Ingrid's Top Ten Books To Read in a Day

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Ingrid's Top Ten Books To Read in a Day

Posted by IngridLola at 12:06 AM

There's nothing that feels quite as great as reading one whole book in a single day. For this week's Top Ten Tuesday, here are my ten favorites that could be read in a day. They're short and they're good.

If you want something with a surprise ending that makes you think, read Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

If you want some to make you crave a nice cup of tea, read The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura

If you want something beautifully written to savor slowly, read Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

If you want something feminist-y and empowering, read A Room of One's Own by Virgina Woolf

If you feel like improving yourself, read As A Man Thinketh by James Allen

If you want something Chinese with a good story, read Raise the Red Lantern by Su Tong

If you want a good old-fashioned survival story, read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

If you want something weird and drug-induced, read The Doors Of Perception by Aldous Huxley

If you want something serious, read Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

If you want some WW1 action, read All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

What are some of your favorite books that could be read in one day?

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Anne · 678 weeks ago

Yea for Classics! Though I can't read that fast.

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Kimberly · 678 weeks ago

Hatchet was such a good book! I think I've read it at least 10 times :) Great list!
Here's my Top Ten Tuesday post :)

-Kimberly @ Turning The Pages

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Ashley Loves Books · 678 weeks ago

Ohhh Man's Search For Meaning absolutely changed my life when I read it my Senior year of high school. Even though it's series, it's just so brilliant...great choice!

My Top Ten Tuesday

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Beth · 678 weeks ago

Hi Ingrid,
What a fun list! I enjoyed reading Ethan Frome a long time ago. Two of my favorites to read in a day would be The Snapper by Roddy Doyle and The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.
Beth :-)

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PocketfulofBooks · 678 weeks ago

I love feminist and empowering! I love Virginia Woolf and I think 'A Room of One's Own' is a good place to start- especially because she discusses the Bronte's and Jane Austen in a way you don't usually hear! Great choice :-)

My TTT: http://pocketfulofbooksblogger.blogspot.co.uk/201...

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parrishlantern 39p · 678 weeks ago

Aldous Huxley's book is one I read & enjoyed a few years ago & Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is a great writer some wonderful books here.

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Giraffe Days · 678 weeks ago

Great list, Ingrid! I got Ethan Frome and All Quiet... a few years ago and still haven't read them - they keep getting bumped. I would never have thought a Marquez book could be read in a day, even a short one!

I once squished a Woolf book into a day, it was Mrs Dalloway and I had to read it for uni, I left it to the last minute and then tried to cram it in and hated it, I think mostly because I HAD to read it and FORCED myself to read it rather than being able to savour it in my own time. That never works for me, when I feel like I have to watch the clock. Much nicer when you start a book and read it quickly because it was so good, and you've no idea how much time went by until you close it and look up and Surprise! it's suddenly dark. ;)

Here's my list.

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Melissa · 678 weeks ago

This is an intense list! Ethan Frome, All Quiet, heavy books, but good ones.

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Loni · 678 weeks ago

I should have put Ethan Frome on my list. You are completely right about that book. I should re-read it... In a day maybe?

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Angela · 678 weeks ago

What a fantastic list! Ethan Frome made onto my quick-reads as well.

Here's my Top Ten. Would love for you to stop by.

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Laura · 678 weeks ago

I remember reading Hatchet in jr. high and I was really disturbed by it for some reason. I'm not that sensitive of a reader, but there was something about Hatchet. I should probably revisit it as an adult.

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