The Best of the Best

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14 books out of the 346 I read in 2024 earned my 5 star rating! Looking forward to discovering more great reads in 2025 ❤📚 Happy New Year to all you amazing Litsy people!! I've loved reading reviews and getting ideas on which books to read next. Much love and good vibes to each of you.🎉

AnnCrystal
🎇Happy🥳New💖Year🎆. 3w

AmyG Happy New Year 🎆 3w

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Reecaspieces

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The best of 2023 is up on my blog, Instagram and TikTok! Check them out. Which have you read and loved? Inquiring minds want to know!

https://reecaspieces.com/2024/01/01/the-best-of-2023-5starreads-2023wrapup-wrapu...

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRcPKHnp/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1jsMgVAH2V/?igsh=aWFwazl0dWJzd3Jj

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sblbooks

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Here's my #top23of23 @BarbaraBB Thanks for hosting this for @Cinfhen we miss you!

Deblovestoread Some great books on this list…and some I need to get to. 😊 13mo

BarbaraBB Ow, some great books! I loved This Time Tomorrow! 13mo

Centique Yay so glad to see Cinder! Thats such a fun series 😍 13mo

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Soubhiville

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For my #22of2022 I give you my #AuldLangSpine list plus two of my favorite reads from December.

As others have said, ask me tomorrow and some of my choices might be different. But I did love all of these books. It really was a great reading year!

Cheers all! 🥂 Be safe tonight, and may the New Year bring you prosperity and joy!

Hooked_on_books Great list! I‘m excited to see Cantoras on there—it‘s in my lineup for #ReadingAmericas2023. Happy New Year! 2y

MaureenMc Happy New Year! 2y

Bookzombie Happy New Year!🎆 2y

bthegood Happy New Year - 2y

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Megabooks

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How crazy that I had twenty-two 5⭐️ books in 2022, and here they are! The 5% 5⭐️ rule held true again since I finished 444 books this year. Best of the year goes to Sea of Tranquility. Nine I listened to as audiobooks, and nine are nonfiction. #Top22of22

Cinfhen

Cinfhen OMG 😱 444 🙌🏻#ROCKSTAR 2y

Cinfhen Brother I‘m dying is my #Haiti book and there are a few others I have lined up 2y

Deblovestoread Wow! That is impressive! Well done 🎉🎉🎉 2y

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Soubhiville Wow! You are a reading rockstar! 2y

MicheleinPhilly 444??? 😮 2y

AmyG Whoa. I bow to you! My reading hero. 2y

RebelReader I‘m always amazed at the people who read 400+ books a year. Not sure how you do it! 😱 2y

erzascarletbookgasm Congratulations! I salute you! 🫡 2y

Jess Congrats on a stellar reading year! 2y

BarbaraBB Fabulous reading year! You‘ve been a source of inspiration and I can‘t wait to read Lucy and Brother! 2y

merelybookish That is amazing! Screenshotting. 😀 2y

Reggie Holy wow! Way to go, Meg! 2y

MaureenMc 👏🎉👏 I picked up Jollof Rice at the B&N hardcover sale. 😁 2y

TrishB Wow 😯 screenshot these ones (though I actually really disliked Sea of Tranquility 😁) 2y

squirrelbrain Wow! There‘s a few I‘ve read (and that made my faves) and some that I already plan to read in 2023. PS Henry is still rolling about with Cyril (the squirrel)! 2y

sarahbarnes Such a great list! And a couple I hope to get to soon! 2y

Hooked_on_books Great list! 2y

vivastory That's phenomenal! (Just know that I am secretly plotting how to read 445 next year 😝) Seriously though, what a great reading yr. Happy New Year's, Meg! 2y

jlhammar Wow, 444!? Beyond impressive. Love seeing your tops. 2y

MemoirsForMe 444! Way to go! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Many of these are on my list. 2y

Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks! I think both you and @BarbaraBB will love Brother. 2y

Megabooks @MaureenMc that is so fantastic! Enjoy! 2y

Megabooks @squirrelbrain Cyril is a great name. It really warms my heart that Henry is enjoying him so much! Molly loves Danny. Your toys are the only ones that have crinkle, and she loves that part! 2y

Megabooks @vivastory happy new year Scott! Voices from Chernobyl was my first 5⭐️, and I‘ve really enjoyed your favorites from last year this year! 2y

Megabooks @Deblovestoread @Soubhiville @MicheleinPhilly @AmyG @RebelReader @erzascarletbookgasm @Jess @merelybookish @Reggie @TrishB @sarahbarnes @Hooked_on_books @jlhammar @UwannaPublishme thank you all so much for the 444 love! Litsy has definitely upped my reading stats, and I really appreciate your posts and suggestions and just what a reading utopia we‘ve all founded here. Happy new year!! 🥳🎉🫶🏻 2y

Megabooks @vivastory oh and check this out and see if it‘s up your alley. I think you‘d enjoy his approach to storytelling. 👍🏻👍🏻

Cyclorama

vivastory Thanks for the suggestion! I have added it to Mt TBR 📚📚 2y

MicheleinPhilly @TrishB I feel like we‘re the only ones that really disliked Sea of Tranquility. 👯‍♀️ 2y

TrishB @MicheleinPhilly we definitely are! Seems to be on everyone‘s best of list. 2y

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Cinfhen

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Ok, I‘m ready to share my #Top22of22
Just tagging the #TOB23 crew to get started but hoping everyone will share their favorite reads from 2022😁
My list has changed over the past days & I‘m pretty sure it could look totally different next week but it‘s the weekend and I‘m excited to see what everyone loved this year 🥰

Cinfhen
@Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Ruthiella @Chelsea.Poole @Hooked_on_books @Suet624 @sarahbarnes @Addison_Reads @RebelReader 2y

Cinfhen @Micheleinphilly @well-readneck @BKClubCare @Batsy @Aimeesue @merelybookish @JamieArc @KarenUK @TrishB 2y

batsy Fun list! Almost all TBR for me but yes, How High We Go really left an impression 🙌🏾 2y

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Hooked_on_books Nice list! I like your variety here. I‘m not quite ready to put mine together but will definitely post one near the end of the month. 2y

squirrelbrain Ooh exciting! I see a couple that will probably make my list too, and some that I‘ll get to next year. I‘ll try to post over the weekend…. 2y

Cinfhen Thanks @Hooked_on_books I tried to include a variety of titles even though I do mostly read from 2 or 3 genres🤓 How High was certainly one of the most original books I read this past year @batsy 2y

Cinfhen Can‘t wait to see your list @squirrelbrain 😍 2y

Chelsea.Poole #trendsetter !! 😉 thanks for getting us started. Love these best of the year lists! I see several that I‘ve had on my radar but didn‘t actually get around to that I‘ll have to make a point to now! Like House of Sticks, Love After Love and Ones Company. 2y

Chelsea.Poole Also Marriage Portrait will make my list. and I read Louding Voice years ago but what a distinctive character! And you have one of my all time favorites here, which I still think about regularly

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

BittersweetBooks Love these, so many I still need to read. Thanks for sharing!! 2y

MicheleinPhilly What an eclectic list! I‘m hoping to do a good chunk of reading once I finish work for the year so will wait until the 31st to do mine. 😜 2y

KarenUK Love your list. I‘ve taken a screenshot! Marriage Portrait is on my list too, and you know I love Tiny Beautiful Things! I think I‘m almost there with my list, as I have almost zero reading time for the rest of this year!!! Oh the joys of retail!!!! 😝 2y

TrishB Thanks for sharing 😁 I‘ll definitely do mine next week as soon as work is done!! Going to have to screenshot all these now. Woohoo! 2y

RebelReader Several of these will be on my list as well, but that‘s no surprise. Carlotta and Ocean State are cued up for next week. I‘ll do my list on 12/31. 🤣 2y

Suet624 Screenshot here too. Thanks for sharing. 2y

sarahbarnes Such a great list! So many on here that I could have on my list as well, and a few that are new to me! Thanks for sharing! 📚 2y

Megabooks Great choices! Tiny is an all-time fav and a few of these are on my list too: Lucy, Cyclorama. I think I‘m going to post my twenty 5⭐️ and then runners up in another grid. But not until after Christmas. 😘😘 (edited) 2y

merelybookish Gosh, this is exciting! I know my TBR is about to quadruple! Thanks for the tag Cindy! Excited to compile my list and review everyone else's! 😄 2y

Ruthiella I‘ve only read two from your list: How High We Go and One‘s Company. I liked them both a lot. I‘ll take a look at my 2022 reading and try to post. 2y

jlhammar What a great list! Several of these are going on my TBR. The Colony is definitely among my favs of the year. I‘ll probably wait until the very end of the year to decide on my top reads. I hope to get lots of reading in over the next couple of weeks (The Marriage Portrait and Lucy by the Sea are both in my stack). 2y

BarbaraBB I love this time of year with these lists and I live yours! I‘ll post mine later because I hope I have some potential favorites stacked to bring with me on vacation. Screenshotting yours of course!! ❤️❤️ 2y

Deblovestoread A few in common, more on my tbr (likely from your reviews) and more to explore makes a great list! 2y

Kimberlone Still hoping to finish another few books before the end of the month so will do mine in a couple weeks! 2y

Cinfhen I wonder if I jumped the gun to quick posting Dec 15 @Kimberlone @Deblovestoread @BarbaraBB @jlhammar @Ruthiella @merelybookish @Megabooks @sarahbarnes @Suet624 @RebelReader @TrishB @KarenUK @MicheleinPhilly @BittersweetBooks @Chelsea.Poole but I don‘t have anything REALLY exciting left to begin until January 1😜 can‘t wait to see all of your posts!!! 2y

jlhammar @Cinfhen I love that you got the ball rolling! You can always post an addendum if you read something else amazing before the end of the year. 2y

Cinfhen That‘s true @jlhammar I‘m just a bit impatient 😂 2y

TrishB I‘ve got one ready, doing a just in case for the next week or so! 2y

Centique Oh goody! I‘ve been impatiently waiting for the lists to begin! 🙌💕 So many of these books (screenshotted of course) are calling to me. I haven‘t had a whole lot of 5 star reads this year unfortunately, so I don‘t know if I can come up with 22 🤪….. 2y

CarolynM I‘ve taken a screenshot for future reference. Will try to put something together before Christmas but, like @Centique there haven‘t been a lot of books I‘ve really loved this year. 2y

Cinfhen I read a lot of books this year @CarolynM @Centique but very few were 5 stars!! From these 22 only a handful got 5 stars but I did enjoy all of them😊 2y

Cinfhen **Disclaimer** I swapped out Diamond Eye for Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

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MatchlessMarie

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It was very bizarre to go back through what I have read this year and be like whoa that was *this* year? 2022 has been long but in a good way for me. It was pretty hard to narrow down, but here are some of my top picks so far:

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay

#LittensWantToKnow

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks The first two are on my shelf 📚😊 2y

SilversReviews I can‘t seem to choose right now. So many good ones. 2y

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Readergrrl

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Litsy Markup Postal Club has been one of the BEST parts of being a Litten! I‘ve read books I might never have chosen and shared books that I have loved! Please join us for Round 15 of #LMPBC and continue the tradition! Check out @suvata ‘s page for the sign up link. You will NOT be disappointed!! #LMPBC #Round15

suvata Thanks for the plug. 3y

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Reecaspieces

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Check out the best of the best of 2021. Lots of great books were read! https://reecaspieces.com/2022/01/02/the-best-of-2021-5starreads-bestofthebest-ye...

#wrapup #book #bookstagram #booktok #booknerd #bookaholic #bookobsessed #bookaddict #bookworm #booklover #bookblogger #bookcommunity #bookreviewer #bookreader #5starreview
#alwaysreading #bookreader #bookrecommendations

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Reecaspieces

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The best of the best is up on my blog. Lots of good reads this year. Check it out!

https://reecaspieces.com/2021/01/02/the-best-of-2020-5starreads-yearendwrapup-be...

LDuffN You Are Not Alone was one of my 5 star reads as well. 4y

Reecaspieces @LDuffN it was a very good read!!! 4y

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Jas16

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I had to wait until the last day of the year to post my #top20in2020 because there are so many late additions to the list (and because I love to overthink things). Focusing was a challenge for large parts of this year but I managed to read some pretty wonderful books. Looking forward to the reads 2021 will bring.

MicheleinPhilly Several of these are on my TBR! Happy New Year! 4y

Reggie The Library at Mt. Char, Women Talking, Beach Read, Conversations with Friends...all favorites of mine. Nice list. Happy New Year, Jennifer! 4y

Cinfhen GREAT LIST💚💥🎉Cant wait to see what 2021 brings❣️❣️❣️ 4y

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Jas16 @MicheleinPhilly Looking at everyone else‘s lists made me even more excited about all the books already on my TBR as well as adding to it. Happy New Year and please give Pickles some love from me. 4y

Jas16 @Reggie Thank you Reggie! I also need to you thank you because I bought a friend a book you recommended for Christmas. I don‘t read horror but trust your opinion and he seemed excited to read it. Have a wonderful New Year! 4y

Jas16 @Cinfhen Thank you so much! I hope you and your family have a wonderful New Year! 4y

readordierachel Yay for Mount Char! Great list! 4y

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Caroline2

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So here it is. My fav reads of 2020. 👍 😁

rockpools Wonderful! You make me want to reread A Wizard of Earthsea - I read it a Very Long Time Ago (!) but remember being totally absorbed in it... 4y

Caroline2 @rockpools I loved it!! 😍 4y

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Cinfhen

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I can‘t believe how many books I MISSED this year!! This list is awesome but baaaaddd for my TBR and bank account 😜 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/06/the-best-books-of-2020-picked-by-o...

TrishB I shall be reading that with my cup of tea break this morning! 4y

CoffeeAndABook 😂😂 just resurfaced from digging through that article myself. What a treasure trove. Loads of new books on the already endless tbr lists 📚☕️😁 4y

Cinfhen Make sure u have a pen and paper @TrishB SO MANY BOOKS to jot down, right @CoffeeAndABook !?!?!!?!!! 4y

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Ruthiella Thanks for the link! I love these lists! 😀 4y

TrishB I have a (d8 book token for Foyles ready and raring to go ? 4y

CarolynM Thanks Cindy, there are SO many interesting hooks mentioned. I'm about to go out to the movies 🎉🎉🎉 First time since February. I'll have to go over it very carefully tomorrow. 4y

Cinfhen Woohoo @TrishB I‘m sure you‘ll find plenty of ideas 🎉🥳🎉 How exciting @CarolynM !!!!!! What movie?? 4y

Cinfhen I know @Ruthiella but this list is SUPER INTERESTING ♥️ I love that it‘s recommended by authors 4y

Kalalalatja This is just the list I needed! 🙌 4y

Crazeedi I read a similar list the other day and thought why didnt I see any of thes books to read! Too many books, too little time!😉 4y

Cinfhen This list is FABULOUS @Crazeedi @Kalalalatja but now I‘m WANTING SO MANY MORE books🙈🙈🙈 4y

batsy The best-of lists are DANGEROUS! 💸 4y

erzascarletbookgasm Already screenshot many! I love lists like this but my bank account is not too happy!! 4y

Freespirit Wow great list! Lovely to see Hamnet on the list.. one of my favourites this year! 4y

Cinfhen This list has SO MANY NEW books to me @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm @Freespirit and others that I‘ve been looking forward to reading in 2021. I‘m listening now on audio to this one, it‘s AWESOME

The Hidden Things

(edited) 4y

CarolynM The Translators - good fun🙂 4y

Cinfhen Haven‘t even heard of that movie @CarolynM Glad it was good fun and so happy that movie theaters are beginning to reopen 💕 4y

KarenUK Thanks for sharing! My TBR has exploded! 💕 4y

Cinfhen Mine too @KarenUK 🙊 have u seen these titles in B&N (edited) 4y

KarenUK Some yes, but I think quite a few haven‘t had US releases yet.... 4y

Cinfhen I‘m thinking that must be it @KarenUK 🤓 4y

Centique Man, I‘ve spent the last few days adding dozens of books to my TBR. It‘s like a beautiful madness. I love this time of year, getting a fix of book lists for my addiction! I think I‘m more addicted to the lists than the actual books in the end 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 Thank you for aiding and abetting me!! 💕💕 4y

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Caroline2

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It‘s been a mixed bag of books but these were my favourites from last year. 👍

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Dark Matter made my favorites list too!! 5y

Caroline2 @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled it‘s such a good book isn‘t it! Thin Air is on my tbr pile. 👍 5y

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eraderneely

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Not my best reading year ever, but some pretty good ones in there

squirrelbrain Loved Dreyer and just bought Miracle Creek on Kindle... 5y

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WanderingBookaneer

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https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/index

DGRachel I think this is the first year that I've strenuously disagreed with most of the choices. Usually, I'm apathetic or the one I voted for wins, but this year...nope, nope, nope. 5y

Mdargusch I haven‘t read any of these although I do own a few. 🤦🏼‍♀️ 5y

umbrellagirl I didn‘t vote this year. Usually I do but I hadn‘t read a single book published this year. That‘s what I get for trying to tackle my TBR stack at home. 5y

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LibrarianRyan really. NO. I loved Ninth House, but it is barly Sci-Fi. And Five feet apart wasn't a big book it was a big movie. and don't get me started on Pumpkin heads. I haven't read it yet, but I am this week as my library copy just came in. 5y

WanderingBookaneer @LibrarianRyan : I voted for Gideon the Ninth in the Fantasy Category and I agree with your assessment of Five Feet Apart. 5y

WanderingBookaneer @umbrellagirl : That was me last year! 5y

LibrarianRyan @WanderingBookaneer Yes, there was much better fantasy nominated. And much better NOn-fic, 5y

alisiakae @DGRachel I feel the same way! 5y

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Soubhiville

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Every year it‘s hard to narrow down my favorites of the year. But here they are! My best #18in2018. My favorite of the year was The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles. I‘m looking forward to reading her other book, The Seamstress, in 2019.

What are your best of the year? Would you comment here with a tag to your favorite book of the year (if you can! It‘s not easy!)

Soubhiville #best18of2018 6y

Mitch Non fiction was easy to choose....

Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine

Mitch Fiction.......I‘m deciding! 6y

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Soubhiville @mitch I‘ve got BG on my TBR! 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego One of my all time favourite books!! I wish Gay would write more fiction.

An Untamed State

Mitch @Soubhiville I‘ve just added

The Air You Breathe: A Novel

erinreads Nonfiction:

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

erinreads Fiction:

The Idiot

squirrelbrain Still trying to decide my top 18, never mind the best one! 6y

BarbaraJean I‘m still working on my top 18—I‘ve got it down to 19 and I‘m thinking this will be sliiiightly easier next year. 😂 6y

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays

LazyDays Its rough trying to pick, 😎 6y

LazyDays .

Nocturnal

Reviewsbylola Bird Box was a favorite of mine this year too. 6y

Soubhiville Thanks @LazyDays ! @Reviewsbylola I don‘t usually read horror, and maybe Bird Box doesn‘t quite fit that genre, but either way I thought it was great! 6y

TheNerdyProfessor A Little Life 😍😩😩😍 6y

LazyDays How did you like Scythe? Its been on my TBR for sometime now. 6y

Soubhiville @LazyDays I liked it a lot. Kind of dark YA, sort of superpower-ish, but different. 6y

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LauraBeth

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One of my favorite things about reading is that everyone brings their own unique experiences and personal history to it, and sometimes that allows for different interpretations of the same story.

Ashley_Nicoletto Yes. 🙌🏼🙌🏼 6y

laurieluna Yep yep yep. And it's not necessarily the best books that make the list, but the most known books or authors... 6y

Kalalalatja Exactly! 🙌👏 6y

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Stacy_31 Love this!! I always feel so off when I see those lists, because they're generally not books I would read. 6y

Laru79 Ain‘t that the truth!!! I stopped reading ‘worthy‘ books for this exact reason! 6y

Rachbb3 So true! 6y

DivineDiana I am trying to let go of comparisons i.e. what I choose to read, what I haven‘t read, how many books I have read, but it‘s a struggle. 📚📚📚 6y

ValerieAndBooks Good reminder!! 6y

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eraderneely

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The #goodreadschoiceawards are here. Do you vote in them? If you do, what‘s your policy on which categories to vote in?
I won‘t vote in a category unless I have read at least 2 of the books (and can thus compare) or if the one book I‘ve read is an absolute standout.
I‘m surprised at how few favorites I have read this year.

TrishB Pretty much the same and I was surprised how few I‘d read too! 6y

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Bostonmomx2

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

Not necessarily all time favorites but high up on the list:
Book: Bright Side
Food: 🥓🥓🥓
Author: Jamie Brennar
Movie or TV: Big Bang Theory
#manicmonday

SledgeReader Eeekkk! Are we meant to list favorites with the letter of the week? I‘m such a Litsy failure!!! 6y

Bostonmomx2 @SledgeReader lol @JoScho posts a new one each week with the new letter. It took me until “B” to figure out it was supposed to be my favorites and not just any random book or author with that letter 😂 6y

JoScho Lol you are awesome! @bostonmomx2 And @SledgeReader only if you want to play-it is just meant to be fun and get some conversations started. 6y

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Bostonmomx2 @JoScho this is one of the best of these things (whatever they‘re called lol) I‘ve seen. Such a great idea! 6y

JoScho @Bostonmomx2 thanks so much! That means a lot. I felt like after months of doing it I was totally hitting a wall. 6y

Bostonmomx2 @JoScho I can imagine it‘s hard to change it up after a while. 6y

SledgeReader @JoScho @Bostonmomx2 Well I‘m just going to have DUH moment. 🙄 I‘ve been playing all along for weeks for #manicmonday. Then I was super psyched about the new switch to the letter game! (I‘m anticipating next week is the letter C😉) But I NEVER even thought about it being my favorites. 😝🤣😂And now we all know why I‘ve always been the last one picked for teams. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 6y

SledgeReader Thanks for holding my hand @JoScho @Bostonmomx2 😘 6y

JoScho Always 😊 and on the bright side you figured it out by the second letter! We could have gotten all the way to M before you figured it out ❤️ 6y

Bostonmomx2 @SledgeReader lmaooo that made me laugh!! 6y

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Craftylikefox

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This is the best community I have ever come across. It is so wonderful to have a place to talk books, bookish things, and geek out! You are such wonderful people. Special big thank you @JoScho this mail really brightened my day. This has been an especially tough week. It had the best timing. Jody you are such a kind person. I have found my people, you are all so amazing. #litsylove

Trashcanman I hope next week is kinder. 7y

LazyDays Awww😘😘💜💜 That's one of my favorite Tom Petty songs💞 Hope things are better soon! 7y

JoScho I‘m glad you got it when you were needing a little pick me up. I really hope next week is better 😊 7y

Craftylikefox @Trashcanman @LazyDays @JoScho thank you ☺️ (edited) 7y

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Soubhiville

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@BarbaraTheBibliophage just suggested rating Litsy in the ap store. Duh! Why had I not done this yet? If you haven‘t yet, it only took me 30 seconds. Give Litsy a little hug and go tell the ap store how much you love it!

BarbaraTheBibliophage Woot! 7y

Jess7 Love it!! Great review! 7y

monalyisha D‘awww. 🤗 7y

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parasolofdoom Great idea! I updated my old review -- I had forgotten I originally stopped using for awhile because it shut down on me all the time but haven't had that issues 7y

parasolofdoom * issue in ages 7y

Smangela I feel like I maybe got a little emotional trying to put into words how much I love Litsy ♥️ 7y

Ddzmini I think it‘s because we all love books 📚 and we all love sharing those 📚 with others 😋📚📖📚📚📖📚 7y

QueenOfWands Excellent! I updated my old review as well. 7y

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Andrew65

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

Some of the great books I have read in the past few months because of all you wonderful Littens. 🙌👍😍 Love it!

#BlameItOnLitsy

What books would make your list?

TheBookHippie, MinDea, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Jess7, TricksyTails

LazyDays 🙌🙌💛 7y

LazyDays So many great suggestions! 7y

Andrew65 Whoops, Should Say Snow Angel! 7y

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Andrew65 @LazyDays And every one as a result of a suggestion from a Litten or a buddy read. 👏 7y

TheBookHippie 🙌🏻🙌🏻💗✌🏻 7y

thereadingowlvina 👏👏👏 7y

LazyDays Yes💛 7y

Christine11 👏🏻👏🏻😊💛👍🏻👍🏻 7y

GripLitGrl Great list 👍😀 7y

TricksyTails Wow! Fantastic list!! 👏😍📚 7y

Eggs Nightingale, Thousand splendid suns, books by Tana French, Feast, The Great Alone, Light between oceans, The broken girls, Hearts invisible furies, Goodbye vitamin #blameitonlitsy 7y

Andrew65 @Eggs That‘s another fantastic list! 🙌👏😊 7y

Andrew65 Thanks @LazyDays @TheBookHippie @thereadingowlvina @Christine11 @GripLitGrl @TricksyTails 7y

Eggs @Andrew65 Thanks❣️❣️ 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That‘s an awesome list!!! Can‘t wAit for these upcoming books!!!! I love our little group 💗🎈🙌🏻🎊🍾🎈 #BotmBuddyRead. (edited) 7y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me either and the discussion on Sunday of As Bright as Heaven, although little nervous as go away to remote part of Scottish Coast for two weeks on Saturday and keeping my fingers crossed that I can get an internet connection. If nothing else should have plenty to read over next two weeks. Need some peace as mentally and physically drained after a few tough weeks at school. 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65We will be here when you get back!!! Wow!! Go and get some rest and relaxation!! Post some pics please!!! 💕☺️ 7y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Will do, I hope I have connection, can‘t do without my Litsy and Buddy Read Fix. 😊👍😍 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 I know the feeling!! When I‘m at work we can‘t have our phones 😩😩😩 7y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks We can have phones, but never get a chance to use it. 7y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m really looking forward to the Rachel Joyce book. Have you read any of her other books?

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 I haven‘t ! Have you? 7y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I have, I read and loved

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy: A Novel

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Also read and enjoyed

Perfect: A Novel

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 I will look these up!! Thank you ☺️📚 7y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thoroughly recommend starting with Harold Fry and then following it up with the Queenie Hennessy companion book. Fresh and different. 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 I stacked them!! They all sound so good!!! ❤️ 7y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Hope you enjoy them. 😊👍 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 ☺️☺️ thank you!! (edited) 7y

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Hooked_on_books

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

This was really difficult to whittle down, but here are my best 17 of 2017. They are listed in reverse order in which I read them, not rank ordered. I‘d like to give a special shout-out to The Patriots, which I think is one of the most underrated books of 2017. #17in2017

Hooked_on_books

The Patriots: A Novel

mrozzz Nice collection here 👌🏻☺️ 7y

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kristinshafel

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

Here are my favorite books I read in 2017! Happy new year 😊

Top 2 rows non-fiction, alpha by author last name
Bottom 2 rows fiction, alpha by author last name

#bestof #bestof2017 #favoritereads

Cinfhen Nice mix of fiction & NF❣️❣️ 7y

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

Finally got around to writing down my #17in2017!

Cutting for Stone
Commonwealth
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
Almost Dead
Paper Towns
Coraline
The Ocean af the end of the Lane
Stardust
The Prestige
The Bonesetter's Daughter
Saving Fish from Drowning
The Joy Luck Club
The Silver Linings Playbook
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Dear Life
Last Night in Twisted River

Eggs Joy Luck Club 💕💕 7y

PurpleyPumpkin Wow, you read some great books in 2017. Well done!👍🏽 7y

heikemarie The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Coraline were so good! What a great list! 7y

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RebelReader

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

I read so many good ones this year! So hard to only pick 17, but here they are:

The Song Poet
Never Coming Back
Anything is Possible
Pachinko
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Ginny Moon
Bad Feminist
The Marsh King's Daughter
The Stranger in the Woods
If the Creek Don't Rise
Little Fires Everywhere
Vacationland-Sarah Stonich
The Dry
The Sound of Gravel
The Twelve Mile Straight
The Hate U Give
Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bloomingjen I don't know if I could come up with 17 books I loved. That is a great list. 7y

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Lmstraubie

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

#bestofaugust #anditsaugust @RealLifeReading

merelybookish Not Orphan Island? 😜 7y

EchoLogical Solo by Kwame Alexander?! Yesssssss! 7y

Lmstraubie @merelybookish Ummm...nope 😅 7y

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MatchlessMarie

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

Fell asleep last night before doing my wrap up! 😴 I only read 2 from my original July TBR and only 1 that I actually own. So typical 😝 #jubilantjuly #bestofjuly #sizzlinsummerbooks #julyfaves #julystats

RealLifeReading, BibliophileMomma

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Purrfectpages

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

Here's my pick for favorite reads of July. The one at the top is All the Ugly and Wonderful Things. #julyfaves #sizzlinsummerbooks #bestofjuly #jubilantjuly

RealLifeReading, BibliophileMomma

mrsthilkey Evelyn Hugo was so good!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 7y

Purrfectpages @mrsthilkey yes!! ❤️ 🥇 7y

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Kalalalatja

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

#topreadsof2016 - the best novels I read in 2016. Especially The Perks of Being a Wallflower hit me hard, and I still think about the book a lot ❤

#seasonsreadings2016 #bestbooks2016

RealLifeReading

Soubhiville How exciting! Ship of Magic and The Fisherman are in my TBR stack for Litsy A to Z challenge, so they're up soon! I also loved Neverwhere, my favorite Gaiman. 😊❤📚 8y

TrishB Perks is a well talked about book in our house 😀 My teenage daughter and I read it together on holiday this year and both cried and loved it! 8y

Reviewsbylola Crimson Petal blew me away! One of my favorites. 8y

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Kalalalatja @Soubhiville they are both wonderful! The Fishermen was one of the most well written books I read last year 👍 8y

Kalalalatja @TrishB that is lovely! I wish I had read it as a teenager as well. It is amazing how hard a short book like that can hit you. 👌 8y

Kalalalatja @Reviewsbylola it was sooo good. I couldn't put it down! 8y

LazyOwl I became acquainted with Robin Hobb last year, great books. I also read Neverwhere & loved it. 8y

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Kalalalatja

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

I forgot to post for #seasonsreadings2016 yesterday, so I am doing it today! Here are my #topreadsof2016 - the graphic novel/play/poetry edition. 2016 was the year were I discovered graphic novels and poetry, and I can't wait to read more in 2017 📚

#bestreadsof2016 #bestof2016

RealLifeReading

Marchpane Kate Tempest is so incredible 💕💕 8y

Kalalalatja @Marchpane she really is! I can't wait to get my hands on some more of her works 👌 8y

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Leniverse

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

My 5-star reads and #BestOf2016 The covers aren't really headless... 😆Top row: Middlemarch by George Eliot, The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, The Graveyard Book graphic novel (both volumes).
Middle row: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Bottom row: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, Saga vol. 1-3 by Brian K. Vaughan, The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany.

vivastory Fantastic list! 8y

Leniverse @vivastory Thank you! ☺️ Yes, several books there that I've been meaning to read for years. And I can't believe I left it this long! 8y

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MrBook

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

Which was your favorite book that you read in 2016? #MrBookWantsToKnow

MicheleinPhilly

Here Comes the Sun: A Novel

Owlizabeth I can't pick just one!! 8y

CocoReads Tough choice! Maybe

All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel

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carys14

A Man Called Ove: A Novel

swishandflick

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel

megnews I loved her whole memoir series but this was my favorite.

Gather Together in My Name

Sarah83 💕

QuoteQueen It's so hard to choose. There were quite a few REALLY good ones. By a slight lead I'd have to say

Enchantment

annahenke

A Court of Mist and Fury

seebiscan So many good ones! But I still think about the characters from this one, so it has to be

Homegoing: A novel

Donna_sBookMinute

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel

PatienceFortitude Hard to pick!

The Dragon Round

LeslieO Tie: Room & What Alice Forgot 8y

Elisa

Crown of Midnight

Moray_Reads

The Light and the Dark

ErikasMindfulShelf

Homegoing: A novel

Viji Homegoing was my favorite with Labgirl a close second. 8y

ThursdayN

Generation Loss: A Novel

Reviewsbylola So many!! 2016 was a great year. I loved both of Nicola Yoon's books, Hellhound on His Trail, Dark Matter, Enchanted Islands, and The Fall Guy. That's just what came to mind. There are more. 😂 8y

CogsOfEncouragement I've adored Austen's wit for years. This was my first reading of Lady Susan and it did not disappoint.

Lady Susan

I-read-and-eat So many this year! But I think I was most pleasently surprised by

The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories: 75th-anniversary Edition

EmilyChristine Hard to choose! But I loved Sleeping Giants.

Sleeping Giants

Nalle42 .

Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather

Onioons Tough call, I'm going with The Glorious Heresies!

The Glorious Heresies: Shortlisted for the Baileys' Women's Prize for Fiction 2016

britt_brooke I read a lot of great books this year, but my favorite was Breakfast of Champions.

Breakfast of Champions: A Novel

Suzze I read a lot of great books, but my favorite is

Homegoing: A novel

BookNerdBritt Audio of

Hooked_on_books Fiction:

Homegoing: A novel

Hooked_on_books Nonfiction:

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

OriginalCyn620 Hard call, but I'll say

Another Brooklyn: A Novel

mcctrish Maybe

Tell the Wolves I'm Home: A Novel

Kerouacthedog All day. Every day.

The Queen of the Night

Ellsbeth I want to hand this one out to people on street corners:

Challenger Deep

Ellsbeth Also, I reread this, and it still stands up as one of my favorite books:

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel

451Degrees

The Nightingale

Penny_LiteraryHoarders Hard to pick one so I'll give you two:

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

Penny_LiteraryHoarders And this one

Summer Before the War

HLouiseM Just one?

Kraken

Josiedlove Jodi Picoult Small Great Thingd 8y

Gulfsidemusing Fiction

The Emperor's Children

TheLibrarian

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel

Gulfsidemusing Nonfiction

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Clare_Riley I loved this - and was rather surprised by just how much!!

The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History

Ruri_kaichou Definitely!

The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One

Ashley31 Oh my gosh, just one??? 😱 I'll go Salt to the Sea 8y

Downtonabbeyroad394

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel

josie281

Nevernight

Leslie Between the world and me, ta-nehisi Coates. 8y

CaitZ I really loved this one

CrossTalk

AmandaL

All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel

AshleyS

One Day

Peddler410 I will never waver on this .... Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 8y

saguarosally

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures

NovelGirl82 I'm still trying to determine the top one for my blog post tonight! Ugh! 8y

Cortg I have a lot of favorites, but probably Homegoing! Such a unique way to tell a story! 8y

Bookish2 Hands down, I keep going back to it

A Court of Mist and Fury

Zelma There were a few gems but the one that has stayed with me the most is

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk: A Novel

bouquinista I think it has to be

Margaret the First: A Novel

Suet624 @Ellsbeth great book!!! 8y

CherylDeFranceschi

Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two

JoanCallen Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. So good. 8y

BookBabe That's a tough one! I read a lot of great books in 2016. Contenders: A Tale for the Time Being; Fair and Tender Ladies; The School of Essential Ingredients; The Girls; Swimming Lessons 📚 8y

Jbakesmcgee3 The Queen of the Night 8y

LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y

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SarahSaysRead

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

Alright, it's final - here are my Top Ten Favorite Books of 2016!
🎉📚🎉💖📚🎉📚🎉💖📚🎉📚🎉💖📚🎉📚🎉💖📚🎉

#topten #happynewyear #awesomebooks #booklife #readreadread #bestbooksof2016 #2016highlights #favoritebooks #bestof #bestreads

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mom2bugnbee

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

#seasonsreadings2016 #topreadsof2016 #day31 @RealLifeReading

Reviewsbylola Everything, Everything made my list too! 8y

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Cinfhen

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction | Gardner Dozois

#seasonsreadings2016 Can't believe this is my last photo challenge prompt for 2016! Thanks to @RealLifeReading for organizing and inspiring😀 I've enjoyed seeing everyone's choices and look forward to all new challenges in the coming year 🤗Here are my #favoritereadsin2016 #bestof2016

britt_brooke Great choices! 8y

KarenUK Love your picks! 💕 8y

Suzze Some great picks, a few are on my shelves waiting for me. Happy New Year! 8y

Reviewsbylola I had some of yours on my list too. And I am so glad to see Enchanted Islands on someone else's list. 8y

LeahBergen Awesome! 8y

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