Top Ten Tuesday #30
Books Linked to Specific Memories or Moments in My Life
This week’s actual prompt is “Hilarious Book Titles,” which didn’t really interest me. I don’t really read comedic books. I’m not opposed to them or anything; I just choose to read other things.
I’ve decided to do an old prompt I didn’t have the chance to participate in. It’s “Top Ten Books Linked to Specific Memories or Moments in My Life.” Each of these books have special meaning to me. My top ten includes:
Books My Dad Read to Me as a Child
Books My Parents Gave Me as a Child
The First Book I Remember Reading on My Own
Books I Read in High School
The First Book I Read While Living Away from Home
The TWO Books that Ignited My Love of Reading
What about you? Which books are linked to specific memories or moments in your life? Do we have any in common?
P.S. I’ll finally be responding to all the comments on my previous posts and this post today. I’ll also start commenting on other blogs again today.
I learned in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) that life is full of dialectics, or two opposing truths. In this case, the two opposing truths are: 1) I don’t agree with JKR’s stance regarding trans people, and 2) I still love Harry Potter.
One of my book-related memories was reading Homer’s Odyssey in 6th grade. I couldn’t figure out something in the book, so I asked one of my teachers. She seemed appalled I was reading the book, so I had to finish reading it!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/10-pun-tastic-titles-of-cozy-mysteries/
Oh, wow! I’ve never read Homer’s Odyssey. I remember talking about it in high school, but I didn’t actually read it. (I did everything I could to not read the books I was supposed to.)
I adored The Secret Garden as a child, I also remember reading Alice in Wonderland and The Famous Five. I can remember my dad reading Roald Dahl and Doctor Seuss books to me.
I actually didn’t read The Secret Garden until a few years ago. I’ve never read The Famous Five. I’ll have to check it out. I’ve also never read Roald Dahl. I know I need to.
Fun change of topic! Sometimes I think I would struggle to come up with a list for a prompt like this but as I was scrolling through your list, I thought I could definitely come up with some titles too. I remember reading Number the Stars when I was in middle school and of course, discovering HP and Twilight, both at very different times in my life 😂 Great list!
Thanks, Dini! That’s awesome that you read Number the Stars in middle school. It’s such an iconic middle grade book. 😀
I have great memories of my dad reading to me as a kid, my favourites were the James Herriot books because he used to do all the voices of the Yorkshire farmers. I also have warm memories of Harry Potter as a kid too, it was one of the books that got me really hooked on reading.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/08/09/top-ten-tuesday-380/
How fun that your dad would do all the voices. I can’t remember if my dad did that or not. I just remember being read to. I love those memories, though. 😀
I love how books can take us back to a certain time or place. Memories tied to books are powerful and stay with us. Glad you shared these. 🙂
Yes, I agree. It’s one of the reasons I love reading so much. 😀
I loved Number the Stars and The Secret Garden as a kid, too!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-hilarious-book-titles/
I actually didn’t read The Secret Garden until a few years ago, but I did watch the movie(s) with my mom so I knew the story. 😀
I remember being obsessed with Nancy Drew and Anne of Green Gables. I read the original Little Mermaid where she dies and turns into sea foam. It was beautiful but disturbing since I hadn’t yet encountered death. There wasn’t really YA lit in my era; we read classics like Little Women and Little House on the Prairie.
I’ve never read Nancy Drew and I only read Anne of Green Gables a couple of years ago. I loved Anne and I love the movies with Megan Follows. I think it would be fun to read the original fairy tales whether they be Grimms’ or Hans Christian Anderson’s. 😀
The original fairy tales are dark and frightening. They were mostly cautionary tales for kids and not entertaining at all. I loved the Anne series with Megan Follows too!!
I do know that about them. I’ve just never read them. I have seen “non-Disney” productions of many of the fairy tales, though.
The Harry Potter series was so fun.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
Yes, it is! 😀 I still love rereading it every now and then.
A great theme. Harry Potter and Twilight were my books too! We have started reading Harry Potter to my son.
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/08/09/top-ten-tuesday-hilarious-book-titles/
Thanks, Emily! 😀 That’s really awesome that you’re reading Harry Potter to your son. If I had kids, I’d definitely read it with them.
This is a nice topic. In fact it would make a good official topic! That Secret garden is so compelling… and I love the Dune cover also.
Thanks, Greg! 😀 It would be fun to do it again with everyone since it was done four years ago. I love this Dune cover too, and The Secret Garden is very compelling.
I love your twist this week. My Father’s Dragon has a gorgeous cover!
Karen @For What It’s Worth
Thanks, Karen! 😀 It was fun to think of books and I really love the My Father’s Dragon cover too.
This is such a fun and sweet list to make. I love it. The Harry Potter and Twilight series were also among the books that ignited my love of reading 🙂
Here is my TTT this week: https://herseriallife.com/top-10-hilarious-books-book-titles/
Have a great week☀️
Thanks, Rae! 😀 I think Harry Potter and Twilight got a lot of people reading. Say what you will about them now, but they’ve both made a huge impact on reading.
This is such a lovely alternative to the post. What great memories to have. I feel the same about Twilight and Harry Potter, too!
FangirlFlax @ FangirlFlax
https://fangirlflax.wordpress.com/2022/08/09/top-ten-tuesday-five-hilarious-book-titles/
Thank you! 😀 I enjoyed coming up with books and thinking about my fond memories.
This is a great prompt! It’s always fun to get to know my favorite bloggers better through these lists. Mary Higgins Clark is an author I read a lot in high school, too. I spent MANY nights up way past my bedtime reading her books!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thanks, Susan! 😀 I used to devour Mary Higgins Clark’s book too. I’ve read more of her books than any other author.
Great topic, Jenni! I enjoyed Twilight 🙂
Thanks, Cindy! 😀 I enjoy coming up with books.
I love this! What a good idea for a post…I might have to steal it sometime. And how fun that you can link certain books to certain times in your life. I still remember books that my dad read with me. 🙂
Thanks, Lark! 😀 I hope you do use this prompt sometime. It’s fun to do and find out which books contribute to others’ lives.
This is such a great topic idea! Books really do have a way of tying to specific periods in our lives.
Thanks, Leah! 😀 Books are awesome that way, aren’t they?
I remember reading Number the Stars in grade school, I think it was around 3rd or 4th grade. We read it as a class. That was in the ’90s, and I still remember how it made me feel.
I read Number the Stars in 1990 when I was 12. Like you, I still remember how it made me feel. Because of it, I’ve always been interested in WWII stories.
I always loved reading, but Twilight did get me searching out new authors and series. It was a great book for many of us.
I’m glad it help you expand your reading. 😀 I read every now and then before I read Twilight. After, though, I couldn’t get enough.
My Father’s Dragon has such a bright, eye-catching cover!
The cover is lovely, isn’t it? I’ve always loved it. When I was younger, I did think it was weird that there was a lion on the cover instead of a dragon, though. LOL. 😀
I love this topic! So many books with so many memories. Twilight catapulted my love of reading again and I went to all the movie premieres at like midnight. haha! Will always love it for the memories!
I went to all the midnight movie premieres too. 😀 I think the movies got better with each one.
What a wonderful topic! You should submit it!
Thanks, Lisa! 😀 I will.
What a wonderful day of reminiscing what was important in your life so far, at least what literature. I can tell by the books you chose that you are at least one generation below me. LOL
Thanks for visiting my TTT this week.
It was fun reminiscing about the books that mean a lot to me. 😀 And, that’s cool that I’m a generation behind you. I’m a generation behind most of my siblings too. (I’m 23 years younger than my oldest sister.)
Sadly, I have no book memories aside from visiting the public library and picking up books to read.
I love The Secret Garden & Harry Potter.
Thanks for dropping by my blog.
Have a lovely day.
I’m sorry you don’t have any book memories other than visiting the public library. I hope that’s because you read so much that you couldn’t possibly keep track of all that you read as a kid. 😀
I love this topic, so glad you did this one! Harry Potter and Twilight definitely ignited my love of reading too!
Thanks, Lindsey! 😀 It was a lot of fun to do. I’ve discovered through this post that a lot of people owe Harry Potter and Twilight their love of reading. That’s just so cool to me.
I love this topic. Books I remember my dad reading to me definitely hold a special place in my heart.
Thanks, Suzanne! 😀 I know my dad read more than the two books I have listed to me, but these two are the only ones I can remember. I love them. <3