I have MISSED Top Ten Tuesday’s so much! Its one of my favourite meme’s to do and I love seeing everyone else’s list come Tuesdays. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week we are listing the top ten books dealing with tough subjects (except mine is a top five because for the first time EVER on TTT I couldn’t think of 10!)
- The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak – one of my all time favourite books, a very tough ending to read, but done in such a beautiful way – if you haven’t read it you are missing out!
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold – again a very emotional book, dealing with the murder of a child – absolutely heartbreaking
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – This was another hard read, the sensitive subject matter expertly handled by Mr Green
- Journey down the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson – One of my favourite books as a child, when I read it I was really shocked that poor Maya had to hear that both her parents had died AND that she was moving halfway across the world in one go!
- Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver – a hauntingly beautiful book about grief
Have a lovely Tuesday fellow book-a-holics!
Laura 🙂
Laura Noakes 
I didn’t realize Liesl & Po was about grief…how interesting. I have it on my shelf and hope to read it soon. Great picks 🙂
Thank you!
I couldn’t think of 10 either! So i made a to read list with it as well 🙂
My Top Ten
Haha – it was so hard this week! It took me long enough to think of five! 🙂
I can’t believe I forgot about The Lovely Bones, and her other book The Almost Moon. I found both to be very dark and unsettling.
Great list 🙂
Thank you! Ooh – I haven’t heard of The Almost Moon – will definitely check it out!
Such a great list! The Book Thief is a terrific book. I loved it. I also enjoyed The Fault In Our Stars.
Thank you!
Oh, Liesl and Po is an awesome choice. It really is a lovely grief book. The Book Thief is high on my TBR list- must read soon! Great recs.
Thank you! The Book Thief blew me away – you’ll love it!
I need to finally read Fault in Our Stars, hear it’s really good!
It really is! 🙂
Great list. I just read and reviewed The Lovely Bones and found it to be a very thought provoking meditation on grief, recovery, and the hidden skeletons of the American family.
Thank you!
COMPLETELY agree with The Book Thief and The Fault in Our Stars 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
The Book Thief ALMOST made my list, but I went with Code Name Verity for a WWII book. I simply must read some Eva Ibbotson, the name and the books keep popping up! I’m a day late, but my TTT is here: http://margoberendsen.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-top-ten-books-dealing-with-tough.html
Ooh – I haven’t heard of Code Name Verity – I’ll check it out! And Eva Ibbotson is an amazing author – I definitely recommend her! 🙂