Books On My Summer 2021 TBR
Today’s topic is our summer TBR. Whilst I did say in a previous post that I will no longer be sharing TBRs, I’ll make an exception today seeing as I do have some idea as to what I want to read in the next few months. I may not get to all of this as my reading mood changes, but here’s what the TBR looks like today:
Books on my physical TBR as seen on the photo, from left to right:
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry – not going to lie, got this because I love the cover!
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova – this will be my next historical fiction
Tales of Long Ago by Arthur Conan Doyle – currently reading
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder – have already read it and was not a big fan
Malice by John Gwynne – currently reading
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie – to satisfy my fantasy cravings
Куќа над брановите од Билјана Црвенковска – available in Macedonain only
Суво Мастило од Владимир Илиевски – available in Macedonian only
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins – the Macedonian edition
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett – the Macedonian edition
Америка од Жарко Кујунџиски – available in Macedonian only
Последниот слон воин од Шен Шиси – Chinese children’s stories, the Macedonian edition on the image
A good mix of genres if I say so myself.
Some additional titles that I don’t own yet or have as ebooks:
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro – currently reading
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman– have read a couple of pages, seems promising so will read more.
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin – might just order the paperback cause I own paperbacks of her other books
So, there you have it…more than 10 books but all titles I’d love to get to this summer. You can check out my mid year book freakout tag here.
Leave your TTT in the comments below. Happy reading!
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You have a great mix of books here! I wish I could read Macedonian to see all the books – curiosity is killing me! The only book of these I have read is Little House in the Big Woods. I remember liking elements of it, but then again I never read any further in the series, so it wasn’t my favourite either. I read half of The Essex Serpent and loved it – I only put it down because things were happening in my life and by the time I went back to reading, I’d lost track of the plot. I’ll read it again at some point. I’ve also read part of The Historian – I enjoyed elements of it, but found it quite dense and felt like it was taking a looooong time to get going! Will be interesting to see what you think! I hope you enjoy your summer reading!
I wish more Macedonian titles were available in other languages, but not the case so far. Little House has not aged well in my opinion. I’m now looking even more forward to reading The Essex Serpent and The Historian. Thank you ever so much for visiting!
I wish every culture’s books could be translated for everyone somehow – I feel like we miss out on so much we could learn about people in different parts of the world. And it is such a rich thing to learn about other cultures (mind you I’m biased since I studied Anthropology, but still!). I love that you share what you’re reading in Macedonian, even if we can’t all understand it. I love seeing what people who can read in multiple languages are reading! I think there’s a tendency in the English-speaking online book world to forget about all the other languages that are being read, because they’re not discussed as much. So thank you for sharing!
Great list! At some point I really need to give The Historian a try, I’ve owned my copy for aaaages. Happy reading!
A TBR veteran? Mine is a recent purchase and I’m very intrigued. Thanks for visiting!
Oh you have an Ishiguro also! That’s awesome. I hope this summer will bring some of your best reads.
I love Ishiguro! Many thanks for visting!
Some interesting books on that list. I have read “The Historian”, “The Dutch House” and all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books.
And I know exactly what you mean with the Macedonian titles. German books are more often translated, even Dutch ones, but often not into English.
Enjoy your reads.
Thanks for visiting my TTT earlier.
Thanks ever so much for visiting Marianne!
Little House in the Big Woods is a better read for kids in my opinion.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-summer-2021-tbr/
My curiosity got the best of me there
I love Joe Abercrombie, I hope you enjoy Half a King!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday Thank you!
Thank you1 and thanks for dropping by.
I remember reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder books as a child. I hope you enjoy all of these!
I’m tried to read older childhood / middle grade books from other countries, thanks for visiting!
I agree with Little House in the Big Woods. I put it aside because it was not like the books I remembered as a kid.
Thanks for visiting Steph!
Listen to Dutch House on audio if you can! Tom Hanks is great!
I’ll see if I can find it, I love Tom Hanks! Thanks for letting me know.
Looks like a great mix of books, hope you’ll enjoy all of these!
Thanks for visiting Lindsey!
I hope you enjoy The Essex Serpent more than I did!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/top-ten-tuesday-320/
Fingers crossed, thanks for visiting Jo!
Enjoy your summer reading!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thanks for visiting Susan!
What a great list! I always wished I could read books in more than one language – this is something I’m going to have to work on. You’ve got a bunch of books that I really need to bump up on my TBR. Happy reading!
You can do it, pick a language and start learning! Thanks for visiting Leah
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder was one of my favourites as a little girl. I haven’t reread it, though. ..
Here’s a link to my Summer Reading List.
It’d be interested to see whether it holds up for someone that’s read it in their childhood. Thanks for visiting Lectrice!
There are so many great books on here. I’m such a huge mood reader and never stick to my TBR’s. I hope you get to Malice! I haven’t read it yet but have heard so many great things.
I’ve heard a lot of praise about Malice too. Thanks for visiting Leslie!
I love that cover of The Essex Serpent! Good luck with your list.
Thanks Bree!
Good luck with your tbr!
Thanks Lauren!
Looks like some good fantasy stuff in there. 🙂
Yep, have bought a lot of them recently so I’d better get to reading. Thanks Greg!
I’ve been putting off the Essex Serpent, but the cast for the TV series looks so good, I’m going to have to try it!
I’m hoping it’ll be a good adaptation. Thanks for visiting Catherine!
I haven’t read any of these! I’ll definitely be adding a couple to my TBR! Great list!