Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by lovely folks over at The Broke And The Bookish.  Every week, people from all over post their own list based on the topic of the week.  You can find past Top 10 Tuesday topics here.

Top 10 Tuesday Freebie

Today is a freebie, which means we get to pick a topic of our own choosing.  I scanned through the list of previous topics for ideas, and found a few topics that sounded cool, so I decided to go with that.  Today’s list is a grab bag of topics.

Books I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read:

• The Diary Of Anne Frank: It feels like everyone has read this but me.  I think I’ll be reading this sometime this summer, because I’d like to say that I’ve read it.
• 1984: Considering the fact that I really like dystopic novels, it’s amazing I haven’t read this one yet.  I’m not sure when I’ll get around to it, but I’d like to read eventually.

Books That Made Me Cry:

• Hate List by Jennifer Brown: I talk about this book a lot, but it’s the first-non-Harry Potter book that made me cry…that I can remember.  It’s very emotional and intense, but it was worth it when I was sitting on the couch, crying for 5 minutes after I finished it.
• The Fault In Our Stars by John Green: I talk about John Green a lot too, but Augustus dying?  Made me sob both times I’ve read this book.

Favorite Places To Read:

• A Coffeshop.  Any one will do, but my favorite is The Living Room.  Coffee, breakfast, and random conversations make reading there fun.
• Bed.  I read in bed a lot, because there is nothing cooler than reading in my pajamas.

Favorite Books I Read In 2011:

• The Hunger Games: Easily my favorite series of 2011.  Also my all-around favorite.  Need I say more?
• The Iron Fey: I almost went with The Night Circus, but changed my mind at the last minute.  I LOVE the Iron Fey series as a whole, but The Iron Fey was great.  I love the idea of Iron fairies, and how there’s a certain segment of the fairie population that have evolved to the point that technology doesn’t make them sick.

Why I Love Book Blogging:

• The community: Even though I’ve been posting books reviews for over a year, I’ve only started reading book blogs over the last 7 or so months.  And even then, I’ve only started commenting more over the last 2 or 3 months.  I love that people seem to be so supportive of each other, and I love seeing what’s going on!
• The books: Not only do I get share what I’m reading, but I also get to see what other people are reading.  Some books have moved way up my to-read list because of reviews, while others have moved down.  Either way, it’s cool to see what other people think.

That’s my list!  What are some of your favorite books from 2011?  Or the books you can’t believe you haven’t read yet?