What were your favorite books this year?
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1karspeak
It's time to starting making the reading lists for next year. What were your favorite books of the year, to help us all with our list planning:)?
2christina_reads
Ooh, good question! I look forward to seeing other people's responses. Here are my favorites from the challenge:
- Roselynde by Roberta Gellis
- Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire (book 4 in the Toby Daye series)
- The Making of a Marchioness by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Legend of Eli Monpress series by Rachel Aaron, which so far contains The Spirit Thief, The Spirit Rebellion, and The Spirit Eater
- Miss Buncle's Book and Miss Buncle Married by D. E. Stevenson
- Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer by C. S. Lewis
- Time for God by Jacques Philippe
- Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
- The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
- Roselynde by Roberta Gellis
- Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire (book 4 in the Toby Daye series)
- The Making of a Marchioness by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Legend of Eli Monpress series by Rachel Aaron, which so far contains The Spirit Thief, The Spirit Rebellion, and The Spirit Eater
- Miss Buncle's Book and Miss Buncle Married by D. E. Stevenson
- Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer by C. S. Lewis
- Time for God by Jacques Philippe
- Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
- The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
3japaul22
Love sharing these lists too! Here are mine and I'll probably be adding House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. I'm reading it currently and loving it.
Fiction:
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Room by Emma Donaghue
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (reread of one of my favorites)
Non-fiction:
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
A Midwife’s Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Wedlock The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore by Wendy Moore
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barabara Demick
Fiction:
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Room by Emma Donaghue
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (reread of one of my favorites)
Non-fiction:
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
A Midwife’s Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Wedlock The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore by Wendy Moore
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barabara Demick
5thornton37814
I'm reporting 4.5 or 5 star reads here. I'm putting stars by what I would consider my top 5 picks for fiction and non-fiction. 2 stars by my top choice for fiction and non-fiction.
Fiction:
The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
* Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast by Bill Richardson
** The Technologists by Matthew Pearl
* Windflower by Gabrielle Roy
* A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Adèle & Simon by Barbara McClintock
* Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Non-Fiction:
* Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction by John Fea
Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis
* The Photographs of Marion Post Wolcott by Marion Post Wolcott
* Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg
The Good Daughter by Jasmin Darznik
** Tupelo Honey Cafe by Elizabeth Sims
* My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
Fiction:
The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
* Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast by Bill Richardson
** The Technologists by Matthew Pearl
* Windflower by Gabrielle Roy
* A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Adèle & Simon by Barbara McClintock
* Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Non-Fiction:
* Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction by John Fea
Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis
* The Photographs of Marion Post Wolcott by Marion Post Wolcott
* Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg
The Good Daughter by Jasmin Darznik
** Tupelo Honey Cafe by Elizabeth Sims
* My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
6hailelib
The books that stand out are
Fiction:
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (and its sequels)
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Several from The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by McCall Smith -- Both my husband and I are working our way through this wonderful series.
Soulless and its sequels by Gail Carriger
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie - also enjoyed by Jim
Nonfiction:
When They Severed Earth from Sky by E. J. W. Barber
The 10,000 Year Explosion by Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending
Not So Big Remodeling by Sarah Susanka
These were also read and raved about by my husband.
Additionally, I liked The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's obsession and the Creation of an American Culture by Joshua Kendell and Soul Made Flesh; the discovery of the brain by Carl Zimmer
I've read fewer books this year but there were new authors and some good (and diverse!) reading.
Fiction:
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (and its sequels)
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Several from The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by McCall Smith -- Both my husband and I are working our way through this wonderful series.
Soulless and its sequels by Gail Carriger
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie - also enjoyed by Jim
Nonfiction:
When They Severed Earth from Sky by E. J. W. Barber
The 10,000 Year Explosion by Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending
Not So Big Remodeling by Sarah Susanka
These were also read and raved about by my husband.
Additionally, I liked The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's obsession and the Creation of an American Culture by Joshua Kendell and Soul Made Flesh; the discovery of the brain by Carl Zimmer
I've read fewer books this year but there were new authors and some good (and diverse!) reading.
7ivyd
I read an amazing number of really good books this year, but these were the ones I liked the best:
1. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
2. The Passage by Justin Cronin
3. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
4. The Hunger Games (trilogy) by Suzanne Collins
5. Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
6. The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz
7. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (re-read)
8. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (re-read)
9. A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
10. King Lear by William Shakespeare (re-read)
Favorite New Series: Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
1. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
2. The Passage by Justin Cronin
3. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
4. The Hunger Games (trilogy) by Suzanne Collins
5. Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
6. The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz
7. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (re-read)
8. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (re-read)
9. A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
10. King Lear by William Shakespeare (re-read)
Favorite New Series: Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
