I thought it was high time I took part in another Top 5 Tuesday as I haven’t done one in ages. I’m currently reading a lot of sci-fi so this topic is perfect.
Four of these books are sat on my TBR pile but I have just recently started Starshine and so far I am really enjoying it.
I love the topic for this week as 2025 is the year I wanted to make an effort to reread some of my favourite books. Last year I didn’t really do any rereads and I missed it because rereading a favourite book is like sitting down for a chat with an old friend.
So here are my planned rereads for 2025.
I really want to reread more of the Discworld novels this year and I thought I would start with the City Watch books. I spent one year reading all the Discworld books in order of publication so this time I think I will read them in the groups.
I am absolutely obsessed with Tolkien and have read The Lord of the Rings many many times and I feel like it is time for a reread of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
The Three Musketeers and Agnes Grey are two books that I have also read many many times and feel like a reread is needed.
What 5 books are you planning on rereading in 2025?
I am absolutely loving the topics for Top 5 Tuesday at the moment and I just can’t help but take part as they are helping me narrow down a good TBR pile for 2025.
This year I really want to read different genres from my comfort zone and read as many different authors as possible. Already this month I have read two books from new to me authors and a genre I wouldn’t usually go near and I loved the books!
William – An Englishman by Cicely Hamilton was a Persephone book I bought just before Christmas. I love the Persephone books as they introduce me to so many authors I haven’t come across before.
The Princes in the Tower by Philippa Gregory has been sat on my TBR for way too long. I’ve always wanted to read a book by Gregory as I love her documentaries on TV.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett is another book that has been sat on my TBR for way too long.
Professor Alice Roberts is another favourite of mine in the documentary department so I think it is time I read one of her books.
Medea by Rosie Hewlett is a book that I picked up because it is about Medea and I haven’t read a retelling of her story before.
Today has been a great day for reading which has been lovely and I have made good progress with my current reads.
I am trying to be good this year with whittling down my TBR pile so I think this is good topic for me this week. These are 5 books I fully plan on reading this year.
I really want to read more Alison Weir this year and this is one of my planned reads. Harry Sidebottom and Rosie Hewlett are new authors for me so I am hoping I’m hoping I enjoy these books.
Welcome to my first Top 5 Tuesday of 2025. I have already posted my goals for 2025 but I have other little resolutions for my reading this year that are good for this topic.
If it isn’t fun it gets the big DNF. I’m really bad at pushing through a book that I’m not enjoying so this year I am making an effort to just give up the bad book.
Don’t get overwhelmed. Last year I tried to complete too many goals and I found myself reading too many books at once which meant I took forever to just finish one book and it just stressed me out. This year I will have a daily buddy read and my main book and no more.
Stop hoarding books I don’t even like. I am a terrible book hoarder and I’m quite proud of this fact but I do tend to keep books that I didn’t enjoy reading. I think I’m trying to give the books a second chance and that I will read them again and like them. This year I’m going to go through the books and get rid of the books I didn’t enjoy.
Keep my bookstagram up to date. I am really good with my blogging but terrible with my bookstagram which I want to change. I love engaging with fellow bookstagrammers so I really need to make more of an effort.
Read as much Tolkien as possible. Tolkien is my favourite author but I haven’t read any of his books for ages so I plan to remedy this.
It has been ages since I took part in a Top 5 Tuesday so I thought it was high time I took part again. I also love this weeks topic as who doesn’t love a good villain!
So here are my villains…
Cruella de Ville from 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith – I read this book as an adult and loved it and I have since read it a few more times as it is an absolute favourite. Cruella is the perfect villain in this book.
Alec D’Urberville from Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy – Now this villain is a real baddie and one I hated whilst reading the book. Sometimes you can get a soft spot for a villain but I had no soft spot for this monster.
Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte – I’m sorry but they were both as bad as each other so I have put them together. These two deserved each other as they were both masters of destroying peoples lives.
Mr Rochester from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte – I’m sorry but he was a mean man. He had no qualms about dressing up as a gypsy and messing with Jane’s mind. He lied to Jane and mentally tortured the poor woman.
Agatha Trunchbull from Matilda by Roald Dahl – This is a childhood favourite of mine but one I have also read as an adult. Trunchbull is such a meanie beanie and I think she is great. Dahl was so good at creating villains it was hard to just pick one.
The Priory by Dorothy Whipple – This was the first book I read by Whipple and since reading it I have bought three other books by Whipple which I plan to read soon.
Them Old Bones by Astor Y Teller – This was an ARC for me but got me hooked on the series. I can’t recommend this series enough.
This weeks topic has left me struggling to choose just five books. It turns out a lot of my favourite books are just one word titles. Anyway, here are the ones I chose.
I love this weeks topic for Top 5 Tuesday as I love reading massive books. I think there is something so comforting about reading a massive book, especially when it is a really good book. Here are 5 thick books that I have read in the past.
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
1474 pages
I read this fabulous book whilst in sixth form and absolutely loved it. I remember the copy I had had tissue paper thin pages. I loved that copy but sadly I leant it to my English teacher and she never returned it to me. I have another copy but it doesn’t hold the same memories as I original copy.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
1392 pages
I love Tolstoy! Anna Karenina is one of my all time favourite books and but this is definitely a close second. I remember carrying this book everywhere so whenever I had a minute to spare I could read a few pages. This also meant I had to have a larger than normal handbag to accommodate the massive book.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
1037 pages
This book spent a long time on my book case but a few years ago I finally got around to reading it and although I did enjoy it Scarlett O’Hara really drove me up the wall at times.
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
880 pages
I love Dickens but I do remember this was a hard read for me back in 2006. I really should reread it again and refresh my memory of the story.
Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
977 pages
I love this book and fully plan on rereading it. This book was where I discovered my love of Pilcher’s amazing writing. I also read this book on my kindle but it just didn’t have the same feel as reading a physical book.
So there are 5 thick books that I have read in the past and will probably happily reread again in future. Hopefully I get to read some more thick books this year.
What thick books have you read in the past or plan on reading soon?
The topic today is a freebie which is very exciting as I have never taken part in a Top 5 Tuesday on a freebie day. I decided to choose classics that I plan to read this year because I am trying to read a Classic book off my Classics Club List ever month.
So here are the books I plan to read in 2023.
Some of these are quite hefty books but I really hope I get to read them this year. I am really looking forward to reading Cecilia by Fanny Burney after seeing a documentary by Lucy Worsley where she talked about this book in detail. I suspect Bleak House will take me quite a while to read though.