Every Tuesday over at  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.  This week’s topic is:\

Ten Of The Most Unique Books I’ve Read

Okay, unique books.  Well, I’ve had a good think and this is what I came up with:

1. Alice in Wonderland.  I read this book many years ago and the one thing I initially recall was thinking how very ‘out there’ it was.  Seriously, was Lewis Carroll on some sort of mind bending hallucinogenics!  Seriously.  Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe….. (I rest my case – even though I do love, LOVE, that poem – do you have any notion how long it took just to type those 13 words – the number of auto correct words that took over?  What the shagging hell is is a slithy tove anyway?)
2. Animal Farm by George Orwell.  Now this was another fairly early read for me and I think the whole idea of allegory went over my head so fast that it probably had some sort of butterfly effect on the other side of the world.  Anyway, animals, running the farm – and those blinking pigs!
3. The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.  Now this is one of those books that I picked up on a sale.  I really enjoyed this and I thought it was very unique – in fact I gave my copy to somebody in work and she actually cried (which was more emotion than I probably showed) – but, yeah, we both loved it.  So unexpected.
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – I don’t mind admitting that I didn’t like the idea of this book at all.  I couldn’t get my head around the idea of a games arena where children fought to the death.  Nope.  Too much.  I thought simply that it was going too far but, eventually, I picked it up and it was the very opposite of what I expected.
5. Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer – creepy as.  OMG.  This is a scary little number.  I haven’t caught up with the series yet and I like to keep telling myself ‘I haven’t had time’ – who am I kidding – I’m scared.  I will though.  I can do this – face your fears and all that.
6. The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis – this is such a great book.  I’m going to completely confess that I didn’t really think I would like this, the reason, yes, *hangs head in shame*, I didn’t really feel drawn to the cover – there it is – but, I’m very pleased to say that this book was absolutely brilliant.  I loved it.
7. Flex, Flux, Fix by Ferrett Steinmetz.  An excellent series, unbelievably unique, jaw droppingly brilliant, packed with excitement and danger and this fantastic combination of fantasy and games all mashed together.  I loved this.
8. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke – what a tour de force this is, maybe not for everyone but I loved it.  The history, the fantasy and the vision.  What a phenomenal piece of work.
9. The Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence- Prince, King and Emperor of Thorns.  Undoubtedly unique.  Dark and gritty, violent and yet compelling, well written and with a sweeping vision.  I love this series – maybe not for everyone but it really blew me away.
10. This one is for you – choose your unique novel?