"Top Ten Tuesday" is a weekly book blogger meme hosted by
TOP
TEN BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN ON MY SHELF FOR THE LONGEST, BUT I'VE NEVER
READ
THE
ALL-CLASSICS EDITION
1.
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE by J.K. Rowling
I
know, right? How utterly WEIRD can a book blogger be to have had this
book on her shelf for 5 or 6 years now, and still have yet to read
it? I'm completely insane!
2.
DAVID COPPERFIELD by
Charles Dickens
Been meaning to read this for forever,
but I just know the book will take me forever to read it. It is
around 900 pages long, after all. Still, I intend to read it. It's
Dickens…
3.
EMMA by Jane Austen
I developed an aversion to this book,
despite my love for Jane Austen's other books. Why? Because I do NOT
like Gweneth Paltrow, and whenever I think of Emma, I think of her in
the role of Emma in that 90's film adaptation. I just can't bring
myself to read it. I will someday, though.
4.
PERSUASION by Jane
Austen
I don't even have a good excuse for why I
still haven't started reading this one. I love all the movie versions
I've seen. It's going to be the very next Jane Austen book I read.
5.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS by
J.R.R. Tolkien
Well, I suppose I just love watching the
movies so much, I end up doing that instead, when I want to
experience the story. Plus, all three of the books total over 1,000
pages. Heady stuff.
6.
THE HOBBIT by J.R.R.
Tolkien
I haven't had this book for quite as
long, so I don't mind that it's still unread on my shelf. Also, I
know I'll be reading it real quickly before the first movie comes out
late next year, so I've got time.
7.
THE BLUE SWORD by
Robin McKinley
I've only had this since early this year,
so I've got a good excuse for why it's still unread. I became a book
blogger only this past June, so we all know how that goes!
8.
IVANHOE by Sir Walter
Scott
I've had my copy of this book for a
decade, but have yet to read it. I don't really know why. I just buy
books and let them collect dust. Always have been that way, but I'm
trying to kick that nasty habit.
9.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by
L.M. Montgomery
I read these books when I was a girl, but
my friend bought me an omnibus of the books, and that's what's still
on my book shelf unread. I need to reread these books, which I
remember liking a lot.
10.
MOBY DICK by Herman
Melville
I
think the main reason I've let this one collect dust over the years
is because I completely FORGOT I even had it! I only just recently
re-discovered it on my book shelf and realized I hadn't ever read it
after buying it from Barnes & Noble a long time ago. That's
probably the best excuse ever.
What
are your TOP TEN DUST COLLECTORS?
