At the Bloggiesta chat on Sunday I got the idea to join Top Ten Tuesday. I love lists, so making a list of books every week should be a piece of cake.
This week the topic is “Top Ten Books To Read In A Day”. Let me tell you, for me to read a book in a day the book must be either a (now, the standard word of the reviewer comes into play) “compelling” read or very, very short – a combination of both is recommended. I only have the time to read a couple of hours a day, if that.
I went through my GR read books list and indeed came up with my
Top ten books to read in one day
- Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland. Best read for a long time for me.
- Misery by Stephen King. Mr. King just HAS to be on this list.
- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. I read this one in one afternoon, by leaving everything else undone.
- Chess Story by Stefan Zweig. You just have to continue until you are finished.
- Castle Gripsholm by Kurt Tucholsky. Very lighthearted with lots of positive vibes.
- Lost Horizon by James Hilton. I read this a long time ago and remember that I couldn’t put it down.
- How to travel with a salmon and other essays by Umberto Eco. Very funny and entertaining.
- Any book in the von Igelfeld series by Alexander McCall Smith. I blogged about the first two, Portuguese irregular verbs and The finer points of sausage dogs. So, so funny!
- Perfume by Patrick Süsskind. You better read the book than watch the movie.
- The secret diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend. One of the funniest books ever.
What are your Top Ten Books to read in one day?
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Oooh, I didn’t choose any of these- but great picks!
I have only read Perfume, but this is indeed a tough question… I will think about it!
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I would love to see your list, Ally!
I love lists too! But, reading a book on a day? I used to do it when I was younger but now seems impossible, like a dream!
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Misery was indeed a very nice read!
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I have yet to read a Stephen King novel I could read in one day… but there again, I haven’t read that much Stephen King yet. THE STAND definitely looks like a multi-day project. CARRIE, perhaps. Being able to read a book in a day isn’t always a matter of how compelling the novel is. Often, for me–like you, I suspect–it’s having that block of time available to just sit and read. With a full time job and a family, that’s not always easy to find.
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I have read quite a bit by him, but not the two you mentioned. I agree with you. Job and family need a lot of time, so for me, just like you, to read a book in one day means it must be rather short, too.
what a great assortment of books, they do sound like riviting reads.