Happy November! I can’t believe it’s already November. When the fuck did that happen??
Anyway, here’s the first edition of Top 5 Wednesday for November! I’m not really into the topics this month, so I’m only doing this one and the last one, but I think those ones super interesting so I’m excited for them!
Find more about T5W here! This week is genre benders, or books you have a hard time putting in one genre.
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
This book is kind of magical realism but not really? Kind of paranormal but not really? Kind of historical fiction but not really old enough? Idk you can read my review tagged above to see my thoughts.
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
This is one is very similar to A Tale for the Time Being except it would be old enough the be classified as historical fiction. But there’s some elements of magical realism, and some people call it a Snow White re-telling. I have a review coming next week for it so look for that for my thoughts!
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
I have a hard time classifying this one because it’s a little too intense for YA but the writing is a little too simple for adult lit. And it’s not really a YA romance, but it’s also not really a contemporary. Let me know what you classify it as!
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I’ve always considered the Hunger Games as dystopian-ish? It’s not fantasy, it’s based on our world, but it’s also not totally believable?
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Again, kind of paranormal but not really. Kind of a mystery/thriller but not really. Let me know what you think it should be classified as!
Thanks for reading! Let me know what books you consider genre benders!
xx
Ally Writes Things 
I agree that The Hunger Games fits as a dystopian novel. It was probably the first dystopian YA I’d read, or at least the first one to do it well. Hmm. I’m sure I should have plenty to add to this list, but I can’t come up with any now. I’ll have to think about it more.
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I think it was the first YA dystopian I read too. I feel like it was really the one that made the genre more popular
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I agree. And it was also the one that all the others have tried — and mostly failed — to live up to.
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Interesting choices. I love Wallflower, but couldn’t stand A Tale for the Time Being. Nice job–very interesting list.
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Thank you! I felt so mixed about A Tale for the Time Being, because thee were some things I loved and others that were the worst
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My feelings, exactly, on Tale for Time Being. Some was just…..ughghghghghgh
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That’s true about Wallflower and The Lovely Bones! I don’t really know what I’d call them either. I guess Wallflower didn’t really seem like YA in a way, but I can’t really remember anyway because I read it so long ago. It was also interesting that The Lovely Bones has paranormal aspects to it, I’d call a thriller still though. Great choices 🙂
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Thank you! The Lovely Bones definitely has some thriller aspects too
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Hi Ally, what great choices! Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi sounds super intriguing! You have some really diverse tastes that I love…
Here’s my post if you’re interested in my choices ❤ http://wp.me/p3LRfZ-6ho
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Thanks Dani! It was super interesting and I definitely recommend it!
I’ll take a look at your choices 🙂 thanks for reading! ❤
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That’s good to hear! I’ll look out for your review 😉
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It’s coming next week!
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haha I feel the same way about it being November 😉 You’re right about Perks- it’s a hard one to classify- I generally go Modern Classic, don’t know if that’s right though 😉 Definitely agree on the Lovely Bones!
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I just don’t know where this year went!
Ooooh Modern Classic makes total sense for Perks! I would definitely classify it as that too haha
Thanks for reading!
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I know right!! hehehe great! I wasn’t sure that’s what it was! You’re welcome!
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I just finished A Tale for the Time Being! I loved all the things that made it a little oddball of a story.
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I really enjoyed a lot of it! There were some parts that were hard to get through, but I enjoyed it overall! I look forward to seeing your thoughts!
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I laughed so hard at the “A Tale for the Time Being” commentary XD and Perks is so… yes… that XD I will be checking those reviews! I am interested in the Time Being one :3
Thank you for keeping up and sharing!
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Thank you for reading! 🙂
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