So the years nearly over. What’s your favourite book of 2018?
So the years nearly over. What’s your favourite book of 2018?
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So the years nearly over. What’s your favourite book of 2018?
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
@Maheswari my favorite of last year
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
Birdbox
Just watched the movie last night. I’m sure the book was better. 🙂
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. narrated by LeVar Burton and MLK Jr. himself. He diagnosed the three things ailing the USA, which continue to this day. It’s so inspiring to listen to – because his leadership is so far-sighted and moral.
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Puddin’
Roxanne Gay Hunger
Scythe
Labrynth of the spirits by Zafon?
The nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Where the Crawdads Sing
Same. Just finished it two days ago and I miss the characters!!
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Forty rule of love by Elif Shafak
People versus Alex cross.
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn and Love is Blind by William Boyd.
It certainly wasn’t written in 2018, but my favorite read of the year was “Johnny Got His Gun” by Dalton Trumbo
That’s such a powerful book. Once you’ve read it, you’ll never forget it.
Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels. Extraordinary ❤️
That I read in 2018: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. That I read and came out in 2018: Becoming
EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN, by Chris Cleave
Stuck between dread nation and children of blood and bones
Educated, T. Westover
Favorite Fiction: The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah) and Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens) – it’s a tie. I really can’t decide
Favorite Non-fiction: Educated by Tara Westhover
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Loved this book.
Educated
All of Jo Jo Moyes books (3) and “The art of racing in the Rain”. Love them.
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah!
Verity by Colleen Hoover
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland or The Optimist’s Guide to Letting Go by Amy E. Reichert.
Grace by T. Greenwood.
Map of the World and Where the Crawdads Sing both tie for first place.
I’m hoping to use my Half Priced Books gift card I got for Christmas to snag a copy of Crawdads since there are 132 people ahead of me on the library waiting list. 😐
@Samantha I broke down and bought it and then gave to Thomas and Sadie. You will love it.
Map of the World was so good.
The Nightingale
The Great Alone
The Great Alone
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Hard to narrow it down to just 1 because I read some good ones this year:
Every Note Played (Less Genova)
Heart Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
And I’ve read most of the Dexter Series this year (book 2 being my favorite)
@Patty If you enjoyed every note played, read her book inside the O’Brien’s. I thought it was even better.
@Diane Agreed.
After reading Every Note Played, I’m definitely planning on read more of her books. I’ve heard a lot of great things about Still Alice too.
A Gentlemen in Moscow
Rereading Mitford series by Jan Karon. Got 2 done in 2018 along with all my other reading. Must say those stood out. Made me feel inspired. Very simple but so am I
My Beautiful Boy. I read many (50) books this year, but this one about drug addiction was a mind opener. Very pertinent.
The House of Broken Angels. Hard to keep all the characters straight but worth the trouble.
Every Note Played
Lisa Genova’s books are fabulous.
Don Quoxite. Took me 3 months to knock it off my bucket list. Enjoyed it.
Where the Crawdads Sing and Us Against You.
I’m just starting Where the Crawdads Sing!
@Corey-Jan I am interested to hear how it is for you….
Just finished it. And I adored it. What a brilliantly crafted and beautifully written debut novel!
She Rides Shotgun.
Once Upon A River
A Gentleman in Moscow
best read? or best book published in 2018? best book read wd be We Tell Ourselves Stories In Order to Live by Joan Didion
Becoming by Michelle Obama
@Mariana yes!
Where the Crawdads Sing
@Sharon loved it
The Rent Collector
11.22.63
@Kathleen agreed.
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“the Saboteur” by Andrew Gross.
The Nightingale, hands down. I read it almost 6 months ago and still think about it.
@Sparks me too
Such a good book!
The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah.
Also, The Wave, Todd Strasser.
Fave of the year is Could Be Worse by James Stevenson. But that’s a kids book.
Yellow Packard by Ace Collins squeaks out as fave novel. I like the period episodic nature of the life of a fancy car and it’s effect on owners.
Following
Oh so many ,
The Hate U give , the immortalists , the outsider, small great things , the good girl, salt houses , little fires everywhere. Eleanor oliphant and after Anna.
So many recommendations!
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My number 1 was redeeming love by Francine rivers
@Laura…I really loved that book too!
Maybe it’s because I read it very recently, but I loved “Educated”!
@Kerrie I loved AJ. Her next novel, Young Jane Young, had equally endearing characters.
@Sharon Thanks! I will check that one out for sure!
@Kerrie I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. Ignore the reviews. It is not a Bill and Monica book!
The Accidental Time Machine
The Radium Girls
Great book!
@Marguerite I am thinking of recommending this to my bookclub.
@Marie we absolutely loved it. It’s incredible true story none of us had ever heard of. We talked about it for a good 2 hrs!! It is a tough book to get through but well worth it.
@Marguerite thank you. This helps. I am going to request that we read it.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.
@Beth loved that book also. I think a lot of people might be surprised what women did during WWII