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Goodreads Staffers' Top Books of the Year

"As we wrap up our 2018 Reading Challenge, we decided to ask our Goodreads coworkers a simple yet tough question: What were the top three books you read this year?
Oh, the angst we caused among our well-read colleagues as they whittled down their lists to just their top few books! But hopefully our picks will inspire additions to your Want to Read Shelf."
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Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
1
Andrew Sean Greer
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
2
Tara Westover
My Absolute Darling (Gabriel Tallent)
My Absolute Darling
3
Gabriel Tallent
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
4
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
5
Kate Quinn
The Kiss Quotient (Helen Hoang)
The Kiss Quotient
6
Helen Hoang
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
7
Michelle McNamara
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
8
Celeste Ng
The Dark Tower VIII: The Wind Through the Keyhole (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower VIII: The Wind Through the Keyhole
9
Stephen King
Kingdom of Ash (Sarah J. Maas)
Kingdom of Ash
10
Sarah J. Maas
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
11
R. F. Kuang
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
12
Naomi Novik
The Pisces (Melissa Broder)
The Pisces
13
Melissa Broder
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
14
Diana Wynne Jones
Mrs Bridge (Evan S Connell)
Mrs Bridge
15
Evan S Connell
The Devoted (Blair Hurley)
The Devoted
16
Blair Hurley
Red Sparrow (Jason Matthews)
Red Sparrow
17
Jason Matthews
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
18
Angie Thomas
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
19
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Areida (Ella Enchanted)
Areida (Ella Enchanted)
20
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
21
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Love's Executioner (Irvin D. Yalo)
Love's Executioner
22
Irvin D. Yalo
Poppies of Iraq (Brigitte Findakly and Lewis Trondheim)
Poppies of Iraq
23
Brigitte Findakly and Lewis Trondheim
Enlightenment Now (Steven Pinker)
Enlightenment Now
24
Steven Pinker
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
25
Neal Stephenson
Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker)
Why We Sleep
26
Matthew Walker
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
27
M.T. Anderson
How to Change Your Mind (Michael Pollan)
How to Change Your Mind
28
Michael Pollan
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Rennault)
The Mask of Apollo
29
Mary Rennault
A Man for All Markets (Edward O.Thorp)
A Man for All Markets
30
Edward O.Thorp
Waterway (David B.Williams)
Waterway
31
David B.Williams
Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design (Charles Montgomery)
Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
32
Charles Montgomery
The Rook (Daniel O'Malley)
The Rook
33
Daniel O'Malley
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD)
The Body Keeps the Score
34
Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Tell the Machine Goodnight (Katie Williams)
Tell the Machine Goodnight
35
Katie Williams
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Making the Journey From "What Will People Think?"... (Brene Brown)
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Making the Journey From "What Will People Think?"...
36
Brene Brown
Illness as Metaphor (Sontag)
Illness as Metaphor
37
Sontag
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
38
Virginia Woolf
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
39
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
40
Lauren Groff
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