Top Ten Tuesday: “Gateway” Books In My Reading Journey

Posted April 1, 2014 by Michael @ Knowledge Lost in Top Ten Tuesday / 8 Comments

toptentuesdayIt’s Tuesday again which means time for another round of Top Ten Tuesday; I like joining in on this meme because I have a set topic to work with. Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogger meme that is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week the theme is: Top Ten “Gateway” Books In My Reading Journey. Basically a list of books that played a significant role in my reading journey, from the start, discovering Russian literature, breaking reading slumps and so on.

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  • Hey! Nietzsche! Leave Them Kids Alone! by Craig Schuftan – started my love of reading, the Romantics and learning
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – the book that really started my passion for reading
  • Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky – cemented my passion for Russian literature
  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë – found a love for the Victorian gothic novel
  • Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut – developed an interest in philosophical science fiction

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  • The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy – developed an interest in mysteries and pulp fiction
  • The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón – the book you recommend to everyone as a gateway book
  • If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino – an interest in post-modernism (sadly not much of an understanding yet)
  • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath – broke a major reading slump last year
  • Careless People by Sarah Churchwell – I credit this book for a new interest in non-fiction

8 responses to “Top Ten Tuesday: “Gateway” Books In My Reading Journey

  1. I have a copy of If on a winter’s night a traveler… that I keep meaning to pick up. Also, I just (finally) got into Vonnegut, but somehow still have not picked up Slaughterhouse 5. I should probably do something about that!

  2. Lianne

    Hurray for Russian literature! Another Russian lit title made my list this week but it’s always great to see them on other people’s lists 🙂 Yay also for Italo Calvino and Carlos Ruiz Zafon–TSotW also made my list this week *high fives*

    My TTT

  3. I’ve been wanting to read Calvino forever! Apparently it’s just my kind of book. Slaughterhouse-five is on my list, as well. It’s amazing how one book can open up entire worlds of reading and thought.

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