Top Ten Tuesday | My Summer 2022 TBR

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This week’s theme is all about the books on our summer TBR!

I am pretty happy with my spring reading list. Although I read just four of the books listed, all four were fab reads. The other books from my Spring list remain on my TBR while I continue to add more books that I intend to get to one day, if not this summer.

1. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr – I am a little intimidated by the size of this book, but I remember All the light we cannot see was relatively easy to read, so I think/hope CCL is also easy.
2. In a strange room by Damon Galgut – I tried reading his Booker-prize-winning novel – The Promise; however, I couldn’t get into it, and it’s a DNF for me. Maybe In a strange room, which seems to be a lighter, travelogue kind of book, will work better?
3. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan – My daughter loves John Green, and she wants me to try his books. I never finished An Abundance of Katherines and disliked his writing style, but I think this collab with another writer might be a good place to start with his books.
4. Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami – I bought this book for next year’s Japanese reading challenge, but I am in the mood to get started immediately.
5. American Tabloid by James Ellroy – Classic hard-boiled conspiracy theory by James Ellroy. I have been meaning to try his books for a long time. Hopefully, I will finally get to one of them this summer.
6. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins – I have seen this book featured on many book blogs, with many divisive opinions. I hope to read it and make up my mind. The concept of a woman on the run from Mexican drug smugglers seems interesting.
7. Moon Witch Spider King by Marlon James – When I first started reading Black Leopard Red Wolf, I found it so heavy that I didn’t plan to continue the series. But now, I realize I want more; I love his writing style. I will probably read every book he’s written.
8. Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy – This was on my spring TBR list. I have read it in bits and pieces and hope to complete it this summer. Fingers crossed🤞.
9. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart – After loving Shuggie Bain last summer, Stuart’s new book is automatically on my TBR list.
10. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman – My spring TBR included Mythos, which I loved, so I am back for more mythology this summer.

What books are you looking to read? Which books on my TBR would you recommend I read first, any you would suggest I drop? I have some travel planned and some shows as well. Which books from my list would you classify as easy, quick reads for summer? Set me up for success here, people 😉.