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Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top ten books of 2024 this week. As always, most of these were not published in 2024 but I did read them this year. I’ve organized them by my rating but they’re simply in alphabetical order beyond that. I’ve noted if links go to my review; if I haven’t written one, the link goes to Bookshop.org.
5 Star Reads
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery, read by Kate Burton–This was the umpteenth time I’ve read this old favorite but my first time listening to it. I picked up on different things this time and found myself relating more to Marilla and seeing parts of the book more as her story. (Link to an old review)
Can We Talk About Israel?: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted by Daniel Sokatch (Link to my review)
The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People by Rick Bragg (Speck is still alive and well at the end of the book, if that is as much of a concern for you as it is for me)
4.5 Stars
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-first Century, edited by Alice Wong
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Link to my review)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (Link to my review)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (Link to my review)
A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter, translated by Jane Degras (Link to my review)
Bonus: My Husband’s Top Three Books of 2024
My husband doesn’t really consider himself a reader but he increased his goal and tried to read 16 books this year. He surpassed it, reading 21 books! Here are his top three picks.
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
Wishin’ and Hopin’ by Wally Lamb, read by the author
That’s my list! Have you read any of these? Which books were your favorites this year? Link up every Tuesday at That Artsy Reader Girl!
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I need to read that Tress of the Emerald Sea book. Everyone keeps talking about it! Great list!
Tress made my favorites list this year, also! I’m hoping to get to The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches in 2025… we’ll see.
Great list! Love AOGG. Read some of L.M. Montgomery’s Christmas stories in December. The puffed sleeves moment was one of those stories. Still need to read Lessons in Chemistry and A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Thanks for sharing!
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I adore ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. It’s one of my favorite books of all time. I also really enjoyed TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA and I liked LEGENDS AND LATTES, but didn’t love it. I’m glad you found so many books to love this year!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I love the title of I Cheerfully Refuse.
Oh my gosh, I loved so many of these! And isn’t A Woman of the Polar Night such a crazy read? I loved it. My husband and I both loved Tress as well. 🙂
I have added Can We Talk About Israel? and Lessons in Chemistry to my TBR list. 😀
What a lovely idea – to try out Anne of Green Gables in audio. Definitely going to try that! Wish you a very happy ’25 ahead full of good books.
I adored Legends & Lattes and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. I like that you include your husband’s favorites of the year. Happy 2025, Jen!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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I love, love, love Anne of Green Gables. It makes me cry with sadness and with happiness when I think of this book.
I loved Lessons in Chemistry when I listened to it. Not so much The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches though.
I love when you read an old favourite and get something new from it.