{"id":1089,"date":"2016-05-17T11:35:01","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T11:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2016-05-17T11:35:01","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T11:35:01","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/17\/__trashed\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Tuesday #3: Books I Picked Up On A Whim"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTop 10 Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish<\/a>. This week\u2019s topic is Ten Books I Picked Up On A Whim.
\nI’ve always found that the books i read knowing nothing about or pick up just after hearing about them turn out to be great reads. Here’s my list:<\/p>\n

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1. Room by Emma Donoghue<\/span><\/h2>\n


\nI decided to read this book after hearing about it from the booktuber Ariel Bisset<\/a> in one of her videos. The plot sounded really interesting but what immediately drew me to this book was the fact that its audiobook was narrated by a five-year old. I was intrigued and read the book the next day, and i’m really glad i did as it turned to be a very memorable read.<\/p>\n

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2. Coraline by Neil Gaiman<\/span><\/h2>\n


\nI had heard nothing but great things about Neil Gaiman and his writing, so i really wanted to try his work. Coraline seemed like a good place to start and i was also interested by the fact that Neil Gaiman himself narrated his audiobooks<\/p>\n

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3. Blankets by Craig Thompson<\/span><\/h2>\n


\nThe only thing i knew before reading this book was that it was a graphic novel and it was quite long. I read it in one sitting and really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

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4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho<\/span><\/h2>\n


\nI read this book years ago before i found Goodreads or any other place to get recommendations. I was just looking my next\u00a0read and found this book in my school library. I knew it was popular so i decided to read it. It was an okay read and i actually want to re-read sometime in the nearby future.<\/p>\n

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5. Define Normal by Julie Anne Peters<\/span><\/h2>\n


\nI read this book in 2015 for the challenge “Read a book published in the year you were born”. I was having a hard time finding a book for this. I found this book and decided to read it as it was YA and seemed like something i would like. I’m glad i did as i really liked it and thought it was a good book that raised the question about who gets to decides what’s “normal” and what’s not.<\/p>\n

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6. A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M Martin<\/span><\/h2>\n

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I saw this book being recommended in the newspaper. I was instantly perked up when i saw that its been written in the point-of-view of a dog. Its a really sweet book on the life of a street dog and i really loved reading it.<\/p>\n

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7. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson<\/span><\/h2>\n

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I wanted to read a graphic novel and this one had great reviews. That’s pretty much the only reason as to why i read it. I knew nothing about the plot and it was different than what i usually read.The artwork was good and i really enjoyed it!<\/p>\n

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8. Rose Madder by Stephen King<\/span><\/h2>\n

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I bought this book used and very cheap while i was shopping one day. I was looking through the used books of a bookstore and quickly picked this when i saw that its\u00a0\u00a0written by Stephen King. I knew nothing about this book except its author. I haven’t finished this yet but i’m really glad i bought this as its really good so far!<\/p>\n

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9. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins<\/span><\/h2>\n

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This book was very hyped last year. The only thing i knew about this was that its a psychological thriller. I had never read anything from that genre. I was interested to try this so i bought it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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10. The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simmons<\/span><\/h2>\n

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I bought this book at\u00a0the same time i bought The Girl on the Train. I didn’t know anything about about the plot except that its Historical Fiction and a great love story. That seemed completely like my thing so i was almost jumping with excitement when i found this!<\/p>\n

Have you read any of these books? What are some of the books you picked up on a whim? Let me know down below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish. This week\u2019s topic is Ten Books I Picked Up On A Whim. I’ve always found that the books i read knowing nothing about or pick up…<\/p>\n

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