TOP TEN TUESDAY: AUTHORS I WANT TO MEET

Today I decided to participate in another Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week the topic is top ten authors you would want to meet. I'm counting deceased authors because I don't think I can think of 10 living ones!

1. J.K. Rowling - My childhood, my queen. Need I say more?
2. Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice was the first classic I ever read and it opened up this whole new world of reading. I also need her to find me a Darcy!
3. William Shakespeare - I'm a complete Shakespeare nerd so I would love to meet the man himself and put those pesky rumours to rest that he's not real.
4. Roald Dahl - Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were among my favourite books as a child and even the movies were such big parts of my life.
5. J.R.R. Tolkien - The man who made Middle Earth. I just want to meet the guy who can make such complex worlds and characters and such a beautiful story.
6. George Orwell - 1984 was my favourite book we were required to read in high school. It had such an impact on the way I look at things. I think he would be such an interesting guy to talk to and I would love his opinions on the current state of our world.
7. Oscar Wilde - My love for Wilde has only blossomed this year when I read The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. Both such excellent works. He also has a really interesting/tragic life that I would love to hear more about.
8. Lewis Carroll - Or Charles Dodgson. Alice in Wonderland has been a favourite of mine for so long and I want to meet the mind that came up with such an eccentric story. The guy was also a genius and a recluse so he'd be quite an interesting character to converse with.
9. Christopher Marlowe - Because damn, Doctor Faustus was so dark and so good.
10. Samuel Beckett - So I can ask him what the hell he was thinking when he wrote Waiting for Godot.

This was surprisingly difficult for me but I came up with ten! Who's on your list?

TOP TEN BOOKS I'LL PROBABLY NEVER READ

This week I decided to participate in the Top Ten Tuesday meme that was created by The Broke and the Bookish. These books are just the ones that I don't think I will ever get to, but that doesn't mean they're bad books. You might even love them and be able to convince me to read them!

1. Allegiant by Veronica Roth: I know, I know. I read the first two books and I absolutely loved them!  However, I got spoiled for the third book (the big spoiler, you know the one I'm talking about) so I have no inclination to read it anymore. I also heard from some people that the conclusion just wasn't very satisfying.

2. The Maze Runner by James Dashner: I started this book and I absolutely hated it. It bored me to tears and I've heard other people say the same thing about it so I'm not likely to pick it up ever again.

3. Looking for Alaska by John Green: Same thing happened as The Maze Runner. I just have a very hard time getting into this book and after hearing quite a few negative things about John Green's books I don't think I would be able to properly enjoy this book.

4. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: I know, quite shocking since I'm an English major. I have had this book on three different course syllabi in my two years at university. Not one of those times have I been able to finish it. I just can't seem to get sucked into the story for some reason and at this point, I just don't want to read it. However, I'm probably going to have to read it for my class on English Romantics next year so I will try, yet again, to get through this.

5. Reached by Allie Condie: As I was reading the second book, Crossed, I realized I just didn't care about what happened to the characters. I was getting so annoyed that I was waiting for the book to end. I decided not to read the last book in the trilogy just because I can't bring myself to care about it when I have so many other books I want to read. 

6. Life of Pi by Yann Martel: I know a lot of people love this book. I also know a lot of people who hate this book. I just feel like I would fall into the latter category. The summary doesn't interest me at all and not even the movie seems to interest me.

7. A Walk to Remember (and all his other books) by Nicholas Sparks: While I will watch the movies when I need a good cry, these types of books just aren't for me. I never read any of them even when I was younger and I just don't think I can handle these kinds of tragic love stories anymore. 

8. Rebels: City of Indra by Kendall and Kylie Jenner: Why, why, why did they "write" a book? I just don't understand. 

9. Any of the Youtube Books: Same thing as Kendall and Kylie. While I do watch a lot of Youtubers, I can't imagine me purchasing and reading their books. Why do they feel the need to write a book? There are so many other books worth publishing that will probably get pushed aside to make room for these books and I just don't understand it.

10. Where She Went by Gayle Foreman: I just didn't really care for the first book very much. While I felt bad for the main character, I didn't particularly like her so I don't feel the need to continue on and find out what happens to her.

This was surprisingly difficult to compile but I managed to find 10! Do you agree/disagree with any of these? What books will you never read?