Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Top Ten Books I have Lied About


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish.  Each week, we get a theme to list our top tens. 

This week's Top Ten is: Top Ten Books I have Lied About

Well, I simply move on to another book, if I am unable to read a book. Never thought of lying about that. It's a pity that I couldn't even lie about Ulysses by James Joyce, which I couldn't go beyond 4 pages. Or Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. Saying that I read them can do wonders for my prestige but do I need that?

That's about it!
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17 comments:

  1. LisaMay 24, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    I'm not really into lying about books either. Most of the time I'm not afraid to admit liking/disliking/not reading a book.

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  2. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    I'm the same. In my post you can see that I don't really lie about books, sometimes it's just not worth mentioning that I didn't read or like them though.

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  3. StephenMay 24, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    James Joyce is one of those authors I keep meaning to read...

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  4. Lauren BMay 24, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    I also don't see the need to lie about reading a book. If I do lie about a book its to spare someone's feelings.

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  5. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    Yeah, I don't know if I go to though those...
    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Nat @ Reading Romances
    Small Blogs, Big Giveaways

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  6. JennMay 25, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Has anyone ever gotten through Ulysses?

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  7. LoniMay 25, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    I own a copy of Ulysses, but I haven't read it. I don't lie about book either.

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  8. kayerjMay 25, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    sadly . . . I plowed through Mrs. Dalloway. I don't find any reason to lie about books either.

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  9. DJLMay 25, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    Way to keep it honest. :) I don't really fib anymore nowadays because like you if I'm not enjoying a book, I just stop reading it. And if it's a "prestigious book" why lie about it? It's nice just to be honest about what you've read/not read/liked/disliked. Happy reading!

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  10. Pam (@iwriteinbooks)May 25, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    Hmmm, yeah, I don't think I've ever lied about a book but I know I've been probably too honest about books. Woops!

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  11. ChristinaMay 25, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    Yeah, I had to think SO hard to come up with my list of only six. It's good to be honest. :)

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  12. LBCMay 25, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Ulysses is on my list. I really liked Mrs. Dalloway when I finally made it through.

    Come check out The Scarlet Letter's Top Ten Tuesday

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  13. Jenni ElyseMay 25, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    I wish I could move onto another book, but I'm so OCD. I've only not finished two books before and that was for content reasons. I need to be more like you! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.

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  14. WillaMay 25, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Great post - and also a really great blog you have :-) I am a new follower and will def stop by often!

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  15. Sugar and SnarkMay 25, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Thanks for popping by my list :)

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  16. VeensMay 25, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Hi Gautami :)
    Neither do I lie about books I have not read :)

    I hope all is well with you :)

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  17. AnonymousMay 30, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    I don't really understand why people lie about reading books.

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