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What are the best books you’ve read released in 2018?

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Lila

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Carmen

Children of Blood and Bone

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Kristen

Amazing book!

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Mike-Barb

That’s next on my tbr list!

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Carmen

I loved it — It is a big book, but it is fast-paced and intriguing!

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Mike-Barb

@Carmen I’m slogging through 1,183 pages of Stephen King’s IT…I can’t wait to read a normal sized big book ?

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Tanya

The audio is even better

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Kristen

@Tanya I’ll have to listen to it. 🙂

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Tanya

@Kristen the Yoruba incantations are beautifully melodic.

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Kristen

@Tanya Awesome!

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Carmen

@Tanya I might have to go back and listen to the audiobook!

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Kayla

I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, The Music Shop

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Janis

I’ll Be Gone In The Dark was fantastic!

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Jenn

The Outsider by Stephen King, The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian, and How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

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Donna

I want to read The Outsider…do I need to read the previous books in the series?

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Jenn

To my knowledge this one isn’t part of a series, it’s a stand alone novel by King. If it has links to other books of his that I haven’t read, I didn’t notice.

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Kathy

@Donna my finger slipped and hit that emoji sorry

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Emily

I haven’t read The Outsider but there’s a character who’s also a major character in the Mr Mercedes/Finders Keepers trilogy. I don’t know if there’d be spoilers for the trilogy or not.

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Michelle

Calypso by David Sedaris

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Laura

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

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Karol

As bright as heaven by Susan Meissner, the broken girls by Simone St.James, now that you mention it, by Kristan Higgins to name a few

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Gillian

Here’s a shameless plug for my sister’s first novel! 🙂 How to Set Yourself on Fire by Julia Dixon Evans. https://juliadixonevans.com/

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Kristen

I ordered that for the library where I work. 🙂

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Linda

Very cool…

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Mary

The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne

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Wendy

I LOVED this book so much I didn’t want it to ever end!!!!

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Lynette

Sister of Mine by Sabra Waldfogel

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Susan

Just got this book for my Kindle for 1.99!! Thanks for the suggestion.

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Laurie

The Great Alone by Kristine Hannah. Setting is Alaska…could not put it down ?

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Lauren

I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon, The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams, and Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman.

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Marilyn

Loved I WAS ANASTASIA!

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Kristen

The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck, Love & Ruin by Paula McLain, The Witch Elm by Tana French, & The Rain Watcher by Tatiana de Rosnay.

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Christy

Dying to read The Witch Elm!

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Kristen

It’s really good, reminds me of the Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, but even better.

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Lila

Eleanor Oliphant is just fine, the home for unwanted girls, the pearl sister, the girl in the tower.

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Sandra

OK so I’m reading Eleanor Oliphant right now and I’m having a hard time getting into it. Does it get better as you read further?

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JodiQuestion author

@Sandra I think so. I really liked it

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Nancy

@Sandra I’m
having a hard time with it, too. Only on page 25 so far it’s just very slow so far and pointless. I hope it gets better!

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Yvette

@Nancy I really liked the book. It starts out one type of story, kinda quirky and light, and shifts into a much deeper, and for me powerful, read. Give it some time. There is a big, big reason she is the way she is. Also the underlining message is be nice to others, you do not know their struggles (and kind interactions can change the world, one relationship at a time).

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Nancy

@Yvette , thanks, I’m still sticking with it, thanks for your encouragement!

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Cecily

@Yvette Absolutely agree with you! Loved this debut book. I’ll be reading Gail’s next book for sure!

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Rona

Only Child by Rhiannon Navin

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Missy
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Sandra

This one is in my “to be read” stack!

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Missy

@Sandra it’s really good

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Anne

So good!

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Laura

The great alone by Kristen Hannah

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Sandra

Quantum, a young adult novel, by Roxanne Lambe.

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Erin

Before We Were Yours

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Janice

So good!

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Jan

The Outsider and Us Against You

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Rona

Can’t wait to read Us Against You.

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Juliet

Loved both of these. Us Against You broke me, though.

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Linda

@Juliet oh man I want to and I don’t want to know why it broke you…tell me…no don’t tell me… oh…

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Juliet

@Linda I’d never tell. I’ll just say, it was heartbreaking and uplifting all in the same span. I liked Beartown. I loved Us Against You.

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Jamie

The Kiss Quotient was a perfect summer read.

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Eileen

The Great Believer by Rebecca Makkai.

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Kimberly

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Mary

She rides shot gun by Jordan Harper. Sorry it’s 2017

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Stacey

The Ensemble by Aja Gabel and The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

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Kim

The Lost Vintage, by Ann Mah — wine, mystery, WWII history, France . . .

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Kathy

Political Tribes by Amy Chua

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Sømïþæ

The Great Alone by Kristine Hannah

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Susie

The Great Alone

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Connie

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Beth

Tazia and Gemma by Ann S Epstein.

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Sherry

Great alone

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Sue

The Tending Roses series by Lisa Wingate

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Sally

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Kristen

It’s interesting that so many people love The Great Alone because I didn’t like it at all. I guess it’s either a you love it or hate it kind of book.

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Christy

Did you like her other books? I just don’t get the hype over Hannah.??‍♀️

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Kristen

Christy Ellison Davis I like them okay, but I don’t think she’s the greatest writer. Other than The Nightingale, I don’t get the appeal either.

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Christy

@Kristen could not agree more!

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Linda

I agree as well!

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Beth

Whew! I thought I was the only one. It seemed like a YA book to me.

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Kristen

@Beth Except most YA books are better written. 🙂

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Loisann

Not sure of the release date, but The Punishment She Deserves, by Elizabeth George, and To Die But Once, by Jacqueline Winspear, are my favorite, most recent, releases.

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Wendy

Everything Here is Beautiful.

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Deborah

Great Alone

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Shirley

The Perfect Couple

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Barefoot

Love all of her books never miss one

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Jamie

The Judge Hunter by Christopher Buckley
Circe by Madeline Miller
Darwin’s Fossils by Adrian Lister (non-fiction).

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Carla

Unsung Heroine based on an unbelievably true story of perseverance

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Ray

The Crooked Staircase

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Kathie

The Female Persuasion

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Brenda

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Jane

“Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah. Amazing read!!!

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Elizabeth

Amazing to listen to, as well. Read by the author!

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Anyte

Yes, The Great Alone….

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Karen

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah and A Hero for France by Alan Furst

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Mariana

love that book, but it was released in 2016

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Ann

Before We Were Yours

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Mariana

Educated a memoir by Tera Westover

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Chris

The Great Alone, An American Marriage and The Immortalists.

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Kristen

Just about to start an American Marriage 🙂

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Phyllis

American marriage was good!

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Janice

Just finished an American marriage, loved the way it was written

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Grace

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Lue

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Cinda

The Hunger by Alma Katzu. Haven’t read too many new *popular* books it looks like.

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Megan

There There by Tommy Orange

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Dawn

Pachinko

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Jenn

I loved this book, too!

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Stephanie

Circe, Educated, Red Clocks

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Adina

I thought Matchmaking for Beginners was cute. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36439333-matchmaking-for-beginners

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Christine

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Lee

Monica Wood’s One-In-A-Million Boy.

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Autumn

The Great Alone and Us Against Them by Frederick Backman

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Regina

A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey

In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills by Jennifer Haupt

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors

Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe by Abby Norman

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Peggy

The Leavers

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Cathy

The Great Alone is probably the best I’ve read published in 2018.

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Rita

Before We Were yYours and Something in the Water

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Carmen

Enjoyed Something in the Water! What a ride!

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Judy

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

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Susan

One for sure is this one.

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Shelly

I’m reading through Chuck Palahniuk’s books…he’s my new favorite author, and I’m planning on reading all of his books before summer is over. I’ve read 7 of them so far.

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Heather

I love Chuck Palahnuik! I’ve read so many of his books. I do find him to be hit or miss though. There were a couple I just couldn’t get through. Not because they were disturbing, but because I didn’t enjoy them. Both Pygmy and Snuff were big misses for me.

You may never get over reading Haunted.

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Ramona

None

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Sandra

The Woman in the Window and The Great Alone

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Jennifer

I just finished The Outsider by Stephen King. I was very entertained!

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Linda

The President is Missing by Clinton and Patterson.

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Lisa

just picked this one up! will start this weekend!

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Donna

I am reading this book now! Glad you recommended it!

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Imelda

I’m currently reading The Outsider by Stephen King and so far it’s been a fun ride.

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Julie

The Great Alone

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Lila

How to stop time

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Diane

Loved that book

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Lila

@Diane I love time travel books! I love the way they twist my mind around.

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Diane

@Lila I recently read Dark Matter. It’s a different twist to time travel. I’d recommend it. Very good.

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Lila

@Diane . Cool just requested from the library. ?

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Diane

@Lila I hope you enjoy it. BTW, the author is Blake Crouch, but you probably already knew that. Are you on Goodreads? Want to be friends there?

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Melinda

Loved The Great Alone. Also enjoyed Varina.

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Annie

The Great Alone
The Woman in the Window

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Emily

Our House by Louise Candlish – it actually releases in the US on Aug 7. It was a terrific read.

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Kellie

Twisted Prey, The Great Alone, Educated.

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Carmen

Loved Educated!

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Sue

Woman in the Window

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Astrid

Currently reading Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright. It’s enlightening!

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Debbie

The Sun Does Shine

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Dawn

I’m enjoying Circe now.

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Kristen

I’m hearing great things about it!

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Vicki

The Great Alone, Saving Amelie and The Iron House!

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Eileen

A Higher Loyalty; The Great Alone anfd All We Ever Wanted.

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Cheryl

The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah

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Ann

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT by Chris Bohjalian. Remarkable book by a remarkable writer.

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Kristen

He’s a great writer & seems likes a great person!

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Wendy

I love Chris Bohjalian books but I gave up on The Flight Attendant after about 100 pages. Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood.

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Kristen

I haven’t read that one, but love his other books.

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Leslie

Reading The Great Alone now !

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Bill

“The Pope of Palm Beach” Tim Dorsey and “the council of twelve” Oliver Potzsch

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Patty

Ghosted by Rosie Walsh, Little Big Love by Katy Regan, All I ever Wanted by Emily Giffin, As Bright As Heaven by Susan Messner

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Annie

Reading Ghosted now! Seems so good so far.

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Billy

“Road To Serfdom” by F.A. Hayek.

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Carmen

How to Walk Away by Katherine Center….it’s sad, shocking, humorous, inspirational, and a downright fun read!

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Mickey

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Pat

Just finished “The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (And Their Muses)” by Terri-Lynne DeFino and it was pretty fine … 🙂 … also read “Warlight” by Michael Ondaatje and really enjoyed that, too.

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Sandy

Before We Were Yours

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Chris

Following.

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Pat

THE OUTSIDER by Stephen king

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Karol

The Great Alone, Children of blood and bone, sandpaper shore by Debbie Mason, the family gathering by Robin Carr, welcome to moonlight harbor by Sheila Roberts, love and Ruin by Paula McLean, When we found home by Susan Mallery to name some more.

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Juli

The good people by Hannah Kent

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Connie

The Female Persuasion

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Rachael

Everything here is beautiful
The immortals
Killers of the moon flower
@Lindsay

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Robyn

Eleanor Oliphant

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Deanna

Educated by Tara Westover

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Agatha

The Broken Girls by Simone St James, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware, & Southernmost by Silas House

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Michelle

The shadow killer… excellent read

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Anna

How to Keep a Secret by Sarah Morgan

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Laura

The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton. Phenomenal.

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Angie

The Outsider. And, this is 2017, but the audio version of Sleeping Beauties is really good!

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Nancy

The Alice Network

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Shelly

The Mars Room

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Marilyn

MY DEAR HAMILTON: A NOVEL OF ELIZA SCHUYLER HAMILTON by Laura Kamoie & Stephanie Dray; SAINTS FOR ALL SEASONS by J. Courtney Sullivan (I waited for 2018 paperback publication).

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Allison

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Debbie

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane: A Novel, by Lisa See

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Marilyn

Will check this out. Love her books.

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Wendy

Fantastic book!!!!!!!!!!

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Shana

This may also be my favorite book so far this year. I also loved The Storied Life of AJ Fikrey and Echo

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Phyllis

The boat people by Sharon Bala

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Linda

The Alternate Side by Quindlen and My Dear Hamilton (to get ready to see the play)

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Lin

Educated by Tara Westover

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Gemma

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Sue

So far Iron Gold the latest in the Red Rising series.

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Cherie

The Great Alone

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Shelley

Willa of the wood by Robert Beatty

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Rita

Circe, The Heart’s Invisible Furies, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Refugee.

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Susan

I loved “Just Mercy.” It was a good illustration of how much impact a single person who is very determined can make.

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Sue

i read Just Mercy but didn’t think it was a 2018 release.

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Rita

Oops! I didn’t even think to double check that. I’m not always good with release dates. Sorry!

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Sue

@Rita it was an incredible book and I believe soon to be a movie. I had to check release myself?

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Dee

An American Marriage and Educated.

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Tanya

I’ve heard nothing to good things about An American Marriage.

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Barbara

@Tanya Well worth reading!

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Kristin

The Same Kind of Different as Me by Denver Moore and Ron Hall

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Rosie

Eleanor Oliphant and Us Against You. Us Against You is the sequel to Beartown.

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Sue

Eleanor!!

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Kristen

Eleanor is a 2017, but one of my favorites!

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Jan

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, is one of the best books I’ve read this year.

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Kirsten

How To Walk Away

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Megan

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

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Michelle

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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Marda

The Great Alone, The Broken Girls, The Death of Mrs Westaway, & Southernmost

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Louise

Circe by Madeline Miller.

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Jessica

Only Child. Promise. Tearjerker, but so, so good.

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Naomi

I’m a mystery girl, so Brian Freeman had 2 AWESOME ones come out this year and I’m now reading Steve Hamilton’s newest and am in absolute HEAVEN. These two guys are my top 2 in living American mystery writers. It seems like my reviews NEVER go below 4 stars I love them that much.

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Ryan

“What Happened” by Hillary Clinton.

Or, was that 2017??

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Kate

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Jackie

BEARTOWN

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Charlotte

These are all new:Home for Unwanted Girls, Before We Were Yours, The Great Alone, Immortalists, Little Fires Everywhere, Beneath the Scarlet Sky.

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Kristen

Little Fires Everywhere is 2017, but really good.

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Linda

I think Before We Were Yours is also 2017. But outstanding book.

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Kelly

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Achidie

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Frank

Ha ha my book.

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Brenda

Star of the North by D B John

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Ryan

There are so many good books on the list, plus I got caught up in the MaddAddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood. I just can’t stop reading in order to think about new releases.

Also want to pick up “Main Street” by Sinclair Lewis at some point.

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Renee

Have Mainstreet but haven’t read it yet. Reading 3 books at the same time currently. When I finish them I think Mainstreet will be next up Have always heard its a good book.

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Susie

Trying to get my TBR list down and then I see this.

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Kim

The Great Alone
Clock Dance
The Secrets Between Us
White Chrysanthemum
My Dear Hamilton
Swimming Between Worlds
Only Child
The Girls in the Picture

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Charlotte

White CHrysantemum was good also

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Shana

Reading Clock Dance now and enjoying it!!

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Charlotte

I also want to add Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us, and Sometimes I lie.

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Linda

I’m not sure what year they were released ? but I’ve been reading The Nightingale & Beneath a Scarlett Sky.

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Kristen

2015, 2017 🙂

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Linda

Ohh ok!

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JodiQuestion author

I loved them both too

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Jill

They are two of my fav books !!! ❤️

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Jennifer

Still Me by Jojo Moyes

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Carol

The Great Alone and The Flight Attendant

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Linda

I think I’m gonna read the great alone next

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Lisa

Send Down the Rain by Charles Martin.

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Samantha

Educated by Tara Westover. Only halfway through this memoir but it’s amazing!

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Mary

Great book!

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Kristen

The Great Alone! Praying there’s a movie in the works someday.

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Tanya

Children of Blood and Bone

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Wendy

None of them are fiction.

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JodiQuestion author

That’s ok

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Linda

The Great Alone is fiction

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Wendy

Then I would say “Once Upon a Farm” by Rory Feek. It is the follow-up to “This Life I Love” from 2017. The honesty and the compelling storytelling have drawn me into both books. The second book takes up the story of survival through faith, hope and courage in spite of the devastating loss of the writer’s wife two years after the birth of their daughter. Both books left me feeling hopeful and inspired to carry on in my own challenges.

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Rickee

The Great Alone and The Late Bloomer’s Club

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Kevin

Bearskin

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Ioanna

There There, by Tommy Orange

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Samikshya

I read alot of books this year and best one I’d say is 13 reasons why

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Karen

Authors new books I really enjoyed are Karen Kingsbury and Tracie Peterson.

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Kristen

I love Karen Kingsbury! Met her in person, too, and she’s the sweetest. <3

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Linda

Educated by Tara Westover (non fiction) and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (fiction).

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Melissa

Its Educated. Lol

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Linda

Melissa Lohrmann sorry about that. I guess I was thinking about her family

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Jane

Loved the Great Alone. H ave you read the Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah? It’s great!

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Rickee

Educated was very good.

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Sheree

Illona Andrews Iron and Magic

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Renee

The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

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Julie

I love that book!

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Margaret

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Betty

“Swell” Liz Clark

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Rae

Furyborn

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Julia

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

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Stacy

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

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Donna

Outsider by Stephen King

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Kendra

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell…… ❤❤❤❤❤it!!!!

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Sharon

I just bought it. I’m thrilled that you love it that much.

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Chari

Audiobook is awesome!

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Kendra

Girls….it was so good!!!! From the description I thought it would be ok…..It stole my heart and I did not want it to end!!! I have all the authors books on my tbr list now?

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Marilyn

Only Child by Rhiannon Nivan.

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Shannon

Overneath by peter s beagle. Love the short stories.

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Josephine

The President is Missing and The War Planners

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Taylor

Flat Broke with Two Goats!
Jennifer McGaha

❤️ ? ?

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Patti

Great book!

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Ioanna

Miss Subways

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Kelly

Pachinko

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Patty

Yes, such a wonderful saga of the strength of families.

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Patti

The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Jurassic Park by Michael Crighton
To The Bright Edge Of The World by Eowyn Ivey
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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Laura

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Moira

The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson

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Sue

an american marriage

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Sue

Before we were yours!!

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Donna

Eunice: The Kennedy That Changed the World.

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Amy

Us Against You

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Kaye

Yes!

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Jen

Loved ‘Educated’ by Tara Westover

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Jane

The Wife Between Us.

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Deena

Dan Brown Origin
Bill Clinton The President is missing
Ally Carter Not If I Save You First
Sophie Kinsella Surprise me

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Glorianne

Educated
Behold the Dreamers

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Sharon

Immortalistsi

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Julie

Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea. Best book I have read in years. I went to the library and checked out three more of his.

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Chaguli

*The house of broken angels

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Makka

Bring Me Back

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Susie

Inside Camp David, and Bless Me, Ultima

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Jane

The Great Alone, The Rooster Bar, Night, The Lilac Girls

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Kelly

Loved Lilac Girls

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Jane

@Kelly It was one of the best books and it was based on a true story.

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Kelly

@Jane I know! It was so good!

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Pat

Wow so many for The Great Alone. I am a Kristin Hannah fan but I wouldn’t put that at my top. Probably have to say The Alice Network. Also Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner

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Jane

My favorite book of Kristin Hannah is the Winter Garden. I loved that one. The Alice Network is next.

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Pat

Jane Bilbrough my fav was Firefly Lane and she topped that with The Nightingale

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Wendy

The Great Alone felt like a YA novel to me.

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Jane

@Pat I’ll have to look that one up. Thanks!

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Diane

Loved The Nightengale

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Prudence

Fascism by Madeleine Albright.

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Jane

I have that in my Kindle library and is on my list to read soon. I love her!

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Wendy

On my reserve list at the library.

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Lynne

The Widows of Malabar Hill (A Mystery f 1920s India) by Sujata Massey…

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Michele

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer, The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, and Noir by Christopher Moore.

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Andrea

The Immortalists and Them Against us by Frederick Backman, it’s a sequel to Beartown and excellent.

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Anne

Circe by Madeline Miller (fiction) and Educated by Tara Westover (non)

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Katie

Oooh Circe was so good!

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Mary

Calypso by David Sedaris

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Michele

I have it, but I haven’t read it yet. I love his work!

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Mary

@Michele It’s arguably his best book. Me Talk Pretty was my fav until now. Hope you like it!

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Emily

Circe by Madeline Miller

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Karen

I liked “The President is Missing” by Patterson and Clinton

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Ray

Currently on the waiting list for it. Looking forward to it.

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Lori

The Great Alone.

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Dawn

I just started reading this today.

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Linda

Patricia Hampl’s The Art of the Wasted Day

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Richelle

My favorites…top favorite is Dear Mrs. Bird (A.J. Pierce) followed by Be Your Blue Sky (de los Santos), and The Bookshop of Yesterday (Meyerson.)

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Diane

The Great Alone(Kristin Hannah) A Gentleman in Moscow.(Amor. Towles)

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Stephanie

Visible Empire
Educated
The Widows of Malabar Hill
The Immortalists
The Great Alone
An American Marriage

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Stephanie

What are your’s @Jodi?

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JodiQuestion author

An American Marriage, The Great Alone, Still Me, The Poet X, You Think it, I’ll Say it, Us Against You and The Sun Does Shine

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Bonnie

The Perfect Couple, A Place for us, Women in Sunlight. All spectacular novels. ❤?

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Pat

Wow I’m behind haven’t read any of those

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Amanda

The Outsider by Steven King

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Freda

Really looking forward to reading this!

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Amanda

It’s good! I thought the ending was a little eh, especially with it being Steven King…but definitely not what I was expecting

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John

“Noir” by Christopher Moore.

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Sophia

My daughters favorite author!!

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Bonnie

The books I listed were all 2018 releases, way too many favorites to list for ALL the years.

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Joyce

Providence.

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Marcia

Educated / Tara Westover

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Marcia

Fascism a warning/ Madeline Albright

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Kristina

An American Marriage

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Patricia

Erotic stories for Punjabi Widows

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Debbie

How was this book?

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Marilyn

I am reading EROTIC STORIES FOR PUNJABI WOMEN now. Enjoying it. I knew very little about Sikh culture/faith before reading this, so the setting within a Sikh diaspora in London was a draw; and the title was obviously an eye-catcher. The surprise of what the Sikh widows preferred to write (rather than just to learn English) makes for a wildly different kind of story than I expected, including some humor as well as tensions re exposure of long held secrets and fears. What truly keeps me reading (am on p147 of 294pp) is the mystery aspect (potential “moral police” actions and what will happen if and when the true nature of the group’s “learning to write” reaches the woman who hired hired its young teacher). I like reading stories related to other cultures, especially where women’s issues are being addressed. This one seems pretty unique!

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Christine

@Debbie Pedestrian writing and story

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Jacqueline

@Marilyn I think this may be worth a read for me. ?? thanks for the recommendation

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Debbie

@Marilyn, thank you!

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Sandra

OK I’m #7 on the wait list at my library for the Great Alone. And after all the times it was listed here in the comments I can’t wait to read it.

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Kristen

You won’t be disappointed!

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Eileen

I’m reading Great Alone now and it’s very good. Not as good as the Nightingale but very good.

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Sandra

I liked Nightingale a lot. ?

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Carol

@Eileen Agreed

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Freda

I’m #3 at our library! I obsessively check to see if I’ve gotten the email yet that it’s waiting for me! LOL

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Kristen

All the Light We Cannot See

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Imelda

That’s a good one. I loved it.

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Diane

Not 2018

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Eileen

But it is a very good book

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Kristen

Sorry, read the question wrong….thought it was the best book we had read in 2018.

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JodiQuestion author

@Kristen it’s ok I still like seeing the books everyone likes

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Imelda

@Diane That’s ok. No big deal.

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Sue

Educated

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Meg
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Peggy

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall @Kelley

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Virginia

Not 2018

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Barbara

The woman in the window.

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Catherine

Getting ready to read it now!

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Barbara

i hope you like it as much as I did.

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Catherine

I’m on page 145 and I’m loving it!!

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Paul

The Outsider

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Connie

The Perfect Couple

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Joy

I’m behind in most of the books I read by a few years since I wait till they are on sale. I have a few on hold in the library one is the Great Alone I think I’m number 160 something though ?
I think sometimes it’s good to wait a year or so to find out which ones are worth reading.

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Misty

Same

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Kristen

If you’re a big fan of hers, you might like it, but I didn’t. I only really liked the Nightingale by her, & The Great Alone was not as well written. I didn’t like the domestic violence in it.

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Wendy

Kristen…I agree with you…I don’t think the Great Alone was very well written either. I almost stopped reading it for that reason.

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Misty

Never read her, wasn’t aware of the DV could be triggering for me.. I’m a survivor but I think it’s important for people to learn about it, awareness to lift the stigma of it

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Kristen

I agree with awareness, but this is beyond that. There’s a scene with the daughter and killing a rabbit that is just brutal to read.

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Misty

Abusers use animals as a means of control at times.. not for sure if I should read it.. I’ve lived thru enough abuse.. thank you for informing me

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Kristen

@Misty It was more of a hunting thing, but without telling you the scene, it was pretty graphic and stomach turning.

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JodiQuestion author

Misty Owens I thought the book was great but I believe it would be very triggering.

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Jennifer

I think the nightingale was brilliant
And agree about the Great Alone, pushed the story

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THelma

I am reading The Nightingale right now. It is a great book!

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Pat

Firefly Lane was my fav Kristin Hannah book until The Nightingale. Try Firefly Lane. Anyone I ever recommended that to loved it. That was also the only book, years later, she wrote a sequel to called Fly Away

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Jen

I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

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Cindi

Every Note Played, Lisa Genova

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Valerie

The Great Alone for sure!

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Tammy

Kristen Hannah Winter Garden. Wow good read.

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Andrea

It is a super book. It was a war story that I knew so little about. And the style of storytelling worked perfectly for this book.

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Annie

She’s my new favorite author. I just read Nightingale and The Great Alone. I’ll have to check out Winter Garden.

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Cathy

Read Winter Garden, Nightingale, and the Great Alone. Wonderful Books. Just found an old book by Kristin Hannah- On Mystic Lake. Hope it measures up

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Pat

On Mystic Lake was the book where I discovered Kristin Hannah. Back in the day, browsing bookstores on a rainy Saturday was my favorite thing to do and discovered it. Now I just do it online.

Before The Nightingale, Firefly Lane was my fave. For some reason I was never able to get into Winter Garden years ago when it came out. I’m going to have to try again!

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Mary

The Book of Essie and Heart Berries

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Jennifer

Immortalist listen to audible
Anything Jodi Taylor
Read all of Paulsen’s Hatchet series, amazing. I can’t believe it took this list to find it

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Emily

Thunderhead and Reaper at the Gates.

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Joseph

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2290710309?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

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Freda

I enjoyed Force of Nature by Jane Harper. She is a new author to watch! Her first book, which came out in 2017 was one of my favorite books of last year, The Dry.

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Yvette

I read The Dry. Enjoyed it. I’ll check out this new book of hers.

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Laura

The President is Missing was interesting.

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Katie

The Last Time I Lied

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JodiQuestion author

I can’t wait to read this one

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Katie

I’m not to big on thrillers (because I get to scared) but I loved this one!

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Dani

The Self-Driven Child. Great!

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Beverly

Ghostwriter

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Debbie

How was this?

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Daisy

The Hearts Invisible Furies

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Jennifer

Firefly Cove.. Davis Bunn

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Kimberly

The hate u give

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Nora

But it was released in 2017…

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Bonnie

Us Against You. Where The Crawdads Sing.

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Connie

Us Against You by Frederick Backman

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Patricia

Peter May’s, I’ll Take Care of You. Tara Westover’s, Educated.

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Colleen

Tara Westover’s book is EDUCATED.

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Patricia

@Colleen TY.

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Dawn

The 5th Season

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Kelly

Only Child by Rhiannon Navin.

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Robin

To the moon and back by Karen kingsbury

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J.a.

Ordinary Grace

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Amy

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

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Jeff

Disgusting Traitor

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John

That’s a book title, or a newspaper headline?

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Jeff

It’s a book we’ve all written in our heads this week.

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Milly

Educated

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Nora

I’ll second that.

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JodiQuestion author

@Nora I think it is Educated. Do you mean this book?

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Nora

@Jodi you’re right…I got thrown off by another post (and I’m tired. ??‍♀️) thanks. Great book, either way!

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JodiQuestion author

@Nora thanks for the recommendation. This one is on my list!

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Chris

A really good book. Totally amazing what that gal went thru.

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Nora

@Jodi if you like audiobooks, the author reads this one, which made it so much more powerful.

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Nora

@Chris hard to believe those kids lived through it…

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JodiQuestion author

@Nora I love audiobooks. I will definitely check it out

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JodiQuestion author

@Nora thank you!

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Mika

I will 5th or 6th it… I lost count but that is exactly the book I was about to post

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Donna

The Great Alone

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Donna

That one is on my list.

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Anna

Masterpiece by Francine Rivers, Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey, Oath of Honor by Lynette Eason, If I Live by Terri Blackburn, and Fawkes by Nadine Brandes

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Jillian

Box of Butterflies ?

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Nancy

Top 3 out of the 42 I’ve finished so far this year. All 3 published in 2018. The Line Becomes a River by Cantú, The Cabin at the End of the World by Tremblay, There There by Tommy Orange

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Laura

Struggling through There, There. Too depressing. What did you like about it?

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Daisy

I am reading There There now.

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Ann

The president is missing

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Kelly

I’ve been wondering about this one!

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Amanda

This might be my next read…I heard it was good but haven’t found it at the library yet lol

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Ryan

Was it really that good?

I’m going to have to pick it up. I like how Bill Clinton writes, but I’ve never read anything by James Patterson before.

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