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Monday, March 2, 2020

TTT: Wonderful books with one-word titles

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I've enjoyed which have one-word titles
 
 
1. Atonement by Ian McEwan 
 
2. Beartown by Frederik Backman 
 
3. Beloved by Toni Morrison 
 
4. Blankets by Craig Thompson  
 
5. Crank by Ellen Hopkins  
 
6. Crossover by Kwame Alexander 
 
7. Educated by Tara Westover 
 
8. Emma by Jane Austen
 
9. Eragon by Christopher Paolini 
 
10. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
 
11. Feed by M.T. Anderson 
 
12. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
 
13. Kindred by Octavia Butler
 
14. LaRose by Louise Erdrich
 
15. Less by Andrew Sean Greer 
 
16. Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov
 
17. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
 
18. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
 
19. Persuasion by Jane Austen
 
20. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
 
21. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
 
22. Sadie by Courtney Summers 
 
23. Circe Madeleine Miller
 
24. Becoming by Michelle Obama
 
25. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

I could go on...I'll stop.
Anne
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18 comments:

  1. GregMarch 2, 2020 at 9:20 PM

    Yay for Fangirl! Haha I just read your comment over on my post. :) Circe is one I really want to read soon.

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  2. Rachel @Waves of FictionMarch 2, 2020 at 9:43 PM

    Love Persuasion and I'd like to read Beartown someday. Great list!

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  3. Puji P. RahayuMarch 2, 2020 at 10:02 PM

    Hmm. I remember I didn't finish Dragon :3 maybe high-fantasy isn't really mi thing.

    Great list!

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    1. Anne@HeadFullofBooksMarch 3, 2020 at 8:19 AM

      I listened to Eragon. I think that made the difference.

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  4. Helen's Book BlogMarch 2, 2020 at 10:33 PM

    Oh boy, you've got some really good books on that list. It's a category I haven't thought about before.

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  5. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzMarch 3, 2020 at 3:38 AM

    I was surprised to discover that I like a lot of books with one-word titles.

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  6. AstilbeMarch 3, 2020 at 4:44 AM

    Crank does look good.

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.

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    1. Anne@HeadFullofBooksMarch 3, 2020 at 8:20 AM

      It was so popular it spun off a bunch of other one-word titled book that I didn't read.

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  7. Mir @FangirlPixieBlogMarch 3, 2020 at 5:43 AM

    Great choices! so many of these are my TBR but love that you included Persuasion. It's such an amazing story and so underrated.

    Here is my TTT: https://fangirlpixieblog.com/2020/03/03/top-ten-tuesday-9/

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    1. Anne@HeadFullofBooksMarch 3, 2020 at 8:21 AM

      I guess you'd better read FANGIRL since it is part of your blog title.

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  8. MargaretMarch 3, 2020 at 9:02 AM

    Wonderful list!

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  9. LydiaMarch 3, 2020 at 9:31 AM

    Educated was such a good memoir, too.

    My TTT .

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  10. Ashley SappMarch 3, 2020 at 10:39 AM

    I really liked Nimona and have been wanting to read Seraphina. I've heard great things about that one. :)

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    1. Anne@HeadFullofBooksMarch 3, 2020 at 11:39 AM

      It surprised me. I wasn't expecting it to be so touching.

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  11. Leslie @ Books Are The New BlackMarch 3, 2020 at 12:06 PM

    Fabulous list! I have Sadie on mine and can't believe I forgot Beartown. A lot of great books on here!

    My TTT!

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  12. Brooke LorrenMarch 4, 2020 at 10:34 AM

    You had an easier time than I did with this. Fangirl is a great book.

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  13. R's RueMarch 5, 2020 at 4:49 AM

    I need to read Becoming.
    www.rsrue.blogspot.com

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  14. Chai @ Like Chai TeaMarch 6, 2020 at 5:35 AM

    The cover for that edition of Persuasion is adorable!

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