Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Top Ten Tuesday

 
Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly meme hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

This week's theme is Mainstream Popular Authors That I Still Have Not Read.

(Don't judge me, but it was embarrassingly easy to put together a list of 10 authors for this post that I haven't yet read. And they're all such popular authors, too. Many have been on my To Read list for years. And yet I still haven't read any of their books. 😔 )


Anne Cleeves

Mary Lawson

Elizabeth Strout

Fredrick Backman 

T. Kingfisher

Martha Wells

John Sandford

Jane Harper

Brandon Sanderson

Blake Crouch

Colleen Hoover


(Oops! I think that's eleven names. And I could go on, but I won't.
Hopefully next year, these same authors won't be on this list any more.)

Happy Reading!

64 comments:

  1. Yeah, ditto Brandon Sanderson and Blake Crouch. I really want to try something by Sanderson and Crouch's 'Pines' series which I hear is excellent. I did try Elizabeth Strout and was bored silly by the book and dnfed it. I expect you have more perseverence than me. LOL!

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    1. My sister recommended a trilogy by Sanderson to me, so I really want to try those books by him. And I'm intrigued by a lot of Crouch's books. I tried on of Backman's books once and didn't get through it, but I feel like maybe I should try him again. And my tolerance for slow pacing and boring plots is really low lately...I've become an impatient reader and am quick to DNF any books I'm not enjoying these days, so who knows if I'd make it through a Strout novel or not. ;D

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  2. You're not the only one, Lark. I'm the same too. I've heard so many good things about Anne Cleeves' books, yet I've not read any of her books. Maybe that'll be on my to-read list next year.

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    1. So many people love her books, and there are so many of them! Maybe next year we can both try one of her books. :D

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  3. I’ve not read Colleen Hoover. Regine
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  4. I've read books by some of these, but certainly not all. I have enjoyed Jane Harper's Aaron Falk books and a couple of her standalones and also Anne Cleeves' Vera books. I am determined to start her Shetland series this next year.

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    1. I think I would like both Harper's and Cleeves' books...if I can every find the time to try them. ;D

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  5. I haven’t read Colleen Hoover either.

    Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.

    Lydia

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  6. I would recommend Backman and Hoover to you. I have enjoyed their books.

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    1. I've heard good things about both of these authors. Which of their books are your favorites?

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  7. I won't judge, as I haven't read any of those authors either, apart from one book by Elizabeth Strout which I didn't like much (The Burgess Boys). I'm not sure if I'll try any of the other authors on your list - maybe some of them!

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  8. I haven't heard of half of these!

    My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2023/11/14/top-ten-tuesday-mainstream-popular-authors-that-i-still-have-not-read/

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    1. Well there you go. Maybe they're not as popular as I thought. ;D

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  9. Frederick Backman is the only one I've read from your list and he is a wonderful writer. His covers make his books seem like they are fluff, but he writes about very deep topics.

    Authors I've never read

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    1. So many people love his books! I've got BearTown on my TBR list and really want to read that one soon.

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  10. I've DNF-ed one of Backman's, but liked the others I've read. I also like Jane Harper for a break now and then from my usual types of books. Colleen Hoover--not me. Stout put me to sleep. The others I don't know.

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    1. Several people have said Strout put them to sleep...that doesn't bode well for me. Jane Harper is one I think I'd really like.

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  11. Haven't read or heard of Mary Lawson, John Sanford or Elizabeth Strout. Haven't read Sanderson or Kingfisher either. I love Jane Harper, Colleen Hoover is hit or miss for me. Read one book by Backman, Crouch, and Wells. I liked them well enough but not enough to pick up more. :)

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    1. If I ever do manage to read any books by these authors I'll let you know how I like them. ;D

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  12. I have the same problem. There are SO many authors I want to try and I sometimes ask myself why haven't I tried this author yet???

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    1. Right? That's been happening to me a lot lately. My TBR list is full of new-to-me authors that everyone else seems to be reading and loving. I just don't have the time to read everything I want. But then who does? ;D

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  13. I had Colleen Hoover and Jane Harper on my list too. I can recommend A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson.

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    1. I have heard such good thing about that book...I do really want to read that one soon. :D

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  14. What a great Top Ten Tuesday subject. And it's amazing how many popular authors I haven't read. I did read "It Ends With Us" by Colleen Hoover. Cannot recommend it but I would like to give Colleen Hoover another try.

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    1. Good to know not to try that book by Hoover! ;D

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  15. I haven't read any of those authors.

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  16. I've never read any of those too, and many of them I've never even heard of. :))

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    1. Then walk away quickly before you find yourself adding some or all to your own TBR list. ;D

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  17. I liked Elizabeth Strout, so I'd recommend her. I think I read some Anne Cleeves mysteries once upon a time but I don't remember them for sure. (And maybe Brandon Sanderson? Didn't he finish somebody else's series?)

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    1. I think Sanderson finished Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time fantasy series. And now he has a whole slew of his own books which my nephews both really love but which I've never read.

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  18. I just started reading Martha Wells' Murderbot series this last year and love it! Hope you get a chance to read her, too.

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    1. That's the series I meant to read 2 years ago...but then didn't. I don't know what happened. so many people love Murderbot.

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  19. Okay, I have read most of the authors that made your list. I adore everything T. Kingfisher does and highly recommend her work to you.

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    1. T. Kingfisher is very high on my TBR list...I have like 4 or 5 of her books that I really want to read.

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  20. Ooh, good list! There are always more and more authors to check out... I've read a bunch of these, but of them, T Kingfisher would be my #1 pick!

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    1. I do really want to read some of her books next year for sure!

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  21. I definitely recommend Ann Cleeves but Jane Harper's books never seem to be a good as their reviews. The ones I have read are certainly very readable but I do like to have at least one likable character.

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    1. I do like to have at least one likable character in a book, too.

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  22. I've read at least one book by six of these authors. I'm a big fan of Harper, Backman, Crouch, and Cleeves (although I'm way behind on her books). I hope you enjoy these authors when you get to them!

    Happy TTT!

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    1. I just hope I'm able to get to them before next year ends and I'm writing another list like this with all their names still on it. ;D

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  23. At least there's one good thing about this dilemma: they will always be around when you do get to read them! ;-)

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  24. Ooooh, you're in for some great reading with Mary Lawson. I've read her books with several book clubs and have yet to find a reader who didn't like them. I've read all her books and hope she will write another one soon.

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    1. I am looking forward to reading her book A Town Called Solace. :D

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    2. That's her latest. All her books are wonderful. Enjoy.

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  25. I've read a couple of Brandon Sanderson's books and enjoyed them. I loved Murderbot by Martha Wells but haven't gotten around to the rest of the series yet. I have several T. Kingfisher books on my TBR list, but haven't gotten around to them yet. They sound awesome though.

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    1. Kingfisher's books do sound awesome. And at least you've started Wells' Murderbot series; I still haven't even done that. ;D

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  26. I don't recognize all of these, but the first four on the list are all favorites of mine that I've come to consider "old reliables." Strout and Lawson have especially impressed me with the depth of their novels, and Cleeves and Backman have kept me thoroughly entertained. Wells is another I've read, but I've kind of cooled off on her series so it's been a while.

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    1. You have really praised Strout's, Lawson's and Backman's novels...which is one of the reasons I want to read them. It's just a matter of making the time. (And maybe checking out fewer books from my library... ;D )

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  27. I think I've just read 4 of those authors. But there's always going to be a list for everyone! You don't want to see my list, lol.

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    1. I could have easily continued going with this list...I think I'm pretty well-read until I start counting up all the authors I haven't read yet. ;D

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  28. I haven't read Harper or Hoover either! I have read a book by Backman but (hides head) I didn't like it and haven't read anything else by him.

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    1. I tried one of his books once but ended up DNF-ing it, so it's made me hesitate to try him again. But he's so popular! I feel like I should give him a second chance.

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  29. I've read and enjoyed Strout, Backman, Wells, Crouch, and Hoover, but I have to admit I haven't loved all of Hoover's books. Happy reading!

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    1. That seems to be a popular sentiment regarding Colleen Hoover's books; makes me wonder which of her books to try, and which I should avoid.

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  30. I think you'd really enjoy John Sandford and Blake Crouch. Both are very different, but they each write page-turners!

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  31. There are several on your list I haven't read either, so you aren't alone. :-)

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  32. I have not read any of these either.

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