Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, a fun way to get yourself thinking and sharing about books and bookish things.
September 16: Top ten read-once authors
This week’s topic is authors from whom you’ve only read one book, but would like to read more of their work. This was tougher than I expected! Some of the authors I had in mind for this list only have one book published, so I tried to keep it to those who have more out. In no alphabetical order by last name:
- Maya Angelou (right?!? read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
- Emma Donoghue (read Room)
- Herman Koch (read The Dinner, just got Summer House with Swimming Pool)
- Rohinton Mistry (read A Fine Balance, have a copy of Family Matters)
- Toni Morrison (right again!?? read Beloved)
- Jojo Moyes (read Me Before You, The Girl You Left Behind ebook is on my iPad!)
- Haruki Murakami (read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, have Kafka on the Shore)
- Richard Preston (read The Hot Zone)
- Amy Tan (read The Joy Luck Club)
- Jeff VanderMeer (read Annihilation, would love to finish the trilogy!)
Honorable mentions (with book I read): Colm Tóibín (Brooklyn), Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go), Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner), Alice Munro (Dear Life: Stories), Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins), Meg Wolitzer (The Interestings), Sarah Vowell (Assassination Vacation)
What authors would be on your list?
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Fabulous list, my dear. I love Emma Donoghue, Amy Tan, and Jojo Moyes. I’m reading a Toni Morrison (my first non-school assigned Morrison) and it’s all kinds of fabulous.
Thanks! Yeah the Morrison and Angelou I kicked myself over, I can’t believe I haven’t read more by them!
I’m kind of surprised I was never assigned any Morrison when I was in school! Listening to her read Beloved on audiobook was an amazing experience.
The only one I’ve read here is Emma Donoghue. I also read Room… and loved it!
I read Room almost entirely in one sitting! I’d love to read more from Donoghue.
Great list, I almost added Emma Donoghue to my list, I keep getting told to read Stir-fry. I also should finally check out Jeff VanderMeer one day. I hope we all find time to read more.
Ain’t it the truth! Now that classes started (I work at a university) and my orchestra rehearsals are back in full swing I’ve lost a lot of free reading time, blah!
Murakami is showing up on a few lists–he’s a bit difficult to understand sometimes, but quite enjoyable, I think.
Yeah I remember Wind-Up Bird being quite the mind-bender… but I remember it being a worthwhile read with beautiful writing!
They’re all dreamy and a little strange, and could be labeled magical realism–and, yes, absolutely beautiful. Hope you get to read some more, he’s written a lot. 🙂
I’ve read a few Toni Morrison but always think that I need to read more! I have a couple of hers on my shelf and I’d love to listen to Beloved (read it). Kafka on the Shore was my first Murakami and I really loved it. I think you’d like it.
I think Murakami’s works intimidate me a little bit after Wind-Up Bird. I remember enjoying it (although I don’t remember much detail), and it was a challenging read! I do want to read more, though. Norwegian Wood is supposed to be awesome.