BBAW: The Eclectic Five

Last year was my first go-round with BBAW, and I quickly fell in love.  As a new book blogger at the time, it was a wonderful way to get more involved in the community, to meet people and to really get a feel for what it was all about. And the fun, the amazing quantity of geekish fun!!! Take the week off from work, give the kids to the grandparents, and tell the spouses they need to feed/entertain/clean up after themselves. Now that I've peaked your interest, head over to the BBAW site and sign up immediately.

This year you have to nominate yourself for an award in a niche category if you want your blog considered (last year others nominated you).  While many people have to consider and ponder which category their blog best fits, mine was easy. Best Eclectic Book Blog. One word from the title of my blog is in the category name.  No brainer.  My problem came when I had to choose just five posts.

Choosing five posts to highlight the eclectic nature of my reading is difficult as many more than five categories would be needed to classify my books. But rules are rules so I'll refrain from putting up a list of like 100 posts... In this selection we have a classic, non-fiction and fiction, GLBT, a graphic novel, the real and the supernatural, YAL, a historical and a contemporary setting (and a mixture of the two), gravitas, the ridiculous, the heartrending and the gut-busting. 

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 

Badass by Ben Thompson

Paper Towns by John Green

On a side note, these are all excellent reads, so those of you who don't care about BBAW Awards can check out the reviews and then go buy the books.  Happy Reading!

*On a side, side note: Sorry for the double post today.*