Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the girls over at The Broke and The Bookish. This meme feature features a different theme every week, showcasing book-related lists. And hey, who doesn't love a good list?
This week's Top Ten:
Travel novels are among my most favourite novels out there. It's almost guaranteed that I'll love a book if travel is featured in it, in a small or big way. (Usually) novels that feature traveling in some way mainly deals with self-discovery or it's a coming-of-age story. You have to get lost to find yourself. So without further ado, here are my top ten favourite travel novels:
Just One Day by Gayle Forman
Hands down, Just One Day is the best travel novel I have ever read, and one of my all-time favourite novels. Sometimes, when I'm sitting on the couch and my eyes travel to my bookshelf, I see my copy of Just One Day and I'm just struck by the sheer brilliance of this novel. I relive some of my favourite scenes then get sad that all those stuff didn't actually happen to me.
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
I
am pretty sure I was Colin in a previous life. Fans of Green's works
like Katherines the least but this is one of the best, in my opinion.
Not many liked all the mathematical/academic stuff that Colin was
obsessed but I loved it. Oh, and the anagrams! I loved it, I loved it
all.
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
PARIS and ST CLAIR and the FOOD. The Parisian culture was so rich, it was like you could taste the Parisian air.
From What I Remember by Stacey Kramer and Valerie Thomas
I was surprised by how much I loved this book. It was such a fun read. It had a lot of cliched tropes but it didn't feel cliched, do you know what I mean? It was hilarious, but still had enough 'serious' moments amidst all the fun. It was kinda like The Hangover, except much better and more heartfelt and with teenagers, instead.
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
This is one of the cutest novels I have ever read. About 3/4 of the it takes place on a plane and it's these two teenagers- strangers- who've managed to fall in love with each other in about twenty four hours. But Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (that's a friggin' mouthful) isn't just about a non-insta-love. It's also about coming to terms with a broken family.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K.Rowling
Time travel counts, too, right? Of course it does.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
TFiOS
is one of my all-time favourite books but we're focusing on the travel
aspects of the novels so this isn't so high on this particular list. Anyways, this
brought Amsterdam on my radar. I never really gave it much thought
before but I didn't realize how amazing it is. And how can I forget
about Hazel and Augustus' ridiculously romantic date? Who am I kidding,
the whole trip was one big ridiculously romantic date.
How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan
This
one is a collection of short stories and only one involves travel but
it's one of my favourites. It's stuck with me since I read it and I
don't have a clue what the other short stories were about. I'm sure the
others were good, just probably wasn't as good as the travel one.
Top Ten Books Featuring Travel in Some Way
I haven't actually read that many travel books, now that I think about it, no matter how much I love them. I've left the list incomplete since I didn't want to just pick any random thing. So any ones you think I must read?
What books are on your list? Any ones you think I should read? Sound off in the comments, leave me a link to your TTT post and I'll stop by!
