You can see the entire list HERE
I always check out which books NPR loves each year. I track those that I read on their own shelf on Goodreads. This year I have read only 4! Not bad for a year in which I did all sorts of reading challenges and in which I lost my two hours per workday of listening to audiobooks on my commute. I usually add a few books from this list to my TBR, too, so in time I will have read more of them.
My reviews:
Fiction
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larsen
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
2019 Books of the Year Read in 2020
Because the lists generally come on in December, not January of the new year, I also read a few of N
Everything Inside: Stories by Edwidge Danticat
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Past Years Posts
I thought I did this post for 2019?? I read nine of the books!
What about you? Do you compare your yearly list of books read to any of the “Best Books of the [Year]” posts elsewhere? Tell me where or link to your post.
Hopewell's Public Library of Life 
I recognised only about 15 of those titles. Not that I’ve read them though – but at least I know the author’s name and the title. Which has me wondering whether a) I’m not that up to date with contemporary fiction or b)a lot of these books haven’t made it to the international stage….
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It’s a pretty woke-American-centric list in a few ways. I’ve usually read way more of them, but even leaving out my life changes I’d not have picked most of these up.
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This is a fun idea to match up your reads at year’s end! Clap When You Land was great!
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….and I’ve read 9! Do you mind if I use your idea for my own post and give you credit?
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Lots of people do it so of course! It’s to compare.
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Yes, it was! I LOVE her books.
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I have read 2 and have 4 on my TBR. I guess I read more fluff.
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I found Hidden Valley Road fascinating, and want to read the new Larson book …
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