Winter 2017 was my second full season blogging on Novels And Nonfiction. I was going really strong until I was lucky enough to get an awesome brand new job, which understandably slowed my momentum slightly. I feel ready to pick back up now that I’ve adjusted to the new position though.
I ended up reading a total of 34 books in Winter 2017 (16 Nonfiction, 13 Contemporary Fiction, 4 Historical Fiction and 1 Classic). It was a little short of my goal of 40 books, but I’m very happy with the result.
I reviewed a total of 38 books in Winter 2017 (19 Nonfiction, 15 Contemporary Fiction, 3 Historical Fiction and 1 Classic). The discrepancy in the numbers between what I read and reviewed is due to the fact that I reviewed several books for my True Crime and Hillary Clinton Book Lists and Liane Moriarty Author Spotlight that I read in the past few years.
There are also a few books I read in Winter 2017 that I have yet to review, including: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, Worth It by Amanda Steinberg, Before The Rains by Dinah Jefferies and Cannibalism by Bill Schutt. Reviews for all of these are coming in the next few weeks.
Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Waiting To Be Heard by Amanda Knox
Working Stiff by Judy Melinek MD and T.J. Mitchell
The Glass Universe by Dava Sobel
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley
Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton
A Woman In Charge by Carl Bernstein
Thirty Ways Of Looking At Hillary edited by Susan Morrison
People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry
Adnan’s Story by Rabia Chaudry
How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran
Big Girls Don’t Cry by Rebecca Traister
American Heiress by Jeffrey Toobin
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
The Story Of A New Name by Elena Ferrante
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
The Twilight Wife by A.J. Banner
Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
News Of The World by Paulette Jiles
The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander
Have you read any of the books I reviewed in Winter 2017? Which one was your favorite? Leave your opinion in the comments!
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I love how organized your posts are! I’d especially like to get my hands on The Underground Railroad, New of the World, and This is How it Is.
Congratulations on your new job!
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My order of preference for them is This Is How It Always Is, The Underground Railroad, News Of The World if that helps 🙂
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Thank you!
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The only book that I’ve read is Just Mercy, which was a very powerful read. There are certainly a whole bunch of other books on here that are on my list, especially Behold the Dreamers and News of the World. I’m glad to see you enjoyed those two.
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Between those two I would give Behold The Dreamers precedence.
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You’re doing so well right out of the gates! And thrilled to see that you loved This is How It Always Is! And it pains me to see that one star for Siracusa…I loved that one as a beach read 🙂
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Thanks Sarah! Yes, This Is How It Always Is was my favorite novel I read this winter, followed closely by The Underground Railroad.
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Oh No! Lucky You was one of my Book of the Month picks… That’s a bummer.
Also loved The Underground Railroad, one of my favorites from last year. 🙂
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