With the year I had, I pretty much avoided all wartime historical fiction and psychological thrillers. I pretty much read fluff from March through the end of the year. Somehow, I still managed to read (or listen to) 110 books.
Here are the 10 books I read in 2019 that stood out (in no particular order):
Evvie Drave Starts Over - Linda Holmes
*NPR Pop Culture Writer's Debut Novel. Excellent.
A Spark of Light - Jodi Picoult
*Very timely. Another win for Picoult.
I'll Be There for You: The One about Friends - Kelsey Miller (Audio)
*If you love Friends and you love literary analysis, this audio is super fun.
Us Against You - Fredrik Backman (all the stars)
*I could not love Beartown more. All the tears.
Daisy Jones and the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
*Like reading a transcript of Behind the Music.
Pachinko - Min Jin Lee
*Very long. Very depressing. Very well written.
The Mother-in-Law - Sally Hepworth
*A thriller that accurately presents two sides of the story.
The Dreamers - Karen Thompson Walker
*Unusual and lyrical.
Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever - Gavin Edwards
*One of the best, short biographies about Mister Rogers I have read.
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know - Malcolm Gladwell (Audio)
*Podcast style audiobook that I could not stop listening to and discussing.
I have also fallen hard for the Rom-Com novels by Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang.
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