Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Loved But Never Reviewed
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Top Ten Tuesday has been one of my favorite memes ever since I started blogging, so huge thanks to Jana for taking over the hosting duties!
This week’s TTT topic is Books I Loved But Never Reviewed. There was a time, back when I first started blogging, that I thought I would go back and review all of my favorite pre-blogging reads. And then I discovered ARCs and that idea went straight out the window, lol. If I were ever to revisit that idea, most of the titles on my list this week, especially books like The Night Circus and The Nightingale, would be beloved reads I would finally write a proper review for. Other titles on my list, like Crazy Rich Asians, Little Fires Everywhere, and Beartown, are books I’ve read and loved since I started blogging but just didn’t feel like I had enough to say about them to warrant reviewing them on the blog.
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Books I Loved But Never Reviewed
(in no particular order)
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein
THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah
THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morganstern
CRAZY RICH ASIANS by Kevin Kwan
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng
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I agree, ARCs do make us forget about anything else! This is really such a diverse list, Suzanne — great choices for this week’s TTT!
Thanks!
I agree, there are lots of books I’ve loved but I just wouldn’t have enough to say about them. I don’t think I could do The Night Circus justice in a review – it’s too beautiful a book.
I feel the same way about The Night Circus. I’m sure there’s no way I could convey just how amazing a book it is.
Kindred was such a good story, too.
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It really is. I need to read more of her books.
I also have a lot of books I love but feel like i don’t have enough to say to review. I loved The Night Circus and Crazy Rich Asians as well!
The Night Circus is so great. It’s one that I haven’t reviewed because I just know there’s no way I can put into words why I love it so much and do justice to it.
I haven’t read any of these books but I own a copy of The Kite Runner on my shelf. I did try Crazy Rich Asians before the movie came out but had to return the book to the library. I enjoyed the movie a lot!
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That really is a fun movie!
I am going to give you a gold star for even considering going back to write reviews for pre-blog books. That’s dedication. I like to save a few thoughts for each book, but I cannot bring myself to write a full on review for every book. I spend like an hour writing a review for just one book. I read too much to do that for every book. BUT, like I was just saying to Nick, it’s posts like TTT that let us showcase those great books we have read, but maybe not featured a review for.
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I agree. I always enjoy reading about books my fellow bloggers love anyway, so it has been great to see all of the lists this week.
I’m thrilled to see a few of my favorites on your list, especially The Life of Pi, Kite Runner and Gone Girl. I read all of them before I started blogging, when there was no Goodreads, so I didn’t even think of reviewing them!
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Right? Same here. I really do want to re-read The Life of Pi and The Kite Runner some day. They really are amazing reads.
Great list! I loved Everything I Never Told You and yet somehow I still haven’t read Little Fires Everywhere.
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I really enjoyed both of those books.
Hi there!
I got all excited when I say your post! We have so many books in common! I’ve actually only haven’t read one on your list.
The Nightingale was my first review when I started blogging a few years ago. It’s ridiculously simple, but I’m still proud of it! I’ve reviewed BearTown just a couple of weeks ago.
The rest I also didn’t review, but loved it! Will do a short post on quotes from The art of racing in the rain tomorrow. Will send you a link!
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Beartown was such a great read. I really need to get a copy of the sequel soon.
Great list! The Kite Runner is a popular one on today’s lists actually and I almost had it on mine too! I feel like that’s one book I’m not sure I’d be able to write a coherent review for actually 😂 I absolutely loved The Nightingale and I’m surprised I was able to write a review for it (although it’s just me gushing incoherently LOL)
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Thank you!
Everyone seems to love The Night Circus. I bought it recently with the intention of finally reading it. Hopefully soon.
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I hope you love it!
I did write a review for The Nightingale back when I read it. It was a tough review to write but I also felt quite a feeling of accomplishment writing that one. 🙂
Tanya @ Girl Plus Books recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: The Books I Loved But Never Reviewed
Oh wow, I bet. I know I don’t even have the words to do it justice. It’s definitely one of my favorite books of all time.
I did review both Gone Girl and The Night Circus when I read them, in fact Gone Girl was one of the earliest books I reviewed when I started my blog.
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I read both of those before I started blogging.
I loved Crazy Rich Asians!!!!
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It’s such a fun book and movie!
Ah I wish I’d put Crazy Rich Asians on my list now! I love all the book in that series!
Heather @ RandomRedheadedRamblings recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Love But Never Reviewed
I still need to read the other books but I thought the first one was hilarious.
I can understand how many of these would make your loved it but didn’t review it list. They were so emotional!!! I couldn’t review The Kite Runner I don’t think. It was such a hard read, even if it was good.
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Yeah, I’m not sure I could have written a proper review for The Kite Runner. Even all these years later, I still get choked up just thinking about it.
I loved both The Kite Runner and The Life of Pi!
Gabby recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved but Never Reviewed
They’re both such amazing reads.
I’ve read your whole list except Beartown! Same thing, I also loved all of them, except The Kite Runner and The Nightingale, and don’t think I reviewed any of them on the blog. I used to be much better at reviews; I’ve really slacked off the last few years or more!
Laurie C recently posted…Top Ten Books I Loved But Never Reviewed
I struggle to keep up with my reviews too, which is definitely a reason why I’ve never gone back and reviewed any of these.
Hi there! I’ve promised to sent the link through on my post of The Art of racing in the rain. Here it is! Wednesday Wisdom
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I kinda wanted to read Little Fires Everywhere- that looked good. And Gone Girl! I forgot about that one, but that’s one that I read but never reviewed too…
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LIttle Fires Everywhere is pretty good. I really want to watch the Hulu series.
I’ve read three of these. My favorite is The Night Circus. I read it every autumn. I didn’t really care for Gone Girl although it was a page turner. Some of these other titles look interesting, too. The Kite Runner was amazing. It’s been many, many years since I read that one. Thanks for the share, Suzanne.
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You’re welcome!
With all the ARCs and e-ARCs one has to read and review, sometimes books we love are not reviewed on the blog. And I think that’s okay. I really want to read Little Fires Everywhere – isn’t there a TV series adaptation coming out?
Happy readings!
Yes, there’s one on Hulu and it’s supposed to be really good. I haven’t watched it yet, but it’s on my list.
When I first started blogging, it was more of a lifestyle blog than a book blog. I decided to go back to those great books I read BB (before blog), read them and post reviews. For example, Elizabeth Hunter’s Elemental Mysteries and K.F. Breene’s Darkness series. It’s a slow process, especially as ARCs take priority. But I’ll get there eventually.
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One of these days I hope to do it, even if it’s just mini reviews.