Top Ten Tuesday: On the Fence Books

This was supposed to be for upcoming releases, but since I’m not up to date on what books are coming out, instead I am focusing on backlist books. These are the books that I might want to read but am not sure if I really want to or should. They currently are on my TBR, but I am uncertain if I will ever put in the effort to read them or if I should just drop them off the list altogether.

1.      Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Classic) – I hear wonderful things about this book and how much people love it, but I also know that it is a revenge story where none of the main characters are likeable.

2.      Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Classic) – Again, I hear wonderful things about this book and it being a sort of break through into the realm of domestic thrillers. But I just don’t know if I will like it or not.

3.      The Island of Doctor Moreau by H G Wells (Classic) – I have always been intrigued by the concept for this story. I am just worried that it will disappoint me, especially with some of the negative reviews I have heard about it.

4.      Paradise Lost by John Milton (Christian Classic) – I know this is a well-respected Christian classic, but I have been slightly avoiding it without really knowing why. My constant question when thinking about this book is: should I just give it a try?

5.      Real Christianity by William Wilberforce (Christian Classic) – I love Wilberforce’s life and story, but I have seen his writing and it intimidates me a bit. I don’t want to be completely overwhelmed and lost in the attempt to read it.

6.      The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson (Christian Contemporary) – I like the idea of this book and especially what looks like a big focus on prayer, but I have never read anything by this author and I am not sure how it will go.

7.      The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp (Christian Non-fiction) – I think there could be some great content in here, but I had a really hard time with her writing style in One Thousand Gifts and don’t really want to repeat that.

8.      The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Young Adult Historical Fiction) – This book intrigues me and I think I may like it, but at the same time I think it may be quite dark. I just don’t know if it will be worth the hype or worth the time.

9.      Throne of Glass (series) by Sarah J Maas (Young Adult Fantasy) – Again the concept of the series sounds interesting and like something I might read, but I have heard some not so good things about some of the sexual content of her writing in general and don’t know if I want to see for myself how bad it is in this series.

10.   Circe by Madeline Miller (Myth retelling) – I have heard wonderful things about this book and generally do like Greek myth retellings. However, I just can’t seem to find the will to pick it up, perhaps partly due to fear it will not live up to the hype.