In case you hadn’t heard- book clubs – along with good old-fashioned books- are back!
I made the decision to get more books and less screens in my life a while back and I’m so glad I did. If you missed that you can read about that here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4856 And yes I have joined the book club at my library!
I gravitate toward murder mysteries/ thrillers but I do try to mix it up and add other genres including some non-fiction titles. And I’m glad I did- some of the best books I read this year were NOT thrillers! And only one of them was new this year- most have been out for ages now. So without further ado, here are the 5 best books I read this year:
#5 Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green. Yes, the same John Green who wrote The Fault in Our Stars and other YA best sellers. This is a non-fiction book about the impact of this disease through history and today. It’s not as dry as it sounds- I promise!
#4 The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton. A thriller about a massive world wide cyber attack where the President becomes a suspect. I don’t want to give more away but it’s a very good read!
#3 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. A native American woman tells her story of marrying her PhD in Biology with her roots. It is a beautiful read.
#2 The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Anything by Lucy Foley is good! A murder mystery in the style of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie- a group of people trapped by a storm from the rest of the world and people start dying.
#1 When Women were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill. A fantasy story about a world were woman can turn into dragons. It touches on sexism, government corruption and many other non-fun themes, but it such a way that you cannot put it down. Fantasy is not a genre I usually read, but this book was amazing and I recommend it to everyone.
Honorable mentions include The Silent Patient by Alex Michalides, The Night Shift by Alex Finlay, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid