Hey guys! It’s time for Top Ten Tuesday, which is currently being run by the lovely Jana over at That Artsy Reader Girl. We knew instantly that we wanted to take part in this weekly meme because both of us love making list, so this is perfect!
This week’s (January 15th, 2019) topic is: New-to-Me Authors I Read In 2018. We decided to pick a another topic: Books You Love but Wouldn’t Re-Read
Since there are two of us running this blog (Melanie and Mireille), we’re going to break these memes up between us and each pick five!
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Beautiful book but after losing my mom recently to illness, I could never put myself through this book again.
What We Saw by Arron Hartlzer
This book completely broke me. Huge trigger warnings for rape. I don’t think I’ll unhaul this book because I loved it and it’s signed but I also likely will never go through it again.
Sold by Particia McCormick
This was about child sex trafficking and although the story was written amazingly. I had a stomach ache the entire read. I rated it five stars, but too difficult of a book to do again.
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
This is one of the most upsetting stories I’ve ever read on child abduction and pedophilia. I get upset even thinking about this book. I did rate it five stars but this is another one that I’d never want to relive reading. It was simply too hard and incredibly triggering, and I don’t trigger easy.
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Since all my other choices are incredibly bleak, I’ll throw this in here. I loved this book but I don’t think I’d ever forget the ending, so I really have no need to read this one again. Five stars though.
The Dollmaker of Krakow by R.M. Romero
I loved this book, it was so beautiful and heartwrenching.
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I read this last year for the first time. I really enjoyed it and felt almost too close to home.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Oh my heart. I think I never cried as much during a book as this one.
A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali by Gil Courtemanche
This book was written by a author from my province and it is about the beginning of the genocide in Rwanda. This books was so good and heart breaking. I absolutely loved but I don’t think I could go through that again.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
I was asked to read this is Secondary school and oh my goodness. It’s a very important read but once was enough for my little heart.
I feel emotional just after reading your list!
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Right? Lol
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I really liked Dark Matter but I’m not sure I’d read it again either. It was very distinctive so it stands out in my memory pretty well!
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Yes, it’s been a couple years since I read it and I still remember it very clear.
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Oh gosh yes, A Monster Calls is so powerful. I can see why you wouldn’t reread it after losing your Mom. ❤
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I’m going to check out The Dollmaker of Krakow.
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It is such a beautiful book
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It’s AMAZINGGGG. It didn’t make it on my list because I intend to do a reread of it. It’s a heartbreaking story though.
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Nope… don’t want to read about rape, child trafficking, pedophilia… I can read nonfiction that deals with it (like statistics and such), I can read books with attempted rape, but I avoid books that I know contain it. I certainly wouldn’t want to reread them.
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Yeah, they were pretty brutal books and def should have trigger warnings boldly on them!
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I have yet to read A Monster Calls because I’m too scared of it emotionally destroying me – I definitely don’t think I’d have the strength to reread it.
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It’s a beautiful book but it did kill me!
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Great list. A Monster Calls was a powerful read, but once was definitely enough for my heart.
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Completely agree!
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I felt the exact same way about Sold.
This is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
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I haven’t read any of these! I keep meaning to read Anne Frank’s Diary, but haven’t got around to it yet.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/top-ten-tuesday-194/
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I need to read more Patrick Ness!
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Great list!
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Thank you. Followed your blog 🙂
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Some of these do sound pretty depressing. I may pick up A Monster Calls someday but I just read his And the Ocean Was Our Sky and it was kind of depressing as well. I rarely reread books so I’d have a lot on my list!
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Great topic! I feel exactly the same about The Handmaids Tale (although I’m looking forward to the sequel).
My TTT this week.
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Great topic. There’s definitely a few books I have loved but just can’t read again because of circumstances or things that have happened! Happy reading.
My TTT!
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Great list! I couldn’t find a place to comment on your blog – not sure why!
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Oh, that’s not good. I’ll have to look into that! Thanks for letting me know.
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I’ve never been much of a re-reader unless I was stuck without any way to get something new to read. So, I feel this list. LOL
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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A Monster Calls was so, so sad. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness made me bawl my eyes out too!
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I have that one but I’m scared to read it lol
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Dark Matter and A Monster Calls are on my TBR!
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I agree with Dark Matter. I enjoyed it but wouldn’t reread it
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I’m actually about to re-read The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 🙂
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It can be hard to come back to certain subjects even if the book is amazing. I see what you’re saying.
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Love these list! I check them out weekly. Currently reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch! It’s so… interesting in a way that makes you think. I wonder if the ending will be as memorable to me as it is to you.
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Thank you so much! The ending gets pretty crazy lol
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Your list scares me – but I am such a wimp!
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I want to read when a monster calls. I’ve heard bad things about the book though. I’ll have to see.
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I loved it. It’s a beautiful book. Very heartfelt. I don’t know what bad things people had to say about it
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I’m surprised some said bad things, that is a shame because it’s just a stunning novel. Heartbreaking though.
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I don’t think I could handle A Monster Calls either! 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
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It’s super good but yeah prepare for heartbreak
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Yeah, some books are just emotionally draining. I own A Monster Calls and What We Saw and need to read those still.
-Lauren
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I’ve read a few books by some of those authors. Some though are very new to me as I’ve never heard of them before.
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Interesting lists!!
The Diary of a young girl is one I’ve read at a very young age as well and I’ve been to her hide-out ‘house’ in Amsterdam a couple of times now – seeing I live in the Netherlands, this is just something you have to visit then. Her story is so heartbreaking and impactful and breaks me every time. I own and read a Dutch copy, but I’m glad to see her words having traveled across the globe and being translated into many other languages as well. She’s one of those persons who’ll always have an important ‘voice’.
A monster Calls is still on my wishlist. I’m so curious about it!!
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I really enjoyed your pick for this weeks topic. I feel like there are SO many books that I rated highly but would never read again for various reasons and the fact that it impacted me so deeply. That’s one of the most breathtaking things about storytelling. Each story takes us to a different place–and that includes our mental standing.
I had similar feelings with some of these. In particular, Sold and The Handmaid’s Tale.
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Great post and great list of books I absolutely loved and adored A Monster Calls it just broke my heart at the end. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.
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