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I started this early, which meant that it didn’t occur to me that I hadn’t published it yesterday when I should have. ::sigh:: Anyway, this week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic from The Broke and the Bookish is Ten Books That Have Been on Your Shelf\/TBR Pile from Before You Started Blogging That You STILL Haven’t Read Yet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are ten books that have been in my possession for more than 11 years:<\/p>\n

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  1. Thanks to a collected work I bought in middle school, I have my top three taken care of: Vilette<\/em>: Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u00ab<\/strong><\/li>\n

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  2. Shirley<\/em>: Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u00ab<\/strong><\/li>\n

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  3. The Professor<\/em>: Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u00ab<\/strong><\/li>\n

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  4. Paradise<\/em>: Toni Morrison<\/strong> (Rudi gave me this the year it came out because I was so excited about it.)<\/li>\n

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  5. Quidditch through the Ages<\/em><\/strong> and Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them<\/em>: J.K. Rowling<\/strong> (I’ve tried several times. Maybe this year will be the year for success, given the movie coming out inspired by the latter title.)<\/li>\n

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  6. The Age of Innocence<\/em>: Edith Wharton<\/strong> (I once wrote a paper on this book based on two friends’ explanation of what happened in the movie. Ah, college!)<\/li>\n

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  7. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court<\/em>: Mark Twain<\/strong> (I bought several used copies of this book in the years before moving to D.C. Multiple copies did not make me more likely to read it; nor did a podcast version.)<\/li>\n

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  8. White Teeth<\/em>: Zadie Smith<\/strong> (This is another one I’ve given a couple shots, although not in a while. Maybe it’s time to revisit it.)<\/li>\n

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  9. The Secret Life of Bees<\/em>: Sue Monk Kidd<\/strong> (Ditto.)<\/li>\n

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  10. A Confederacy of Dunces<\/em>: John Kennedy Toole<\/strong> (I started this book and hated the protagonist, but since my best friend liked it and gave it to me, I will try it again at some point because she’s usually right about such things. Plus, I’m a big believer in sometimes it’s just not the right time for a certain book to enter your life.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Do you have any books that have been lingering unread a long time on your shelves?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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