bestbooksofar2019

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel | Amor Towles

Great question! I‘ve read quite a few outstanding books so far, but I think my favorite has to be ‘A Gentleman in Moscow‘ with ‘The Remains of the Day‘ coming in as a close second.

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DocBrown Fiction:

The Female Persuasion: A Novel

DocBrown Nonfiction:

Good and Mad: How Women's Anger is Reshaping America

rachelk @mdhughes72 Ooh, I‘ve got ‘The Female Persuasion‘ here — I‘ll have to get to it soon! 6y

megnews Thanks for sharing! I‘m getting lots of great recommendations from this question. 6y

rachelk @megnews I‘m seeing some good recommendations too! Great post. :) 6y

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sprainedbrain

The Highland Witch: A Novel | Susan Fletcher

I‘m really bad at following directions and/or choosing just one, so I have a few contenders for my #bestbooksofar2019 😃

🌟 The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher
🌟 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
🌟 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
🌟 The Lost Queen by Signe Pike

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megnews I recently read my first John Boyne and want to check out something else by him. Will keep this one in mind. Thanks for sharing!! 6y

Soubhiville Yes to Ladder and Once Upon a River! Both excellent! 6y

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mhillis

Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration | Isabel Wilkerson

Nonfiction:
Warmth of Other Suns

Fiction:
Dreamland Burning
Rainbirds

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megnews I‘m so glad to hear The Warmth of Other Suns is one of your favorites so far this year. I‘m reading it now. Never heard of Dreamland Burning but it sounds great. Stacked. 6y

mhillis @megnews It‘s long and worth reading! I liked how the author was able to zoom in on three specific stories yet still capture the wider situation 6y

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monalyisha

When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities | Chen Chen

Time flies! How about a top 3? 😉

Winner:
“Sing, Unburied, Sing” by Jesmyn Ward

Runner-Up:
“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros

Honorable Mention:
“Sadie” by Courtney Summers
(audiobook HIGHLY recommended!)

Also, I really, truly loved the tagged poetry collection!

#BestBookSoFar2019

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wildwoodreads Daisy Jones and the Six. It truly lived up to the hype. 6y

monalyisha Thanks to @ladyneverwhere & #newyearwhodis (which I organized; is that too immodest? 😅) for the first two books on my list! 6y

monalyisha @megzlynn So good to hear! I have the audiobook waiting for me at the library when I get back from vacation! 😎 6y

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megnews Sing Unburied Sing was one of my favs last year. House on Mango Street was in my top 3 so far this year! Thanks for sharing! 6y

monalyisha @megnews Sounds like we have really similar taste! I‘ll have to pay special attention to your reviews. 😉 6y

Kimberlone This series

The Passage: A Novel (Book One of The Passage Trilogy)

Joreads I have read two of Jane Harper‘s books The Dry and the Lost Man. Loved them both. I‘m a quarter way through her third and it does not disappoint either 6y

Joreads @Kimberlone I need to read that series it‘s been on my list for ages 6y

LogiKitty Haven't read too many but! Sadie (Courtney Summers) was my #1, followed my Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs), & lastly The Harvest (Alanah Andrews)

Sadie

ladyneverwhere Oh yay! I'm so glad those two are still so high up there for you. Heroine Complex and Difficult Women would definitely be up there in my top few for this year. And I finally get Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating from the library. . . But I didn't read it fast enough and had to return it 😜 6y

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Lethal White | Robert Galbraith

Tagged book or Redshirts by John Scalzi. Very different books but they're the ones I've enjoyed most so far.
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KimM

Once Upon a River

bookandbedandtea @KimM that's on my TBR. It sounds good! 6y

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SW-T

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah | Billionaire Mind Publishing

Fiction: Priory of the Orange Tree

Non-Fiction: Born a Crime

Hard to pick a favorite, but these stood out and I‘ve recommended to them to friends so they made the cut.

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megnews I‘ve heard great things about Born A Crime. Can‘t wait to get to it! 6y

rachelk Born a Crime was my favorite book last year :) 6y

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Texreader

The Rescue | Steven Konkoly

I‘ve read a lot of four-star books but the tagged book is my only 5-star read of the year so far. #bestbooksofar2019 @megnews

megnews Sounds good! Thanks for sharing! 6y

CouronneDhiver I‘ll be publishing my BestOfTheSeason list soon! 👍🏽 (edited) 6y

Texreader @CouronneDhiver I will love to see that! 6y

CouronneDhiver I‘ve got a week left to squish some extra books into my life 😆 @Texreader (edited) 6y

ErikasMindfulShelf

The Far Field

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Samplergal

The Art of Fielding: A Novel | Chad Harbach

The Art of Fielding for fiction. For nonfiction, Missoula. Although I‘ve read some great books this years. ( also some really stinky ones!)
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megnews

megnews I‘ve read some great ones this year too. Hard to choose. Thanks for sharing! 6y

BooknerdsLife Haven‘t started on my Classics read this year yet, so Less by Andrew Sean Greer is my favourite ATM

Less: A Novel

ShelleyBooksie Hands down Kristin Hannnahs The Great Alone. 6y

azulaco I read Missoula last year. SO good. 6y

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