#TopTenTuesday Big Books I’ve Read #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books with a High Page Count in which Jana invites us to ‘share those doorstop books!‘ These days I’m a wimp when it comes to tackling big books (which for me is anything over 500 pages) but here are some I’ve read. Links will take you to my review.

  1. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel (912 pages)
  2. The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (832 pages)
  3. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (656 pages)
  4. The Secret History by Donna Tartt (629 pages)
  5. Macbeth by Jo Nesbo (624 pages)
  6. Sword of the War God by Tim Hodkinson (608 pages)
  7. The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (575 pages)
  8. The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (560 pages)
  9. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (552 pages)
  10. A Place Without Pain by Simon Bourke (518 pages)

What are the biggest books you’ve read? Do you love diving into a big book or view it with trepidation?

#TopTenTuesday Books With Buildings in the Title #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books Guaranteed to Put an End to Your Book Slump. I’m fortunate in that I’ve almost never experienced a book slump so feel ill-equipped to advise what to do. Therefore I’ve come up with my own topic, inspired by a scavenger hunt I saw on Instagram: Books With Buildings in the Title. Links will take you to my review.

  1. Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
  2. The Surgeon’s House by Jody Cooksley
  3. The Cafe with no Name by Robert Seethaler
  4. Castle Gay by John Buchan
  5. The Last Apartment in Istanbul by Defne Suman
  6. Sanctuary Motel by Alan Orloff
  7. The Fort by Adrian Goldsworthy
  8. The Darlings of the Asylum by Noel O’Reilly
  9. The Man in the Bunker by Rory Clements
  10. The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal