Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by The Broke and The Bookish! This week’s topic, our fall to-be-read list, is probably supposed to be focusing on fall new releases. But since I don’t read a ton of new releases, I thought I’d show you the next ten books I’m reading! There will be a book club pick or two inserted in this lineup, but I don’t know what those will be yet so here’s what I’m planning to read.
Stay With Me: An ARC I meant to get to earlier but didn’t, I’ve heard kind of mixed reviews of this story of an African couple debating polygamy in order to have a family. I’m curious, though, and some people seem to have really liked it, so I’m going to go for it.
Bonfire of the Vanities: Apparently this is very 80s-tastic…I’ve never seen the movie but it was a legendary flop, so I’m really curious about the source material.
The Royals: I know, I know, this book is filled with gossip and half-truths and is nearly a decade old now, to boot. But I’ve always been interested in the British royal family and I want to read it so I’m going to.
The Blind Assassin: I recently re-read The Handmaid’s Tale and was struck not only with the relevancy of the tale, but the quality of the writing. I want to read more of Atwood’s work, and also it won the Booker Prize, which is an awards list I tend to enjoy.
Player Piano: The only Vonnegut I’ve read is Slaughterhouse-Five, which I really did like, so I decided to read more of his work.
White Fur: I’m behind on getting to this ARC too, but I’ve heard some good stuff about it from bloggers I trust so I’m looking forward to finally reading it!
The Book Thief: A bunch of people I know love this book, but my middle school English teacher mother-in-law doesn’t care for it…I’m curious who I end up agreeing with!
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter: This book is one of those that tends to show up on lots of different “best of” lists, so I snagged it on sale for the Kindle.
The Underground Railroad: This book was a major hit last year and I’ve been meaning to read it for months, so it’s time to finally make that happen.
A Vast Conspiracy: I love Jeffrey Toobin, so I was super stoked when I found a second-hand copy of his book on the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal so I could read it.