Last Call! - PBT Top Ten Books of 2016

[Tessa (FutureAuthor23)]

In no particular order:

Bird Box - Josh Malerman
A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara
Orphan Train - Christina Baker Kline
The Girls - Lori Lansens
Imagine Me Gone - Adam Haslett
The Assistants - Camille Perri
The Romanov Sisters - Helen Rappaport
Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith
Playing with Fire - Tess Gerritsen
The Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben

The book that stuck in my mind the most throughout the year was Bird Box. I'm not usually a fan of post-apocalyptic novels but it was delightfully terrifying! The most fun read was The Assistants. And The Hidden Life of Trees was completely fascinating.

[Ladyslott]

Please make sure to post your lists if you haven't done so yet and any changes you will have by Wednesday January 4th. I'd like to get the list posted by Friday the 6th, since I am leaving for Florida the following week and have a lot to do before then. Thanks!

[Lynn]

The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
Rebecca - Daphne de Maurier
Freedom - Johnathan Franzen
A Man Called Ove - Fredrick Backman
Ordinary Grace - William Kent Krueger
The Colour - Rose Tremain
Me Before You - Jojo Moyes
Rabbit, Run - John Updike
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Jeanette Winterson

[Jenni Elyse]

JoLene wrote: "Last minute change. Message 113. Replaced Brown Girl Dreaming with A Thousand Pieces of You.

If you liked Dark Matter and YA, you should check out A Thousand Pieces of You!!"

That's good to know. I own the book so I'll have to bump it up on my TBR. Thanks for the rec!

[Ladyslott]

Jgrace wrote: "This is unlikely to change, but you never know. I'm still reading.


A Gentleman in Moscow - Towles
To the Bright Edge of the World - Ivey
The Lions of Al Rassan - Kay
The Tsar of Love and Techno ..."

Judith please go back to your original message and edit it to include the author's full name - not just the last name, other wise I cannot include it.

[Jgrace]

Ladyslott wrote: "Jgrace wrote: "This is unlikely to change, but you never know. I'm still reading.


A Gentleman in Moscow - Towles
To the Bright Edge of the World - Ivey
The Lions of Al Rassan - Kay
The Tsar of L..."

Sorry about that. All fixed. Message 197 Thanks, Linda.

[Jennifer]

I edited message #72. I removed Me Before You and added A Light Between Oceans. Here's my complete list if that helps:


The Tsar of Love and Techo - Anthony Marra
A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena - Anthony Marra
The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eudenides
Wool - Hugh Howey
The Light Between Oceans - ML Stedman
The Passage - Justin Cronin
The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
The Lake House - Kate Morton
Rules of Civility - Amor Towles

[Ladyslott]

Jgrace wrote: "Ladyslott wrote: "Jgrace wrote: "This is unlikely to change, but you never know. I'm still reading.


A Gentleman in Moscow - Towles
To the Bright Edge of the World - Ivey
The Lions of Al Rassan -..."

Thank you!

[LibraryCin]

I have one last review to post, then my next order of business is to (finally!) post my top 10. Will be this afternoon.

[LibraryCin]

My top 10 (5 + 4.5 stars):

Still Missing - Chevy Stevens
The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon
11/22/63 - Stephen King
The Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown
Endurance: Shakleton’s Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing
Born of Illusion - Teri Brown ‘
Stolen Innocence: My Story Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect… - Elissa Wall
Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White
Dead Wake - Erik Larson
Jaguar: Struggle and Triumph in the Jungles of Belize - Alan Raboniwitz


Honourable mentions (the rest of the 4.5 stars):
How Animals Grieve / Barbara J. King
A Cat Named Squeeky / Vic Reskovic
Sycamore Row / John Grisham
The Birds / Daphne du Maurier (5 stars, but BBC audio dramatization)

[KateNZ]

Too hard to produce a list of 10, but if it's permitted, I'll add my votes to the following:

84, Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff
The Tsar of Love and Techno - Anthony Marra
Night - Elie Wiesel

[Ladyslott]

Last day to get your 2016 Top Ten in if you haven't done so already or to make any final adjustments.

Thanks!

[Joni]

1. Alice by Christina Henry
2. The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
3. Forgiven : the Amish school shooting, a mother's love, and a story of remarkable grace by Terri Roberts
4. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling
5. The BFG by Roald Dahl
6. A Girls Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber
7. Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury
8. Brush of Wings by Karen Kingsbury
9. Family Tree by Susan Wiggs
10. Beautiful Day by Elin Hilderbrand

[Sushicat]

I'd love to add Homegoing but I can't choose one to take off the list. So it will be a honorable mention.

[LibraryCin]

Joni wrote: "1. Alice by Christina Henry
2. The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
3. Forgiven : the Amish school shooting, a mother's love, and a story of remarkable grace by Terri Roberts
4. Harry Potte..."

Hi, Joni. You'll have to change the formatting on that to:
Title - Author

So Linda can easily fit it into her spreadsheet.

Probably will have to do that before the end of the day today!

[Joni]

Sorry, I didn't see this until late last night and I misses the rules to how to post. I am still learning.

[Ladyslott]

Joni wrote: "Sorry, I didn't see this until late last night and I misses the rules to how to post. I am still learning."

Don't worry about it, since it's the last one I will just type the list in.

[Ladyslott]

The voting is now closed. No further votes or changes will be added to the final count.

[Nicole R]

Ladyslott wrote: "The voting is now closed. no further votes or changes will be added to the final count."

Yay! I can't wait for the big reveal! And the inevitable adding of multiple books to my TBR....

[Susie]

I'm excited to see the results!