
Unlike much of the rest of 2016, this was a good year in books. I feel like I read a lot of good books, more than just 10. In trying to make a decision about my top 10, there were actually 4-5 that came to mind right away as “the best;” but then when saying “this was a really good read for 2016,” I could probably have selected 25-30. Here’s my attempt to narrow it down:
- Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
- The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
- Seven Years in Tibet (Heinrich Harrer)
- When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (Bryan Stevenson)
- Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
I’m afraid I’m going to have to create a tie between 2 books, for #10, which actually makes this 11 books. Of course. Who can limit a top 10 book list to just 10? 😉
- Conscience: What It Is, How to Train It, and Loving Those Who Differ (Andrew David Naselli, J.D. Crowley)
- Preemptive Love: Pursuing Peace One Heart at a Time (Jeremy Courtney)
2016 Reading Lists from Others:
(I’m always thrilled when I see overlap between my annual top book list and some of these!)
- Amazon’s Best Books of 2016
- Goodreads 2016 Choice Awards
- Anne Bogel’s 2016 Top Books
- Washington Post’s Best Book List 2016
- NY Times: The 10 Best Books of 2016
- NY Times: Bestsellers
My Countdown in Booklists
Since this wraps up my countdown to Christmas in book lists, here are the book lists I recently posted: