Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week we talk about our top ten with a different topic provided by Jana. This week’s topic is top ten – Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone (i.e., a genre you don’t typically read or subject matter you’re not usually drawn to). This is a tough one for me because I read a huge variety of books and I wouldn’t say that I have a ‘comfort zone.’
Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo
Science Fiction Graphic Novel
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Non-Fiction
Kaijumax Season One: Terror and Respect by Zander Cannon
Fantasy Graphic Novel
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
Non-Fiction
Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanah Ganucheau
Contemporary Graphic Novel
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Adult Contemporary
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Science Fiction
The Recovering: Intoxication and its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison
Non-Fiction/Memoir
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Historical Fiction
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Non-Fiction/Memoir
These are the books I came up with for books that I enjoyed that were outside of my comfort zone. I’ve recently started reading graphic novels, so the ones I’ve enjoyed made this list because they’re still new for me. I also have a fair bit of non-fiction because it’s not something I usually read. Most on this list I only read because of book club. What books made your Top Ten Tuesday list this week? Let me know in the comments!
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
Great list!
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Thanks!
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is also a book I wouldn’t normally go for?? Granted, I still haven’t read it, but I own the audiobook… so one day???? XD
It was so so good. I’m glad that I read it!
Great list! I love The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet SO much. 😀
ME TOOO!
I want Raven so bad .. I keep looking at but just can’t pull the trigger lol
I really loved it!
I loved Orphan Train! Good choice there.
My TTT.
It was actually one that my aunt sent me home with and not something I usually would have picked up at all! But I’m glad I did.
I read Orphan Train last year, and oof my emotions, but it was a surprisingly good read! I expected not to like that one, too, and I did. I just got a copy of Yes Please, and I’ve been hesitant about reading it, so I’m glad to hear that you liked it!
Here’s my TTT post.
I did the audiobook for Yes Please, which Amy narrated. That made it 1000x better I think.
I didn’t know she narrated it! I always think it’s so neat when the writers narrate their autobiographies. It adds that special layer to it.
Same. I can’t go back to reading them. I can only do them on audio. I just get bored when I’m reading but the narrators, atleast Amy does, brings life to the story.