This week, my theme for Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by the Broke and Bookish) is Favorite Books with Male Narrators. It’s just a thing with me, I’m usually not drawn to books with male narrators, but I make myself read one once in a while and I do usually end up enjoying them. I just have a difficult time relating to male narrators, but all the titles on the list below are those with male narrators who I feel are simply compelling characters. They defy my assumptions about male narrators!
The Maze Runner series by James Dashner
This story is just fabulously creepy and Thomas has so much perseverance.
The Ascendance trilogy by Jennifer A Nielsen
Sage/Jaron is sarcastic and snarky and I love him.
Matt Cruise is just the kind of boy you’d want to be friends with.
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Finnikin is stubborn beyond all measure, but he’s also brave!
Doug Swieteck is so lovable and loyal!
Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia
Ethan is a breath of fresh air in a world dominated by female narrators!
How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen
Lamar is hilarious and remind me of some of my past students!
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Jack is so funny!
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Clay is sweet and in so much pain.
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer
Vlad is the coolest teen vampire ever!
And there you have it! Each of these books come to you with the BookTasty stamp of approval so you should definitely check them out if you haven’t already!
The male characters in the Maze Runner are fantastic! I didn’t care for Thomas too much, but I did like reading from a guys narrative. I Started reading Beautiful Creatures and haven’t finished yet, but Ethan is so funny! I really enjoy his perspective. Great TTT!
I’m not drawn to male narrator books often either. But I have read a few that I really like. I love the I Hunt Killers books by Barry Lyga. Have you read them? They are totally a little creepy, but soooo freaking good. I also really like Hold Me Closer, Necromancer.
You should listen to ROTTERS. OMG!!!
Ok! Haha Maybe I’ll check it out