Top books of 2017!

I'm a little late! I got behind on writing my book reviews and I wanted to be methodical about it.

I started out 2017 by resolving to read as many women and people of color as possible. It was the year of memoir, and the first year I’ve ever read more nonfiction than fiction!

You'll find reviews of each of these books on my Marie's Book Garden blog...just search the title.

Fiction

1. The Forty Rules of Love, by Elif Shafak
2. The Widows of Malabar Hill, by Sujata Massey
3. The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
4. Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
5. Our Souls at Night, by Kent Haruf*
6. Unbound, by John Shors*
7. The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez
8. Prayers for the Stolen, by Jennifer Clement
9. I Found You, by Lisa Jewell
10. Version Control, by Dexter Palmer
11. Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
12. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
13. The Separation, by Diana Jeffries

Nonfiction

1. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, by Trevor Noah
2. Daring to Drive: a Saudi Woman’s Awakening, by Manal al-Sharif
3. Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen*
4. Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women, by Marianne Monson
5. Surpassing Certainty: What My 20s Taught Me, by Janet Mock
6. Things I Should Have Told My Daughter, by Pearl Cleage
7. Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum, by Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner
8. Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age Story, by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
9. Forward: A Memoir, by Abby Wambach
10. Refocusing My Family: Coming Out, Being Cast Out, and Discovering the True Love of God, by Amber Cantorna
11. Giant of the Senate, by Al Franken (ugh!)*
12. Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People, by Nadia Bolz-Weber
13. The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song, by Frank M. Young*
14. Sex Object, by Jessica Valenti
15. Carry On Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed, by Glennon Doyle Melton
16. I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual, by Luvvie Ajayi
17. This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection, by Carol Burnett
18. The Princess Diarist, by Carrie Fisher
19. Holden Village—A Memoir, by Werner Janssen

*White guys--only five!