Mon, September 10, 2012
Top 10 Books That Make You Think
It’s Top 10 Tuesday (hosted at The Broke and the Bookish) and the topic is:
Top 10 Books That Make You Think
Oh man, so much goodness, so many issues that’ll leave you thinking everything from “NO! WHYYYY!?!?!” to “HOW DID THIS AUTHOR PULL THAT OFF?” Love it!
1. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
2. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
3. I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan
4. Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
5. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
6. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
7. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
8. Miracle by Elizabeth Scott
9. Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker
10. XVI by Julia Karr
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Lisa said:
ANNA.
This graphic. Amazing.
The Knife of Never Letting Go! YES YES YES. Always.
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Hemborgwife said:
That was so visually interesting and now I am so interested to read the books and find the answers to your hints!
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Lori said:
Awesome list!! I’m reading Code Name Verity right now and AHH! So good!
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Quinn @ Quinn’s Book Nook said:
Wow, I haven’t read any of these books! I really need to get on that. I do plan on reading The Fault in OUr Stars soon, though.
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Ginger @ GReads! said:
The Sky is Everywhere definitely made me think. I think the obvious book I’d have on my list: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook said:
AH, CODE NAME VERITY. I cried so hard. I love that book with every inch of my being. Love the graphic!
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Ula @ Blog of Erised said:
This graphic is really beautiful
Great book selection, I’ll check these out.
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Yara @ Once Upon a Twilight! said:
Great list, we share one book – XVI.
BTW I love how you organized the book covers!!!
Check out our TTT
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Grad Student @ Young Adult Fiction and Whiskey Sours said:
LOVE how you did this! I am dying to read Code Name Verity, but I am afraid it will twist my heart all over the place!
On a lighter note, Unbreak my Heart mainly made me think how happy I was facebook didn’t exist when I was in high school!
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Kate @ Musings said:
I must know how you did this graphic!
What a great list of books! Many have been on my list to read, but have not yet had a chance to do so.
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Helene said:
Your post is so cool! I can’t believe I forgot to put If I Stay on my list! It does give you something to think about!
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Christina said:
I love how you presented these books! I haven’t read a single one of them but now I’m intrigued!
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barefootmeds said:
Oh wow, I seriously love your graphic! Very creative and wonderful, good work! And ohmyword, I neeeed to read XVI!!! Completely agree with TFIOS, by the way. It blew my mind.
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Candice @ The Grown-Up YA said:
Oh, I forgot about The Knife of Never Letting Go! Gah, I loved that series so much! Great list, great books, great thoughts!
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Anna @ Literary Exploration said:
I think these are the books that changed everyone’s lives
Awesome list!!
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Becky@Cardigans, Coffee and Bookmarks said:
What a beautiful post! Love the graphic, and I think I’ve seen the concept buzzing around library pages. Definitely going to have to check it out. I read and Loved TFIOS, but none of the other unfortunately. Thanks for a great post!
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We Heart YA said:
Ooo, great list, and we love love love love love the way you called out the themes in the graphic!
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Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books said:
I absolutely ADORE the graphic you made for this post. Very straight to the point and pretty to look at.
I’ve actually only read Unbreak My Heart (which I loved) and The Sky is Everywhere (which I loved and just finished recently). Happy you picked them for TTT this week!
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Erica said:
OH MY AWESOME GRAPHIC. I am jealous of your skills lol. I still need to read quite a few of these – I need to remedy that ASAP.
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Allison L said:
Woah. I LOVE that graphic, Anna. This is a really great list. I’ve only read TFIOS but I’ve heard many good things about the others. I should probably add them to my TBR list.
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Sara said:
I love seeing If I Stay on so many lists. It truly was a great story that provoked some interesting thoughts.
Here’s my Top Ten Tuesday
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Jennifer @ Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews said:
Such an awesome way to showcase your list! I haven’t read all of these, but most are on my wishlist.
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Adina said:
Love the graphic. Great list. I’ve got to read Code Name Verity. You had me at tricksy narrators.:)
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September 11th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
HAHAH if you like tricksy narrators, Adina, you HAVE to read Code Name Verity!
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Kelly @ Dandelion Dreams said:
I love your graphic! I haven’t read any of these unfortunately, but I loved the graphic so much I just had to comment. Happy Reading!
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mindy said:
Anna you’re so funny. I checkout your site a lot not just to find new books but because you always have something entertaining posted as well. I hope some day you write your own book. I know I would love it!
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September 11th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
MINDY! You just made my day — thank you
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kat said:
I love the fault in our stars!
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Lauren said:
That’s a great list! And it’s even better because I haven’t read a single one. More books to add to my goodreads TBR haha. Top Ten Tuesday fuels my addiction
You had me at Sobby McSobberson… I’ve got to check it out now
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Book Angel Emma said:
how DID YOU DO THAT CHART – ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT VISUAL DISPLAY <3
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