Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is “Beach Reads Week — top ten great beach reads, ten books I plan to read on the beach, ten beach reads for those who don’t like typical ~beach reads~, ten authors who are my go-to for beach reads, etc.”
I went to the beach the 2nd week of May, and this is what I brought:
- A beach book. I don’t want to mess up my nice hardbacks, so I buy a cheap paperback to take out onto the beach. Eon by Alison Goodman – this one was a bust. 😦 It’s a good thing I only paid $0.25 or $0.50 for it.
- An audiobook for the car. I get horrible motion sickness if I try to read while moving (I can’t even rock in a chair while reading!). So, I always bring an audiobook to listen to. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackarey – I finally finished it!!!
- A room book. Once I’ve taken a book out onto the beach and exposed it to sand, water, and sunscreen, I don’t like to read it in the hotel room. The Hollow by Agatha Christie – I was in the middle of reading this, so I brought it with me to read in the hotel room.
- An eBook. I like to read on my iPad in bed. Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham – I decided to put this on hold, in order to focus on another book.
I also brought some back-ups:
- A backup beach book. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton – this is the book I ended up reading the most.
- An backup audiobook. Starflight by Melissa Landers – after I finished Vanity Fair, I switched to this (and it was awesome!).
- Or two. Death of a Poison Pen by M. C. Beaton. – I listened to this on the car ride home.
- A backup eBook. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton – I became so enthralled in my beach book that I ended up downloading an ebook copy to read in the room.
I’m linking up:
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Jurassic Park is a seriously fun book! It’s obe of the few where I think the book and movie have equal merit even if for different reasons. Great book for the beach! I like that you had a very organized plan of attack for your beach reading,lol!
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Even though it was a re-read, I got so caught up in it! I also re-read The Lost World after vacation. 🙂 I’m nothing if not organized, lol.
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You know, I have never actually read Jurassic Park. I think I need to fix that soon!
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I highly recommend it! Crichton is one of my favorite authors (except Micro shudder which was only bad because it was completed posthumously by another author).
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Great book, Stefani!
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I was so excited to see Eon and a Veronica Mars book on here, but then I read your descriptions and it looks like you weren’t crazy about them 😦 But it sounds like you had a good time at the beach!
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Eon was a bust for me, but I usually dislike the girl disguised as a boy trope. Veronica was good, but I was so enthralled with Jurassic Park that I wanted to focus on it. I will definitely go back to Veronica Mars soon. 🙂
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I STILL need to read Mr. Kiss and Tell! I ❤ VERONICA MARS!! 😀
Great TOP 10!
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I loved The Million Dollar Tan Line (I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Kristen Bell herself) and I really want to get back to Mr. Kiss and Tell!
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I loved it too! Now I just need to get to Mr. Kiss and Tell! I’ve had it since it was released! 😐
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Never too much Jurassic Park! 🙂 Ha, you can’t read while rocking in a chair – I can’t even rock in a chair period, serious motion sickness.
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If I’m in control of rocking the chair, I’m fine (as long as I’m not trying to read). If someone else rocks my chair, I feel sick. My motion sickness has worsened as I get older, so I’ll probably get as bad as you eventually.
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Maybe not – at least you can hope. I don’t think mine has actually worsened. I never did throw up except when my brother did. Otherwise I just felt bad.
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I absolutely love that photo you took of your Jurassic Park book! Come to think of it, I feel like that is a perfect beach read because it’s fast-paced and gripping but still simple enough that you can still understand the story if you get a little distracted. Ahhh, now I just want to reread Jurassic Park!! 🙂
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Thanks! It really was a great beach book! The best beach books are gripping but not difficult – The Hunger Games and Ender’s Game are some of my previous beach reads. Now, go re-read!
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