Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is books I’ve read with one-word titles. I love the punch of one-word titles! At first, I didn’t think I had ten, and then as I investigated my GoodReads “read” shelf, I discovered I have an abundance of titles! These are ten of my favorite books with ONE-word titles and my ONE-sentence or ONE-phrase reviews.
Titles are links to my reviews or Amazon affiliate links.
I’m linking up today with That Artsy Reader Girl for Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books With One-Word Titles.
(In no particular order)
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Introspective and reflective.
(The first in a loosely connected series in which the others have one-word titles as well: Home, Lila, and Jack.)
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Poignant and emotional character-driven historical fiction.
Exiles by Jane Harper
Slow burn and atmospheric mystery set in Australia.
(The third in the loosely connected Aaron Falk series)
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Unputdownable, complex, and ambitious multigenerational saga.
Maureen by Rachel Joyce
Poignant character study.
Room by Emma Donoghue
Compelling escape and heartfelt restoration.
Open by Andre Agassi
Sports celebrity searches for the meaning of life.
Foster by Claire Keegan
(short story)
Family.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Bravery, friendship, and acceptance.
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Escape from a family perspective.
#11
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
(Oops! I just realized that I forgot Beartown, so I’m editing this post to include it!)
#1 in Backman’s Beartown trilogy. Compelling literary fiction.
QOTD:
Do you have a favorite one-word title?
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Room was such a good read.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Memorable!
Loved Hamnet of course! I couldn’t have included Maureen by Rachel Fry in my list as over here it’s called Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North!
Interesting!
We both shared Exiles and Wonder this week Carol!
🙌📚
Wonderful list, Carol. I have read 6 of these, but the 4 I haven’t all sound like ones I want to read.
Karen’s list just reminded me I forgot Beartown. Ugh! Lists drive me crazy!
I chose books on my TBR, because I knew I would miss so many good ones and Beartown is definitely one that should be on my Read List.
Great list! I’ve read a few of these — Beartown, Hamnet, Room — and thought they were all great!
Memorable reads!
Yeah… some great ones here!
I’ve read Gilead (not my taste) and Wonder, and another book by Fredrik Backman and Rachel Joyce, so those are quite a few we have in common, other than that, nope, none of the books but some of them sound very interesting. And, of course, I know Andre Agassi,
My TTT this week.
I’m surprised by how many one word titles I have read …I could have doubled this list!
I’ve read three of these. Of them, my favorite was EXILES. I love Jane Harper 🙂
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I loved Falk getting his HEA!
I’m usually attracted to one-word book titles too. I’ve read Hamnet and Beartown and enjoyed them both.
Both sooo memorable!