Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday – a weekly feature hosted by those lovely bookworms over at The Broke and the Bookish. Expect a new top ten list every week!
| Top Ten… Wishes for The Book Genie |
It’s Tuesday again and in this week’s Top Ten we’re asking The Book Genie for ten wishes… which is a lot harder than it sounds! So in no particular order, here are my (rather selfish) wishes:
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The Ability to Pause Time
An infinite amount of time to read books?! That’s exactly what I need and would still leave me a world of time to get none bookish things done. On the condition, of course, that I wouldn’t age during the paused periods… I’m pretty sure my TBR list would see me into old age.
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Perfect Retention & Recall
Ahh an eidetic memory would certainly come in handy when coming back to reviewing books. And it has wonderful applications for real life too!
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A Rabbit Hole into (and out of) Book-Land
A way into and out of the worlds of my favourite books. Better throw immunity to injury, pain and death into the bargain as well – Book-Land can be dangerous!
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Infinite Book Shelves
The ultimate space saving wish – a bookshelf which can hold an infinite number of books! No collapses! No avalanches post book retrieval! It’s the dream.
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The Perfect Dinner Party
Once a week I can host a dinner party for authors, either living or dead, where I can enjoy their sparkling wit and conversation whilst getting some answers to any burning questions. Of course I’d need a very grand library-dining room cross-over for just such an occasion but I think The Book Genie would understand the necessity in fulfilling this wish.
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I Want, I Want… I Get!
Yea, yea but this is totally book related – as soon as I think the words ‘I want this book’, it magically appears in front of me! That’ll save some time… or mostly effort. Pausing time really solves a lot.
| 7. |
My Very Own Wise Old Wizard
My very own Gandalf or Dumbledore – I promise I’ll look after him and comb his beard and I’ll even feed him! But mostly to guide me through life and stop me before I do anything stupid. Also to teach me magic. Yes… mainly that.
| 8. |
Become a Character for a Day
Ahh to be able to jump into the shoes of any character – good or evil – and experience their life for a day! I’m sure it would be highly amusing, terrifying and somewhat disturbing all at the same time.
| 9. |
The Most Beautiful Library… EVER!
I know, I already asked for infinite bookshelves but libraries are awesome. And there’s no reason it can’t contain infinite bookshelves! A win, win I’d say.
| 10. |
Instant Awesome Movies
My favourite books instantly become amazing films? Yes please!
What wishes would you ask The Book Genie to grant you? If you would like to join in with Top Ten Tuesday, head on over to The Broke and the Bookish and sign up!
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Cool list. Becoming a character for a day is a good one. For number 2 it’d be cool to have the ability to forget books too, so you can read them for the first time again.
My TTT: https://samwhitehousewriter.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-book-wishes/
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Oh definitely! Nothing like reading an amazing book for the first time 😀
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Oh, there is something wonderful about these wishes. Yes, a way to enter and leave book world!
Here’s what I wish the Book Genie would grant to me.
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Thanks! Yes I think that would be one of my top wishes 😀
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#7 had me cracking up. I think we all need to be able to pause. How are we ever supposed to read everything on our TBR? Great list!
Christina @ Books & Prejudice
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It does conjure some disturbing imagery! For every book I read I must add an extra ten to the TBR!
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Awesome list!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/top-ten-tuesday-27/
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Thanks 😀
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what a great bunch of wishes!! If you are allowed to share, could you share with me too please? 🙂 My TTT
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Well it’d be completely selfish to not share all my selfish wishes wouldn’t it! 😛 So of course! 😀
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Lol
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Great wishes!
I need the book shelf wish too! I’d love to display all my pretty books.
(my wishes – http://foxyblogs.com/ten-wishes-id-ask-the-book-genie-to-grant-me-4/)
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Me too! The floor isn’t the best form of display…
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The ability to pause time or turn back time since to be a popular one among readers, and no wonder, with all our huge TBR piles. I think I would also ask for the power of reading at superspeed 🙂
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That would be awesome too! So long as I still had the same experience reading it!
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I would love #2!
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What a great list! We shared a couple similar ideas for this one I see. Great minds and all that. 🙂 Not aging during pause moments would be a must, I think.
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Thanks 😀 A definite must!!
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Love your list. I particularly like the idea of having your favourite authors round for a dinner party – although I’m useless and can’t speak or breathe whenever I meet one of my favourites so don’t know how I’d get on really!
Lynn 😀
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I’m exactly the same! I always want to say something witty and intelligent but just end up saying hi and thrusting my books upon them! I clearly need to plan in advance 😛
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I’d love to take a character’s place in a book for a day. How epic that would be! And pausing time and a way into (and out) of book worlds would be awesome too.
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Pausing time and perfection retention would be my first wishes too! I have always wished for those abilities! Although, the motivation for those powers came to me not because of my love of reading, but because of my procrastination and last minute studying in school
Ha ha
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The ultimate procrastination powers!!!!
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This is one of those TTT lists where I read other peoples choices and think: why didn’t I think if that.
I love pretty much every single wish you made. You’re kind of brilliant at making wishes. I had #3, but didn’t think to add a life insurance policy. Very clever of you…
My TTT
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Haha, thank you! 😀 Perhaps it says more about the type of books I read – I would probably go heavily armed too!!
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I would LOVE to have my very own Gandalf or Dumbledore! Great list! 😀
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Thanks! 😀 I hear every Gandalf comes with detachable eyebrows! Beard comb sold separately.
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Number two would be so amazing! Not just for writing reviews but for remembering what happened in book 1 of a series when book 2 comes out 3 years later. I would also be VERY happy to welcome my own charming, elderly-but-very-spry, twinkly-eyed mentor into my life. I nice bunch of wishes!
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Thanks! 😀 I think there needs to be an Adopt-a-Wizard programme!
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This is a great list! Number 2 especially – I’m hopeless at remembering details & nearly always have to reread previous books before the next book in a series comes out!
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It would be so useful too! I think I would just love to have it even if it didn’t involve books!
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Ok, your list is incredible!! I just kept going “yes, yes, yes” as I read through each one! Love the dinner party with authors and the rabbit hole into the best books and great movie adaptations and you own wizard. So awesome! Thanks for stopping by my TTT earlier 🙂
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Haha thanks!! 😀 Now I just need to find myself a genie…. say, do you have a magic lamp?
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#1 is something that I’d really, really want too. Being a movie lover #10 is another wish that would be awesome if it ever actually came true. Great list! 🙂
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3 and 8 sound great!
Check out my TTT and my newest weekly post (feel free to join in the fun, if you like).
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I would really love them too! Thanks for stopping by 😀
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Oh, that are great wishes. A perfect memory would be really, really helpful – especially because I can’t always read my own handwriting 😀
A ‘pet’ Gandalf would be helpful, too. Very helpful. Where can I find one?
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It would indeed! And I hear you can get one in a win-a-wizard giveaway!
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