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1lsh63
Dez. 22, 2013, 12:14 pm

It's that time of year again, what were your favorite reads of the year?

2lsh63
Bearbeitet: Dez. 22, 2013, 12:30 pm



After looking over my reads for the year I found that I tend to rate many books with four stars, why I don't know, everything can't be excellent can it?

Here are a few that I found memorable:

Defending Jacob
The Given Day
11/22/63
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Count of Monte Cristo
Beautiful Ruins

Also I'm glad that I discovered Kate Morton this year, I enjoyed The Forgotten Garden, The Secret Keeper, and The House at Riverton.

3lkernagh
Dez. 22, 2013, 3:18 pm

> 1 - I am looking forward to reading more Kate Morton stories!

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I had a great reading year in 2013. My favorite and most memorable reads were:

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Book three of the Millennium trilogy was the best one of the three, IMO!
84, Charing Cross Road - was re-read for me and just as amazing as the first time I read it.
Crow Lake - Stunning poignant story of place and time.
His Majesty's Dragon - Napoleonic wars have never been so interesting and loved the characters!
The Count of Monte Cristo - a stunning classic that even lives up to a re-read.
Lonesome Dove - the best way to experience the American West, IMO.
Ready Player One - Great dystopian story and a wonderful nostalgic 80's journey.

4mamzel
Dez. 22, 2013, 3:21 pm

My favorites:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - This was a reread before seeing the movie.

The Round House by Louise Edrich - I fully intend to read more by this author!

The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson - This took me to a totally unfamiliar country and culture.

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa - This was a charming book which brought together some disparate characters.

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny - A resounding continuation for an astounding series!

5dudes22
Bearbeitet: Dez. 22, 2013, 6:02 pm

My favorites for the year are:

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson - I agree with Lori - best of the trilogy

Love Anthony by Lisa Genova - her writing draws me into the story every time

American Gods by Neil Gaiman - although not a genre I read a lot of, I can see why he has the reputation he does.

Riding the Bus with My Sister by Rachel Simon - a sensitively written book of a year that the author spent riding the buses with her mentally challenged sister.

6cbl_tn
Bearbeitet: Dez. 30, 2013, 4:23 pm

My favorites for the year:

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat (read for American Book Award AwardsCAT)
The Last Child by John Hart (read for Edgar AwardsCAT)
Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope
The Tenth Witness by Leonard Rosen
A Secret Gift by Ted Gup

ETA: I should have waited longer to post my favorites. One of my holiday reads squeezed its way into my top five for the year.

7DeltaQueen50
Dez. 22, 2013, 10:22 pm

My best books of 2013:

The Sandman Series: Volume One - Ten by Neil Gaiman **
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Let Him Go by Larry Watson
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
An Ice Cream War by Wiiiam Boyd

** I know this is cheating a little, but this series is such a great body of work, I didn't want to separate it into individual issues.

8BookLizard
Dez. 23, 2013, 12:41 am

This year, I'm so glad I finally read The Dresden Files and discovered The Iron Druid Chronicles. For YA, I'm glad I finally gave Graceling a try, and read Grave Mercy and listened to The Fault in Our Stars. Best romance series was The Hathaways. Best Book Bullets: Where'd You Go, Bernadette? and Ready Player One.

9fuzzi
Bearbeitet: Dez. 26, 2013, 3:47 pm

10psutto
Dez. 30, 2013, 6:06 am

Best GN (apart from re-read of Sandman): Lighter than my shadow
Best audio: the poets corner
Best ebook:Jagannath
Top 3 Best non-fiction (in reading order): on writing, unbuilt bristol, wonderbook
Top 5 Best Fiction (in reading order): Roadside picnic, The orphan master's son, Mechanique, the rise of ransom city and The crystal mirror

see you all in 2014...

11Her_Royal_Orangeness
Bearbeitet: Dez. 30, 2013, 5:05 pm



Tied for #5: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Tied for #5: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
#4: We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
#3: Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge
#2: Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper

AND

#1: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

12LA12Hernandez
Dez. 30, 2013, 6:31 pm

My biggest surprise was enjoying Pride, Prejudice and Zombies as well as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter I was never a big paranormal fan but these two books were well written and really kept my interest.

13rabbitprincess
Dez. 30, 2013, 8:10 pm

My top 12 (my favourite of each month):

Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood
Packing for Mars, by Mary Roach
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
Starter for Ten, by David Nicholls
Trust Your Eyes, by Linwood Barclay
Stuart: A Life Backwards, by Alexander Masters
How to Be a Woman, by Caitlin Moran
Speaking from Among the Bones, by Alan Bradley
Rites of Passage, by William Golding
Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup
Redshirts, by John Scalzi
One Day, by David Nicholls

I also got hooked on Scottish mystery novels. Although they don't appear in this best-of list, I read a LOT of them this year and look forward to more in 2014.

14thornton37814
Dez. 30, 2013, 10:12 pm

My top 5 for 2013:

#1 - How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
#2 - Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
#3 - Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
#4 - The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat
#5 - The Path Between the Seas by David G. McCullough

I rounded out the top 10 on my thread.

15VioletBramble
Dez. 30, 2013, 10:53 pm

My 4.5 and 5 star books:

Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday - Jordan Matter (photography)
Earth Works: Selected Essays - Scott Russell Sanders
The Bridge of Birds: A Novel of Ancient China That Never Was - Barry Hughart
Parable of The Sower - Octavia Butler
Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away - Christie Watson
All Quiet on the Western Front - Remarque

and one great 4 star read:
Translation is a Love Affair - Jacques Poulin

17christina_reads
Jan. 1, 2014, 3:51 pm

My top 5 for 2013 are:

1. Doc by Mary Doria Russell
2. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
3. Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre
4. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
5. Luckiest Man by Jonathan Eig

18paruline
Bearbeitet: Jan. 2, 2014, 9:18 am

19thornton37814
Jan. 2, 2014, 8:23 pm

I'm hoping to read The Thirteenth Tale this year.

20lsh63
Bearbeitet: Jan. 4, 2014, 9:58 am

I'm seeing lots of love here and on other threads for How The Light Gets In. I know that I was kind of lukewarm about the first book, then the next couple that I read got better. I may want to revisit this series.

I'm reading Doc right now and it's excellent! It will definitely wind up being a 5 star read. I also have Let Him Go on the list for this year.

21thornton37814
Jan. 4, 2014, 1:32 pm

Lisa> You really should try Penny again. Since the 5th book, I've been unable to put them down for the most part. Consistently great books!

22rabbitprincess
Jan. 4, 2014, 2:34 pm

I started out with book 6, Bury Your Dead, and that one is still my favourite. The Quebec City setting is lovely!

23japaul22
Jan. 4, 2014, 4:34 pm

24fuzzi
Jan. 4, 2014, 7:55 pm

(20) @jonesli, I loved Doc, glad you are enjoying the read. :)

25christina_reads
Jan. 5, 2014, 3:55 pm

@ 20 -- Yay, Lisa, glad you're liking Doc!