Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten books dealing with a difficult subject
This week on Top Ten Tuesday, we share the Top Ten books we have read that deal with a difficult subject. The subject can be suicide, abuse, drug-use or something that is difficult to us personally. Top Ten Tuesdays is a fun meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where we share our excitement for books, and I really like how this meme makes me think about the books I read, why I read them, and who to recommend my favorite reads to. So, here we go :
As usual, my list is in no particular order :
The Truth About Lilly Barnes by Kimberly Russell is a story about why Lilly wanted to take her own life, and the reasons behind her decision were very hard to read about!
Most people know what The Fault in our Stars is about, and I was really touched by John Green’s writing in this one! And I have to admit I was very surprised by the ending. It was hard to read about two young people fighting cancer, especially because I thought their story was so compelling.
I love Slammed by Colleen Hoover, but it was very hard to read about a young man whose both parents had died in an accident, and how he was raising his younger brother. I think that ever since I became a mother, stories with either children or parents die touch me on a much deeper level than before – and I don’t mean that I wasn’t touched by this kind of stories before.
Since I just mentioned Colleen Hoover, here is another book by her – Hopeless. Beautifully written, but very hard when the past started unraveling!
I’m not sure if Ida’s Dans has been translated yet, it’s by Norwegian author Gunnhild Corwin, and the last year and a half of her daughter Ida’s life. Ida got leucemia, and she fought a very hard battle and lost it. I cried so much when I read this!
Another book by a Norwegian author: Hvis jeg forsvinner, ser du meg da? is written by Kristine Getz, and it shows her fight and her life with anorexia. I felt so bad for her when I read the book, and it also made me realize that being slim or looking like a model is far from the reason why some people develop this illness! Translated, the title means : if I disappear, will you see me? Pretty telling, no?
I can’t think of any other books with difficult themes that I have read lately – it’s pretty telling too, because I usually read to be in another world, and to be entertained. And books that touch that tender part of me, with fear or sadness, aren’t the ones I read most often.
What about you? What books with difficult themes to you have to recommend?
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Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
TFiOS made my list too this week – and quite a few other people’s, it seems. I’d really like to read Slammed, I’ve heard very good things. Thanks for sharing.
TFiOS made my list too this week – and quite a few other people’s, it seems. I’d really like to read Slammed, I’ve heard very good things. Thanks for sharing.
Can you believe I forgot to mention ‘If I Stay’? I’ve seen that on some lists… Slammed and that whole series is awesome, I will buy any other book Colleen Hoover writes!
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I try to avoid books with difficult subjects! 🙂 I have heard of most of those books though. Happy Reading!
LOL Stormi, I realized that I do too, when I made my list! I couldn’t even get to ten books this week 😉
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I try to avoid books with difficult subjects! 🙂 I have heard of most of those books though. Happy Reading!
Haven’t read any of those but they all sound sad! Several of them are on my TBR list. Great picks! 😀
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They are pretty sad – which is why I didn’t have enough to fill my list – I usually read more fluffy stuff 😉
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I haven’t read any of these either but will add them to my list! I love a good emotional read.
I do as well, it just seems that I don’t tend to read those kinds of books very often 🙂
I agree. I haven’t read many books about tough subjects either, so my list was even shorter than yours, haha. I actually put TFiOS and Slammed on my list as well! 🙂
Cheers for short lists, then Erica!
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I’ve heard great things about Hopeless, but haven’t read it yet. TFioS is soooo sad. Great list! Thanks for stopping by!
-Natalie @Natflix&Books
Oh, how I cried when I read TFioS! And I ugly-cried when I read Hopeless!
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I’ve only read Green’s book but I may try Slammed as well, read a lot of good reviews.
Slammed is truly beautiful! Colleen Hoover is on my ‘auto-buy’ list now – her prose is amazing!
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I really need to get on Colleen Hoover’s books! I have heard nothing but great things about them! Great list!
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Thanks Nikki, and yes, you really should get your hands on Colleen Hoover’s books. I hope you’ll love them as much as I do!
I really need to get on Colleen Hoover’s books! I have heard nothing but great things about them! Great list!
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These are great choices, Lexxie. There are a couple I haven’t read, of course, but those sound great as well. 😉 Have you read 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher or If I Stay by Gayle Forman? They are wonderful reads as well. (both YA) Oh, and I’m a fan of Justine Chen Headley – I adore her North of Beautiful. I quote it to my daughters all the time! 🙂
I haven’t read 13 Reasons Why, adding it to my TBR right now 🙂 I have read If I Stay and Where She Went, though… but I forgot to add them to my list 🙁
Thanks for stopping by, and recommending even more sad reads to me 😉
I also loved Slammed ans Will Cooper. 🙂
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I know, right! Will is one of my favorite contemporary young MC’s 🙂
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The Truth About Lilly Barnes looks interesting, and yeah, a hard read for sure. Although I find that some hard reads have lessons behind them. Thanks for stopping by my TTT 🙂
Oh, I completely agree, some of those books that are hard to read are still necessary to read, but I really need to feel strong when I start one of those…
I loved Slammed and Hopeless. I have The Fault in the Stars on my list. I really need to read that book. Thanks for stopping by my TTT! 🙂
TFioS is beautiful, but very, very sad. I know some people didn’t think so, though, but it totally broke my heart!
So many people love the fault in our stars, I need to read it some time!
I hope you’ll love it too! I have also seen some people who thought it was ‘too much’ but it struck my heart strings like not many books do 🙂
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Slammed, Hopeless and really anything by Colleen Hoover <3333
If I disappear, will you see me – such a griping title. I wish it was translated to English. I'd definitely pick it up.
I wish it would be translated too, but I don’t know how many books actually get to be translated from other languages to English.
I agree, anything by Colleen Hoover.
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I really need to read both Colleen Hoover books. I just got Slammed, and I want to get to it in the next couple of weeks. I also have Hopeless, but I need to re-sync my Nook to get it, and I’m avoiding that. Thanks for visiting my TTT.
I hope you’ll love those books as much as I do, Lisa!
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I’ve only read TFiOS from your list, although I do have both Hoover books.
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TFiOS hit me pretty hard, and Colleen Hoover’s books are both difficult and beautiful at the same time.
I have The Truth About Lilly Barnes, I suppose I need to read it.
Wait, you speak Norwegian? Are you from Scandinavia?
Thanks for stopping by Lyn Kaye 🙂 And yes, I’m Norwegian, but I live in Switzerland now.
The Fault in Our Stars is going to be on a lot of lists this week, I’m sure. I’ve heard good things, but have yet to pick it up.
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Yeah, it’s on a lot of the lists I’ve visited! The problem is that there are just too many books, there are many I haven’t heard of on lists as well, and I just keep adding to my already huge TBR 🙂
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An ever-growing TBR. Best problem ever! 🙂
LOL, you’re right 🙂
i’ve been hearing a lot about colleen hover but haven’t read her books yet! i need to!
Yes, you sure do!
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Can you believe I still haven’t read The Fault in Our Stars? It’s one of those books I always carry around with me when I go book-shopping and then put it back on the shelf right before I check out – so annoying! Anyway, I’ve heard fantastic things about Colleen Hoover and I have Hopeless on my Kindle, so I’m really excited to read it soon 🙂
Yes, I can actually believe that – I only read it it January, and there a lots of other books I just haven’t gotten around to yet. I think you need to be in a certain mood when you start a book there is a big chance you will cry while reading, you know?
I can’t wait to see what you think of Hopeless!
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Slammed has been on my TBR list since I first heard about it. Most of the others are on there as well. The only one I’ve read is TFiOS. 🙂
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Brandy @ A Little of the Book Life
Slammed is awesome! I look forward to seeing what you think of it when you’ll get to it 🙂
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TFioS is so amazing. It’s a life changer, that’s for sure! I haven’t read the others on your list, but I may check them out.
Ems
I agree – it was awesome, and the hope, plus the fight to try to actually live while, you know, living was great.
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Great list Lexxie! At some point maybe I can convince myself to read TFIOS, but right now I don’t know that I’m in the right frame of mind to handle it. I adored Slammed and I’m excited to start Hopeless soon.
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Jessica@Lovin’ Los Libros
Hopeless was actually harder to read than Slammed, but the prose is so wonderful it is still beautiful!
And I agree, I need to be in the mood to read something I know will make me cry 🙂