Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Bionic Book Worm which explores a number of different topics to get you all thinking!
So I’ve had a little think – my poor brain! – and come up with a list of 5 books that have always intimidated me for a number of reasons! Hopefully you can put my mind at rest over some of them and I can finally stop being so scared!!
GAME OF THRONES by GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
I have the set! And it has been sitting in my wardrobe (hidden away) for a couple of years now!! I adore the TV show but the books just scare me, mainly due to their size! It would be a great time for me to pick them up with the new TV series so far away… should I?!
A LITTLE LIFE by HANYA YANAGIHARA
Another one of those ‘chunkster’ books that has been hidden away in my wardrobe! The reviews are pretty impressive but it does warn of a lot of emotion and often heartbreaking and I’m really not sure I can cope with it! Have you read it?!
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Another chunkster!! Over 700 pages!! I loved the early books in the Mortal Instruments series (this is book 6) but found myself not enjoying the last couple so not sure I can muster up the enthusiasm to put myself through all those pages in this one if I’m not going to like it – or care what happens lol!!
THE MINIATURIST by JESSIE BURTON
Loved The Muse by this author, and then got hold of a copy of this as heard so many wonderful things but never got round to picking it up. I then made the mistake of watching the BBC version on TV recently – and really didn’t enjoy it so that has put me off picking the book up once more!
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING by NICOLA YOON
I’m always intimidated by books that have a big media ‘buzz’ about them and this one seemed to be everywhere for a while and it also seems to have very divided opinions! Some love it, others hate it! Have a feeling I could be in the hate camp… if I ever picked it up!!
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Do you have books that intimidate you? Should I pick any of these up and get over my issues?!!
Books and Me! 
Brilliant 5! It’s so interesting to see what intimidates us.
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scared of books – what are we like?! LOL!!
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Well when you put it like that lol!!
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A Little Life is VERY intimidating! I’ve been considering it for years but still haven’t picked it up. I hope to sometime this year though. Great list!
Thanks so much for participating – added you to the list 🙂
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Nice to know I’m not alone in finding A Little Life so daunting! Let’s hope we can be brave soon as it does sound an amazing book! Pleasure to take part – thank you for hosting!!
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Nice list. And you should totally read Game of thrones books now if you want. Even though it’s long, it’s an amazing (somewhat emotionally scarring) experience.😀
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Thank you! I have been spurred on to face my fears with the GOT books and hopefully will start on them next month! Looking forward to being emotionally scarred again! 😉
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I’ve seen a lot of people with Game of Thrones/Song of Ice & Fire on their list. It’s big. Something like 1.3 million words, I think. But it’s pretty good. Since you’ve seen the show, I’m not sure how good the read would be… It’d be interesting to find out.
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eek 1.3 million words sounds rather scary! I’m sure once I pick it up I won’t be able to put it down so I need to be braver!
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I have to say that I read the whole game of thrones series as ebooks before I ever set eyes on their massive books. So I didn’t know to be intimidated by them! Haha.
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ooh maybe that’s how I should have attacked them then lol!!!
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JRR Martin can be found on many Top 5 today! Now on the other hand I loved all Cassandra Clare’s books!
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does seem a popular choice haha! Maybe I need to re-read the whole Mortal series to get back in the groove with it!
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I also have a set of the ASOIAF/GOT books, but I’ve only read the first one. I’m intimidated by the length of the books and of the series itself too! I’d still recommend giving The Miniaturist a try. I thought the book was so atmospheric and engaging, but found the miniseries to be rather blah-so much so that I haven’t even finished it yet.
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Well done for braving the first one in the series though! I will face my fears hopefully this year! And I will pick up The Miniaturist too – yep the miniseries was very blah lol!!
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I loved A Little Life but I totally understand why some people hated it, because it is very dark and sad, and at times horrifying. But I took something beautiful from it in the end. I think a lot depends on whether you get bogged down in the horrible stuff that happens to the main character.
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Thanks for that! Nice to hear it explained in that way! Maybe I need to approach is chapter by chapter and see how I go!
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Loved The Miniaturist. And the TV series based on the book. Hey, could I ask you a quick question please? You have just liked my latest post on the Hiding book. Thanks. Could you say if you got an email notification of this post or did you just happen to see it in the reader? I am asking because I do not think my post notification emails are getting through to followers. Thanks a lot
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Looks like I need not be intimidated by The Miniaturist then! And yes I did get email notification of your post so they’re getting through here! 🙂
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Thanks for your reply!
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