Greetings you guys! Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday. As always, TTT is hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s prompt is Books with Animals in the title or Books with Animals on the covers.
Those of you who know our blog, will know that we’ve done over and over again. Of course I always try to fit TTT to fit me and therefore animals in titles or animals on the covers, have been covered excessively. So for today, I will once again take the prompt and tweak it slightly.
Let’s talk about books with animals in the title, but it has nothing to do with said animal.
“I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s
why.”They are an unlikely pair: George is “small and quick and dark of face”; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a “family,” clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California’s dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. But George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own.
While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in Steinbeck’s work of the late 1930s, he narrowed his focus when composing ‘Of Mice and Men’ (1937), creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and a shared dream that makes an individual’s existence meaningful.
A unique perspective on life’s hardships, this story has achieved the status of timeless classic due to its remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films.
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.
Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior – to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos.
old with deadpan humour and bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut’s cult tale of global destruction preys on our deepest fears of witnessing Armageddon and, worse still, surviving it …
Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding ‘fathers’ of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he’s the inventor of ‘ice-nine’, a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker’s three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean, to madness. Felix Hoenikker’s Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to humankind brings about the end, that for all of us, is nigh…
Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy – the swaggering, fun-loving trickster with a devilish grin who resolves to oppose her rules on behalf of his fellow inmates. His struggle is seen through the eyes of Chief Bromden, a seemingly mute half-Indian patient who understands McMurphy’s heroic attempt to do battle with the powers that keep them imprisoned. Ken Kesey’s extraordinary first novel is an exuberant, ribald and devastatingly honest portrayal of the boundaries between sanity and madness.
Bryony Ashley knows that Ashley Court, the grand estate, is both hell and paradise — once elegant and beautiful, yet shrouded in shadow. After the tragic death of her father, Bryony returns from abroad to find that his estate is to become the responsibility of her cousin Emory. Her family’s estate with its load of debt is no longer her worry. Still, her father’s final, dire warning about a terrible family curse haunts her days and her dreams. And there is something odd about her father’s sudden death…
Bryony has inherited the Ashley ‘Sight’ and so has one of the Ashleys. Since childhood the two have communicated through thought patterns, though Bryony has no idea of his identity. Devastated, she believes, that the mysterious stranger is her destiny… the lover-to-be who waits for her now at Ashley Court. Now she is determined to find him. But passion is not all that will greet Bryony upon her return — for the crumbling walls of the old mansion guard dark secrets, tragic memories… and inescapable peril.
The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larsson’s internationally best-selling trilogy.
Lisbeth Salander – the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels – lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge – against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.
Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.
She is the girl with the dragon tattoo—a genius hacker and uncompromising misfit. He is a crusading journalist whose championing of the truth often brings him to the brink of prosecution.
Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker—a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it . . .
The duo who captivated millions of readers in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest join forces again in this adrenaline-charged, uniquely of-the-moment thriller.
Private investigator Cormoran Strike returns in a new mystery from Robert Galbraith, author of the #1 international bestseller The Cuckoo’s Calling.
When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband has gone off by himself for a few days—as he has done before—and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home.
But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine’s disappearance than his wife realizes. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were to be published, it would ruin lives—meaning that there are a lot of people who might want him silenced.
When Quine is found brutally murdered under bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any Strike has encountered before…
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone. . . .
A convict with a thirst for revenge
A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager
A runaway with a privileged past
A spy known as the Wraith
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums
A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes
Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first.
JOHN GREEN, the acclaimed author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, returns with a story of shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant novel of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship.
Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis.
Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
Which books did we miss?
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Oh I love your twist on this!
I love your take on this topic! And definitely an interesting array of books.
I love your graphics and your spin on the topic!
This is a fantastic list. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/books-with-animals/
Thanks Stefani!
Oh, I love your twist on today’s topic! This is wonderful! Thanks for stopping by my TTT earlier. 🙂
Hi Nicole!
Thanks! AND thanks for returning the favor!
From your list, I’ve read To Kill a Mockingbird and Silkworm. One I’ve read multiple times, and the other haunted me for weeks after reading it. Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/going-to-the-dogs-again-10-more-books-with-dogs/
Hi Pam!
I like the Robert Galbrath books, but I’m behind with the last two! Will try to get to them soon.
You are so clever! I love what you did with the topic. And you used great books to show it.
Thank you Deanna!
I love having fun with TTT! Just wish I have a bit more time for it at the moment.
I love your twist on the theme! Some of these are titles I’m just so used to hearing that I didn’t even realize that they have nothing to do with the actual content of the book!
Hi Fran!
I’ve read them all and it just popped in my mind that these books actually have nothing to do with the animal in the title…
Glad you enjoyed the post!
What a great list! I love how you put a subtle twist on the prompt that’s so perfect for your blog and theme! I never realized how many books have animals in the titles but don’t exactly talk about the animals in the actual book.
Thanks Lea!
I always enjo”Elza” just have free roaming!
I love your tweak on this week’s prompt, it made me giggle. I have only been blogging for about 2 years, so most of these topics are new to me 🙂 Have a great week!
Oh I love your twist to the topic, and the graphics are such a nice touch too 🙂
Such a clever twist on the prompt! I had Crooked Kingdom on my list this week as a cover featuring an animal, so we’re both sharing the crow love 🙂 I’m loving your new TTT banner as well, very cool!
Aah thanks Jo!
I love playing around with graphics, just wish I had a bit more time to do so!
Touch Not the Cat is such a fun title.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
It’s a classic, but a really great book as well!
Oh nice twist. So Silander doesn’t actually kick a hornet’s nest? I mean, no literally lol.
Have a super Tuesday!! Hope the brats (er, animals) are behaving. That means you Stinky!!!
Hi Greg!
Oh but she could! I think she could kick just about anyone and anything’s ass!
As you know me, I love to spin TTT!
The brats are all fine. The two little ones are as naughty as hell. But we do enjoy them!
What a great twist on the prompt! I remember loving Millennium trilogy when those books first released. My sister got me The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest for my birthday that year. What an exciting series that was.
Hi Tanya!
I remember reading the first three books (before Stieg Larson died) all in around 10 days! I hardly slept. They were soooo good. I did read a few of the later ones (David Lagercrantz) and they were quite good as well!
Thanks for the visit!
Brilliant tweak of the prompt this week, Mareli! Animals offer such wonderful metaphors…what author can resist?
Hi Debbie!
I just love to twist TTT! Thankfully I did my whole post yesterday as today was a bit of crazy day!
I love animals in books, on books or in whatever way!
Ooh, I like your twist. Clever.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-titles-with-aquatic-animals-in-them/
Thanks Lydia!
A burst of inspiration I guess!