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The Best Books Goodreads Members Have Read in 2017—So Far
Here at Goodreads we like to talk about books…a lot. We ask what you're reading every week on Facebook and Twitter, kicking off comment threads that always leave us with a few hundred book recommendations. (This is not an exaggeration.)
Now that we're more than two months into the year, we thought we'd check in with our members to see what books they've enjoyed the most in 2017. We've rounded up some of the most popular answers below. If yours didn't make the list, be sure to add it in the comments!
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Now that we're more than two months into the year, we thought we'd check in with our members to see what books they've enjoyed the most in 2017. We've rounded up some of the most popular answers below. If yours didn't make the list, be sure to add it in the comments!
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Check out more recent blogs:
Celebrating the Joy of Rereading a Favorite Book
Most Anticipated YA Books of 2017
Check Out These New Orleans/Mardi Gras Reading Lists
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Born a Crime, especially the Audible version.
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Excellent book!
Christy wrote: "I absolutely loved Heartless by Marissa Meyer! The story of Catherine before she became Wonderland's Queen of Hearts!"Me too!
The Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. Followed By Frost by Charlie Holmberg
The Curse Girl by Kate Avery Ellison
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Jgrace wrote: "Lincoln in the Bardo
An Unnecessary Woman
A True Novel
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
The Secret Scripture"
Great list! So glad to see Behind the Scenes at the Museum on someone else's favorites list.
She hates cooking, it's too much like being nice to people.
Elyse wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "
[bookcov..."Me, too, Elyse!! I read Ove and Britt-Marie last year.
Good deal. Found a few new ones to add to my TBR list today. Thanks!
Loved, Hidden Figures. One of my favorites this year so far. There are so many really good books this year. I WANT THEM ALL!!
I really want to read Behind Closed Doors seems interesting
My top reads so far this year are Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews, When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz, and Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers. :-)
My favorite reads for 2017 so far are1. Laurus by Evgenij Vodolazkin
2. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat by Giles Milton
3. Zero K by Don DeLillo
There are so many books listed here that I hope to read soon.
Fast Connection by Megan Erickson and Santino Hassell :)
"The girl with all the gifts" by M.R. Carey should be included in this list. :)
The curious charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
Escape Clause by John SanfordThe Uccello Connection by Estelle Ryan (A new favorite author)
Christy wrote: "I absolutely loved Heartless by Marissa Meyer! The story of Catherine before she became Wonderland's Queen of Hearts!"That's on my list too!
The 7 books I've read thus far this year (fiction & non-fiction) that deeply resonated with me: 1) The Sex Lives of English Women: Intimate Questions and Unexpected Answers by Wendy Jones
2) High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
3) All You Need Is Love by Margaret Thornton
4) Sunset View by Margaret Thornton
5) Double Decker C 666 by Haupt Heydemarck
6) Flying Section 17 by Haupt Heydemarck
7) War Flying in Macedonia by Haupt Heydemarck
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood and The Girl Before by J.P. DelaneyThere may be others, but these two stand out.
So far this year, the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter is definitely a series I recommend.
Human acts by han kang
Chilbury ladies choir by jennifer ryan
And the most dangerous thing by leanne lieberman
Chilbury ladies choir by jennifer ryan
And the most dangerous thing by leanne lieberman
News of the World by Paulette Giles and Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham.
Thus far, here are my favorite reads of 2017:Catch-22
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
There are a few titles I am really looking forward to picking up as soon as possible, namely,
White is for Witching
The Four Books
The Sympathizer
Human Acts
Lincoln in the Bardo
The Orphan Master's Son (owned but not read yet)
Boy Erased: A Memoir
Faithless Elector, Devotion, The Glass Tower and New York Sleeps.
These have all been fantastic and I have rated them 5 stars.
These have all been fantastic and I have rated them 5 stars.
So far, it's Mindy McGinnis' The Female of the Species!
The Girl on the train, The grownup, The perk of being a wallflower.
"Her Every Fear" by Peter Swanson. I read "The Kind Worth Killing" and was AMAZING ! 5 ⭐️
The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson... read it in 36 hours before and after work. LOVED IT!
The Vets at Hope Green series by Sheila Norton (via NetGalley). I have read Fangirl and also want to read Hidden Figures. Also liked Sophie Kinsella's My Not So Perfect Life and Finding Audrey.
Eesha Bansal wrote: "The Book Thief and The Great Gatsby."Two of my favourites!
Ulli wrote: "The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt"Just finished it and loved it!
I was blown away by how awesome these books were, and they're all in different genres.
Thanks to a friend who came back from a long visit in Canada, and brought books with her, I got to read an older yet great book by Robertson Davies called The Rebel AngelsI enjoyed this Gentleman's Book immensely...
A Tale for the Time Being, Eileen, the Year of Living Danishly, the Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, Children of the New World, the Wise Man's Fear, and Under the Skin. All highly recommended!
