tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post7344994226764277966..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Top 10 Books I'd Hand to Someone Who Says They Don't Like To ReadJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-27010399911514385582015-08-04T11:32:56.317-04:002015-08-04T11:32:56.317-04:00Amazon...Amazon...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11295980856847686517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-2305641825469402582012-02-14T12:25:20.891-05:002012-02-14T12:25:20.891-05:00Even remembering and thinking back to these books ...Even remembering and thinking back to these books jerks my heart </3Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368996717707030782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-57645853748408947942012-02-08T17:48:30.880-05:002012-02-08T17:48:30.880-05:00This topic made me think, and I'm a day late. ...This topic made me think, and I'm a day late. Sorry haven't really posted in a while, and am just starting back up again.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662674777136219101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-58679724459432064892012-02-08T14:45:10.491-05:002012-02-08T14:45:10.491-05:00Allow me to be the first person to say they didn&#...Allow me to be the first person to say they didn't like Water for Elephants...I just couldn't get into it.Amandahttp://amandakbyrne.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-59298982030079281282012-02-08T00:08:13.523-05:002012-02-08T00:08:13.523-05:00I try to convince my non-reader friends to read al...I try to convince my non-reader friends to read all the time, so this list was perfect for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-55395340987348555112012-02-07T23:59:10.425-05:002012-02-07T23:59:10.425-05:00I saw this on another blog and since I love to rea...I saw this on another blog and since I love to read and am always trying to get non-readers to read I thought I would join in.SUGAR MOONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235525255101771538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-14055449403906469342012-02-07T21:26:28.842-05:002012-02-07T21:26:28.842-05:00I think my second favorite part of reading is hand...I think my second favorite part of reading is handing a favorite on to a friend or a student! I love hearing how they liked (or in some cases didn't like) a book. I did this post on my site but specified for different age levels. Fun Top Ten!Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335329776193439095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-68481280544310458682012-02-07T20:54:57.196-05:002012-02-07T20:54:57.196-05:00Great list! Here is mine.
Vidya @ Books Are Magi...Great list! Here is <a href="http://vidya-booksaremagic.blogspot.in/2012/02/top-ten-books-youd-hand-to-someone-who.html" rel="nofollow">mine</a>.<br /><br />Vidya @ <a href="http://vidya-booksaremagic.blogspot.in/" rel="nofollow">Books Are Magic</a>Vidya Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878711066786253534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-38046899726662549812012-02-07T19:35:56.919-05:002012-02-07T19:35:56.919-05:00Nice list - you've included many of my favorit...Nice list - you've included many of my favorites!<br /><br />I made two lists - one for grown-ups and one for kids/teens. Is there anything better than converting a non-reader to a reader?<br /><br />Sue<br /><br /><a href="http://www.greatbooksforkidsandteens.com/%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Great Books for Kids and Teens</a><br /><br /><a href="http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Book By Book</a>Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-87197325007475517242012-02-07T19:27:33.059-05:002012-02-07T19:27:33.059-05:00I know we've never met, but I hated Water for ...I know we've never met, but I hated Water for Elephants. It was too melodramatic and predictable to me. It read like a daytime soap opera.<br /><br />Though I do have to agree on The Hobbit, Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. Those all made my list as well.Mandroidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969020460493193313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-85447189342058345052012-02-07T18:02:08.059-05:002012-02-07T18:02:08.059-05:00This was a really difficult topic! Harry Potter is...This was a really difficult topic! Harry Potter is tried and proven though.Space Station Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091908248048157507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-62987017783307844232012-02-07T17:43:32.796-05:002012-02-07T17:43:32.796-05:00Harry Potter was one of my choices, too. My top pi...Harry Potter was one of my choices, too. My top pick was Erlend Loe's "Naive. Super", which I lent to someone who doesn't read at all, and they absolutely loved it. Success! :) kitkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854966834578026067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-17168476810822805612012-02-07T17:35:37.153-05:002012-02-07T17:35:37.153-05:00I didn't like the Lord of the Rings but I enjo...I didn't like the Lord of the Rings but I enjoyed The Hobbit. Good call. <br /><br />I did a post like this back when you did the freebies so I cheated and picked my own topic this week. <br />http://www.deadtreesandsilverscreens.com/2012/02/top-ten-tuesday-im-cheating-edition.htmlDThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445550272628303725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-2307387116044556452012-02-07T16:19:11.067-05:002012-02-07T16:19:11.067-05:00A Tree Grows In Brooklyn! Oh always forget about t...A Tree Grows In Brooklyn! Oh always forget about this book, it has been at the bottom of my TBR for a while, but you have convinced me to place it as a higher priority.<br /><br />Like to visit my Top Ten? http://epiphanyrenee.blogspot.com/2012/02/top-ten-books-youd-hand-to-someone-who.html#commentsEpiphany Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246740647294663026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-14350170669789302772012-02-07T15:19:25.298-05:002012-02-07T15:19:25.298-05:00Missed Water for Elephants! Great one! Here's ...Missed Water for Elephants! Great one! Here's ours http://marmaladelibby.blogspot.com/2012/02/top-10-tuesday-4.htmlAngehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04086282092316399160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-60621265393251225882012-02-07T14:44:40.551-05:002012-02-07T14:44:40.551-05:00Yes to The Hunger Games for sure! I would also rec...Yes to The Hunger Games for sure! I would also recommend The Help. I don't know anyone who didn't love that book!Karlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596281060353282048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-47203714239305762012012-02-07T14:20:08.156-05:002012-02-07T14:20:08.156-05:00Your list has great books - some of them are on mi...Your list has great books - some of them are on mine as well.. I am sure we will see Harry Potter on many lists today..Lady In Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791002474933656220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-23362786321917434722012-02-07T12:46:40.915-05:002012-02-07T12:46:40.915-05:00Hmmmmmm, your list is interesting. Very different...Hmmmmmm, your list is interesting. Very different from mine, although I have Hunger Games and Harry Potter. I teach high school and some of the books on your list are books I hear a LOT of complaining about.....<br /><br />www.mysticbooklover.blogspot.comTammy Cordeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892735481777855921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-54785823467181567962012-02-07T12:39:18.354-05:002012-02-07T12:39:18.354-05:00P.S. I really do know how to spell "friends.&...P.S. I really do know how to spell "friends." :-) Sometimes my right hand gets ahead of my left.Barbara Hachahttp://www.mediamixpro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-23609294404664258022012-02-07T12:37:25.315-05:002012-02-07T12:37:25.315-05:00I love your choices, and I would add Doc, by Mary ...I love your choices, and I would add Doc, by Mary Doria Russell. It's a lively book with an entertaining narrator and an interesting look at Doc Holliday. And if I may be so bold: I hear from readers that their freinds and family members who hardly ever read have enjoyed my novel, Line by Line.Barbara Hachahttp://www.mediamixpro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-19810083172588653952012-02-07T12:22:13.408-05:002012-02-07T12:22:13.408-05:00I would read all those books since I've alread...I would read all those books since I've already read all but "Roots". I have seen the mini-series. Maybe I should read the book. <a href="http://ladygaladrielkj.blogspot.com/2012/02/tuesdays-top-ten-a-teaser-non-readers.html" rel="nofollow"> kaye—the road goes ever ever on </a>kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-37157990066894170542012-02-07T12:16:52.901-05:002012-02-07T12:16:52.901-05:00We had three similar titles: HP, Hunger Games, and...We had three similar titles: HP, Hunger Games, and Mockingbird. I'll have to check out The Heretic's Daughter...I'm always on the lookout for good historical fiction.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717325098424976925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-53101388786938667112012-02-07T11:35:36.432-05:002012-02-07T11:35:36.432-05:00I love love A Tree Grows in Booklyn. Not enough pe...I love love A Tree Grows in Booklyn. Not enough people read that one. Great list!danicapagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759243590973703725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-48038706635240447402012-02-07T11:32:07.384-05:002012-02-07T11:32:07.384-05:00Your list is awesome! I have The Hunger Games ser...Your list is awesome! I have The Hunger Games series on mine, as well. Great topic this week! :)Reehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09874208209515527125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-78920898119230180352012-02-07T11:09:58.645-05:002012-02-07T11:09:58.645-05:00Ooh, The Heretic's Daughter... I'll have t...Ooh, The Heretic's Daughter... I'll have to check it out!The Bookworm Hunhttp://www.thehunsblog.comnoreply@blogger.com