Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. For the rules see her blog. The topic this week is Books with an Adjective in the Title.
This takes me back to my school days, when I learnt a simple definition – an adjective is a ‘describing word’, a word that is used to describe or modify a noun or a pronoun. Of course there is more to it than just that, but I’m keeping it simple. These are books I’ve read and reviewed, excluding books with colours in the titles, as I’ve done at least two TTT posts on those in the past:
- An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge
- A Dark and Twisted Tide by Sharon Bolton
- The Good People by Hannah Kent
- The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin
- In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward
- The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
- The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- The Quiet American by Graham Greene
- The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter
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I’ve been toying with reading the Bainbridge for several years now. I’ve read a few books by her but am sure whether I like her work.
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I think her books could be an acquired taste …
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Oh, I think you have some great novels here, Margaret! The Bolton, The Ward, The Dexter, they’re all terrific reads that I truly enjoyed. I want to read the Bainbridge, too, as I’ve been drawn into other work of hers that I’ve read.
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Thanks, Margot. Do read one of Bainbridge’s books – I’d love to know what you think about her work.
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I read one of Jane Gardam’s children’s books some years ago, and I loved it so much that I wanted to write her a fan letter. I acquired some of her adult books, but haven’t read them yet.
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I haven’t read any of Jane Gardam’s children’s books, but I’ve read 7 of her adult books – The Birthday Boys is my favourite.
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Some good suspense authors there that I read: Bolton, Ward, Kent, Rankin. Thanks for sharing these.
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I agree that adjectives are not always as simple as they seem! Parts of speech can be sneaky devils 🙂
Happy TTT!
Susan
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The Good People sounds interesting.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-an-adjective-in-the-title/
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Great!
I have just read Hemingway’s.
I also have a title with wooden: https://wordsandpeace.com/2022/03/22/top-ten-books-with-adjectives-in-the-title/
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Aaaah – The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Such a brilliant book and adjective!
Happy TTT! Here’s our: Ten Books to better describe your Wardrobe
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Nice take on this week’s topic! I’ve not read these so I’ll have to look them up. Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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A Dark and Twisted Tide is such a great choice for this week’s TTT! (And it’s one of my favorite reads.)
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