2016 - Your Best Five Reads of Q1 (January - March)
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1PaperbackPirate
Please share the best five books you've read in the last three months.
Happy list making!
Happy list making!
2mollygrace
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Tender by Belinda McKeon
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Ghost Light by Joseph O'Connor
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Tender by Belinda McKeon
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Ghost Light by Joseph O'Connor
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
3Meredy
So far everything has been in the midrange. I've rated nothing above a 4.0 yet this year, so I don't think there's really anything I can list as "best." Granted that I'm a pretty tough scorer, still, nothing has knocked me over, although I liked quite a few. Plenty of room at the top, then.
5Jim53
Americanah: a wonderful story of a young woman from Nigeria who emigrates to the US in search of something or other. She publishes a blog that gains attention, has some relationships, reflects with some insight on race and gender and differences between America and Africa. I'm looking forward to discussing it with my club next week.
The Ex: the first book I've read by Alafair Burke, whom I enjoyed on a panel or two at Bouchercon. The best mystery I've read so far this year. I'll definitely look for more.
The Orphan Train: another book club book, one I might never have chosen on my own. I had heard a bit about the program of sending orphans from northeastern US cities to be adopted by farm families in the midwest, but this book paints a detailed (fictional) picture of the experiences of some of these orphans.
Notorious RBG: a delightful appreciation of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, including a biography and accounts of some of her court experiences.
Possibilities: Herbie Hancock's memoir is highly readable, with interesting anecdotes about many of the musicians with whom he played, and reflections on his Buddism.
The Ex: the first book I've read by Alafair Burke, whom I enjoyed on a panel or two at Bouchercon. The best mystery I've read so far this year. I'll definitely look for more.
The Orphan Train: another book club book, one I might never have chosen on my own. I had heard a bit about the program of sending orphans from northeastern US cities to be adopted by farm families in the midwest, but this book paints a detailed (fictional) picture of the experiences of some of these orphans.
Notorious RBG: a delightful appreciation of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, including a biography and accounts of some of her court experiences.
Possibilities: Herbie Hancock's memoir is highly readable, with interesting anecdotes about many of the musicians with whom he played, and reflections on his Buddism.
6Meredy
>4 AmyGraves: The list is here
http://www.librarything.com/topic/210759#
in post #1, and I either have posted or will post a review of each one.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/210759#
in post #1, and I either have posted or will post a review of each one.
7jnwelch
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Tokyo Decadence by Ryu Murakami
Evicted by Matthew Desmond
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Tokyo Decadence by Ryu Murakami
Evicted by Matthew Desmond
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
8fuzzi
I can't pick just five, it's been a very good quarter...
reads this quarter (in no particular order):
1a.Fortress in the Eye of Time by C.J. Cherryh
1b.Fortress of Eagles by C.J. Cherryh
1c.Fortress of Dragons by C.J. Cherryh
2.Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
3.Best Cartoons From Punch
4.The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King
5.When Eight Bells Toll by Alistair MacLean
read:
The Book of Daniel (from the King James Bible)
reads this quarter (in no particular order):1a.Fortress in the Eye of Time by C.J. Cherryh
1b.Fortress of Eagles by C.J. Cherryh
1c.Fortress of Dragons by C.J. Cherryh
2.Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
3.Best Cartoons From Punch
4.The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King
5.When Eight Bells Toll by Alistair MacLean
read:The Book of Daniel (from the King James Bible)
9Peace2
Only picking four as there was one five star read and three I gave four and a half, after that a whole bunch had 4 and I couldn't pick one from the group.
So Five stars went to
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
and four and a half stars four
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
The Incredible Human Journey by Dr Alice Roberts
A Splendid Isolation: Lessons on Happiness from the Kingdom of Bhutan by Madeline Drexler
So Five stars went to
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
and four and a half stars four
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
The Incredible Human Journey by Dr Alice Roberts
A Splendid Isolation: Lessons on Happiness from the Kingdom of Bhutan by Madeline Drexler
10Tara1Reads
I have been reading a lot of non-fiction since 2015 so those reads are mixed in with fiction below.
Introvert Power Still thinking about it and trying to implement some of the advice.
The Post-Birthday World Great, great book that was really emotional for me, and I am still thinking about it.
The Relaxation Response Still want to start meditating but I at least learned the basics here.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen Good recipes intertwined with stories of her family. I have already made chai tea using her recipe and started using her genius trick of using a steaming hot cup of tea to warm a cookie so you can have tea and warm cookies!
That's only four but those are the only ones coming to mind when I think about the best and most meaningful reads I have had so far this year.
Introvert Power Still thinking about it and trying to implement some of the advice.
The Post-Birthday World Great, great book that was really emotional for me, and I am still thinking about it.
The Relaxation Response Still want to start meditating but I at least learned the basics here.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen Good recipes intertwined with stories of her family. I have already made chai tea using her recipe and started using her genius trick of using a steaming hot cup of tea to warm a cookie so you can have tea and warm cookies!
That's only four but those are the only ones coming to mind when I think about the best and most meaningful reads I have had so far this year.
11PaperbackPirate
My only 5 start favorite for the first quarter was Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff.
My other favorites only got 4-4.5 stars. In the order I read them:
Ashley Bell: A Novel by Dean Koontz
Mr. Darwin's Shooter: A Novel by Roger McDonald
Go Set a Watchman: A Novel by Harper Lee
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt
*edited because I forgot one!
My other favorites only got 4-4.5 stars. In the order I read them:
Ashley Bell: A Novel by Dean Koontz
Mr. Darwin's Shooter: A Novel by Roger McDonald
Go Set a Watchman: A Novel by Harper Lee
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt
*edited because I forgot one!
12JulieLill
>10 Tara1Reads: Lucy Knisley came to our library. What a great program- she was very interesting. I have read several of her graphics novels.
13jnwelch
Top 5 Second Quarter 2016
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanthi
Without: Poems by Donald Hall
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanthi
Without: Poems by Donald Hall
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
