I read about 65 books this year. Of those, seven works of fiction stand out in my mind as being particularly great reads. These are the books that stayed with me, made me think back on them long after I’d finished them. They are the books I’m telling my friends about.
Here they are, in no particular order and with no regard to publication date. The best books I read in 2019:
Kitchens of the Great Northwest by J. Ryan Stradal
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling
In The Distance by Hernán Díaz
Wow, this is a fantastic list! My favorite read of 2019 was THE DEARLY BELOVED by Cara Wall. I love that book so much. I’m anxiously awaiting the release of 142 Ostriches!
Thank you Heather! I will add Dearly Beloved to my TBR list. Cheers!
The best books I read in 2019:
12 Rules of Life by Jordan Peterson
Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell
Win Bigly by Scott Adams
A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell
Reread of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
I haven’t read any of those… Might have to put them on my TBR list.