I’m glad
that we can pick any past topic we want for this week’s top ten Tuesday (it’s
Top Ten Tuesday Rewind, woohoo!). This time I’d pick a topic I haven’t write,
since I hadn’t joined this meme at that time, it’s about books I had strong
emotions about. Here’s the top ten emotional classics book I’ve ever read (in
random order):
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Until now, To
Kill A Mockingbird is still my favorite book of all time. I have read it twice,
and twice it stirred my emotion.
Quo Vadis? by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The part
which left a great effect to me is the scene of Paul asking Jesus when he
(Paul) run away from Christians’ slaughter by Nero: “Quo vadis, domine?”, and Jesus answered: “Because now you leave my people, I would go to Rome, to be crucified
for the second time” (or something like that, as I read the translation
copy).
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
I’m touched
by how Anne always kept her hopes in life, even though life had not been friendly
to her.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
It’s the
only Dickens’ book that shed my tears (until now, because I haven’t read all of
his books). It’s the true love showed by Sydney Carton that caused it…
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre
Dumas
I know, Monte
Cristo does not suppose to be an emotional novel, however I found my self quite
engaged by the last chapter, especially when Dantes met Mercédès for the last
time.
L’Assommoir by Emile Zola
Reading Zola
means you must be prepared, for Zola is a true naturalist. He writes the worst
of life, and it’s often striking and even shocking. L’Assommoir did shocked me
with the dying scene.
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
This perhaps
is the most touching children book I’ve ever read.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher
Stowe
The
melodramatic ending of Uncle Tom has successfully shed my tears..
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
I think its epistolary
style gives a more emotional touch to Celie’s fight as a woman and an African-American.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel
Marcia Marquez
When it said
emotions, it doesn’t have to be something touching, right? Anger or disgust is
emotion too. And I put this book in the bottom of the list because I HATE the
male protagonist: Florentino Ariza!
What about
you? What books do you think have the strong emotion? You can share your top
ten Tuesday here.
I just got To Kill a Mockingbird from my library (yes, I still haven't read it!) I haven't picked it up yet, because I don't know if I'll like it. The fact that you've read it twice has convinced me to read it immediately though, so thanks :)
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You're gonna like it, I guarantee!! :)
DeleteOh, The Color Purple. I think it was the first book that made me fall in love with literature, and my copy has been re-read so many times that it's falling apart!
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you re-read it so many times, The Color Purple is a unique book, unforgettable one..
DeleteI love the Diary of Anne Frank. It was the one book that I actually enjoyed reading in school.
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Anne's personal character is very strong and she had a wide view, especially for a girl in her age. There are a lot of things we (even as an adult) can learn from her.
DeleteI had strong reactions to Mockingbird & Anne Frank also. They are written in a way that it's nearly impossible NOT to feel strongly about them, both for the content and for the rare gems the books are.
ReplyDeleteGood thought! That's what make Mockingbird one of the best books of all time. At least I put it in the top list of my best readings.
DeleteIntriguing list! I had an intense emotional reaction reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: at one point I had to stop reading to dry my eyes, because I couldn't see the page anymore! I was so immersed in the novel, I felt like I was feeling what the characters were feeling.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any Anne Bronte, but from your emotional experience with it, I might add The Tenant into my list...
DeleteWhat an interesting list - I'd definitely agree with you on Anne Frank. I found it an almost physically painful read, especially as I knew how it would end.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought it will be completely painful read, but I'm glad that Anne is a positive-minded girl who can see hopes during her hard time. We can also learn something from the book, besides holocaust story.
DeleteI'm a crier too! I also cried at Charlotte's Web & A Tale of Two Cities. I can't wait to see if these other titles elcit strong emoion. :)
ReplyDeleteYou should try Quo Vadis, you will cry too! :)
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