Anyway, what did I read this year, and among those reads, what really stood out? Below is the list of books I've read this year (in reverse order, because it's easier to grab it from the sideline of my blog that way). I've underlined the ones I thought were really outstanding - and by this I mean literally that: the ones which stood out for me, for whatever reason. Not counting re-reads in those outstanding books (after some dithering), though I was tempted with a couple.
- 102: The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
- 101: Lethal White, Robert Galbraith
- 100: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte (re-read)
- 99: Moon over Manifest, Clare Vanderpool (chn)
- 98: The Princess Bride, William Goldman (re-read)
- 97: Reader, I Married Him (collection) (ss)
- 96: Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone (chn)
- 95: A Place Called Winter, Patrick Gale
- 94: If We Were Villains, M L Rio
- 93: Flood Child, Emily Diamand (chn)
- 92: The Last of August, Brittany Cavallaro (YA)
- 91: Exit West, Mohsin Hamid
- 90: Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz
- 89: The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R King
- 88: A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle
- 87: The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden (YA)
- 86: How to Stop Time, Matt Haig
- 85: The End We Start From, Megan Hunter
- 84: Strange the Dreamer, Laini Taylor (YA)
- 83: The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry (NF)
- 82: Court of Mist and Fury, Sarah J Maas (YA)
- 81: The Song of Seven, Tonke Dragt (chn)
- 80: Hero at the Fall, Alwyn Hamilton (YA)
- 79: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J Maas (YA)
- 78: The Shape of Water, Andrea Camilleri
- 77: Wilful Behaviour, Donna Leon
- 76: Everless, Sara Holland (YA)
- 75: So Many Ways to Begin, Jon McGregor
- 74; The Undrowned Child, Michelle Louvric (chn)
- 73: Midwinter Break, Bernard MacLaverty
- 72: The Tea Lords, Hella Haasse
- 71: The Storm Keeper's Island, Catherine Doyle (chn)
- 70: The Middle of Nowhere, Geraldine McCaughrean (chn)
- 69: Cogheart, Peter Bunzl (chn)
- 68: The House with Chicken Legs, Sophie Anderson (chn)
- 67: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Claire North
- 66: Caleb's Crossing, Geraldine Brooks
- 65: Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn (re-read)
- 64: Open Road Summer, Emery Lord (YA)
- 63: The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
- 62: How to Look for a Lost Dog, Ann Martin (chn)
- 61: Cousins, Sally Vickers
- 60: Counting by 7s, Holly Goldberg Sloan (chn)
- 59: A Boy Called Hope, Lara Williamson (chn)
- 58: A Sea of Troubles, Donna Leon
- 57: I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai (chn edition)
- 56: Chasing Augustus, Kimberly Newton Fusco (chn)
- 55: Release, Patrick Ness (YA)
- 54: Runaway, Alice Munro (short stories)
- 53: I was born for this, Alice Oseman (YA)
- 52: A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers
- 51: Wolf Brother, Michelle Paver (chn)
- 50: The Silver Boy, Kristina Ohlsson (chn)
- 49: Autumn, Ali Smith
- 48: What the Moon Saw, Laura Resau (chn)
- 47: A House without Mirrors, Marten Sanden (chn)
- 46: New Boy, Tracy Chevalier
- 45: The Raven Boys, Maggie Stiefvater (YA)
- 44: The Button Box, Lynn Knight (non-fiction)
- 43: Hens Dancing, Raffaella Barker (re-read)
- 42: A Great Reckoning, Louise Penny (crime)
- 41: A Room Full of Chocolate, Jane Elson (chn)
- 40: Ghostwritten, David Mitchell (re-read)
- 39: The Girl Savage, Katherine Rundell (chn)
- 38: Holes, Louis Sachar (chn)
- 37: The Bone Season, Samantha Shannon (Fantasy)
- 36: Boy 87, Ele Fountain (chn)
- 35: Noah Barleywater Runs Away, John Boyne (chn)
- 34: Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank (re-read)
- 33: Pax, Sara Pennypacker (chn)
- 32: Friends in High Places, Donna Leon (crime)
- 31: Tales of Terror from the Black Ship, Chris Priestly (chn)
- 30: The Dark Circle, Linda Grant
- 29: At the Water's Edge, Sara Gruen
- 28:Our Endless Numbered Days, Claire Fuller
- 27: Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror, Chris Preistly (chn)
- 26: Dark Matter, Michelle Paver
- 25: The Muse, Jessie Burton
- 24: This Must be the Place, Maggie O'Farrell
- 23: The Stone Sky, N K Jemisin (Fantasy)
- 22: The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate (chn)
- 21: The Secret Chord, Geraldine Brooks
- 20: Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli (chn)
- 19: When we Collided, Emery Lord (YA)
- 18: Ready Player One, Ernest Cline (Fantasy)
- 17: The Start of Me and You, Emery Lord (YA)
- 16: Lost Boy, Christina Henry (YA, Fantasy)
- 15: The Obelisk Gate, N K Jemisin (Fantasy)
- 14: Fatal Remedies, Donna Leon (crime)
- 13: The Wonder, Emma Donohue
- 12: Three Things About Elsie, Joanna Cannon
- 11: Reservoir 13: Jon McGregor
- 10: The Girl in the Blue Coat, Monica Hesse (YA)
- 9: The Fifth Season, N K Jemison (Fantasy)
- 8: The Book Borrower, Alice Mattison
- 7: The House at Pooh Corner, A A Milne (re-read, chn)
- 6: The Girl Who Could Fly, Victoria Forester (chn)
- 5: Winnie the Pooh, A A Milne (re-read, chn)
- 4: Rooftoppers, Katherine Rundell (chn)
- 3: Daughter of the Burning City, Amanda Foody (YA, Fantasy)
- 2: The Garbage King, Elizabeth Laird (chn)
- 1: The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry
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