@BJ oh, I also read “And The Shofar Blew”. Looooved it. Yes, I love every single one of her books. I’ve made a collection over the years. I still don’t have all her books. I’m not sure which ones I don’t have.
@Jay read it earlier in year. A real page turner. It’s well written and it gave me names of interesting princesses, etc. to explore in additional books. Highly recommend. Happy reading! 🙂
@Margaret true, it was a long wait after To kill a mockingbird and ironically had a totally diverse perspective, a complete anticlimax of its very premise.
For all of you who liked where the crawdads sing, and since so many of us do, I highly recommend The series by Melinda Clayton, the first one is Appalachian justice, do try it out
• Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh • Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi • The Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab • The first three books of the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire • Sadie by Courtney Summers • Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson • Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Wounded Tiger – by T. Martin Bennett, such a powerful true story of the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and how he became a Christian. Author is working on getting this into a film project. The book details story of a prisoner of war and a missionary family as well as the pilot’s. Lots of stars on Amazon and many quotes on how some could not put down the book, it certainly kept me engrossed.
The Twisted Root by Anne Perry, a WIlliam Monk mystery. Had a totally jaw dropping revelation about a main character about 3/4 into the book. Brought everything into focus. Great read.
@Tshepy OMG! It’s such beautiful book. It’s my life’s dream to visit Kenya, to walk the Ngong Hills and visit the museum and home of Karen Blixen. She was the most awe-inspiring woman, and I have such respect and admiration for her. She led an incredibly hard life as a woman in Kenya, but she relished it so. So sorry, I could go on and on! I wish more people would read her beautiful book instead of relying on the movie version as the truth. It isn’t. No one can tell the story but her. Let me know if you enjoyed it! And be sure to read it along with ‘Shadows in the Grass.’ P.S.- She wrote it under her pen name, Isak Dinesen. ENJOY! ❤️
Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Reading Lolita In Tehran are two of my favourites this year – hard to pick just one.
@Patricia Eleanor Oliphant is my favorite also!
Loved Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine!!
MINDSET by Carol Dweck.? Ive known myself better because of this book
Where the Crawdads Sing
Reading that now, and loving it!
The Italian Teacher by @Tom. Absolutely loved it!
The Alchemist.
Circe by Madeline Miller
On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves.
The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers
@Tshepy Anything by Francine Rivers!!!!!
@BJ exactly!!!
@BJ oh, I also read “And The Shofar Blew”. Looooved it. Yes, I love every single one of her books. I’ve made a collection over the years. I still don’t have all her books. I’m not sure which ones I don’t have.
A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton
{ Ascension-or-Destruction } by Michael Burke & Alexander Zielinski
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill.
@Brad I just finished that yesterday. I really liked that book.
@Brad next year they are making it a 10 part miniseries
@Keith I can’t wait! I wonder who will be cast as Charlie Manx and The Gas-mask Man.
@Brad Manx is gonna be the dude that played Spock in the new Star Trek movies and gas mask is a guy I’ve never seen before but he looks like a maniac
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Any Tyler’s Clock Dance
The Good Girl, and also the Harry Potter Series
JK is so awesome!!!
Explosive Highlander series by Lisa Torquay
It is a tie between Unbroken and A Man Called Ove! Both excellent and both I will carry the meaning of them with me for the rest of my life!
@Michele I have read both and I agree!
Jar of hearts.
Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence
I have two favorites; The Great alone by Kristin Hannah and The lightkeeper’s daughters by Jean Pendziwol
The Hate U Give
I agree with Thea. The great alone is a good book although I’ve just started it. Also the nightingale was excellent
Then she was gone by Lisa Jewell and The Book of M by Peng Shepherd. Too hard to pick just one
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
White Rose, Black Forrest
Snap by Belinda Bauer. Longlisted for the Man Booker.
Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
The Good Daughter
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
The Good Daughter Diane Chamberlain
Howards End (1910) by E.M. Forster
Last Days of Magic
Ordinary Grace
Dracul
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
The great alone and The tattooist of auschwitz
Where the Crawdads Sing
@Lois loved that one?
Doctor Sleep, by King
Magic Triumphs and Iron and Magic both by Ilona Andrews
Phil Collins’ autobiography
I am pilgrim by Terry Hayes
F
1984
Where The Crawdads Sing.
@Mary yes?
Great new book with a subject I’m obsessed with….
All the Light We Cannot See
@Pauline I need that book!!!
Superb read.
Heart Berries!!?
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
@Dee that is an amazing read!
@Dee just incredible
Caravans by James A. Michener
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Girl from Berlin by Ronald Balson
How is this book so far? Lol
@Jay read it earlier in year. A real page turner. It’s well written and it gave me names of interesting princesses, etc. to explore in additional books. Highly recommend. Happy reading! 🙂
True account and so very interesting….
The secret life of Buddy Wier
Daisy Miller: A study by Henry James
I’m almost scared to read this thread. My TBR is already ridiculous. Wish me luck…I’m going in…
same here.. my must read soon list for next year almost takes me to 2021 already ..
Top 5
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Trespasser by Tara French.
The Outlander series it was fantastic & the Lord John books too
He is a excellent man for sure
Go Set A Watchman by Harper @Lee
@Margaret ya that was thought provoking
@Sona Not what I expected, but an interesting snapshot of what life was like in small southern towns at that time.
@Margaret true, it was a long wait after To kill a mockingbird and ironically had a totally diverse perspective, a complete anticlimax of its very premise.
@Sona. It sure was!
the second last book in a series of 24 stories of repairman jack
@Don. Love me some Repairman Jack!
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood.
The nightingale or the great alone by Kristin Hannah
The Outsider
Michael Dobson my all time fav book in high school is the Outsiders
By Stephen King…
Where the Crawdads Sing
For all of you who liked where the crawdads sing, and since so many of us do, I highly recommend The series by Melinda Clayton, the first one is Appalachian justice, do try it out
Oliwer Twist, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Tales of Beedle the Bard
• Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
• Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
• The Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab
• The first three books of the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire
• Sadie by Courtney Summers
• Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
• Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Wounded Tiger – by T. Martin Bennett, such a powerful true story of the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and how he became a Christian. Author is working on getting this into a film project. The book details story of a prisoner of war and a missionary family as well as the pilot’s. Lots of stars on Amazon and many quotes on how some could not put down the book, it certainly kept me engrossed.
Lincoln in the bardo
The Book Thief and Norwegian Wood
Then She Was Gone
The Twisted Root by Anne Perry, a WIlliam Monk mystery. Had a totally jaw dropping revelation about a main character about 3/4 into the book. Brought everything into focus. Great read.
Too many to list
Throne of Glass series.
@Gail I’m reading this now!
MISTBORN TRILOGY
Message from Nam by Danielle Steele.
Gone With The Wind
Sea Change by Robert B. Parker
One Summer David Baldacci
Usually the book I am presently reading.
Next year in Havana
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Hearts Invisible Furies
Gentleman in Moscow
11.22.63
City of Thieves
How to stop time
City of Thieves by David Benioff? Love that book.
@Jennifer me too!! The audio was amazing!
@Karie finally found someone who read this yay. My all time favourite book.
@Jennifer yes so good. ❤️❤️
I wish David Benioff would write something else but i guess he’s busy with Game of Thrones.
@Karie exactly my thoughts!
No Trace Found
A Stolen Life, by Jaycee Duguard
Every breath and Ugly love.
Gone with the Wind
Running out of time
Then tell really fast what book it is…
No Place Like Home by Rebecca Muddiman.
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
We Were the Lucky Ones
Each book is unique in its own way…so it’s difficult to tell one?
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane… a children’s book but absolutely precious ❤️
@Lucero I loved that book! An instant favorite.
@Yuki I just discovered it a few days ago! Can’t wait to share it with my nephews!
The original Out of Africa. It’s the best book I read EVERY year.
@Michele I’ll have to read it just because I’m African. ?
@Tshepy OMG! It’s such beautiful book. It’s my life’s dream to visit Kenya, to walk the Ngong Hills and visit the museum and home of Karen Blixen. She was the most awe-inspiring woman, and I have such respect and admiration for her. She led an incredibly hard life as a woman in Kenya, but she relished it so. So sorry, I could go on and on! I wish more people would read her beautiful book instead of relying on the movie version as the truth. It isn’t. No one can tell the story but her. Let me know if you enjoyed it! And be sure to read it along with ‘Shadows in the Grass.’ P.S.- She wrote it under her pen name, Isak Dinesen. ENJOY! ❤️
@Michele thank you.
The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
ABSOLUTELY!! It was great!?
(I say Out of Africa every year!!)
“Say a prayer for Owen Meady” by John Irving.
It sounds interesting and Goodreads gives it a 4-1/2. I’m putting it on my tbr…
@Michele , an American writer who also live in Toronto,Canada.
Took a long time to read as I was fact checking locations.
It’s a great book a Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
Diane Chamberlain The dream daughter