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Monday, November 15, 2021

TTT: Read-alikes


Top Ten Tuesday: Read-alikes!  

If you liked A you will probably like B

(And since it is Nonfiction November, I will be sneaking in a few nonfiction titles to tickle your fancy.)


The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah // Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas // *Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine


Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell // *Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee // *Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During WWII by Albert Marrin


The Midnight Library by Matt Haig // Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

New Kid by Jerry Craft // *This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo // The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte // Jane by April Lindner

There There by Tommy Orange // Post Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz

*The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green // *Under A White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert


*=Nonfiction title

-Anne

27 comments:

  1. Interesting. I loved "Life after Life" and "There, There." But I remember liking "Suite Francaise" more than "The Nightingale" which like too many Hannah books, isn't particularly well-written.

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    1. I like Hannah's books. I found Suite Francaise distressing since we know the author was captured and killed by the Nazis

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  2. Excellent pairings! I especially like There There with Post Colonial Poems.

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    1. Some books just make such a profound impact on me. There There and Postcolonial Love Poem are two such books.

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  3. Oh I haven't read Bryson yet. And Life After Life looks good...

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  4. Oh this is so clever! I love the idea of if you love this - you will love that.

    I've bought a copy of Life after Life a couple of weeks ago, and I'm glad to see you compare it to The Midnight Library. Loved that book.

    Happy TTT!

    Ten Books to Read if You Love X

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    1. It is another "time" warped books. It will take a while to gt used to it. But relax into it and I think you will enjoy it.

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  5. I'm especially keen on reading The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green and Under A White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert.

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    1. I actually haven't read the Elizabeth Kolbert book yet but plan to before years end.

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  6. I loved We Are Not Free by Traci Chee. I may have to check out the book you paired it with.

    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/bookish-gift-guide-stocking-stuffer-edition/

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    1. It is an excellent nonfiction account of the whole debacle.

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  7. I loved The Nightingale so I think I'll definitely have to check out Suite Francaise. Quite a few of the "A" options are still on my TBR but I love how you've suggested NF titles that are similarly interesting! Great picks :)

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    1. I enjoy reading books where I learn something new if a fiction book does that, great. If not I have to look for nonfiction titles that will teach me something. The Suite Francaise book is so bittersweet because it was written by a Jewish woman who was captured by the Nazis and killed. Someone found the book, handwritten, in a closet well after the war.

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  8. Added _Life After Life_ to my list! Also, I liked the graphics you made, and totally get how much work they were!

    Happy TTT!
    Lori
    https://fiftytwo.blog/2021/11/15/ttt-if-you-like/

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    1. Thank you. The graphics were a bit of work. But I had a harder time finding parings of books I thought would go together that I had read.

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  9. Interesting list! I've not read any of these.

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!

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  10. Fun list! I loved The Hate U Give and The Midnight Library and Clap When You Land are on my TBR.

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    1. I appreciate The Midnight Library more and more over time since I read it.

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  11. I have not read Kristin Hannah in a long time but still have books of hers that I want to read. Thanks for sharing. My link is here: https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2021/11/top-ten-tuesday-new-authors.html

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  12. This is such a great list, and I've definitely added a few of these to my TBR.

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  13. The Nightingale was the first Kristin Hannah book I ever read. Thanks for the tip on Jane Eyre/Jane. Will have to add to my TBR. Here's my post: https://pagesandpaws.com/2021/11/16/10-books-to-read-if-you-love-narnia/

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  14. I did a similar thing but with books and TV shows.
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/top-ten-tuesday-342/

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  15. Great list - one of these days I need to read New Kid.

    Check out my TTT

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  16. I haven't read any of these but judging them solely on their covers, they seem like great read-alike picks! Thanks so much for visiting Finding Wonderland on this week. :)

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