Top Ten Tuesday (14): Books I Wish I Could Read Again For The First Time

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This week's topic is top ten books I wish I could read again for the first time.

1. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

I wish I could read this book for the first time again because the first time I read it, I didn't like it. But I think the reason I didn't like it is because I read it for school. I read it in high school, but my teacher had us all sit in a circle and take turns reading out loud, and when I have to "read" or experience a book like that I get bored really fast, and that made it so hard to like this book. So, I wish I could read this book for the first time again so maybe I could read it properly and I may stand a chance at liking it.

2. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

If you've been following me for awhile, you know I'm in love with this book. I would love to be able to read Mafi's unique writing style again for the first time.

3. Alice In Zombieland by Gena Showalter

4. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

I think this is the last book that made me cry, and I read this all the way back in 2013. I want to feel that kind of emotion again.

5. Unwind by Neal Sushterman

6. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Goldman

7. Legend by Marie Lu

8. Variant by Robison Wells

9. Need by Carrie Jones

I think all my blog posts must mention this book at this point, so it should come as no surprise that I would love to be able to read this book for the first time again.

10. Revived by Cat Patrick

I'm ending my list with another emotional one. I remember crying reading this one, and just like with Elsewhere, I would love to feel that emotion again while reading.

Teaser Tuesday (4): Lord of the Flies by William Golding

       Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. Anyone can play along, just do the following:

 Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

       Currently I'm reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I thought I would give it a shot, since it's a classic, but I must say, I am not liking  it at all. Anyway, I feel like this is the dumbest book to do a Teaser Tuesday on, because I'm pretty sure everybody in the entire universe has read this at one point or another, but I haven't posted in a while, and this is all I can do at the moment so...

        Teaser #1: "Slowly the silence on the mountain top deepened till click of the fire and the soft hiss of roasting meat could be heard clearly." (Page 74)

      Teaser #2: "With the conch I'm calling a meeting even if we have to on into the dark. Down on the platform. When I blow it. Now." (Page 75) 

       I know, I know. Even I'm disappointed in these teasers, but to be fair, I'm not very far in the book. I'm really struggling with it, so right now, I'm hoping that it gets better. I mean I'm really, really hoping