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#top25of25
This is always so hard…..my favourites this year for lots of different reasons.

squirrelbrain I think we have 7 the same, and a few more that almost made my list. 3h

TrishB @squirrelbrain considering the amount of books we both read- that‘s about 1/3 of the best! They must be brilliant. You probably recommended them to me 😁 2h

squirrelbrain I can certainly see a few that I recommended - or forced into your hands in a bookshop! 😜 2h

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BarbaraBB

Playground | Richard Powers

#Top25Of25 Part 4 of 4

These last days of the year I have been sharing my 25 favorite books of the year.

Today I share my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ books, reads that I suppose will be all-time favorites.

Scroll down on my feed to see the rest of my #Top25Of25.

staci.reads 3 of those were 5 star reads for me as well! 7h

JenP Playground was also a 5 star read for me and I just bought The Correspondent. Wild dark shore was a 4 star for me. I look forward to checking out your fourth pick. 7h

BarbaraBB @staci.reads If you haven‘t read the fourth you‘ll probably like that one too 💕 7h

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BarbaraBB @JenP You‘ll love The Correspondent! And if you pick up Slanting, let me know what you think! 7h

JenP @BarbaraBB I‘m sure I will. I‘ve added it to my tbr for 2026 since I usually like the same books you do. 6h

staci.reads @BarbaraBB already added Slanting Toward the Sea to my tbr! 6h

Crazeedi I have a hold for The Correspondent 6h

AnneCecilie It‘s comforting to see that you don‘t have that many 5 stars books either. I don‘t give start rating, but feel that during a year I read 4-5 exceptionally good books that would equal that rating. Sometimes I feel that everyone is giving every book a 5 star 6h

Lesliereadsalot Such good books! 💕 6h

BarbaraBB @JenP @staci.reads I hope you‘ll love Slantinf as much as I did! 5h

BarbaraBB @Crazeedi Can‘t wait for your review! We‘ll be discussing it in January during #WinterCampLitsy! 5h

BarbaraBB @AnneCecilie I know! I always have just a few, books that really blow me away, make me think and often make me cry too. I think! 5h

BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot Many of my favorites were recommended by you! 5h

TrishB I have read 3/4 and agree totally 👍🏻 I have Playground- not got to yet. 5h

BarbaraBB @TrishB In the end we always love the same books. And I am almost sure you‘ll love Playground too. 5h

Cathythoughts I must read Correspondent ✨✨✨ 3h

Suet624 Hmmmm, I‘ll have to find Slanting Toward the Sea. I must‘ve missed your review of the book. Agree 💯 with the other three. (edited) 3h

BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts You really must 😘 3h

BarbaraBB @Suet624 It‘s no heavy Literature, but I loved it! 3h

squirrelbrain As always, we are of the same mind, although I didn‘t love Playground as much as you. 3h

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I was wondering indeed what you think of Playground. I knew we both loved the three others. Can‘t wait for your #Top25of25! 2h

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BarbaraBB

Deep Cuts | Holly Brickley

#Top25Of25 Part 3 of 4

These last days of the year I am@sharing my 25 favorite books of the year.

Today I share the 4 books I rated with 4.75 ⭐️

Yesterday and the day before I showed my 4.5⭐️ and 4.25⭐️ rated books.
Tomorrow I‘ll share the four 5⭐️ books I read in 2025.

Suet624 Jeez, I forgot all about Intermezzo. What a great story. 1d

TrishB Only 4 5 star reads- can‘t wait to see what they are! 1d

BarbaraBB @TrishB I always have few. Don‘t know why! 1d

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ChaoticMissAdventures I LOVED the Lilly King! Cried so much 😂 1d

LeahBergen I‘m loving this countdown! 1d

CarolynM I have 3 of these and haven‘t read any of them. I‘ll have to change that next year🙂 (edited) 14h

BarbaraBB @CarolynM Lucky you! 10h

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BarbaraBB

Fault Lines | Emily Itami

#Top25Of25 Part 2 of 4

These last days of the year I‘ll be sharing my 25 favorite books of the year, arranged by the stars I gave them.

Today I share the 7 books I rated with 4.5 ⭐️

Yesterday I showed my 4.25⭐️ rated books.
Tomorrow i‘ll share four 4.75⭐️ books followed by four 5⭐️ reads.

TheKidUpstairs Loved Fault Lines. Axeman's Carnival and Woman on the Verge are both on my #AuldLangSpine list from @CBee so I'll be reading them in the New Year - glad to see they've got your stamp of approval as well! 2d

squirrelbrain Axeman is on my list too! 2d

BarbaraBB @TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain Axeman is so good. I have another book by her on my list too this year:

Remote Sympathy

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BarbaraBB @TheKidUpstairs I saw @CBee ‘s choices for you and remember thinking you‘re a good match! 2d

CBee @BarbaraBB 😘😘😘 2d

CBee @TheKidUpstairs have you read any of the Elements books by Boyne? I‘ve read all but the last one and they were all on my #ALSpine list for last year. Just another rec or two if you haven‘t read those already 😉 2d

sarahbarnes A few here that are on my TBR! 2d

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Have you read Fault Lines? I think you‘d love that one. Just like I did 👯 2d

AmyG Ooooo thank you. I tend to enjoy the books you like. 2d

Lesliereadsalot How did I miss Fault Lines??? 2d

sarahbarnes It‘s on my TBR!! I need to move it up the list it sounds like! 😊 2d

BarbaraBB @AmyG Yes we do! Will you be sharing your favorites too? 2d

BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot It‘s kind of a must read for you 😘😉 2d

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes You do 😘 2d

AmyG I am doing the 12 of 25….my favorites of the year one day at a time. 2d

BarbaraBB @AmyG I‘ve seen the challenge. Will certainly check out your choices! 2d

Suet624 Of course I‘ll be taking screenshots of all of your posts. 2d

BarbaraBB @Suet624 💕💕 2d

Deblovestoread I have good reading ahead of me apparently. Received Fault Lines and Axeman as Christmas gifts and have the Boyne, Everett and Lamb on my shelf. Loving your list! 2d

BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread Wow! They‘re all so good! Lucky you! 2d

CarolynM Axeman‘s Carnival is my book of the year🙂 2d

BarbaraBB @CarolynM I get that. I love how different all her books are. I am looking forward to

The Book of Guilt

Lesliereadsalot Picking up Fault Lines today! 6h

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Billypar

The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison: (New Edition). | Harold Bloom

#Top25of25
It was another year of, honestly, very dark books. But that is what I like, so not shocking. And there is some variety: Medium dark (Lucy, The Safekeep), funny dark (Hell of a Book, The Devil's Larder) and dark dark (When We Cease to Understand the World, The Bluest Eye). One not dark: '60 Songs That Explain the 90s'. Full list in the comments: *audio, **re-read, non-fiction (nf), story collection (sc), poetry (p); the rest are novels

TheBookHippie I love your list!! ♥️♥️♥️ 3d

Billypar 1. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
2. The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden*
3. Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
4. Pew by Catherine Lacey
5. Thin Places: Essays from In Between by Jordan Kisner (nf)
6. Earth-eater by Dolores Reyes
7. When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
8. All Fours by Miranda July*
9. Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
10. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
11. Hymn for the Black Terrific: Poems by Kiki Petrosino (p) 3d

Billypar 12. Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire (p)
13. The Devil‘s Larder by Jim Crace (sc)
14. Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoet
15. Second Place by Rachel Cusk
16. Witch Wife by Kiki Petrosino (p)
17. Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
18. 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s by Rob Harvilla* (nf)
19. Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De Leon* (nf)
20. Brutes by Dizz Tate
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Billypar 21. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson**
22. Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
23. In my Remaining Years by Jean Grae*
24. New and Selected Stories by Cristina Rivera Garza (sc)
25. Witch Wife by Kiki Petrosino (p) 3d

merelybookish Great list! I read my first Lacey this year and want to read more!! 2d

Billypar @TheBookHippie Thanks! Got to love the season of listmaking 😀 1d

Billypar @merelybookish Pew was my first of hers, and I had the exact same reaction! Which one did you read? 1d

TheBookHippie @Billypar list making is my love language 🤣 1d

merelybookish @Billypar I read

Nobody Is Ever Missing: A Novel

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BarbaraBB

Time of the Flies | Claudia Pi�eiro

#Top25Of25 Part 1 of 4

For the next four days I‘ll be sharing my 25 favorite books of the year, arranged by the stars I gave them.

These 10 are the books I rated with 4.25⭐️
Tomorrow I‘ll share my seven 4.5⭐️ books, followed by four 4.75⭐️ books and four 5⭐️ reads.

CoffeeAndABook Thanks for sharing these - I will zoom in and check them out!! 🥳 3d

TrishB I‘m just getting mine together 😁 3d

squirrelbrain Me too! @TrishB 3d

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BarbaraBB @CoffeeAndABook 💕 3d

BarbaraBB @TrishB @squirrelbrain Can‘t wait!! 3d

merelybookish So exciting!! Watch my TBR explode! 3d

Deblovestoread Screenshot taken! Some new to me titles. I‘ve had such a weird reading year I‘m not sure I can hit 25 but we‘ll see. 3d

ChaoticMissAdventures Oh I love the idea of 25 favorites of 25! I never think a top 10 is enough for those of us who read way too many books. I loved Disappoint Me! She has become an auto buy author for me. 3d

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures I loved that book too, read after you were raving about it! I haven‘t read another of her books. Suggestions? 3d

LeahBergen This is a fun idea! I have a couple of these waiting on my shelves. 3d

ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB this is her sophomore book so only one other out there her first has a lot of the same themes but is not the same at all!

Bellies: A Novel

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures Thanks! It sounds good indeed! How could I have missed it until now? Stacking! 3d

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures @LeahBergen I hope you‘ll share your #Top25Of25 I can‘t wait to add some more books to my TBR 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😉 3d

JenP Ooh, I‘m looking forward to seeing your 5 star reads! 2d

BarbaraBB @JenP Thanks! I hope you‘ll share yours too! 💕 2d

JenP @BarbaraBB I had a slower reading year this year (although finally get back into more regular reading. Will be doing a top 5. Very few 5 star reads for me this year. Here‘s hoping to more reading and more 5 stars in 2026 2d

BarbaraBB @JenP I had few 5 stars too this year, only four! But I had a great reading year otherwise. I hope you‘ll have a good reading year coming up! 2d

sarahbarnes Some great books here! This is a good method for sharing your top 25 books for the year. I didn‘t rank mine with stars but plan to share them in some way anyway! 2d

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I can‘t wait for your choices!! Are you on Storygraph? I rate my reads there, it is easy and makes me remember how much (or not!) I liked a book. 2d

sarahbarnes I‘m not on Storygraph! Maybe I need to do that this next year. 2d

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes It‘s a super friendly app to keep track of your reading. 2d

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BkClubCare

Top Five | Judith Natelli McLaughlin

With apologies to the tagged book because I just want to use a top five #hashtag, I present my 2025 top five books read: it's the time of year to start looking at my book stats for 2025!

[OF COURSE, note: my top reads of favorites always are in flux!!] #Dec2025

Ruthiella Woodworking is also 100% in my top five for the year. 👍 1w

BarbaraBB Two of these wil be in my #Top26Of26 (edited) 1w

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - interestingly enough when I just checked my five star reads, I had a count of 26! Out of 112 so far. 1w

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BkClubCare @Ruthiella - aw! 🥰🤗😁 1w

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare You‘ve had a good year! I can‘t wait to see them. Though I should have said #Top25of25 of course 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1w

Pedrocamacho Glorious Exploits was so good!!!! 1w

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - we're all just ready for a new year. 😁 1w

BkClubCare @Pedrocamacho - Yes! More people should read it. 🌟 1w

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