I'm very happy you chose Adichie as your favourite. Most non-African readers are yet to discover what wealth of storytelling is in Africa. Adichie is exceptional and I always gladly claim her my big Auntie everywhere I go. I've recommended her books to more people than my fingers could count.
@theaelizabet11 күн бұрын
I also loved Ducks. Have a great reading year!
@BookishTexan11 күн бұрын
Very interesting list and I admire the efficiency of your presentation.
@deborahaguruso11 күн бұрын
Time is so important! In July when the Booker Long List comes out, it's easy to be swept up into announcement videos, book reviews, the shortlist, winner predictions and reaction videos (as well as the ceremony!). So many fall lists, end of year, best of lists. When do we read?
@jacquelineturner720611 күн бұрын
My favorite book of the year was the first book I read - Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald. It’s a 700-page historical fiction about an intersexed person in 18th-century Scotland and their adventures. I also loved James, which I think will become an American classic. I also discovered contemporary Japanese fiction, which would fill a few spots in my best-of list.
@Kent-ox8lm11 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing your top ten books of the year. You have given me some titles to add to my list. A couple of books that have stood out for me this year is Paradise by Toni Morrison and The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas.
@RovingReader11 күн бұрын
Bright Young Women sounds good! I love the cover of Homeland. Haha great drumroll!
@deborahaguruso11 күн бұрын
First time viewer; enjoyed watching and hearing about your favorites read in 2024. Some of my favorites were Glorious Exploits, Absolution by Alice McDermott, My Last Animal (have only seen this mentioned on one list), Cuddy, Tin Man, and Tell Me Everything. I also had a great year with Irish books: Soldier Sailor, Long Island, The Coast Road, Ordinary Human Failings and Wild Houses.
@Rainierbooks10 күн бұрын
@@deborahaguruso Thanks for coming over! I loved Absolution!
@my4hvids10 күн бұрын
My favorite novel of 2024 was "The Bonesetter's Daughter" by Amy Tan. I've now read all her novels and would be in the top 3. Thanks for your list , interesting choices
@wrapped_upinbooks7 күн бұрын
Ducks was on my list as well. I also loved Beautyland
@thomasslonka887911 күн бұрын
Best novel read in 2024 In a Free State by V. S. Naipaul (1971); many intelligent and heartfelt books read in 2024 including 5 from Booker longlist and 5 from National Book Award longlist; other exceptional titles include The Spoiled Heart by Sunjeev Sahota, The Dunning-Kruger Effect (2021-English translation 2024) by Andres Stoopendaal, Same Bed Different Dreams (2023) by Ed Park (Pulitzer Prize runner-up), The Swallows of Kabul 2002-English translation 2004 by Yasmina Khadra, Netherland 2008 by Joseph O'Reilly, In the Distance 2017 by Hernan Diaz, Half-Life of a Stolen Sister 2023 by Rachel Cantor (historical novel about the Bronte family). Interesting poetry includes A New Life 2023 by Ana Bozicevic, Modern Poetry by Diane Seuss. Also special mention to The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann 1924-incredible English translation by H. T. Lowe-Porter 1927. Thanks for your reflective consideration of serious books. Good new year.
@fractured_stories11 күн бұрын
Maybe my first read of 2025 should be Americanah? My favorite reads of 2024: 10. Red Crosses by Sasha Filipenko 9. Unless by Carol Shields 8. Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk 7. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 6. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 5. Atonement by Ian McEwan 4. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward 3. Still Life by Sarah Winman 2. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 1. Trust by Hernan Diaz
@Rainierbooks11 күн бұрын
What a great and wonderful list speaking of a good reading year for you, too. I read Ward's and Ishiguro's and Tokarczuk's novels from that list and they were all very special. Dickens a long time ago. Need to take a look at Filipenko and Shields.
@fractured_stories10 күн бұрын
@@Rainierbooks The Filipenko book is not great storytelling, but I value it for the subject matter, which is the atrocities committed in Soviet Russia. If you know of any great fiction set in Soviet Russia, let me know!