For this period, the Best Book is a tie between The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin and Wild Decembers by Edna O’Brien!
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Best of Ten!
Eighth Anniversary! Top Ten Books of the Year!
It’s that time of year again, my blog anniversary and the post in which I pick the ten best books I’ve reviewed this year. As always, it’s a difficult choice. Basically, it usually comes down to the ten books that are most memorable to me.
This year, most of the books were historical novels. There are lots of good ones around lately, but also I think maybe I’ve been reading more of them. No nonfiction, I’m afraid, although I have read some good ones.
So, with no further ado, here they are, in order of my reviews:
- Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
- Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
- Minds of Winter by Ed O’Loughlin
- Transcription by Kate Atkinson
- The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
- The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
- Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift
- Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
- The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanigihara
- Milkman by Anna Burns
Best of Ten!
The Best Book for this period is Famous Trials, edited by Harry Hodge and James H. Hodge.
Highly recommended: They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple (on last year’s top ten!) and The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride!
Best Book of Five!
The Best Book for this period is Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson!
Best Book of Five!
This period’s Best Book is They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple! Also recommended is Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin.
Best of Five!
The Best Book for this period is Closed Doors by Lisa O’Donnell!
Best of Five!
This time’s Best Book is Because of the Lockwoods by Dorothy Whipple!
Best of Five!
The Best Book for this period is Dear Thief by Samantha Harvey!
Best of Five!
The Best Book for this period is Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng!
