Every Tuesday over at the  The Broke and Bookish we all get to look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) examples to demonstrate that particular topic.  The topic this week is:

Ten Books I Feel Differently About After Time Has Passed

I think this is a tough one and required a lot of thought.  Of course ‘feeling differently’ I suddenly realised doesn’t have to be a negative!  Anyway, for differing reasons here are my books – some that I think I would like more and some maybe not so much.

1. The Hobbit by JRRTolkien – this was a school book and so I never really had good associations with it – until I reread it later on in life and was able to take in the detail and enjoy it more.
2. The Lord of the Rings by JRRTolkien – this is a book that I read years ago and really enjoyed it, I then reread it years later, after all three films, and loved it even more!
3. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.  This is a book that I read after my own personal discovery of Neil Gaiman and before I really had a proper appreciation for Terry Pratchett.  As it is I feel I could probably reread this as at the time I didn’t really give it proper attention.
4. The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe – I read this when I was in my ‘romantic’ years.  I’m not sure I would enjoy this now, I did at the time because it had this gothic feel – I think I would probably find it a bit tedious now.
5. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte – not my favourite Bronte novel to be honest as the two main protagonists are so selfish.  I sometimes wonder if I should give it another go though – just purely because I think my view on this was coloured by the film which isn’t quite as bleak.
6. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs – this is the first of the Mercedes Thompson stories – and to be honest, though I love this series now – I didn’t enjoy the first book and in fact only kept reading because I bought all three at the same time and so was determined to finish.  I think it could be interesting to revisit this and see how I feel about it now given that I know Mercy a little better.
7. The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine – I read this entire series out of sheer ‘I will not be beaten’ syndrome.  Would I particularly recommend them – not really.  That being said there’s nothing wrong with the series and I did have fun with it but these are very much YA books.
8. The Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks – I love this book, except the ending, which felt almost tacked on.  I quite often feel like I should go back and revisit it – maybe I just raced to the end in my eagerness to find out how things would conclude.
9. Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier – I’ve read this book a few times and I always love it – in fact I think each reading just makes me like it more.  I can’t pin down why it’s just one of my ‘go to’ books.
10. The Twilight series  by Stephenie Meyer- this is a series that seems to take a lot of ‘beating’ nowadays.  In fairness, I read all the books and at the time I enjoyed them.  I can’t and won’t try to deny it and I was certainly swept up like a lot of others!  However, on reflection, would I still read them.  No. Probably not.  I think I would be annoyed with both main characters if I was to read this series now.  I can’t be sure of course but I don’t feel inclined to try.