Thank you to That Artsy Reader Girl for hosting Top Ten Tuesday.
This week I went looking for the oldest titles on my TBR. I don’t have any older titles on my Netgalley list anymore so I headed to Goodreads to check out my Want to Read list.
All of these books have been on my TBR since sometime in 2019. Now that I’ve looked at them again, a few of them are going straight to the top. Bill Bryson’s One Summer America, 1927 describes an extremely eventful summer in the US, and I can’t believe I haven’t read it yet. I love his books. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus is about the journey of a Muslim man who eventually converted to Christianity, although he initially had absolutely no intention of doing so. I’m curious about his journey, but haven’t gotten around to reading it. Midnight Chicken is a combination cookbook and recovery story. I’m very intrigued, as the readers/reviewers said the book made them cry, and they enjoyed the recipes, and that is an interesting combination that I can’t miss.
The late Jack Finney was a popular time travel author, and I’ve never read his books to the best of my knowledge. I plan to start with Time and Again and About Time. The Lucky One is a Nicholas Sparks book I haven’t read, though I always enjoy his stories.
White Rose and The Great Alone are historical fiction. White Rose is set during WWII and The Great Alone is set in Alaska just after the Vietnam War. Smoke on the Mountain is a thriller, and What The Wind Knows is another time travel book. Regular readers of this blog know that’s my favorite subgenre, especially when there is a good deal of historical fiction thrown in.
While looking at my Goodreads TBR, I deleted some other books which I realized I’m never going to read.
After doing this list, I’ve decided to review at least one book a month from the oldest books on my TBR, starting with the books above. I need a catchy title for this project: Tackling the TBR? TBR Cleanout? TBR Throwback? Any Suggestions?
What books have been on your TBR the longest?
Discovering gems would be my suggestion (or something along that line) as when we read, it is always in the hope of reading a book we will love. 😊
Doug just suggested Procrastination Files: Tackling the TBR. I thought that sounded pretty good.
That’s funny, strait to the point! You go Doug! 👏
I read Nicholas Sparks The Lucky One and also enjoyed the movie version of it. I would readily recommend both.
I didn’t recall the movie. I’ll have to watch it.
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Has been on my want to read list since August of 2014
I just added that to the TBR
I have books in my TBR pile that have been there for 30 years.
I finally had to give up and delete some
I’m sure I’ll need to do the same at some point.
A writer certainly reads differently than a reader, and a writer certainly tries to guess, if not predict the next line on the next page and more often find them to the word. It is fun reading a book and predicting the inner works of the word and what or who prompts to write it.
That’s a fantastic list, Bonnie. Happy reading. I know your reviews will be great.
Thanks Tim!
I enjoyed the audiobooks of both Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus and What the Wind the Knows.
I think I’m going to choose the audiobook format for these as well.
You’ve got some great choices on here, Bonnie. I was going to go this route, but switched to the earliest published instead. I still have What the Wind Knows on my TBR. I hope you enjoy them all when you get to them.
Thanks Carla. I liked your list too.
I have Midnight Chicken on my TBR as well. I’m not sure where I found it, but it sounds interesting.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/oldest-books-on-my-tbr-ten-oldest-books-i-own/
Yes, I can’t believe I let that go unread so long!
I have been seeing that booking Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus everywhere lately and that’s weird to me since it was published before he died in 2017. I think this might be a sign I need to get that book and read it.
That’s so interesting. I have had the book on my TBR for five years but haven’t read it. I didn’t know he had died.
Interesting mix of books! I’ve been wanting to read Time & Again for quite a while, and I loved The Great Alone. Hope you enjoy all of these, whenever you get to them!
Thanks Lisa. We just have so many books as bloggers. It’s hard to get to ones we just want to read with no Netgalley or time constraints.
A Killing Term by Robyn Sheffield, pub May 1993 is my oldest, Bonnie, although I am currently reading The White Cottage Mystery by Margery Allingham which was published in 1927. 💖📚
I haven’t read either of those, but I love books written in the early 20th Century.
I’m really enjoying the Margery Allingham. 💖📚
Great list! I’m only familiar with a couple of these. Midnight Chicken sounds really intriguing, and I’ve got The Great Alone on my TBR. Hopefully you enjoy all of these when you read them!
I think I’m going to read Midnight Chicken first.
Can’t wait to see what you think!
A new bookstore opened in Galveston recently, and I have been very frustrated because it has a copy of Time and Again on its shelves that I have been wanting to buy, but the store isn’t open on Tuesdays when I go there! I’ve always wanted to read that book.
I get a lot of books online from Abe Books. They are usually pretty cheap. I wonder if they have that title?
I’m going to Galveston today with friends…I’m going to try to talk them into stopping for this book.
I really liked Time and Again, but I still haven’t read About Time.
Here’s my list, but I did it a little differently: https://franlaniado.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/top-ten-tuesday-oldest-on-my-tbr/
I enjoyed your list, Fran!
I’ve only read THE GREAT ALONE from this list. It’s a good one! WHAT THE WIND KNOWS has been on my TBR list since it came out, but I still haven’t gotten to it. One of these days. I hope you enjoy all these.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thanks Susan!
Bill Bryson’s book about 1927 is fascinating. I’ve got Iowa family stories from that year so it was interesting to think about everything else going on in the world at the same time.