Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Top Ten Tuesday was originally created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Below is a list of books I've read, which deal with travel in some form or another. If I reviewed the book here on my blog, you'll see a link, which will take you to my review.
1. Eat Love Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert
1. Eat Love Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert
I actually loved the movie version better than the book! But Elizabeth Gilbert traveled to Italy, India, and Indonesia, so it's fun to read about her experiences there.
2. Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas
2. Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas
I read this book back in 2012 for a book club meet-up. It's nonfiction... A memoir, to be exact. If you're a foodie and you like all things sweets related, then you'll love reading this memoir. Also, if you like both New York City & Paris, you'll enjoy reading this book too. Plus, the author, Amy Thomas, kinda reminds me of Carrie Bradshaw from the hit television series Sex in the City.
3. Kindred by Octavia Butler
4. The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
5. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
6. The Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
7. Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar
8. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
9. Mayflower Lives by Martyn Whittock
10. When Germs Travel by Howard Markel
If time travel, science fiction and historical fiction is your thing, then this is your read!! I really enjoyed Kindred.
4. The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
I actually enjoyed this holiday themed novel and the story takes place on a cross country train trip from Washington, D. C. to Los Angeles.
5. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
I love this classic novel and have read it 2-3 times. Under water sea travel via submarine that reads like a scientific journal/travelogue, makes this novel a fun read.
6. The Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Again, if you love time travel + historical fiction, then the 'Outlander' series is your go to series!
7. Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar
This novel combines space travel and absurdist fiction for a unique read.
8. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
This novel has a main character travel from Sweden to Iowa to live life in a small town.
9. Mayflower Lives by Martyn Whittock
This nonfiction book about the lives of the pilgrims and their journey to America.
10. When Germs Travel by Howard Markel
This nonfiction food covers six different epidemics and how they travel/spread.
Nice picks! These are all totally new to me ones! Like that they all have different takes on "travel" too!
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DeleteGood mix of different kind of books. Kindred is on my wishlist. I have read Outlander and Readers of Broken Wheels. None of them really to my liking. But I can see the attraction for many readers.
ReplyDeleteHere is my list:
https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/top-ten-tuesday-books-that-feature.html
Kindred is excellent!! I wasn't a huge fan of Readers of Broken Wheel either. I loved reading Outlander and a few of the other novels in the series.
DeleteI'm not a big fan of fantasy or sci-fi, and Outlander was more or less that genre. But I know many who absolutely loved it, so I'm not suprised. I will have to get Kindred soon. Thanks. And thanks for visiting my post.
DeleteKindred is considered science fiction... So, I wonder if you'll like it!?
DeleteSome books get into science fiction but are still logical. I don't know whether I explain it correctly. If they are dystopian, I quite like them. If I stumble upon the book, I'll have a look. Otherwise, it might be a while. I have hundreds of books on my TBR pile.
DeleteYou may enjoy Kindred as much as I did then.
DeleteThat's what I thought when I read about it first.
DeleteI've never read 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, probably because the movie version TERRIFIED me as a child! I don't think I could read it even now as an adult. Ha ha.
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Happy TTT to you as well!! Sorry to hear that the movie version of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA terrified you as a child!! The novel reads more like a scientific journal/travelogue/diary and isn't so scary. It was pretty fascinating to me as a read.
DeleteI've read four from your list and, of those four, my favorite would definitely be "Kindred."
ReplyDeleteKindred is a good read for sure!
DeleteLove the variety of books! What a great list. :D
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lark! I was trying to come up with different forms of travel (time travel, space travel, train travel, etc.) for my post and succeeded.
DeleteKindred was excellent!
ReplyDeleteKindred seems to be well loved by most people. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment.
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