Top Ten Tuesday: The book I recommended the most often to others in the past ten years. (Both in my capacity of a teen librarian, a blogger, and a reader!)
2019: (So far) Becoming by Michelle Obama*
2018: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Adult)*
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka (YA)*
2017: The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood (Adult)*
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (YA)
2016: West With the Night by Beryl Markham (Adult)
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
2015: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Adult)*
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
2014: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown (Adult)*
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (YA)
2013: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (Adult)
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (YA)
2012: Ready Player One by Ernst Cline (Adult)*
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and The Scorpio Races* by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)
2011: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (adult)
Stolen by Lucy Christopher (YA)
2010: The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (adult)*
Graceling by Kristin Cashore and Ender's Game by Orsen Scott Card (YA)
*I still tell people to read these books in 2019!
Great recommendations! Did you like "Becoming" more than "Crawdads?"
ReplyDeleteThe books are very different. I've just told everyone to read Becoming since I am going to see Michelle this weekend.
DeleteInteresting! Becoming sounds like a fantastic book from what I've seen of reviews.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea for a TTT topic. I'm not terribly sure I could figure out what I recommended the most, as I don't keep records of that. Maybe just my gut level feeling.
ReplyDeleteSome of the later books were based on my records, the earlier ones were based on my gut feelings and memory.
DeleteOkay, now I have to read Ready Player One. :)
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday.
The book is a lot better than the movie, though I liked the movie.
DeleteI just started reading Becoming. It's amazing so far.
ReplyDeleteThis is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
I know. I was so inspired and it makes me sad for what we've lost in Trump.
DeleteSo many of those are favorites of mine, too! Boys in the Boat, Unbroken, Elinor Oliphant, West With the Night, All the Light.
ReplyDeleteGreat topic! Great list!
Lisa @ https://hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/top-ten-tuesday-upcoming-releases-im-on-the-fence-about/
Boy that's a great list of books. I found myself smiling as I read the titles and remembered how much I loved many of them.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to see the books you recommended in the past. I've read a few of them, like Ender's Game and Unbroken, and a couple of them I'd still like to read, like Ready Player One.
ReplyDeleteI just read Through the Woods the other day and I absolutely loved it!
ReplyDeleteI just got Becoming from the library but haven't started it yet. looking forward t it. Cheers from Carole's Chatter
ReplyDeleteI've read 11 on your list. You are probably the reason I read Cutting for Stone (and loved it.) But I don't see that on many lists. Thanks for the recommendations (past and future!)
ReplyDeleteSo many great books on this list! Though I don't know how you remember what you were recommending 10 years ago - quite impressive, Anne!
ReplyDeleteI agree on many of these...but there are also a bunch I haven't read yet. So many great books & so little time...
Have a great reading wek!
Sue
Book By Book
It wasn't a scientific thing. I looked back on my end of the year posts where I answered which book I liked the best for that year. Then I went through my list of books I read during each year on Goodreads. I just used my memory or my impression of which I recommended the most. As a librarian, I had a good handle on the books students liked and which books I pushed the most each year, so my YA books are probably more accurate than my adult choices.
DeleteWhat a great list of books! I can see why you recommended them so often. :)
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