
Top Ten Tuesday was originally put together by The Broke and the Bookish and has been taken over by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is books I loved with fewer than 2000 Goodreads ratings. I love boosting lesser-known books, so I sorted my “favorites shelf” by ratings (ascending) and here they are!
A Cat Named Darwin
I read this quite a long time ago, but I remember adoring it. I know I sobbed at the end. And it’s about a cat. So, I definitely need to reread it.
The Last Animal
This is a book of short stories that I just adored. I picked it up pretty much just for the cover, but it was so worth it. This is another book I’m hoping to reread soon.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2014
I love this so much that I’ve read this twice already. This is a collection of written pieces put together by students. It includes short stories, poetry, non-fiction, even a transcript for a Welcome to Night Vale episode. I found a lot of these pieces super hard-hitting, and I just love the cover. I’ve been meaning to pick up more of these collections, actually!
Don’t Shoot
I read this in my Deviance, Norms, and Social Control class during college and found it quite fascinating. It’s a non-fiction book about a man who engineered an arguably more effective way of combating gun violence in the US. Again, I gotta reread this to see what I think of it today.
The Book of Cthulhu II
I’ve brought this book up several times now, but I still find it worth promoting! I got the ebook in a kindle deal and just adored it. I’ve said forever that I was gonna pick up the first book in the collection — and am going to request it from the library right now. I found almost all of the stories incredibly compelling. If you’re looking for some good horror short stories, please pick this up.
What are some of your favorite hidden gems??
Great list! I really enjoyed The Last Animal when I read it a few years ago, but after how much I loved Geni’s debut novel, I think I should probably revisit it at some point.
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Thanks! I can’t wait to get around to Geni’s novel as well. 🙂
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I hope you enjoy it! 😊
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Brilliant list! I’ve never read The Last Animal but it sounds fascinating.
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Thanks! It’s really interesting, and most of the stories stuck with me.
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