Favorite Books of 2014

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mellenhead
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Favorite Books of 2014

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Anyone want to list their favs for the year? Here are mine:

The Martian by Andy Weir
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Bees by Laline Paull
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
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Re: Favorite Books of 2014

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Woo! Mine:

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger
A Perfect Heritage by Penny Vincenzi
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Re: Favorite Books of 2014

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Ooh, fun:

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton

Have I mentioned this year yet how happy I am with my kindle? BEST toy EVER.
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Re: Favorite Books of 2014

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Here are all my books because I'm lazy (there are several 4 stars):

Rating Title Author
3 The Fainting Room Sarah Pemberton Strong
2 Sole Survivor Dean Koontz
3 The Lost Art of Mixing Erica Bauermeister
3 The Wicked Girls Alex Marwood
3 The Wilder Life Wendy McClure
3 Tenth of December George Saunders
3.5 Life Among Giants Bill Roorbach
3.5 The Silver Star Jeanette Walls
4 Five Days at Memorial Sheri Fink
3 The Returned Jason Mott
4 Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn
3.5 Everything's Eventual Stephen King
2 Twisted Sisters Jennifer Lancaster
3 The Last Days of California Mary Miller
4 Swimming at Night Lucy Clarke
4 The Edge of Normal Carla Norton
3.5 The Book Thief Markus Zusak
3 The Bear Claire Cameron
4 The Martian Andy Weir
4 After I'm Gone Laura Lippman
2.5 The Troop Nick Cutter
3.5 Missing You Harlan Coben
4 The Divorce Papers Susan Reiger
4 The Accident Chris Pavone
4 The Middle Place Kelly Corrigan
3 Sick Puppy Carl Hiaasen
4 The Rosie Project Graeme Simson
3.5 Family Pictures Jane Green
4 Astonish Me Maggie Shipstead
3 Love Life Rob Lowe
3 Long Gone Alafair Burke
3 Remember Me Like This Brett Anthony Johnston
2.5 Prom Laurie Halse Anderson
1 Miracle Cure Harlan Coben
3.5 Intent to Kill James Grippando
4 The Amateurs Marcus Sakey
3 Live to Tell Lisa Gardner
3 Chasing the Dime Michael Connelly
2 Resistant Michael Palmer
2.5 Beyond Suspicion James Grippando
2 The Shift Tori Johnson
2.5 The Fever Meg Abbott
4 Landline Rainbow Rowell
2.5 Friendship Emily Gould
2.5 Overwhelmed Brigid Schulte
3 One Before One Jo Jo Moyes
3.5 Above Isla Morley
4 One Kick Chelsea Cain
3 That Night Chevy Stevens
3 The Last Anniversary Liane Moriarty
3 Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty
3 The Vacationers Emma Straub
3 Catching Air Sarah Pekkanen
2.5 Keep Quiet Lisa Scottoline
2.5 Terms and Conditions Robert Glancy
3.5 The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin
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Re: Favorite Books of 2014

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Here's my entire list too, with the favorites bolded. This is the most in one year in a while due to the acceptance of digital books and a long bus commute. It looks like I either need to judge more harshly, or it was just a really fantastic year for reading!

5 Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
4 Me Before You by JoJo Moyes (book club)
3 Divergent by Veronica Roth
5 Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
4.5 Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
4.5 The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
(audio, book club)
3.5 The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (NF)
4.5 The Secret History by Donna Tartt
3.5 What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami (NF)
4 Hood by Emma Donoghue
3 Insurgent by Veronica Roth
4.5 The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman (NF)
4.5 The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall (audio & read)
4.5 White Teeth by Zadie Smith

2.5 The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
2 Allegiant by Veronica Roth
4.5 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (book club)
3.5 Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
3.5 The Giver by Lois Lowry (book club)
3 First Light by Charles Baxter
4 Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter (NF, audio)
3.5 Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail by Jennifer Pharr Davis (book club)
3 Zen and the Art of Running by Larry Shapiro (NF)
3.5 Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
4 Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
3 One Plus One by JoJo Moyes
4 Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
2 Save the Date: The Occasional Mortifications of a Serial Wedding Guest by Jen Doll (NF)
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