Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Literary/Bookish Candles I’d Make
I used to love scented candles and aromatherapy, but since having cats and learning that some aromatherapy oils can be dangerous to them, I haven’t had any in the home for a while now. So I’m going with Books Beginning with E. These are all books I haven’t read but want to. Some hopefully sooner rather than later.
Top Ten Books Beginning with E
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman – I actually got a couple of chapters in a few years ago but for some reason never finished it. I hear so much praise about it that I feel like I should try again though.
- Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green – This one intrigues me specifically because of Nicky @ The Bibliophibian who has featured and talked about this book a lot! If you search for the book on their blog, you’ll find quite a few entries with very interesting writeups.
- Emma by Jane Austen – I’ve only read two books by Austen but I keep meaning to read more. There are other Austen books I’m more interested in reading first, but this one starts with E.
- Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn – I love the idea of this book but haven’t read it yet. It seems like a quick and easy read so I don’t know why I haven’t gotten to it. Maybe I’ve been taking it a little bit for granted.
- The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty – I had no intention of ever reading this book initially, but a couple of my bookclub friends were discussing it so animatedly that it’s gotten me really curious. I still can’t say for sure that I will read it, but I am curious!
- Educated by Tara Westover – This has been on my TBR forever and it has gotten so much praise that I know I have to read it.
- The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee – I’m a cancer survivor, but to be honest, I still don’t know very much about cancer at all. This sounds very interesting to me and I guess it’s never too late to educate myself.
- Everything’s Eventual by Stephen King – I mean, if a Stephen King book fits in a TTT, you know I’m gonna add it there. I haven’t read so many of his books yet, but I’m looking forward to them all!
- Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton – I’m doing the Classics Club challenge, and the one thing I love about this book is that it’s only 99 pages!
- Eve by Cat Bohannon – A nonfiction book about the female body and its evolution? Sign me up! It’s seriously ridiculous how little we know about the female body. It’s seriously ridiculous how little I, as a woman, know about my own body! I don’t know if this book will answer all the questions, but I’m pretty sure I will learn some new things!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
I need to give more of Austen’s books a chance! I read Sense and Sensibility a while back but haven’t tried another of hers. 🙂
Ethan Frome is a good one … and it’s so cold too! lol. I didn’t realize you are a cancer survivor … you are a strong lady. Eleanor Oliphant is a bit darker than I expected. And I read one of Blatty’s novel … I think it was Legion …. scary stuff!
Ella Minnow Pea is so creative. I don’t often see it on lists. Glad to see it here.
My weekly TTT post: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/ttt-matching-yankee-candle-scents-to.html
A great list. I still need to read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. I started it then left it. I read Emma a couple of years ago and enjoyed it. The most recent film adaptation of Emma is closer to the book.
Congratulations on being a cancer survivor. That must have been such a tough time ❤️
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/top-ten-tuesday-literary-bookish-candles-id-make/
I read Ethan Frome a million years ago, so I can’t remember much about it. Although I do remember being confused, I was in grade 8 or 9 at the time.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/bookish-candles-i-want-based-on-recent-reads/
Now the only one I have read is Eleanor Oliphant and it is a good book, so I hope you do return to it.
Here’s a link to my post
https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/%f0%9f%93%9a-toptentuesday-10-books-matched-with-candle-scents-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-booktwt-bookx/
I’ve read so many of these—I especially recommend Eleanor Oliphant and Emperor of All Maladies.
I really enjoyed reading this list! I’ve read *Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine* and loved it, so I hope you get a chance to finish it soon. I also really appreciate your recommendation for *The Emperor of All Maladies*—it sounds like a fascinating and important read.”
Everything is Tuberculosis was such an interesting read. Hope you like it.
I loved Ella Minnow Pea and I had totally forgotten about it. And I really need to read Educated as well!
I’ve read three of these: EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS, EMMA, and EDUCATED. I enjoyed the first two and thought the third was just okay. ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE is one I’ve been meaning to read. Great list!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I love Emma! It’s one of my favorite Austen novels (along with Northanger Abbey). I hope you like it whenever you have a chance to read it 🙂
Nice picks!
I remember finding The Emperor of All Maladies really, really fascinating! A bit scary too, but… it’s always less scary to get curious and understand a thing better, for me at least.
Emma got on my nerves, LOL! I have thought about reading Educated as well, but haven’t. I hope you enjoy these when you get to them. Have a great week!
Fun list! I haven’t read these either, but I love the fun title of Ella Minnow Pea.
Just the other day I was thinking about re-reading Eleanor Oliphant! I gave it a high rating but I remember nothing of it now 🫣 Educated and Everything is TB are on my TBR and I’ve heard a lot of great things about both.