Tuesday 7 June 2011

Top Ten Grandest Places in Books


1. The Cemtery of forgotten Books (Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon) - A mysterious place full of books in the heart of Barcelona. That's just grand!

2. Mount Everest (Into thin Air by Jon Krakauer) - It must be sheerly breathtaking to stand on top of the highest mountain our world has to offer. Or visting a the base camp, where people meet and expose themselves ton one of the roughest, cold and windy places.

3. Lisbon (Nighttrain to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier) - I had to add it because it's going to be the destination of my travels this year.

4. Gion in Kyoto (Geisha district), Japan (Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden) - That's a historic place I would have wanted to visit, when it was still what it was. You know waht I mean, right?

5. Bookholm, Zamonia (The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers) - A magical world where reading is a remarkable adventure.

6. The Secret Garden (The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett) - Wouldn't it be nice to set out for a childish adventure in a nice hidden garden once in a while?

7. London (Imagine Londo by Anna Quindlen) - I love London. I love books about London. And I love books about books set in London. That's it.

8. Paris (The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery and Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda) - Here applies the same as above for London.

9. The Circus (Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen) - Imagine to join a circus like it was in the olden days...

10. An autistic world like the one in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Just out of curiosity.

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

8 comments:

  1. Wow, kudos on the Cemetary of Forgotten Books, I didn't even think of that! Very cool list :)

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  2. man how did I forget the secret garden?! great list!! thanks for the comment :)

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  3. Mount Everest would be the coolest place ever! It's as close to space as a person could get without leaving the planet.

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  4. I love that s many people are mentioning London! It's my favorite city in the entire world.

    Also, I am now kicking myself for forgetting the Secret Garden!! This is why reading everyone's lists is so awesome!

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  5. Yes, I've always wanted to visit the Secret Garden!

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  6. Very comprehensive list!  Bookholm???  I'm totally adding that book to my TBR pile.  Great call on Gion.

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  7. Very diverse list. Reading Into Thin Air made me never want to climb mountains. Ever. I'm sure it is exhilarating though.

    Check out my list here

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  8. Oh...I love this post! I'm always looking for books set in countries (or giving me a glimpse of culture). Thanks for sharing this list!

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