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Compiling this list was so much fun. There were years when I wanted to list thirty books and other years where it took a bit of research to find something that really stood out to me. I enjoyed the challenge of making sure every year had representation, though!
This list starts in 2019 and ends in 2010
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Internment camps are not a new idea. Many different countries have used them to imprison groups their cultures vilified. This take on this idea felt fresh and realistic to me. I hope it never happens again, but I loved the way the author explored how prejudice against Muslims might be used in some truly awful ways against them.
Educated by Tara Westover
This is the true story of how homeschooling was used to cover up child abuse and neglect in one family. More importantly, it’s the story of how the author was able to overcome her past, get a great education, and make a happy life for herself as an adult. I always enjoy reading about people who persevere like this, and it was the best thing I read last year.
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
The thought of a child being accused of a terrible crime against an infant was what first lead me to read this tale.
As soon as I got to know the main character, I couldn’t wait to find out what really happened that night. She was a likeable person who had lived a rough life in her first decade.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Seriously, how is this book three years old already? It feels like it was just published. I love Ketterdam now even more than I did when I first met it.
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This is one of those young adult novels that honestly speak just as much to adults as it does to the age group it was written for. I’ve been recommending it to people who don’t generally read the YA genre for several years now and having luck in convincing them to try other books in this genre, too.
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
There are a lot of amazing zombie novels out there, but I think this one has done the best job so far of showing what would really happen if such an epidemic actually took place. It would be pure chaos, but humans would adapt.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I loved seeing America through the eyes of an immigrant. It was so interesting to see how someone who did not grow up there viewed things that I never would have given a second thought. The love story was well worth reading, too.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I’ve never been able to read this book without crying. Talk about a memorable tearjerker!
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Tina Fey will never stop making me laugh. Her sense of humor shone through beautifully in this memoir.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The thought of hospitals profiting from tissues and body parts they removed from poor people makes me angry. While I’m grateful that the cancer cells that were taken from Henrietta Lacks’ cervix ended up being so useful for researchers, I still wish her family could have profited from all of the money made from her body. The fact that this is something I still think about almost a decade after reading about it makes this a must-read in my opinion.
Great selection! I like how you have a range of different genres and styles!
Thank you. I like to read all sorts of different genres. It keeps life interesting.
Six of Crows has definitely been a popular choice this week. I went with a different 2015 pick, but I loved that one too.
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Yes, it sure has been. You had a great list.
Six of Crows gets a lot of love… I need to read that series someday!
I hope you like it if or when you do read it.
Educated was an intesne read and I love Bossypants!
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So glad to hear that.
I remember seeing The Girl With All The Gifts around and hearing really good things. I was super curious about it, and may have to get it one of these days!
It was a wonderful read. I hope you like it! I think you will.
Great list! Six of Crows made my list this week, too. The Girl with All the Gifts and Americanah are both on my TBR – I need to read them soon!
Thanks. Yeah, Six of Crows has been really popular this week.
Six of Crows was a good book. Allegedly is one of the books on my summer TBR.
So glad to hear it. Hope you like it.
OOh nice ones! LOVED Six of Crows as well! I still need to read The Girl with All the Gifts!
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Great list! I’ve heard a lot about Six of Crows and want to read it soon. I love the movie of The Fault in Our Stars but haven’t read the book yet.
The book version of The Fault in Our Stars was great. Hope you enjoy it and Six of Crows.
I love how your list contains books from various genres. It shows your diverse taste as a reader. 🙂
Thanks! I appreciate that.
Ok, I really need to read Six of Crows, so many lists have it on there this week! Definitely adding Educated and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks to my TBR, they both sound really interesting.
I hope you like all of them when you read them.
Great choices! I’m listening to the audiobook of Educated just now and it is so fascinating and I’m so impressed by what she’s achieved! ?
That’s awesome. Yes, she really has accomplished a lot with her life so far.
I really want to read Internment even more now
I hope you enjoy it.
Internment sounds like it could be a really interesting and important read.
Yes, it was both of those things for sure.