Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Books I Was Forced to Read

Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish!  This weeks top 10 are “Top Ten Books I Was Forced to Read (either by teachers, friends, other bloggers, reviews)”

This is tough one for me because I like to read books.  So forcing me to read a book pretty much doesn’t happen. I will focus on books I had to read through school, for review, or because of constant recommendation from friends/family.  These are books I was reluctant to read and constantly put off reading, but when I finally did read them I loved them.

1.  The Dark Tower series by Stephen King: Recommended to me by mom, I put off reading this series forever.  When I finally did get around to reading it I really enjoyed it.

2.  Ovid’s Metamorphosis: I had to read this for a Greek Mythology class and ended up loving it.

3.  The Dead Zone by Stephen King:  We voted on a book to read for a special English class project, I lost and had to read this.  It ended up being an excellent book.

4.  Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon:  Another book strongly recommended to me by my mom.  I did not want to read it.  This is one absolutely stunning book, I loved it.

5.  Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galxay by Douglas Adams: I wasn’t keen on reading this one but my dad kept recommending it, I ended up loving it.

6.  Eater’s of the Dead by Michael Crichton: I had to read this to write a comparative essay between this and the epic Beowolf poem for class.  It’s another one I ended up really liking.

7.  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: I got an ARC for this to review a few months before it published…I really wasn’t sure I would like it but I absolutely loved it.

8.  Written in Red by Anne Bishop: I got this for review and was really reluctant to read it because I have disliked Bishop’s latest books.  It ended up  being a spectacular start to a great new urban fantasy series.

9.  Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey:  Another one I got for review that I was unsure about reading.  It ended up being spectacular.

10. Divergent by Veronica Roth:  When I got this for review I practically groaned in misery…not another dystopian YA book!  However it was a spectacular read!