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Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-ValdezGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
I’ve read few books this year that I really enjoyed, but my fav would be The Man Called Ove 😊
The Girl Who Drank From the Moon by Kelly BarnhillThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Lightkeeper by Sherry Shenoda
So many but here are a few:Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Weyward by Emelia Hart
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham
My absolute favorite this year is REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt. Instantly one of my all time favorite books!But it has been a good reading year for me so if I can mention a few other top books for me this year. I would include SAVING EMMA by Allen Eskens, ASK FOR ANDREA by Noelle W. Ihli, I AM PILGRIM by Terry Hayes, LOOK CLOSER by David Ellis, EIGHT PERFECT MURDERS by Peter Swanson, THE LOOP by Ben Oliver. And I just listened to the audio book for my favorite Christmas book MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL. Okay, I'm done and even though I didn't keep it at just one, I did name my one absolute favorite for the year as requested. Looking forward to seeing the titles posted here!
Ambrose wrote: "The Girl Who Drank From the Moon by Kelly BarnhillThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Lightkeeper by Sherry Shenoda"
I loved The Midnight Library, too!
I did not realize I can add more lolHere are few others:
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Light Between Oceans by LM Stedman
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
I’ve read several that I gave 5stars, but Octavia Butler has wowed me the most:
Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. ButlerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’ve arrived late to the wonderful writing of Octavia Butler. I loved these stories and essays, and find her writing to be truly superb. These stories touched me in a variety of ways and made me stop and think, though I couldn’t wait to get to the next one. I’ve read a couple of others by Butler and will definitely be working my way through the rest of her work.
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* Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether* Unanimous Decision by Gayle B. Williams
* Great Short Books: A Year of Reading--Briefly by Kenneth C. Davis
ROUGE by Mona AwadHOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE by Grady Hendrix
THE CELEBRANTS
Extreme Horror At It's Very Best...Read With Caution!!😱😱😨😨
The Cook, the Ghost, and her Sister by Ellen Read
Best? Let the Sinners Bleed by S A Cosby
“The Shadow Glass” by Josh Winning and “How to Sell a Haunted House” by Grady Hendrix.
I have two books that I read this year that were absolutely incredible. "The Pale Blue Eye" by Louis Bayard and :This Is How You Lose the Time War" by Max Gladstone. I think the latter would be a great December read because the book is made up of letters to and from the two main characters.
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo and Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Angela wrote: "Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham"I agree on Winterset Hollow, that was a high point for me as well.
The Midnight Library is getting a few votes, and I am going to add to that total.
These are my favorites that I think this group might like some are old like Way Station its still a great book and
a couple are M/M books. I've read a couple more then
once**.
*White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
*The Island by Natasha Preston
*Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
**Bear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. Klune (LGBTQ+)
Otaku by Chris Kluwe
**Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
Soul Eater by Lily Mayne (LGBTQ+)
Somebody I Used to Know by David Bell
@Kelvin I liked Dead Silence too, and I’ve been reading Clifford Simak and working my way through his work. I haven’t read that one yet but I’ll make it one of my next reads. If you like sci if and Simak I think you’ll like Octavia Butler too.
“The Hummingbird’s Daughter-Luis Alberto Urrea “Shrines Of Gaiety”- Kate Atkinson
The Second Life Of Miriellle West-Amanda
Skenandore
Spare-Prince Harry( & ghostwritten by someone
whose name I’ll have to look up👍) Tbh, I found it overlong & over-written by it still was a fascinating glimpse into the British Royal Family. That & I think Harry seems like a relatable awa overall likable person (No hate replies please as I won’t answer them anyway)
Dance Of The Dolls( Forgot the name of the author but will give it to anyone who enjoys reading about Balllet & Thrillers since it’s both )
My favorites so far this year I kill killers - s.t ashman - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
No one can hear you scream - Ab Whelan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Close enough to hurt - Katherine A Olson -
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
Marinka wrote: "I’ve read few books this year that I really enjoyed, but my fav would be The Man Called Ove 😊"One of my all-time favorites! 💜
My favorite book I've read this year is actually the first one I read this year. Amazing atmosphere and character building in this book. It's a cross between a thriller for figuring out where a missing person has gone and a horror for the creepy atmosphere:Bone White by Ronald Malfi
So many favorites! Below are a few nominations:Warrior Girl Unearthed
You Are Here
The Connellys of County Down
All the Dangerous Things
Night Will Find You
Also if you love historical novels I highly recommend The Porcelain Maker it was just released last week but was so amazingly great, tragic, and heart warming. I listened to the audiobook since I received it as an ARC. It's also a debut!
The standout for me this year is Sarah Pulley’s memoir Rub Towards the Danger:Confrontations with a Body of Memory
John wrote: "Happy Friday! Hope you're all enjoying The Final Girl Support Group. I am enjoying all the posts and reviews.
Even though it's still November, let’s chat about our December pick. Instead of our ..."
it would have to be NO EXAGGERATION BY CEE CEE EVANS
The Only One Left by Riley SagerAscension by Nicholas Binge
When We Fell Apart by Soon Wiley
The Deep by Nick Cutter
Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier
The Book Of The Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran
also - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak but I know you've read that one already
@Anna, I'll check her out thanks
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I will set it up tomorrow and try to include at least 1 suggestion from each person who responded.
Thanks for all the suggestions----sounds like people had a good reading year.
Robyn, I actually own the Urrea volume!
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Hope you're all enjoying The Final Girl Support Group. I am enjoying all the posts and reviews.
Even though it's still November, let’s chat about our December pick. Instead of our usual rule of going for a book that’s been around for a year, let’s switch it up. This time, how about we make a list of the best books we've all read this year? Then, we can vote on which one to read in December. No need to worry about the 12-month rule this time.
So, spill the beans - what's the absolute best book you read this year? Nominate a book in the comments.
Let’s gather the top picks and decide on our next read for December!