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Goodreads Staffers' Top Three Books of the Year
As we wrap up our 2018 Reading Challenge, we decided to ask our Goodreads coworkers a simple yet tough question: What were the top three books you read this year?
Oh, the angst we caused among our well-read colleagues as they whittled down their lists to just their top few books! But hopefully our picks will inspire additions to your Want to Read Shelf.
You'll notice that our reading habits run the gamut. But if you look carefully, you can see some office favorites emerge, including multiple picks of the true-crime page-turner I'll Be Gone in the Dark; Naomi Novik's fantasy retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale, Spinning Silver; and Angie Thomas' bestselling young adult debut, The Hate U Give.
Now it's your turn! What are your top three books of the year? Share them with us in the comments!
Oh, the angst we caused among our well-read colleagues as they whittled down their lists to just their top few books! But hopefully our picks will inspire additions to your Want to Read Shelf.
You'll notice that our reading habits run the gamut. But if you look carefully, you can see some office favorites emerge, including multiple picks of the true-crime page-turner I'll Be Gone in the Dark; Naomi Novik's fantasy retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale, Spinning Silver; and Angie Thomas' bestselling young adult debut, The Hate U Give.
Now it's your turn! What are your top three books of the year? Share them with us in the comments!
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What are your three favorite books you read in 2018? Share them with us in the comments!
Check out more recent articles:
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Check out more recent articles:
Catch Up Now: These Big Series All Have Books Coming Out in 2019
Celebrate Your 2018 Year in Books!
The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Trends of 2018
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Some interesting choices, but it is definitely hard to pick just 3! I'm going to go with:
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Stand by Stephen King
The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood
How does one become a Goodread's Expert. I think that's my dream job.
The map of salt and stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates.
My top three favourite books that I read this year are:Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women, by Kate Moore
That Time I Loved You, by Carriane Leung
A Gentleman in Moscow, Wher’d You Go Bernadette, Children of Blood and Bone
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, Scythe by Neal Shusterman and Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas.
Their Eyes Were Watching GodEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Tattooist of Auschwitz
Kingdom of ash by Sarah J Mass, Arhenemies by Marisa Meyer, Queen of Air and Darkness by Clasandra Clare.
1. The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam by Douglas Murray2. The Fatherland by Robert Harris
3. The Holocaust: A New History by Laurence Rees
Perfume - Patrick SusskindMemoir of a geisha - Arthur Golden
Con đường Hồi giáo - Nguyễn Phương Mai
My top 3 read in 2018 were Us Against You by Fredrick Bachmann, Holy Ghost by John Sandford, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Debbie wrote: "It is sooo hard just picking three!!!!!!!"Tell me about it, I left out Gemina, Guns of the Dawn and my reread of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban :(
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
Not necessarily in that order.
by George Saunders
by Sarah Perry
by Michael D, O´Brien
Kingdom of Ash Children of Blood and Bone
The Book Thief
And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, Us Against You by Fredrik Backman and Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari.
So hard to narrow down to just 3!!! But I guess the ones that stick with me the most areWithout Merit by Colleen Hoover
Woman Enters Left by Jessica Brockmole
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamine Alire Saenz
Andrea wrote: "Genuine question, who is a Goodreads Expert?"Goodreads Experts is the name of our customer support team! We have Experts based in the USA, South Africa, and Costa Rica who help our members around the world every day.
Kingdom of Ash- Sarah J MassOnly Human- Sylvain Neuvel
The Loose Ends List- Carrie Firestone
How can I be a "Goodreads expert"? sounds great! XD
Berna wrote: "How can I be a "Goodreads expert"? sounds great! XD"You can find all of our open positions on the Jobs page!
Thanks! but, sadly, I live too far. Perhaps an honorary title would be interesting for all those who participate a lot ;)
Top three read in 2018Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Last Hours by Minette Walters
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
I could list more, many more.
Hard to pick just 3 but my favourites I've read this year are:7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh
Defender by G. X. Todd
I would have picked Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel but I haven't read it yet. It's on the ever increasing TBR pile.
Choosing only three is tough! But here it goes:(in no specific order)
Firefly Lane Kristin Hannah
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur Halima Bashir
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family Miep Gies
1. The Book of M by Peng Shepherd2. Places in the Darkness by Christopher Brookmyre
3. Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
Top three feels so limiting. I want to shout my top 10 from the rooftops.
Het negende schrift van MayaWonderHet labyrint der geesten
Three great books! Better than my other 5 star novels after reading 80 books this year!
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton, Flames by Robbie Arnott, The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton
1. My Best Friend's Exorcism2. The Kiss Quotient
3. Last Day In Hell
Those are a few of my favorite reads of 2018 which is apart of my 2018 on Goodreads review. If you want to see my review go here and def check out the reads I read and hope you enjoy them:
I'm still working on my December reads for it so hope to add my star rating and stuff at the end of the month though.
Its been an awesome year for reading for pleasure! ^_^
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Next Year in HavanaWhere the Crawdads Sing
Before We Were Yours
I think this is my favorite post every year!1. Educated
2. The Alice Network
3. Matchmaking for Beginners
I like looking at the eclectic lists. What a fun post. Thanks for sharing them. Here are my favorites from this year.
Eduated by Tara Westover
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
The Handmaid's Tale
The Heart's Invisible Furies
Silva Rerum IV
A Tree Grows in BrooklynThe Hate U Give
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Alice NetworkThe Killers of the Flower Moon
The Devil and the White City
My top 3 are: The Great Alone, The Alice Nerwork, and Next Year in Havana
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It is sooo hard just picking three!!!!!!!