Top Picks from 100 Books!
December 20, 2018Hello lovelies and welcome to my annual post of books!
I've read about 101 books this 2018, and here are my top picks. I hope you'll like them!
Note: I do not really include blurbs because why would I try to write a better blurb than the official ones? :P Do click on the links if something catches your eye, Goodreads will give you a better introduction to the book.
Also check out my article: How I Read 100 Books in a Year
Top Picks
Song of a Captive Bird
by Jasmin Darznik
Forough is a daughter of Tehran. This book is inspired by her verses and stories. It is a fascinating and rousing tale, and I highly recommend it. I remember travelling everywhere with the book and reading it with every free pocket of time I had. Finally, I finished it when I was waiting for my food at the hawker centre. How surreal that feeling was. I was really sorry that I finished the book so quickly. So please, if you have the chance, slow down and savour it. Enjoy!
The Book of Aron
by Jim Shepard
I'm usually wary of reading war books because of the devastating tales they tell, but I also think it's important to learn more about our shared history. This story is set in Poland, and shares the story of Aron, who tries to survive against the odds.
The Garden of Evening Mists
by Tan Twan Eng
Set in Malaya, the beautiful story revolves around the mysterious Aritomo, once the gardener of the Emperor of Japan. I love poetic books like these.
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline
A Boy Made of Blocks
by Keith Stuart
Touching tale of a parent navigating life with his autistic son.
Sleeping Giants
Trilogy by Sylvain
Great for sci-fi fans such as The Martian. Out of the three, I liked the second book, Waking Gods, the most.
(Available on NLB Overdrive)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by Ken Liu
(Available on NLB Overdrive)
The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
by Jennifer Cody Epstein
What Alice Forgot
by Liane Moriarty
(Available on NLB Overdrive)
Thicker Tomes
Perfect if you like being immersed in a world for hours
Free Food for Millionaires
by Min Jin Lee
Very entertaining. The book is not without some flaws but it has characters that really come alive. You will accompany them in their life journeys, share their woes and joy. A good way to immerse yourself in reading for many hours. The author also wrote another novel, Pachinko, which is a National Book Award Finalist, but I prefer this book better.
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
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