#TopTenTuesday Books About Hobbies #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 a Non-Bookish Freebie. I’ve strayed a little from the ‘non-bookish’ requirement with a list of books that involve hobbies. Things you might do when you’re not reading, if you like. Links from the title will take you to my review.

  1. A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier – embroidery
  2. Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson – beekeeping
  3. The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie – sewing
  4. Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson – baking
  5. The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay by Flora Johnston – flying
  6. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert – botany
  7. The Hidden Bones by Nicola Ford – archaeology
  8. The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable – music
  9. The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson – fortune-telling
  10. The Binding by Bridget Collins – bookbinding

#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?