This week’s topic is favourite books of the past decade. I’m going through and choosing at least a couple for each year – not ones I necessarily read in that year, but my favourite of the books I’ve read that were released in that year.
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Some years were more prolific than others, but there were at least a couple of books from each year that stood out. Some years it was because I just didn’t have as much time to read – there are so many books still on my TBR throughout this time period.
Did any of my picks make your list? Are there any you haven’t read yet, but totally want to check out?
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up feature created by The Broke and the Bookish and hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Every week TTT has a different topic, and everyone who links up has to create a link of ten items that fit that topic. To see past and upcoming topics, go here.
The Fault In Our Stars was my absolute favorite book for a long time; mostly because it evoked emotions inside of me that really stayed with me for a while after finishing the book. It was powerful stuff for my past-self and I still adore it for that. I’m very much excited to read Gone Girl and Normal People later on, they both seem like books I would enjoy a lot. Thanks so much for sharing — this topic is so fascinating to read about on everyones blog, to see what matches, what is completely different, how taste changed over time etc. c:
TFIOS is the book that got me back into reading after university – it drew me in and reminded me what a joy reading can be when it’s not for a class. I’m sure I would have gotten back to reading eventually without it, too, but I might have missed some great books in the process! I also loved that it shows sick kids still living, and doing so with a sense of humour. As someone with multiple chronic medical issues, I love stories that make me feel that while I might not be healthy, I am still alive and that’s definitely worth celebrating. I really loved Gone Girl when I read it – it was different from other thrillers I’d come across. Now it might not have the same unique feel, because so many books have tried to imitate it. But I think it is still well worth at least trying, because it’s very well executed and a major page-turner! I enjoyed Normal People a lot when I read it. It’s great if you enjoy books that are completely focused on character development and interaction. There’s not a whole lot of plot. I will say that about 8 months on from reading it, it hasn’t stuck with me as much as other favourite reads, which surprised me. But if it sounds like your kind of thing, definitely give it a try! Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
I like how you did this. It was frustrating to me to try to find books that I read in the same year they were published!
I tried that and most years didn’t have any I genuinely loved, so I had to find a different approach! I liked this because it basically comes out to a list of my favourite books published in the last decade, and I was as curious as any of you to see that list!
I’d really like to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
I’d recommend it, particularly if you enjoy quiet, character-driven stories. It’s charming and encouraging, and left me feeling like there are some wonderful people out there, if you are lucky enough to find them. And hold onto them when you do!
I’m glad I am not the only one that chose a bunch of books for every year 😀 And I loved Ready Player One! Good Choices 🙂
That was just too hard to do! I tried, I really did. But I couldn’t pick between even the ones from last year, let alone the ones before that, so I came to the realization that if I was going to complete this post at all, I was going to have to allow myself a few more additions. Glad I did, because I got to highlight a few more stellar reads!
I love Ready Player One. It speaks to my inner geek!!
I’ve never been a gamer, but my husband is. What I loved about the book was that even someone like me, who has never had the opportunity to get into video games, could still really get into this story and find a lot to love and enjoy. I thought it was a great book, and am very glad to have discovered it!
I’ve read and enjoyed several of these, and a bunch more of them are on my TBR list. Sigh So many books, so little time …
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Right? As I was looking through lists of books published in each year I came to the realization that for every book I had read and loved, there were at least two more I desperately wanted to read and was sure I would love just as much. It’s nice knowing there are so many great books still out there to be discovered, but a constant source of upset that no matter how many I read, there will always be hundreds left when I’m out of time. I plan to keep trying, though!
This week is reminding me of how many more books there are out there to read! The only book on this list that I’ve read is Circe, but I’d like to read Ready Player One at some point.
Oooh I would definitely recommend Ready Player One! I’m not even a gamer and I loved it. Great story, fantastic characters, very satisfying experience overall. If it’s your kind of thing, the audiobook is read by Will Wheaton! Enjoyed the movie as well! Did you enjoy Circe? I was surprised by how much I liked it.
I’m surprised I haven’t seen some of these on more lists, especially The Fault In Our Stars, that was a massive 2012 one. The only one of these I’ve read is Gone Girl, which I read in 2014 before the film came out and loved, but a few of the others are on my TBR.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/28/top-ten-tuesday-213/
I thought for sure TFIOS would be on everyone’s this week! I bet if you’d asked that year or the year after, it would have been. I think people have gotten a bit ODed on it in recent years. But I still adore it!
The Martian was such a good read!
My TTT.
It most definitely was! And a wonderful surprise, because it was only just starting to hit it big when I read it, so I didn’t know how great it was going to be until I was in it. Loved Mark Watney. Great sense of humour.
I’ve yet to read Simon vrs The Homosapiens Agenda but I hear lots of good things.
I really enjoyed it. I think it’s in my top five YA books of all time. Great characters, important issues and a story that will draw you in and have you completely invested. You’ve got a treat in store!