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Books That Got Me Through the Terrible Year of Doom

These are books that are both good and bad. I cannot recommend them all. This is the list I read this year, maybe I read so many to distract myself from the state of the USA.
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Strega Nona
Strega Nona
1
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
2
V.E. Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows (V.E. Schwab)
A Gathering of Shadows
3
V.E. Schwab
Jacob Have I Loved
Jacob Have I Loved
4
How to Train Your Dragon (Cressida Cowell)
How to Train Your Dragon
5
Cressida Cowell
Waiting for Sunrise (William Boyd)
Waiting for Sunrise
6
William Boyd
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
7
Charles Frazier
Igifu (Scholastique Mukasonga)
Igifu
8
Scholastique Mukasonga
The Gilded Wolves (Roshani Chokshi)
The Gilded Wolves
9
Roshani Chokshi
In Calabria (Peter S. Beagle)
In Calabria
10
Peter S. Beagle
Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs That Changed Our Minds (Lauren Slater)
Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs That Changed Our Minds
11
Lauren Slater
Ink Exchange (Melissa Marr)
Ink Exchange
12
Melissa Marr
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
13
Junot Díaz
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress (Ariel Lawhon)
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
14
Ariel Lawhon
Kabu Kabu (Nnedi Okorafor)
Kabu Kabu
15
Nnedi Okorafor
Girl, Wash Your Face (Rachel Hollis)
Girl, Wash Your Face
16
Rachel Hollis
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (Candace Fleming)
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
17
Candace Fleming
Morning Star (Pierce Brown)
Morning Star
18
Pierce Brown
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
19
J.D. Salinger
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
20
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Blood Cross (Faith Hunter)
Blood Cross
21
Faith Hunter
Scorch Trials (James Dashner)
Scorch Trials
22
James Dashner
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
23
Scott Lynch
Dear Evan Hansen (Val Emmich)
Dear Evan Hansen
24
Val Emmich
The Serpent's Tale (Ariana Franklin)
The Serpent's Tale
25
Ariana Franklin
Grandfather's Journey (Allen Say)
Grandfather's Journey
26
Allen Say
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
27
James Dashner
The Last Black Unicorn (Tiffany Haddish)
The Last Black Unicorn
28
Tiffany Haddish
The Secrets Between Us (Thrity Umrigar)
The Secrets Between Us
29
Thrity Umrigar
Mirrormask (Neil Gaiman)
Mirrormask
30
Neil Gaiman
Death's End (Liu Cixin)
Death's End
31
Liu Cixin
Skinwalker (Faith Hunter)
Skinwalker
32
Faith Hunter
The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary (Pablo Hidalgo)
The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
33
Pablo Hidalgo
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives (Gretchen Rubin)
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
34
Gretchen Rubin
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
35
John Kennedy Toole
Wicked Lovely (Melissa Marr)
Wicked Lovely
36
Melissa Marr
What Came From the Stars (Gary D. Schmidt)
What Came From the Stars
37
Gary D. Schmidt
Quran
Quran
38
Lily's Crossing (Patricia Reilly Giff)
Lily's Crossing
39
Patricia Reilly Giff
W.A.R.P. the Reluctant Assassin (Eoin Colfer)
W.A.R.P. the Reluctant Assassin
40
Eoin Colfer
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