It’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.
- 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
- 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
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!
I hope you try both books, I think they are both great
I haven’t read much of these, but Slaughterhouse Five really was a great read I want to read again at some point 🙂
I need to read it again sometime
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
Any list with Russian lit in it is a good list
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.
He is great, I need to read more. I love the metafictional style