Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! These are my favorite lists: our quarterly TBRs! This fall looks to bring some books-made-into-movies, some prize-winners, as well as some infectious disease nonfiction, and a bunch of other stuff too.
The Hours: I’ve wanted to read the book ever since I saw the movie, but thought I should probably read Mrs. Dalloway first. Well, now I have and so it’s time to read this!
The Age of Miracles: The concept behind this (the earth’s rotation slowing, lengthening days and throwing the world into a panic) seems intriguing, and I heard that it was inspired in part by Jose Saramago’s Blindness, which I loved.
The Overstory: The book club pick for next month, this was the most recent Pulitzer Prize winner and I’d actually already bought a copy to read before it was picked!
Plagues and Peoples: The influence of disease on human history is extremely up my alley.
Revolutionary Road: I tend to find suburban dissatisfaction interesting, and I did like the movie version, so I’ve got high hopes for the book.
The Line of Beauty: I will read anything that has won the Booker Prize.
Patron Saints of Nothing: I don’t read a ton of young adult, but this one has a UMich connection, deals with the political situation in the Philippines (which I’d like to learn more about) and has gotten good reviews.
Slam: I’ve heard some mixed reviews of this one, but I love Nick Hornby so I’ll give it a try.
The Great Mortality: It’s all about the Black Death, which I’ve never really learned much about except kind of broadly, so I’m excited to read more about it.
The Talented Mr. Ripley: There’s a lot of “I saw the movie” in this quarter! Because that’s the appeal here, too.