Thursday, December 31, 2015

2015: Books I've Read

I had the best intentions this year to really start incorporating more book reviews here, but time slipped through my fingers once again. Thanks to audio books, book club books, and Harry Potter I was able to complete my goal of finishing 40 books this year. Below I've included a list of my favorite books I read and some that I never want to see again.

Best Book Club Book:
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Book I Couldn't Stop Thinking About:
An Untamed State by Roxanne Gay

Best Wintertime Read (besides Harry Potter, because, duh.):
Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen

Best Audio Book:
Let's Pretend this Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

Most Disturbing Scene:
All The Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld

Most Challenging Read:
A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride

Most Inspiring Read:
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Funniest Read:
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

Best Re-Read:
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

Not Great, But Not Terrible:
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee

Worst Book, Best Burn-This-In-Case-of-Emergency Book:
Outline by Rachel Cusk

Biggest Hype, Biggest Let Down:
How to be both by Ali Smith