Everywhere I turn I’m seeing Gatsby – fringes on dresses, Bakelite accessories and sublime Art Deco curves in furniture design. Get a little Jazz Age into your reading list as well.
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is a topic rewind. I’m going all the way back to January 2012 when The Broke and the Bookish looked at their Top 10 Historical Fiction picks… And then I’m rewinding a little further to the glorious years between 1920 and 1940 when the order of the day was bobbed hair, cloche hats and gin cocktails. Of course we must start at the very top with Gatsby.
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Basically I’m beside myself with excitement waiting for this:
But what else is on the ‘Gatsby’ reading list?
2. The Women by T. C. Boyle
3. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
4. Z: The Story of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
5. White Mischief by James Fox
6. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
and the ones that I haven’t read (Why? Why haven’t I read these?!)
7. The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
8. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
9. The Group by Mary McCarthy
10. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
11. Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen
Fantastic list! Definitely a great way to pass the time before the movie comes out 🙂 I’ve only read The Paris Wife (loved it!) but I’m hoping to get around to Rules of Civility and The Chaperone at some point *fingers crossed*
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Soooooo many people have told me to read The Paris Wife – it’s there waiting on my Kindle!
Have you read The Other Typist yet? I’m about to start that one (too…). I’ve heard excellent things. Rules of Civility sounds great, I’m a sucker for anything with characters named Grey.
And I can’t wait for the Gatsby movie, each time I see the preview I think I can’t get more excited – then I do. The soundtrack look (sound?) fabulous.
*looks, sounds
I loved The Other Typist – http://booksaremyfavouriteandbest.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/the-other-typist-by-suzanne-rindell/ – really want you to read it so that we can discuss!
I’m probably going to have to go and see Gatsby on my own because I don’t know anyone else in Melbourne who loves it as much as I do (and will be willing to go the second it opens). Agree, the soundtrack sounds AMAZING. Can’t wait. Can’t wait. Can’t wait.
I will be going to see it by myself. I just don’t know anyone else willing to see it. I don’t know any adventurous movie goers. It’s like “Want to see G.I. Joe 2?” “No, no I don’t.”
I know people that want to see it but not with as much excitement as me – thankfully I have a few great movie-going friends. That said, I don’t get to the movies as often as I would like.
Also, it’s being heavily promoted in Aus, probably because much of it was filmed here and because Baz Luhrmann is Australian.
I didn’t know it was filmed there! It’s probably being heavily promoted here, but I don’t have TV, so I miss a lot of previews. I feel like I’ve been looking forward to it forever because it’s been pushed back so much…
The Chaperone, The Paris Wife and Rules of Civility have been on my TBR list for the longest time. I read Bright Young Things but wasn’t super impressed with it. That trailer looks fantastic, can’t wait!
Was there a movie of Bright Young Things or I am making that up?…
That’s a really great list! Couple on there that I loved and few I have never heard of. Look forward to trying them
I just saw the trailer last night and it looks great! I also want to read Bright Young Things! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by my TTT list!
Alice @ Alice in Readerland
Pretty much this entire list is going on my TBR. Thanks!
Excellent! Hope you enjoy them.
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