Top 5 books of 2022
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Three that I really enjoyed -
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach |
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You might like Empress of Salt and Fortune (or maybe not— they are very different books, but it belongs on my list of favorite books I read in 2022, even if it is a novella) |
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A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting
by Sophie Irwin A whip-smart debut that follows the adventures of an entirely unconventional heroine who throws herself into the London Season to find a wealthy husband |
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Thank you. I will look that up. |
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Didn’t know there was a new Checquy book! Just added to my library holds list. |
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The Secret Place
Assassin’s Apprentice (really the whole trilogy) The Dutch House Project Hail Mary |
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In no particular order and six because I couldn't choose five:
Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel Tender is the Flesh - Agustina Bazterrica The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - Kim Michelle Richardson The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid Verity - Colleen Hoover The School for Good Mothers - Jessamine Chan |
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The Candy House - Jennifer Egan. I resisted reading this because I so loved A Visit from the Goon Squad, but this book was gorgeous and gave me the same feelings as A Visit.
Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. Mandel just has “it” for me. I think and feel her books long after reading them. Lost & Found (memoir) - Kathryn Schulz. A beautiful book about grief and love with exquisite writing. Oh William! and Lucy By the Sea. - Elizabeth Strout. Cheating here because I finished Oh William late last year, but they go together. Elizabeth Strout could write a menu and I would read it. Less is Lost - Andrew Sean Greer. Such a delight! |
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I loved this! She has another book coming out in 2023! |
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Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
Big Girl The Winners |
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That sounds really fun! |
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| Just a note to say how great these recs have been. I’m reading “Book Lovers”, raced through “Cloud Cuckoo Land” on audiobook and now I’m listening to “Empire of Pain”. All three are great!! |
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Fave Books Read in 2022:
Top 4: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (#1 fave of the year) Tied for 5th LOL: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey |
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^^ now I’m reading everyone else’s posts. I’m a late adapter. I’m not even sure I read 5 books published in 2022 last year.
Reminders of Him Hook Line & Sinker One Italian Summer My fave of that group I guess was one Italian summer. Once a year my book club meets at a book related restaurant instead of someone’s house and we had a great meeting outside at an Italian restaurant to discuss that one. |
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Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget. Totally absorbing memoir of a writer who faced her alcohol addiction.
Lies I Tell (Julie Clark): fun, fun thriller Hello Molly! Molly Shannon: Good memoir The Golden Couple, Greer Hendricks. Another fun thriller! Also liked A Gracious Neighbor and Jennifer Grey's Out of the Corner memoir but I don't know if they are in my top. |