This is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week, they post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers will answer. Everyone is welcome to join!
Today's list is:
Ten Books That Were A Chore To Get Through
(you can click on the links to my reviews to find out why!)
The Unnaturalists
by Tiffany Trent
(The Unnaturalists, Book #1)
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White is for Witching
by Helen Oyeyemi
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bFs2xKoLumw/WargpzJh72I/AAAAAAAAbQo/OmAeJmC0QCodSilFbFqlNvq6oM-ehxwYQCLcBGAs/s320/Into%2Bthe%2BWater.jpg)
Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8RIoJy4w_Pg/WargwisP6QI/AAAAAAAAbQs/LIYna5NG47MLPSgsv7Umd9yPffVhj8OaACLcBGAs/s1600/Blood%2BRose%2BRebellion.jpg)
Blood Rose Rebellion
by Rosalyn Eves
(Blood Rose Rebellion, Book #1)
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UywqjhvQBgU/WarhCQ6DAII/AAAAAAAAbQw/lC6Kel-gLD8w4breqtmT9mMtiGeOCtxKQCLcBGAs/s320/Frankenstein.jpg)
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
by Mary Shelley
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AjGM4kcVMO0/WarhK3PWqCI/AAAAAAAAbQ0/v4LJwdYMbYcDDpt4vFW1Cb1D4O3izRjMgCLcBGAs/s320/A%2BClockwork%2BOrange.jpg)
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WiHg505BGSo/WarhThxdLxI/AAAAAAAAbQ4/_ntskOonM_4uC2uqQHUBR6B98q-4D4YYwCLcBGAs/s400/The%2BEnd%2BGames.jpg)
The End Games
by T. Michael Martin
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPTNldCr4Go/WarhgV8gZlI/AAAAAAAAbQ8/mLfiK2-aeGoxXhb-1OSFjSZulXiT-S9mgCLcBGAs/s400/Three%2BGraves%2BFull.jpg)
Three Graves Full
by Jamie Mason
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VnnDT7u0tsg/WarhoSCU9MI/AAAAAAAAbRA/KsCYNiXcxHgefO_URwUpf7h4_6NfOiY7QCLcBGAs/s320/The%2BGunslinger.jpg)
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King
(The Dark Tower, Book #1)
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W0fwT3N9sQo/Warh3hYU7dI/AAAAAAAAbRE/L0qmwrmvsWcSlRYzX46jErRJNic_JVLfwCLcBGAs/s320/Gilt.jpg)
Gilt
by Katherine Longshore
(The Royal Circle, Book #1)
(you can click on the links to my reviews to find out why!)
The Unnaturalists
by Tiffany Trent
(The Unnaturalists, Book #1)
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NOpptZFqb6M/Wargbj19w_I/AAAAAAAAbQk/0PMjpB-w6ack8bn-Hm_dPZinJ14XRYFnQCLcBGAs/s400/White%2Bis%2Bfor%2BWitching.jpg)
White is for Witching
by Helen Oyeyemi
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bFs2xKoLumw/WargpzJh72I/AAAAAAAAbQo/OmAeJmC0QCodSilFbFqlNvq6oM-ehxwYQCLcBGAs/s320/Into%2Bthe%2BWater.jpg)
Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8RIoJy4w_Pg/WargwisP6QI/AAAAAAAAbQs/LIYna5NG47MLPSgsv7Umd9yPffVhj8OaACLcBGAs/s1600/Blood%2BRose%2BRebellion.jpg)
Blood Rose Rebellion
by Rosalyn Eves
(Blood Rose Rebellion, Book #1)
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UywqjhvQBgU/WarhCQ6DAII/AAAAAAAAbQw/lC6Kel-gLD8w4breqtmT9mMtiGeOCtxKQCLcBGAs/s320/Frankenstein.jpg)
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
by Mary Shelley
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AjGM4kcVMO0/WarhK3PWqCI/AAAAAAAAbQ0/v4LJwdYMbYcDDpt4vFW1Cb1D4O3izRjMgCLcBGAs/s320/A%2BClockwork%2BOrange.jpg)
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WiHg505BGSo/WarhThxdLxI/AAAAAAAAbQ4/_ntskOonM_4uC2uqQHUBR6B98q-4D4YYwCLcBGAs/s400/The%2BEnd%2BGames.jpg)
The End Games
by T. Michael Martin
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPTNldCr4Go/WarhgV8gZlI/AAAAAAAAbQ8/mLfiK2-aeGoxXhb-1OSFjSZulXiT-S9mgCLcBGAs/s400/Three%2BGraves%2BFull.jpg)
Three Graves Full
by Jamie Mason
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VnnDT7u0tsg/WarhoSCU9MI/AAAAAAAAbRA/KsCYNiXcxHgefO_URwUpf7h4_6NfOiY7QCLcBGAs/s320/The%2BGunslinger.jpg)
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King
(The Dark Tower, Book #1)
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W0fwT3N9sQo/Warh3hYU7dI/AAAAAAAAbRE/L0qmwrmvsWcSlRYzX46jErRJNic_JVLfwCLcBGAs/s320/Gilt.jpg)
Gilt
by Katherine Longshore
(The Royal Circle, Book #1)
I haven't read any on your list, but there are a couple I've been meaning to read. Like Frankenstein. My husband thinks I'll like The Gunslinger if I ever get around to reading it, I haven't been hearing much good about Into the Water, but I'll probably give it a try anyway. I hope you have a great rest of the week, Darlene! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI stuck with Frankenstein (took a break from it--it helped) but not Into the Water. I tossed it back. All that hype and I just couldn't.... Interesting list.
ReplyDeleteLisa @ https://hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/top-ten-tuesday-10-books-i-struggled-with/
I'm reading Into the Water right now and YES it is a chore! I think I'm starting to get into it finally, but Jules makes me insane and I want to slap Lena.
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thanks
I read Frankenstein years ago for a class and loved it.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to my TTT post this week:
https://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2017/09/top-ten-tuesday-ten-books-that-were.html
It's a shame you didn't like Blood Rose Rebellion, I have that one on my TBR!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/top-ten-tuesday-123/
Into the Water didn't hook me nearly as much as Hawkins first book...
ReplyDeleteLauren @ Always Me
Interesting to see that Into The Water is on your list. I've been seeing so much hype about that one! I haven't put it on my tbr list yet, and now that I've seen this and some of the comments, I'm thinking I won't bother. There are too many other books on my list!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't get through the first chapter of Into the Water. Ugh.
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