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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Nov 27, 2023 1:13:50 GMT
There were a few favorites this year!! Fiction The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (I listened to the audiobook read by the author and it was fantastic! The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Non-fiction It.Goes.So.Fast. by Mary Louise Kelly The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama Young Adult (I homeschool my daughter and we read a lot together too) The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds I LOVED The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. |
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Post by SnoopyFan on Nov 27, 2023 1:26:18 GMT
Anyone read any good non fiction books? DH likes NF. Two of my favorite books that I read this year were non-fiction: A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin Sea of Darkness: Unraveling the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley by Brian Hicks |
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Post by katlaw on Nov 27, 2023 2:07:16 GMT
Adding a few I am not sure I saw on anyone else's list
The Defector - Chris Hadfield
Homecoming - Kate Morton
A World of Curiosities - Louise Penny
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Post by getting started on Nov 27, 2023 3:38:40 GMT
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
The Lonely Hearts Bookclub by Lucy Gilmore
Everyone in my family has killed someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen
How to murder your employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Homes
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Post by janeliz on Nov 27, 2023 4:03:23 GMT
I read a lot of wonderful books this year.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Our Best Intentions by Vibhuti Jain
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
The Guest by Emma Cline
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski
I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
Community Board by Tara Conklin
Maame by Jessica George
Tracey Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta
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Post by candygurl on Nov 27, 2023 13:28:25 GMT
Here are a few of mine in no particular order!
The Prison Healer trilogy by Lynette Noni Read all in one week!
One Dark Window and the sequel Two Twisted Crowns-Rachel Gillig, so good!
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston- starts off slow bit the second half is so good. Time travel/life romance/ found family
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zeven- so heartwarming. Movie is good too!
The Measure by Nikki Erlick- makes you think about your life
Drowning Woman- Robyn Harding A quick fast paced mystery
The Last One by Will Dean- a wtf did I just read book! Thoroughly enjoyed!
Go as a River- Shelley Read- a special book that while it’s slow it’s okay. A book you will remember fondly.
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross- lite fantasy more romance. Loved this one!
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez- So good and talks about anxiety with men and women
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Anatomy and Immortality by Dana Schwartz
Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby- great on audiobook, fall in love with the bad guys and root for them to win
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas - 5th book in Throne of Glass series
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Post by quietgirl on Nov 27, 2023 13:30:16 GMT
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
The Vanishing of Margaret Small by Neil Alexander
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger
Some of these might be older but I read them in 2023. Other Birds I read I think in January or Feb.
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Post by huskergal on Nov 27, 2023 14:52:08 GMT
Lessons in Chemistry
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 27, 2023 15:05:13 GMT
Non Fiction
The Wager by David Grann. The Wager tells the story of the shipwreck in 1742 of a British ship on a secret mission to capture a Spanish ship laden with treasure. The Wager wrecked on an island off the coast of Patagonia. Six months later a rag tag group of thirty survivors on a raft washed up on the shores of Chile. They returned to England as heroes. Then a few months later, a group of three survivors washed up in Chile, claiming that the other thirty survivors were not at all heroes, but were actually mutineers. The group of thirty claimed that the other group were murderers. A trial was held in England to sort things out.
The Art Thief by Michael Finkle The Art Thief is truly one of those stranger than fiction true stories about a man and his girlfriend who walked into museums all over Europe and walked out with millions of dollars worth of art works. The story of how they were finally caught is fascinating. It’s a fast and very entertaining read.
Fiction
Demon Copperhead by Barbera Kingsolver Demon Copperhead is a modern day retelling of David Copperfield.
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Post by katiescarlett on Nov 27, 2023 15:48:34 GMT
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Eilson
The Daughter of Auschwitz by Tova Friedman
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
No Two Persons by Erica Baumeister
Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
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Post by craftymom101 on Nov 27, 2023 16:23:35 GMT
I loved the Cormoran Strike book 7, the Running Grave by Robert Galbraith.
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Post by huskergal on Nov 27, 2023 17:27:01 GMT
I hated Demon Copperfield.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Nov 27, 2023 18:28:52 GMT
I did not read near as much as I would've liked this year, but the ones that I very much enjoyed:
Eyre, Eric -- Death in Mud Lick
Joy, David -- The line that held us
Mukherjee, Siddhartha -- The Emperor of all Maladies
I want to read more of David Joy's books, but my want to read list is also a mile long. 😄
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Post by hopechest on Nov 27, 2023 19:07:24 GMT
This may be because they are the most recently read: Let Us Descend by Jessmyn Ward Salem’s Lot byStephen King 11/22/1963 by Stephen King. I think I read this one this year. It was incredible! 11/22/1963 is a masterpiece! If you haven't already -- give it a listen on Audiobooks. They guy that is reading it does an excellent job! |
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Post by lainey on Nov 27, 2023 19:07:45 GMT
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder
She and her Cat - Makoto Shinkai
Tender is the Flesh - Agustina Bazetterica
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels - Janice Hallett
A Certain Hunger - Chelsea Summers
Yellowface - R F Kuang
Other Women - Emma Flint
Strange Sally Diamond - Liz Nugent My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell
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Post by lesley on Nov 27, 2023 21:17:58 GMT
The Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens
The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre
The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon
The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page
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Post by AllieC on Nov 27, 2023 21:53:54 GMT
This is a great thread! I'll add mine tonight but it's given me some great ideas to add to my list.
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Post by stingfan on Nov 27, 2023 22:52:49 GMT
Goodreads tells me I've read 73 books this year. Of that, only two were five stars... Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Meryl Streep's narration of the audiobook may have had a bit to do with this  .) |
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Post by gottapeanow on Nov 27, 2023 23:27:36 GMT
I have 15 in my favorites, but here are my top five:
5. Those We Thought We Knew by Joy: Theme of racism. So powerfully done.
4. Go as a River by Read: Absolutely loved this. Again, themes of racism.
3. The Covenant of Water: This is brilliant.
2. All that Is Mine I Carry with Me by Landay: Such a genius book told in several POVs at several times. And that ending. Oh my!
1. All the Broken Places: Simply stunning.
Lisa
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Post by gottapeanow on Nov 27, 2023 23:36:40 GMT
I want to read more of David Joy's books, but my want to read list is also a mile long. 😄 His most recent book made my top 5. Brilliant. Twisty. Jaw dropping. Gasp-out-loud moments. This one will stick with you for a long time! Lisa |
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Post by Rhondito on Nov 27, 2023 23:51:40 GMT
All the Broken Places - John Boyne
The Little Liar - Mitch Album
Strange Sally Diamond - Liz Nugent
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Post by pjaye on Nov 28, 2023 0:48:26 GMT
Adding a few I am not sure I saw on anyone else's list Homecoming - Kate Morton Homecoming was excellent, it was almost on my list too |
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Nov 28, 2023 1:01:36 GMT
My favorites from the year:
A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
Although I just started The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman and it is quickly climbing the list.
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Post by pjaye on Nov 28, 2023 3:04:33 GMT
Although I just started T he Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman and it is quickly climbing the list. I gave this one star! That main character isn't very bright and walks into every predictable disaster! |
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Nov 28, 2023 3:21:04 GMT
Although I just started T he Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman and it is quickly climbing the list. I gave this one star! That main character isn't very bright and walks into every predictable disaster! Oh no! I can’t wait to see how this plays out for me! 🤣 I’m only on chapter four and I’m all in right now. Sometimes that happens though—love the start and then it fizzles. I’ll update when I finish. |
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Post by janeinbama on Nov 29, 2023 0:35:05 GMT
Dictionary of Lost Words
The Homecoming by Kate Morton.
Remarkably Bright Creatures
I know some of these have been mentioned.
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Post by janeinbama on Nov 29, 2023 0:36:12 GMT
I hated Demon Copperfield. Me too. The reviews were so good |
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Post by bethany102399 on Nov 29, 2023 3:52:38 GMT
I loved the Guncle by Stephen Rowley, while I enjoyed The Celebrants the Guncle was better. Maybe because it was so unexpected. highly recommend any of his stuff.
I really enjoyed Arnold Schwarzenegger's Be Useful. He reads the audio, and while I'm not an audio book person normally come on it's Ahnold. I found it resonated with me, but I'm in a place of re-evaluation and his message of create the vision and work your butt off to achieve it was what I needed to hear.
I admit to reading Britany Spears memoir, it was trashy. Jessica Simpson's memoir however is excellent and honestly worth your time to read.
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Post by huskergal on Nov 29, 2023 14:21:59 GMT
I hated Demon Copperfield. Me too. The reviews were so good I was shocked by the reviews. I gave it one star. |
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Nov 29, 2023 17:20:10 GMT
I have seen many people recommend this book and I thought the same thing! It sounds like the oddest book ever. ! It hasn’t appealed to me at all. I just can’t bring myself to start this one either. It’s an upcoming book club choice and many people love it but I might have to skip next month’s book club meeting because there are so many other books I would rather read If it’s not too late, listen to the audiobook (Remarkably Bright Creatures— the quote cut off the actual title). I really enjoyed the story, but the narration of the octopus is hilarious. I was really surprised with how much I loved this book. I only listened to it because it was recommended here. I want to come back and add some of my favorites and look through other lists when I have more time, but I wanted to add this comment before I forgot. |
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