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 of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Here we are at Tuesday again. Thrilled to welcome you back to The Book Connection. This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic will be a tough one. We are talking about books that we've read but never reviewed. Since, I've been blogging and reviewing for close to 18 years, that is going back a ways. Let's see how this goes.
Top Ten Books I've Never Reviewed
This first one is kind of cheat, because I've spoke about The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough at least a couple of times at this blog. I've simply never written an official review of the book. I was actually just talking about The Thorn Birds the other day. I'm overdue to read it again.
A few years before I began blogging, I was reading the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Coming off of at least two years of reading non-fiction exclusively, one of my friends told me I had to read the first book. Read Left Behind in record time and plowed through the rest of the available books in the series. This is the first series I recall needing to wait for the publication of future books to come out.
I read The Kent Family Chronicles by John Jakes, originally called The American Bicentennial Series, my freshman year in high school. I'm sure my father would never have allowed it if he knew, because there was serious sex going on in these books. The books had belonged to my mother. I read them one after the other until I finished the series.
Here is another book series that if my parents had been paying attention, I never would have read. This series has one of the most disturbing plots. Though I thoroughly enjoyed them, I don't recall reading past the fourth book in the Dollanganger Series by V. C. Andrews. I didn't even know there were eleven books.
Shel Silverstein was one of my favorite childhood authors. I read The Giving Tree first, then A Light in the Attic, before discovering Where the Sidewalk Ends. I don't recall ever reviewing his books.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster was assigned reading for one of the kids--my son, I think. We read it together, and I thought this zany book about a boy learning all the things he can do instead of being bored was so much fun.
The Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a beloved classic. It has been turned into numerous movie adaptations, created tourism for Prince Edward Island and, most recently, been a Netflix remake. I read these books after the 1985 Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea movies starring Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, and Jonathan Crombie came out. For many years, the series was an annual read for me.
The Stand by Stephen King has been one of my favorite reads for decades. This supernatural battle of good versus evil is long, sometimes confusing, and has an abundance of characters. Though it took me about 600 pages for it to feel like it was coming all together, once it did, I read through the remainder quickly. Would recommend this to anyone who enjoys King's work, the supernatural, or stories of good versus evil.
God and Generals by Jeff Shaara is the first book in The Civil War Trilogy, which includes Killer Angels and The Last Full Measure. I've read the trilogy and own it as part of my Civil War and Lincoln collection. This is the prequel that "explores the lives of Generals Lee, Hancock, Jackson and Chamberlain as the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg approaches." Loved this trilogy and hope to read it again one day.
Though I speak about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her Little House books a great deal, I've only ever reviewed Little House in the Big Woods and The Long Winter. I've read the books numerous times, people still talk about them and NetFlix, Friendly Family Productions, and others are in discussions to bring a new version of Little House on the Prairie to the streaming service. One day, I will pick them up again and review them for my Laura's Little Houses blog.
This wasn't as hard as I initially thought. Have you read any of these books? Have you reviewed them at your blog? What is one book you've read but never reviewed? Looking forward to your answers and to catching up with you at your blogs.
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The Stand is probably y favorite King book, and boy I spent a lot of time reading all those John Jakes books back in the day
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I was also one of those kids who read Flowers in the Attic but wouldn’t have been allowed to if my parents had noticed. 😂
They are so good, Teri. Thanks for visiting.
Seriously, Lydia. Who knows what would have been banned around the house if anyone knew. Thanks for visiting.
Eighteen years! I’m impressed! I’ve read the Left Behind series and have not reviewed either. Flowers in the Attic is one of my favorite books. I think about it still even though I read it as a preteen. Although, I would not recommend this as a book for that age group at all. I’ve read a few others on your list as well. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
I remember reading Flowers in the Attic when I was a teenager. :-) I also read Where the Sidewalk Ends when I was younger. I didn't get around to reading The Stand until I was older, but I really liked it! Great list!
An interesting list. I want to read Anne of Green Gables. I've never read it or watched any TV adaptation.
Have a great week!
I feel like I was the only girl in my grade in high school that didn't read Flowers in the Attic.
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Thanks, Carla. I started blogging when I embarked upon my writing career and never gave it up. So glad you enjoyed the stroll down memory lane. Appreciate the visit.
Thanks, Literary Feline. Glad you liked it. Thanks for the visit.
Oh, Emily, it is such a great read, especially if you enjoy descriptions of pretty places. In some ways, I enjoy the 1985 adaptation better than the books, but in others, I feel the books are superior. Thanks for the visit.
Flowers in the Attic was such a creepy story, Pam, I'm surprised how many read it. I think I borrowed it from my older sister. Thanks for visiting today.
I was just talking to my husband about how inappropriate these Flowers in the Attic books were but everyone I knew read them in high school!
What a nostalgic past! I loved so many of these books as a kid. I was also horrified by FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC, although that's the only book in the series that I read. So disturbing!
Happy TTT!
Isn't it amazing what we got away with reading, Marg? Thanks for visiting today.
Me too, Susan. Phantom Tollbooth was such a fun book. I can't believe I read so many books in the Dollanganger series. Disturbing indeed. Thanks for stopping by.
I first made a list of books I loved but hadn't reviewed in, I think, 2020, and I've now reread and reviewed a number of the books on the list. So, I consider that progress!
I read most of these as well, Cheryl, and never reviewed them (most because I was in high school and didn't know about such things!). Great list.
That is great progress, Deb. Hope you keep dipping into that TBR pile. Thanks for visiting.
Pre-blogging days for us, right, Cindy? Thanks for visiting today.
I still randomly pick up Shel Silverstein's books and flip through them. Always enjoyable!
That sounds like a lovely idea, Lindsi. We still have all of them, but it has been a while since they came off the shelf. Thanks for visiting.
I don't think I've ever reviewed Anne of Green Gables, but it's one of my favorites.
It's a wonderful book. Thanks for visiting, Alicia.
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