also 800+ pages long. Which is slightly daunting. And one of the reasons why I haven't read it yet.
I cheated a bit, because I did end up reading half of Inkdeath, the last book in the Inkheart series. But I don't remember any of it. And I do really want to get back into it because the first book was one of my absolute favorites. So much that I reread it many, many times.
For some reason 1Q84 was the first book ever added on my Goodreads back in 2012. I have never read 1984. I was just obsessed with Haruki Murakami in theory. (I say in theory because I have only ever read one book by him, then declared my love because I felt that I didn't have many authors I loved.)
I actually added Between Shades of Gray before I knew I had an obsession with WWII. I now have a copy of the book, though I have yet to read it whoops.
Also added If I Stay back in 2012. Not sure why. Mainly because it was super popular and all over Goodreads, so I was like why not. I'm not sure if I would want to read it now.
Ah, Life After Life was added because I wanted to feel like an adult at the tender age of 16. Again, I thought I had to read adult books because I was growing up. Little did I know that this wasn't true at all.
I did borrow A Discovery of Witches from the library, but never got to it. Is it actually any good? Used to hear all about it back when I only looked at the avg. Goodreads rating.
I'm not sure if I added The Rosie Project before I started blogging, but it's been on my Goodreads TBR for awhile. It's another one of those books where I thought I could only read adult books as an adult.
And same with Cloud Atlas! I mean I'm sure the book is good and all, but meh. It would take me awhile. And I'm not in the mood.
I also felt like I needed to read more classics in my life, so The Picture of Dorian Gray is also on the list.
Where you as responsible as me? I mean I'm not anymore but I have money now, so that plays a role in buying and not reading whoops.
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I've heard of most of these books! I want to read 1Q84, it should so interesting and I love the thought of someone from Asia writing a take on 1984.
YOU NEED TO READ IF I STAY. I think I told you this before. I remember seeing this book in the bookstore in 2012 and reading both summaries, then by the time I read them, I forgot all about what I'd read in the summary, which is good.
Also, you need to read the sequel, which I loved even more than If I Stay. They're both so good. I had to read Where She Went right after If I Stay (which I stayed up all night to finish then read Where She Went five minutes later).
I'm interested in Life After Life, mostly because of the pretty cover, but I've heard some somewhat negative reviews about it so, we'll see.
I haven't heard of A Discovery of Witches. I have heard Cloud Atlas is good, at least, the movie anyway. I've heard of The Rosie Project as well but kind of hesitant because I heard the sequel isn't that great?
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Valerie 116p · 457 weeks ago
You heard negative things about Life After Life? Wow I only have seen good things about it (like once).
Yeah I've heard from above the sequel to the Rosie Project is horrible, so I'll just skip it :)
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