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Books a Reader Read in 2016

The 58 books an avid reader read in 2016. A few were huge disappointments (I'm looking at you Cursed Child!) but many were excellent. My favorites (in no particular order:
A Monster Calls
The 5th Wave
The Nightingale
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
The Penultimate Peril
In Time
Wool
Shift
Big Little Lies
It Ends With Us
Falling Into Place
A Man Called Ove
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Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
1
Jeff Vandermeer
Authority (Jeff Vandermeer)
Authority
2
Jeff Vandermeer
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
3
Patrick Ness
The Finest Hours (Michael J. Tougias)
The Finest Hours
4
Michael J. Tougias
Acceptance (Southern Reach #3) (Jeff Vandermeer)
Acceptance (Southern Reach #3)
5
Jeff Vandermeer
Chasing Vermeer (Blue Balliett)
Chasing Vermeer
6
Blue Balliett
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
7
Rick Yancey
Family Life (Akhil Sharma)
Family Life
8
Akhil Sharma
Fish in a Tree (Lynda Mullaly Hunt)
Fish in a Tree
9
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
The Infinite Sea (Rick Yancey)
The Infinite Sea
10
Rick Yancey
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
11
Kristin Hannah
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
12
Lemony Snicket
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
13
Donna Tartt
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
14
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
15
Rudyard Kipling
The Reptile Room (Lemony Snicket)
The Reptile Room
16
Lemony Snicket
The Wide Window (Lemony Snicket)
The Wide Window
17
Lemony Snicket
The Miserable Mill (Lemony Snicket)
The Miserable Mill
18
Lemony Snicket
The Austere Academy (Lemony Snicket)
The Austere Academy
19
Lemony Snicket
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
20
Stephen King
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
21
Daniel James Brown
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator
22
Lemony Snicket
The Vile Village (Lemony Snicket)
The Vile Village
23
Lemony Snicket
The Hostile Hospital (Lemony Snicket)
The Hostile Hospital
24
Lemony Snicket
The Carnivorous Carnival (Lemony Snicket)
The Carnivorous Carnival
25
Lemony Snicket
The Slippery Slope (Lemony Snicket)
The Slippery Slope
26
Lemony Snicket
The Penultimate Peril (Lemony Snicket)
The Penultimate Peril
27
Lemony Snicket
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
28
Roald Dahl
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
29
Dan Brown
The End (Lemony Snicket)
The End
30
Lemony Snicket
The Darkest Minds (Alexandra Bracken)
The Darkest Minds
31
Alexandra Bracken
In Time (Darkest Minds 1.5) (Alexandra Bracken)
In Time (Darkest Minds 1.5)
32
Alexandra Bracken
The Lost City of Z (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z
33
David Grann
Luckiest Girl Alive (Jessica Knoll)
Luckiest Girl Alive
34
Jessica Knoll
Liam's Story (Darkest Minds 1.6)
Liam's Story (Darkest Minds 1.6)
35
Alexandra Bracken
Never Fade (Alexandra Bracken)
Never Fade
36
Alexandra Bracken
Sparks Rise (Alexandra Bracken)
Sparks Rise
37
Alexandra Bracken
In the Afterlight (Alexandra Bracken)
In the Afterlight
38
Alexandra Bracken
Through the Dark (Alexandra Bracken)
Through the Dark
39
Alexandra Bracken
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
40
Hugh Howey
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