Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 21:10     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

As a series, Super Powereds. As a stand alone book, Name of the Wind.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 20:55     Subject: Re:Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 20:49     Subject: Re:Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I see we have many intellectuals on this board. "Last Mrs Parrish" as the best book of the decade. 🙄


Ugh. So formulaic--same plot as The Wife Between Us and others. Also, writing was mediocre.

I din't love Last Mrs Parrish or The Dutch House, but I would like to know which of the books list are not "intellectual" according to pps. I don't need to have my heart torn out, witness abuses or be forced to re-think my life every time I pick up a book. Sometimes I just want a well-written diversion.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 20:44     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

Another vote for A Little Life but it sounds like it’s maybe the opposite of what OP is looking for...
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 20:06     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

Before we were yours.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 20:05     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Station 11


Really? The best book?


Agree. Not a terrible book but one of the best books in the past 10 years? Really?


I'm surprised at the negative reaction. This book got a ton of critical acclaim. The story is woven together really well and it's beautiful to read.

Someone described it as whimsical, which is not a word I would use, but I can easily see someone saying it was the best book they've read in the past 10 years.

For me it's "All the Light We Cannot See."
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 09:57     Subject: Re:Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

The 10,000 Doors of January by Alix Harrow

In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut.

In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.

Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.

The Rosie Trilogy by Graeme Simsion

Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 09:48     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

Beloved. (Toni Morrison). No secret but it is critics’ choice for best book all the time for a reason. The audiobook read by Toni Morrison is even more intense - her voice is almost haunting but is enrapturing. Note not meant to be light and entertaining but perfect if you are looking for amazing literature.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 09:39     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

All The Light You Cannot See
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 00:42     Subject: Re:Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

A God who hates by Wafa Sultan. The ethos behind the book makes it a compelling read.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 00:41     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn.

After you read that book, nothing shocks you in terms of the American government. Absolutely nothing.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 00:33     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

The Overstory, one of those books that sticks with you shapes your perspective forever
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 00:32     Subject: Re:Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

Lincoln in the Bardo
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2021 00:16     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

Anxious People, Fredrick Backman
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2021 23:55     Subject: Best book you’ve read in the past 10 years?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Molokai, by Alan Brennert

Actually, all of his books are amazing



YES!!!! LOVED that book


This is the first that came to mind for me too. Beautiful heart wrenching amazing book.