Imagine you are reading this on January 1, because that’s when I should have published it. Better late than never, I guess?
Anyway, I decided back in June of 2018 to begin tracking the books I read. I didn’t include non-fiction, because sometimes I read for work and it was liable to get confusing and maybe too long. Any book with a grade of an A- or better is recommended to all. As with all grading systems, mine is highly subjective. I considered both how much I enjoyed the book and how much time I spent thinking about it afterward. I tend to read every book that’s recommended to me, so feel free to recommend.
Books 2018
(Starting in June)
1. The Club Dumas
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
A+
2. Rosemary’s Baby
Ira Levin
A+
3. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
B-
4. Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
A
5. The Changeling: A Novel
Victor LaValle
A+
6. Dietland: A Novel
Sarai Walker
A
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7. Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
B+
8. Slaughter-house Five
Kurt Vonnegut
A
9. Cat’s Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
A
10. Sloughing Towards Bethlehem
Joan Didion
B
11. Call Me By Your Name
André Aciman
A-
12. The Thorn & the Blossom: A Two-Sided Love Story
Theodora Goss
B+
13. The Ninth Life of Louis Drax
Liz Jensen
B
14. Heidi
Johanna Spyri
B-
15. Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
B
16. The Paying Guests
Sarah Waters
A-
17. My Sister’s Keeper
Jodi Picoult
C
18. European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
Theodora Goss
C+
19. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
A
20. The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker
A-
21. Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
A
22. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn
B-
23. The Color Purple
Alice Walker
A
24. The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
B-
25. The Fall of Lisa Bellow
Susan Perabo
C
26. Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons
B
27. The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
B+
28. Beloved
Toni Morrison
B
29. Hell House
Richard Matheson
B
30. The Death of Mrs Westaway
Ruth Ware
B+
31. The Pale King
David Foster Wallace
B
32. The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
A-
If I had to pick my favorite book of the year, it would probably be The Club Dumas, the first book on my list! I also love the movie, The Ninth Gate. Highly recommend both!
