Top 5 books of 2022
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What were the top 5 books you read in 2022?
I'll go first: Essential Labor by Angela Garbes (new) Candy House by Jennifer Egan (new) Trust by Hernan Diaz (new) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Master of the Senate by Robert Caro |
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Lessons in Chemistry
Glass Hotel Project Hail Mary Hamnet The Push |
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Sorry- I can't list only 5- too hard! Did 10 instead:
The Change The Measure Black Cake Mary Jane Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Lessons in Chemistry The Paper Palace The Maid The Kitchen House The People We Keep |
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I'm the PP- looked at my list and have to add Solito. Amazing memoir. If you liked American Dirt- this is the real thing. Highly recommend.
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Circe -- Madeline Miller
The Devil in the White City -- Eric Larson Destiny of the Republic -- Candice Millard A Little Life -- Yanagihara The Lincoln Highway -- Amor Towles |
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| Has anyone read Demon Copperhead? Thinking of getting myself a Christmas present. |
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| Can we get a sentence or couple of words as to why you liked it |
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So for me, a top book is one that embraces what it sets out to be. So, a romance can be five starts just as a literary fiction book can be, in my book. So, that being said, these are just a few of my five-star reads. (Yes, I use goodreads, so I rate my reads.)
Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove - Rati Mehrotra An epic fantasy with a fierce female lead who thinks she's a bodyguard when she's actually an heir to something big. Set in an alternative, ancient India. Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley A young women with ties to a Michigan reservation near the Canadian border works with government agents to figure out who is supplying a dangerous, new drug to her community. Entertaining as all get out and I learned a lot. Love Among the Living - Simone St. James All of Simone St. James' ghost stories are amazing, but this one was a favorite. A woman widowed during WW2 works for her husband's aunt as a companion and visiting his family home brings up some new info about him. The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn Kate Quinn's historical fiction books are epic and I couldn't read just one. The Diamond Eye is about a female sharp shooter in WW2 Ukraine. She winds up coming to the US on a diplomatic mission in the second half and befriending Eleanor Roosevelt. Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus It's just so different and fresh. For historical fiction to make me laugh, cry, and get mad? I loved it. Honorable Mentions A Sunlit Weapon - Jacqueline Winspear The 17th book in the Maisie Dobbs series. I would never suggest someone jump in this late, but the series is so good that it's totally work starting at the beginning. The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy - Megan Bennan It's a sweet and sad fantasy with charming characters. Not literature, but it gave me the warm and fuzzies. |
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Yes, and it was definitely in my top 5 for the year. My list, in no particular order (some new, some not): Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver An often grim but also darkly funny retelling of David Copperfield set in Appalachia. The Saddest Words, Michael Gorra A stunning examination of William Faulkner's life and work in the context of his writing about the Civil War. The Investigator, John Sandford John Sandford doing what he does best: hard-nosed investigators on the trail of criminals. I love Letty Davenport as a lead character (which is a good thing because Lucas Davenport is getting too old for this sort of thing). The Transcendentalists and their World, Robert Gross A deep dive into the historical context that helped create the Transcendentalists. This is a big, slow book, but so good. The Sentence, Louise Erdrich A damaged and complex woman deals with the pandemic, the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, family upheaval, and a haunting. Like all of Erdrich's work, it's hilarious and heartbreaking. |
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The Marriage Portrait - my top pick. Just beautifully written with a surprise ending. I’m racing to start the author’s previous novel.
The Paper Palace Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Notes on an Execution The Christie Affair |
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Curious too |
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- All This Could Be Yours (Jami Attenberg)
- A Place For Us (Fatima Farheen Mirza) - The Guest List (Lucy Foley) - The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson) - Say Nothing: A True Story of Memory and Murder in Northern Ireland (Patrick Radden Keefe) |
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That's not from 2022! |
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I think it’s just read in 2022! Let’s not put rules on reading. |