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The Goodreads Staff Shares the Top Books We Read This Year

"Each year, as we wrap up our annual Goodreads Reading Challenge, we like to poll the well-read staffers here at World Headquarters and ask a simple question: What were the three best books you read this year?

The books don't necessarily have to be published in the past year, although they often are. And it's always interesting to see the sheer range of responses: from big blockbusters to hidden gems, from old classics to new innovations."
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The Vulnerables (Sigrid Nunez)
The Vulnerables
1
Sigrid Nunez
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
2
Barbara Kingsolver
The Guest Lecture (Martin Riker)
The Guest Lecture
3
Martin Riker
Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
Tom Lake
4
Ann Patchett
House of Cotton (Brashears, Monica)
House of Cotton
5
Brashears, Monica
In Memoriam (Alice Winn)
In Memoriam
6
Alice Winn
Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
7
Charmaine Wilkerson
Daisy Jones and the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones and the Six
8
Taylor Jenkins Reid
They Called Us Exceptional (Prachi Gupta)
They Called Us Exceptional
9
Prachi Gupta
Killers of a Certain Age (Deanna Raybourn)
Killers of a Certain Age
10
Deanna Raybourn
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
11
Gabrielle Zevin
Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros)
Fourth Wing
12
Rebecca Yarros
Antisocial (Heidi Cullinan)
Antisocial
13
Heidi Cullinan
Heaven Official's Blessing (Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)
Heaven Official's Blessing
14
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
15
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Brandon Sanderson)
Tress of the Emerald Sea
16
Brandon Sanderson
The Lost Metal (Brandon Sanderson)
The Lost Metal
17
Brandon Sanderson
Foundryside (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Foundryside
18
Robert Jackson Bennett
Yellowface (R.F. Kuang)
Yellowface
19
R.F. Kuang
Happiness Falls (Angie Kim)
Happiness Falls
20
Angie Kim
El Caso Alaska Sanders (Joël Dicker)
El Caso Alaska Sanders
21
Joël Dicker
Swimming in the Dark (Tomasz Jedrowski)
Swimming in the Dark
22
Tomasz Jedrowski
Blackouts (Justin Torres)
Blackouts
23
Justin Torres
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Sarah Caudwell)
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
24
Sarah Caudwell
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult (Maria Bamford)
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
25
Maria Bamford
City of Mirrors (Justin Cronin)
City of Mirrors
26
Justin Cronin
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World (Stephen Brusatte)
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World
27
Stephen Brusatte
A Girl Called Samson (Amy Harmon)
A Girl Called Samson
28
Amy Harmon
Maame (Jessica George)
Maame
29
Jessica George
The Sign for Home (Blair Fell)
The Sign for Home
30
Blair Fell
Drowning (T.J. Newman)
Drowning
31
T.J. Newman
The Five-Star Weekend (Elin Hilderbrand)
The Five-Star Weekend
32
Elin Hilderbrand
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
33
Shelby Van Pelt
How High We Go in the Dark (Sequoia Nagamatsu)
How High We Go in the Dark
34
Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
35
Amor Towles
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
36
Trevor Noah
Feminism Is for Everybody (Bell Hooks)
Feminism Is for Everybody
37
Bell Hooks
Peace Is Every Step (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Peace Is Every Step
38
Thich Nhat Hanh
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
39
Susanna Clarke
Death's End (Liu Cixin)
Death's End
40
Liu Cixin
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