Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Top Ten Tuesday (19): Unique Books I've Read

 
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Top Ten Most Unique Books I've Read (and Loved!)
(listed alphabetically by author)
This list was very difficult to make, so I tried to go with a variety of books and genres. Of course, there are many more that can be added to the list.
 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Slammed (Slammed, #1)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
*The quintessential unique story

Slammed by Colleen Hoover
*Interweaving of slam poetry throughout the novel

600 Hours of Edward Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster
*A completely unique and endearing main character

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
*Use of strike-outs, repeating and run-on sentences
 
Jellicoe Road Neanderthal Seeks Human (Knitting in the City, #1)
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
*Amazing, complicated, layered & interweaves past/present
  
Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid
*Smart heroines (finally) and laugh-out-loud humor
 
The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
*Told with words and gorgeous pictures
 
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
*Use of hand-written letters to tell the story
 
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
*Fascinating research both medically and socially
 
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
*Told with phonetic language

6 comments:

  1. I sooo badly want to read Blood Red Road, The Guernsey Literary etc... , Jellicoe Road and Shatter Me. Knowing that they are unique makes me want to read them even more now

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  2. OOh nice! Shatter Me was definitely different! Loved Alice in Wonderland too!

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  3. I agree with Red Blood Road. I was sure if I was going to like the authors unique writing style at first but it completely grew on me.
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  4. As an NA fan I'm ashamed to say I haven't read Slammed! I need to get on that! And seeing that its on your list, I can tell its worth it! Great picks!

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  5. Love Alice in wonderland, forgot it when I made ​​my own list :)

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  6. I've read and enjoyed two of those: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Guernsey.

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