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[Pianomama]

Unbroken

Killing Jesus

[Judaline]

These are the ones I can think of right now-will probably add as they come to me

My Name is Resolute~Nancy E. Turner

Norwegian by Night~Derek Miller

Honk and Holler Opening Soon~Billie Letts (and all Billie Letts!!)

The Secret Life of Bees~Sue Monk Kidd

[DiAnne]

I think my very favorite book this year was Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche.

I also liked The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown and You Should Have Known by Jean Korelitz.

[nomless]

Dangerous Fiction by Barbara Rogan.

[glmama]

Love this thread. Thank you for starting NYT Book Review Review has their 2014 picks today, too. I haven't read as many books this year as I normally do--usually do around 25, or thereabouts. So far this year, only about 15-16. Out of everything I read this year I really liked The Goldfinch, All the Light We Cannot See, and a lighter, more fun book by Rainbow Rowell titled Landline. Sorry, iPad won't let me bold!

[walkingal]

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

Falling From Horses by Molly Gloss

Plainsong by Kent Haruf

Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

[RINGER]

My favorites for 2014 are:

Little Mercies - Heather Gudenkauf

The House We Grew Up In-Lisa Jewell

The Making of Us - Lisa Jewell

Grey Mountain - John Grisham (still reading)

The Girl With No Name

[Linders Back]

Two by Kate Atkinson top my list:

Behind the Scenes at the Museum and Life after Life.

Other favorites were:

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kiline

The Cutting Season by Attica Locke.

The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

The Information Officer by Mark Mills

Read a lot of current books (that generated a lot of "Best Seller' buzz) both for my book club and my own pleasure but none really stood out. If you start a "Least Favorite Books of 2014" thread, I have a lot that could go there.

[lovescats]

[Lilysmom]

Hi fellow readers. I'm afraid I'm not very good at keeping lists like some of our posters but here are some books I enjoyed this year. I hope others post as I am in need of some reading inspiration for the long winter ahead! Thanks as always to LAINEY for keeping us on track each month. Thanks to all of you who have given me wonderful reading ideas for a number of years. Reading is such a love of mine, I come here all the time!

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

The Burning Room, Michael Connelly

The Secret Place, Tana French

Revival, Stephen King

The Long Way Home, Louise Penny

Once We Were Brothers, Ronald Balson

Whistling in the Dark, Kazen Lesley

The Weight of Silence, Heather Gudenkaul

Winter of the World, Ken Follette

Jackdaws, Ken Follett

Hopefully some good reading here for you. I have read so much more, I swear next year I will keep a better list ... Oh sure!!!

Happy reading! LM

Also add The Orrenda by Joseph Boyden which will remind some of ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN by Jim Fergus.