his week’s Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is Top Ten Books You Loved But Never Wrote A Review For (either books you loved and couldn’t bring yourself to write a review for or books that you read long before blogging…time to give them a shoutout!)
To be honest, this is one reason why I have a Books That Made Me feature, so that I can gush over my favorite books that I read long before I had a blog. But there are also some books that fall outside that category that I wish I had written reviews for.
1) The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton — I routinely gush about this book but have never written an actual review. 5/5
2) The Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis — another book I enjoyed last year that I never got around to writing a review for. 4/5.
3) The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas — this book was thoroughly infuriating but in a good way. 4/5.
4) There Once Lived A Woman Who Tried To Kill Her Neighbor’s Baby by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya — a short story collection I actually enjoyed? Stop the presses! Dark fairy tales. Definitely should’ve given this one its due. 4/5.
5) The Collector by John Fowles — sort of creepy though I predicted the ending (my co-worker who recommended it did not however so it’s a tossup whether it’s actually predictable or not) It’s a really good read either way to be honest. 4/5.
6) After Dark by Haruki Murakami — my first Murakami. I wish I’d written a review for this one to better solidify the plot in my mind. Also because a lot of Murakami fans don’t seem to like this one and I think it needs more love. 5/5.
7) Dark Places by Gillian Flynn – just a damn good mystery. 5/5.
8) Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood — I’m sure Atwood’s other books are better than this, but this is a fun but still smart little book. The ending was slightly disappointing (a bit rushed), but I’d recommend it nonetheless. 4/5.
9) We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson — unsettling, creepy, you know, what Shirley Jackson seems to do best. 4/5.
10) The Secret History by Donna Tartt — not to worry, I’m sure I’ll do a Books That Made Me post on this one ;) 5/5. ~favorite book status~
