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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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Every Note Played by Lisa Genova, Looking for Alaska by John Green and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
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I just finished Mrs. Bridge. Perfect tone, timeframe and tempo. Having lived years ago in Kansas City, the book transported me back to a lovely place in my past.
I’m Thinking of Ending ThingsBear Town
Heartland
The Chalk Man
Deb wrote: "How does one become a Goodread's Expert. I think that's my dream job."Yes, sign me up as well!
Ohh,, this is hard. I really like more than 3, but here goes1) The Hate U Give
2) Educated
3) The Kitchen House
First off I love that there are older books listed here.I would say my top three would be:
- The Anomaly (my only 2018 novel)
- The Master and the Margarita
- Fahrenheit 451
Close runner up would be Hitchhikers's Guide to the Galaxy.
In no particular order:Educated by Tara Westover
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
The One In A Million Boy by Monica Wood
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale ThurstonOregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck
Educated by Tara Westover
Lilac GirlsThe Wife
Little Fires Everywhere
Edgar and Lucy by Victor LodatoThe Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
The Outsider by Stephen King
Every Note Played by Lisa GenovaSpinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Current by Tim Johnston
I also read The Hobbit every year in January and I happened to reread a lot of the Harry Potter series both of which would outrank the three books listed above. So not including them, the three books I read were all excellent reads and highly recommended!
The Woman In The Window, Educated, Where the Crawdads Sing.
A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaBearskin by James McLaughlin
Rivers by Michael Farris Smith
Out of 109 books (so far)We were the Lucky Ones
I Am, I Am, I Am
The Color Purple
Deb wrote: "How does one become a Goodread's Expert. I think that's my dream job."I agree. That would be a wonderful job and so many wonderful authors and stories.
Sing, Unburied SingSpoonbenders
News of the World
My 3 favorite are the Tattooist of Auchwitz by Heather Morris, Dark Places and In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende and the next two are close too The Fallen by David Baldacci and Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
I definitely just added a few more to my TBR shelf from this list!My favorites this year, in no particular order, are:
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan (I've read 5 books by McClellan this year & enjoyed all of them, so I had to pick the one that introduced me to the Powder Mage world).
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (I've also read 5 of Schwab's books this year & am a big fan of her writing in general. This is a particularly tough one because Vicious & Vengeful were amazing too).
Becoming by Michelle ObamaShell Game by Sara Paretsky
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
Kimberley wrote: "A Tree Grows in BrooklynThe Hate U Give
The Elegance of the Hedgehog"
Absolutely loved The Elegance of the Hedgehog
"Being Mortal" Atul Gawande"Little Fires Everywhere" Celeste Ng
"Lilac Girls" Martha Hall Kelly
1. American Marriage by Tayari Jones2. Beartown by Fredrick Backman
3. Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
The Killers of the Flower MoonHomegoing
House of Broken Angels
...do I have to stop here?
The Great Alone, The Woman in the Window, and I See You.
The three top books I read in 2018 are: The Devil in the White City,Last Hope Island, and a book of poems, The Essential Bukowski
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgWhere the Crawdads Sing
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwenOrphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
The Outsider by Stephen King
Where the Crawdads SingThe Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
I am interested in the Goodreads expert. What is this and how do I become one?
Grace wrote: "Grace __LibrarianBefore We Were Yours
Need to Know by Karen Cleveland
Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane"
Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane"
Read 2 of the 3 books that you chose. I was particularly pleased with the Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. I never knew anything about how tea was grown or harvested. The book in addition to being a love story was very informative in the description of the growing of tea and the steps that are taken to make it to export.
I also read Before we were yous. It was poignant and I thought the oldest girl did an amazing job with keeping her siblings together.
EducatedEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
The Overstory
The Caregiver by Samuel Park (I will remember this compelling mother-daughter saga forever; so sad, the author died right as it came out)The Friend Sigfried Nunez (?) (I don't even like dogs, but this tale of a mentor leaving his dog to a friend after a suicide had so much insight)
Severance (dystopian in its own way...as a reader, it's hard not to inhabit this world)
Deb wrote: "How does one become a Goodread's Expert. I think that's my dream job."me too!!
The Overstory by Richard PowersCirce by Madeline Miller
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
The Passage by Justin CroninThe Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
1. The Lost flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland2. Happiness by Aminatta Forme
3. The Woman in the Window by A.J.Finn
A History of France John Julius NorwichTitans of History Simon Sebag Montefiore
The Pope and Mussolini David Kertzer
Camino Sunrise-Walking With My Shadows
Chemistry
Sapiens
Thank you for this post! Just in time for the holidays. :-)My three favourites of 2018:
Educated by Tara Westover
The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
Becoming by Michelle Obama
My three favorite include Spark of Light (Picoult), Every Note Played (Genova) and Great Alone (Hannah), and many more!!
A Gentleman in MoscowThe Alice Network
The Rent Collector
Educated, Woman in the Window & Small Great Things were the 3 that left me thinking about them when I finished!
