2017 List of Recommended Books

 In 2017, I did a reading challenge list by merging a couple of lists that are floating out there. Here are the ones that I would recommend, in case you are looking for something to add to your 2018 list:

1. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie;
2. Empty Without You;
3. Primary Colors;
4. Mean Little Deaf Queer;
5. Born a Crime;
6. The Last Black Unicorn;
7. Comfort Me With Apples;
8. Lock In;
9. Map of Bones (Sequel to Fire Sermon);
10. Who Thought This was a Good Idea;
11. My Name is Lucy Barton;
12. Girl at War;
13. Under Your Skin;
14. The Betty Davis Club;
15. A Sudden Light;
16. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel;
17. The Good Friday Murder;
18. The Yum Kippur Murder;
19. What I Know For Sure;
20. Agent to the Stars;
21. Sisters In Law;
22. Minaret;
23. Strangers Drowning;
24. The Summer We Read Gatsby;
25. The Wangs Versus The World;
26. The Alice Network;
27. The Facebook Effect;
28. Just Kids;
29. Shatter Me/Unravel Me/Ignite Me trilogy;
30. Waiting in the Wings;
31. Surpassing Certainty;
32. Just Mercy;
33. Stop Kiss;
34. The Hundred Secret Senses;
35. Nixson's White House;
36. People of the Whale;
37. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend;
and my most favorite book of the year:
38: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.
​(Interesting side note that I read about 100 books last year--about twice what I would have guessed before going back to look), so I apparently like about 38% of what I read.)