Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, a fun way to get yourself thinking and sharing about books and bookish things.
December 16: Top ten books I read in 2014
I feel like this is so early! I’m in the middle of one that I’m totally loving (Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng) that would absolutely make this list, but I’m not sure I feel right about putting it down when I’m not finished yet. Maybe the ending will change my mind about it! Who knows. Also I have three on deck to close out 2014 (Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine, We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel) that could have a shot at being a top-ten favorite. Here’s my tops of 2014 as of December 16, in alphabetical order by author’s last name (click titles for review):
Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Bird Box by by Josh Malerman
When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Unintimidated: Wisconsin Sings Truth to Power by various
A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
Moloka’i by Alan Brennert
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
The Hot House by Pete Earley
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Annihilation by James VanderMeer
The Martian by Andy Weir
What’s the best you read in 2014? Did you also have a hard time choosing only ten?
my little heart melodies 
Nice list of reads!! I haven’t read any of the books you’ve mentioned!! I’ll have to check them out. Here’s a link to my TTT for the week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2014/12/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-books-i-read-in.html
Thanks! I’ll go check out your link today 🙂
When I first read the blurb for Bird Box, I was definitely intrigued. Ah, perhaps I may need to shift some of my reads around so I can make room for it (finally)!
Cheers,
joey via. thoughts and afterthoughts
I read Bird Box in one day, it was so captivating and chilling! I hope you have a chance to get to it soon and enjoy it. 🙂
I’ve read one of your main picks (BIRD BOX) and one of your honorable mentions (MOLOKA’I). Loved them both. BIRD BOX was unique and haunting. Definitely stood out among the other dystopians I’ve read.
Happy TTT (on Wednesday — I’m a little late to the party)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thanks, I totally agree about Bird Box! Happy TTT 🙂
Sadly I had the opposite problem! I couldn’t come up with ten I LOVED–I even included one that I haven’t finished yet. Sad. I just picked up Everything I Never Told You on audible and hope to get to Station Eleven next year as well. I Haven’t heard of Bird Box! Guess I need to remedy that.
I read Bird Box all in one day, it was that good! And I can’t wait to get into Station Eleven soon, too.
Excellent choices here. I really need to get my mits on the Amy Poehler.
Indeed! 🙂