Today I’m linking up with The Broke and the Bookish to share my Top 10 books of 2017. I’m going to focus on the books that I’ve read so far this year and instead of ten books, I’m going to share my five favorites of the year.
They are in the order that I read them, not ranked by favorites. I’m not sure if I could rank them, to be honest! My end of year wrap up is going to be challenging, that’s for sure! Have you read any of them? Does my list make you want to recommend something to me? Recommendations are always welcome!!
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (link to my review; link to Amazon)
- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (link to my review; link to Amazon)
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (link to my review; link to Amazon
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- The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishaguro (link to my review; link to Amazon
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- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (link to my review; link to Amazon
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Delighted to see my fav book of 2015 on your list 🙂
I loved the beginning half of A Little Life, but then I got tired of all the endless misery. And I’ve been wondering if Big Magic might help me get out of my writing/blogging blues….?
http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/top-ten-tuesday-best-of-2017so-far.html
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Thanks for sharing your link, Brona! Was your favorite book of 2015 The Buried Giant??
I don’t blame you about putting aside A Little Life – it’s such a difficult read. And the misery just doesn’t stop so it’s a lot to take in.
It wouldn’t hurt to give Big Magic a shot to help pull you out of your rut! But ruts come and go, so I’m sure you’ll find a way out of it either way 🙂
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Yes 2015 was The buried giant. I still think about nearly 2 years later.
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It was amazing – I agree! I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like it.
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Delighted to see my fav book of 2015 on your list 🙂
I loved the beginning half of A Little Life, but then I got tired of all the endless misery. And I’ve been wondering if Big Magic might help me get out of my writing/blogging blues….?
http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/top-ten-tuesday-best-of-2017so-far.html
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Thanks for sharing your link, Brona! Was your favorite book of 2015 The Buried Giant??
I don’t blame you about putting aside A Little Life – it’s such a difficult read. And the misery just doesn’t stop so it’s a lot to take in.
It wouldn’t hurt to give Big Magic a shot to help pull you out of your rut! But ruts come and go, so I’m sure you’ll find a way out of it either way 🙂
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Yes 2015 was The buried giant. I still think about nearly 2 years later.
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It was amazing – I agree! I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like it.
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Underground Railroad was great! I still really need to read A Little Life!
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A Little Life is so wrenching! My advice is to read it during the summer months when you have lots of sunshine to counteract the gloom within the pages!
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Underground Railroad was great! I still really need to read A Little Life!
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A Little Life is so wrenching! My advice is to read it during the summer months when you have lots of sunshine to counteract the gloom within the pages!
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Underground Railroad was one of my favorites last year! I’ve been meaning to read The Buried Giant.
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I hope you enjoy The Buried Giant! And I’m glad that you’ve had a chance to read The Underground Railroad – I think it should be required reading for everyone!!
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Underground Railroad was one of my favorites last year! I’ve been meaning to read The Buried Giant.
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I hope you enjoy The Buried Giant! And I’m glad that you’ve had a chance to read The Underground Railroad – I think it should be required reading for everyone!!
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I have a paperback pre-order for The Underground Railroad, I’m looking forward to it! I’ve had The Buried Giant since it came out, but still haven’t got round to it, oops.
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Ahhh! I can’t wait until you get to read The Underground Railroad. So, so good! And I hope you get around to The Buried Giant – I just loved it! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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I have a paperback pre-order for The Underground Railroad, I’m looking forward to it! I’ve had The Buried Giant since it came out, but still haven’t got round to it, oops.
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Ahhh! I can’t wait until you get to read The Underground Railroad. So, so good! And I hope you get around to The Buried Giant – I just loved it! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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The Buried Giant looks really good!
Here is our TTT.
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Thanks, Cholla! I hope you get to read it and enjoy it. Thanks for your link!
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The Buried Giant looks really good!
Here is our TTT.
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Thanks, Cholla! I hope you get to read it and enjoy it. Thanks for your link!
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Oooh, I haven’t heard of some of these. I’ll have to look them up! Great list. Here’s my T10T for this week!
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Thanks for your link, Destiny! I hope that my list helps you find something that you love!
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Oooh, I haven’t heard of some of these. I’ll have to look them up! Great list. Here’s my T10T for this week!
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Thanks for your link, Destiny! I hope that my list helps you find something that you love!
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Underground Railway is on my wishlist (along with a ton of other books). I loved Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day so I’m tempted by The Buried Giant although it sounds very different. But he is a great writer so I should probably give it a try. Great, varied list.
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Remains of the Day is on my TBR – thank you for sharing that you loved it, Cathy! I’m going to have to bump it up. I can’t compare The Buried Giant to any other Ishiguro novel, but I can almost guarantee that it was very different! Some people have found it a bit too slow and boring, and I can see how people felt that way. But it was just strange enough to keep me interested and there was such an undercurrent to it that it just kept dragging me along. It was so good!
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Underground Railway is on my wishlist (along with a ton of other books). I loved Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day so I’m tempted by The Buried Giant although it sounds very different. But he is a great writer so I should probably give it a try. Great, varied list.
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Remains of the Day is on my TBR – thank you for sharing that you loved it, Cathy! I’m going to have to bump it up. I can’t compare The Buried Giant to any other Ishiguro novel, but I can almost guarantee that it was very different! Some people have found it a bit too slow and boring, and I can see how people felt that way. But it was just strange enough to keep me interested and there was such an undercurrent to it that it just kept dragging me along. It was so good!
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Great books! Underground Railroad will definitely be on my list at the end of the year.
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Oh Laila, I am STILL thinking about the Underground Railroad. I can’t wait to see the movie! (or is it going to be a TV series? Either way, I can’t wait!)
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Great books! Underground Railroad will definitely be on my list at the end of the year.
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Oh Laila, I am STILL thinking about the Underground Railroad. I can’t wait to see the movie! (or is it going to be a TV series? Either way, I can’t wait!)
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Looks like you’ve read some spectacular books so far this year!! Big Magis was one of my favorites from last year!!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2017/06/top-ten-tuesday-best-books-ive-read-in.html
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awesome! I’m glad that so many people have read Big Magic 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your link!
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Looks like you’ve read some spectacular books so far this year!! Big Magis was one of my favorites from last year!!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2017/06/top-ten-tuesday-best-books-ive-read-in.html
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awesome! I’m glad that so many people have read Big Magic 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your link!
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Both Big Magic and Bird by Bird were good reads for me when I read them and quite inspiring too.
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Yes! To be honest, I still haven’t read anything else by either of those authors, but I loved both of these books. And now I want to read everything else they’ve written!
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Same here, well for Elizabeth Gilbert. I loved Eat, Pray, Love and would like to try her other books.
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Both Big Magic and Bird by Bird were good reads for me when I read them and quite inspiring too.
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Yes! To be honest, I still haven’t read anything else by either of those authors, but I loved both of these books. And now I want to read everything else they’ve written!
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Same here, well for Elizabeth Gilbert. I loved Eat, Pray, Love and would like to try her other books.
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