my immediate TBR list.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

I have many books I want to read. My official to-be read list and pile are almost never-ending. I figured though that instead of looking at that list as a whole, I should create an immediate-tbr list, so I can prioritize the books and not get too overwhelmed.

 These are those books.


Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut (fiction)
The Bloody Chamber Angela Carter (dark fairy tale retellings)
The Undead and Philosophy (collection of essays from our professors where I went to university) 
Ariel Sylvia Plath (poetry collection)
The Husband's Secret Liane Moriarty (contemp. fiction)
S J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst (fiction)

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I also aim to re-read these two. I've read Slaughterhouse Five a few years ago, and is one of the most influential books in my life. I want to re-read TFIOS by John Green just because I want to see it from a different perspective this time around, before the movie adaptation comes out in the summer time.


I am very curious to hear what's on your immedate tbr as well as your re-read pile!

9 comments:

  1. The Bloody Chamber is excellent, I read it last year and was honestly blown away.

    I'll be interested to see your thoughts on Ariel too, I'm a fan of Sylvia Plath but haven't read it yet.

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    1. I have just started to discover Angela Carter, and I am soooo impressed. I love her style and can't wait to read more from her.

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  2. I really enjoyed The Husband's Secret. I love Vonnegut and I'm planning on rereading TFIOS too!

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  3. I haven't read Plath's Ariel yet, but I'd like to. I love/hate The Bell Jar. I mostly love it, but it always throws me into a depression when I read it... The was one semester in college that I had to read it multiple times to write a few papers on it and I was a mess!

    My immediate TBR includes Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, OH for a Midwestern Lit seminar and Taco USA for my Story of Food seminar. I'm also reading a couple different biographies of Edith Piaf for an independent study French course. I'm not sure what I'll be reading for fun yet... I just started Kimberly Pauley's Ask Me - about a teenaged oracle - and a like that so far!

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    1. I agree with you with The Bell Jar. I LOVE it in so many ways that I can't even explain, but it really does make me think of such depressing things. I am definitely interested in reading biographies about Edith Piaf if you would recommend the best ones!

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  4. I think I should re-read TFIOS, too! I loved it when I first read it, but I'd love to read it a bit more objectively.

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    1. I agree. I read that book in one sitting and loved every moment of it, mainly also because I was just so excited to finally be reading it. I should really try it again, like you said, more objectively.

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  5. I love reading other people's TBRs! And re-reading The Fault is a good choice because it's a great book :) Happy reading!

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  6. I hope you enjoy S... I love that one sooo much!

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