Dinara Tengri

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, an original feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish . This week's topic is ten best books we have read in 2017.  But first, I have something to ask you. A few months ago, I started a new series, called Before They Were Blockbusters , where I review books that became the basis for popular movies. The first book in this series was The Prestige , by Christopher Priest. For my next episode, I've narrowed down the list to two books:  Who Goes There?  by John W. Campbell which was the basis for John Carpenter's The Thing , and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick which was the basis for the movie Blade Runner.   So, go to my Facebook page by clicking on  this link  and vote for the book you want me to review next. The poll will open for six more days.  Now that we have that out of the way, here are the ten best books I have read in 2017 (with links to reviews). 1. Hyperion  ...

Edit: This review has been updated on August 8, 2017. Welcome to the first episode of Before They Were Blockbusters , a whole new series where I review books that became the basis for popular movies and movie franchises. My goal with this series is not to compare the books with their big screen adaptations , but to discover the books behind some of my favourite movies. First book in this series is The Prestige by Christopher Priest. The book was adapted to the big screen in 2005 by Christopher Nolan. I liked the movie quite a bit, even though I found it a little melodramatic. When I found out that the movie was based on a book, I immediately wanted to read that book.  So, without further any ado, here's The Prestige .  Note, that is a spoiler free review ,   so if you haven't read the book (nor seen the movie) you have nothing to worry about.  Title: The Prestige  Author: Christopher Priest First published in 1995 I read the 2011 edition by Gol...