Top Ten Tuesday!

Top Ten Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything/Much About

You know, I actually have a pretty good memory with books I've read. For the most part, I had to dig back to books I read in high school or middle school to hit ten on this list. So, in no particular order:

10. Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

What it's really about:  rag-tag group of a brownie, a dragon, and an orphan boy take on a great evil force.

What I remember: Dragons ???






9. The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

What it's really about: A boy is kidnapped from his village by fearsome Berkserkers, but he learns about their culture and comes to side with them against their foes.

What I remember: Cool nods to Norse mythology, awesome protagonists, and cool world building.






8. The Shadow Children Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix

What it's really about: In a dystopian future, third children are illegal, and a secret society of "illegal" children hide in the shadows.

What I remember: A cool premise but a really convoluted plot. Oh, and the first character I found named Nina!





7. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

What it's really about: An orphan is adopted by her uncle and discovers a magical garden on his property.

What I remember: I thought I just saw the musical but apparently I read the book? So that was a thing?





6. The Sluts by Dennis Cooper

What it's really about: A deep and intricate story of the dark web and the lives of male escorts.

What I remember: Snuff porn, mind fucking, and a really weird term paper.








5. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

What it's really about: A dying man is guided through his death by 5 people who teach him what an important life he lead.

What I remember: A morality tale and some warm fuzzies.






4. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

What it's really about: A lesson in diversity and acceptance in the vicious social circles of public schools.

What I remember: The original manic pixie dream girl.






3. Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire

What it's about: The bastard son of the infamous Elphaba struggles to survive in the political aftermath of Wicked.

What I remember: Apparently it was my favorite book of the Wicked cycle, but now I'm remembering subpar queer representation and the erasure of female-on-male rape, sooo...







2. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow


What it's about: A high-school hacker gets dragged into a terrorist plot.

What I remember: Literally nothing. Not a thing.






1. The Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci

What it's about: A bio-terrorism agent has been unleashed in America, and a hacker in Pakistan is the only person who knows what's happening. How can he convince anyone to listen to him and stop it?

What I remember: A really intense plot, awesome characters, and shipping the MCs real hard.

Weekly feature courtesy of That Artsy Reader Girl.