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2017 on Goodreads
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2017 has been one of my best years for wonderful books – ever. Maybe it’s also because it is my first year in full retirement and thus with more time to spend fully immersed in my reads. However, I also don’t want to take away one tiny bit of praise for the wonderful writing of the majority of the authors I read this year – including several who aren’t with us anymore, but whose work speaks for them so beautifully.
I have read more than 180 books this year so I won’t even try to list them all. In fact, I am going to limit this to books I read this year that I have added to my “All Time Favourites” shelf. There are so many others that I loved to the 5-Star point and beyond, but my “All Time Favourites” shelf holds the ones that moved me in an exceptional way from start to finish.
To be fair, I will list them in alphabetical order:
4 3 2 1, by Paul Auster
4321
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow
And There Was Light, by Jacques Lusseyran
And There Was Light: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II
Benediction, by Kent Haruf
Benediction
By Gaslight, by Steven Price
By Gaslight
Days Without End, by Barry Sebastian
Days Without End
Edgar and Lucy, by Victor Lodato
Edgar and Lucy
Eventide, by Kent Haruf
Eventide
Himself, by Jess Kidd
Himself
Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing
Idaho, by Emily Ruskovich
Idaho
If the Creek Don’t Rise, by Leah Weiss
If The Creek Don't Rise
I Know This Much is True, by Wally Lamb
I Know This Much Is True
Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger
Ordinary Grace
Our Souls at Night, by Kent Haruf
Our Souls at Night
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch
The Signature of All Things, by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Signature of All Things
The Sport of Kings, by C. E. Morgan
The Sport of Kings
The Weight of Ink, by Rachel Kadish
The Weight of Ink
As I mentioned, there are many, many other books that I also loved in 2017. Thanks to becoming more active earlier this year (after a long hiatus when work and other life events took up the majority of my time) and through so many outstanding reviews by my GoodReads friends, I have been nudged multiple times toward books I would never have known about without this site and the wonderful people who post here.
May your Christmas be filled with happiness and hope, may your Holiday season hold warmth and wonder, and may 2018 be filled with friendships and fantastic books to read . . . along with the best of health and an abundance of all that holds meaning for you.
I have read more than 180 books this year so I won’t even try to list them all. In fact, I am going to limit this to books I read this year that I have added to my “All Time Favourites” shelf. There are so many others that I loved to the 5-Star point and beyond, but my “All Time Favourites” shelf holds the ones that moved me in an exceptional way from start to finish.
To be fair, I will list them in alphabetical order:
4 3 2 1, by Paul Auster
4321
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow
And There Was Light, by Jacques Lusseyran
And There Was Light: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II
Benediction, by Kent Haruf
Benediction
By Gaslight, by Steven Price
By Gaslight
Days Without End, by Barry Sebastian
Days Without End
Edgar and Lucy, by Victor Lodato
Edgar and Lucy
Eventide, by Kent Haruf
Eventide
Himself, by Jess Kidd
Himself
Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing
Idaho, by Emily Ruskovich
Idaho
If the Creek Don’t Rise, by Leah Weiss
If The Creek Don't Rise
I Know This Much is True, by Wally Lamb
I Know This Much Is True
Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger
Ordinary Grace
Our Souls at Night, by Kent Haruf
Our Souls at Night
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch
The Signature of All Things, by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Signature of All Things
The Sport of Kings, by C. E. Morgan
The Sport of Kings
The Weight of Ink, by Rachel Kadish
The Weight of Ink
As I mentioned, there are many, many other books that I also loved in 2017. Thanks to becoming more active earlier this year (after a long hiatus when work and other life events took up the majority of my time) and through so many outstanding reviews by my GoodReads friends, I have been nudged multiple times toward books I would never have known about without this site and the wonderful people who post here.
May your Christmas be filled with happiness and hope, may your Holiday season hold warmth and wonder, and may 2018 be filled with friendships and fantastic books to read . . . along with the best of health and an abundance of all that holds meaning for you.
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Wow. So glad you are enjoying it Jaline! Enjoy the reading and relaxation. :)
I love your list of all-time favorites! Some of your titles I still want to read (Gentleman in Moscow, e.g.). I share your love of the 2017 reading year. Here’s to a great 2018 in books!
I am so glad that you became active here and that we have a wonderful reading friendship. A Gentleman in Moscow and Homegoing are favorites of mine as well as I am guessing they make a lot of lists. Cheers to a happy and lovely reading 2018, my friend :-)
wonderful Jaline! you always read really great books! 😊👌🏾
Fabulous year end review, Jaline . I have read and loved 9 if your favorites! I have very much enjoyed our Goodreads friendship and always read your thoughtful reviews. All of the best to you for the holidays . Looking forward to see what you read in 2018!
Love your list, Jaline. And you've been an inspiration all year!
Isn't retirement just the most wonderful thing?
Wow, more than 160 books is so impressive, Jaline! I’m glad you had a wonderful year of reading - I’ve enjoyed many of your reviews! Wishing you a Happy Holiday season too! :)
Fabulous list, Jaline!
Lovely, Jaline. Happy Holidays to you and yours!
I still haven't read "The Goldfinch" but it definitely is on my list! ;-) Interesting reads, Jaline!
Your reviews have been fantastic all year, Jaline. All the best for the holidays and new year.
Wonderful recap Jaline! And quite a list of great books too. I keep debating on The Goldfinch but now I might have to give it a try. Happy reading to you in 2018!
Great list Jaline, A Gentleman in Moscow and Homegoing are two of my favourites too💕😊
I love your list, Jaline! Especially all the Kent Haruf books. I loved all his books and so glad you did as well. Happy reading in 2018!
Wow! Look at those books! Many of them were among my favorites as well. So glad you had a wonderful reading/book choice year. Mine — though a FAR less exhaustive reading accomplishment— was great, too, in terms of number of books I liked or especially loved. Here’s to more in 2018!! Can’t wait to see your reviews and suggestions!
Fantastic list, Jaline. There's a pile on there I still need to tackle myself but look immensely forwards to. It will be a pleasure to revisit your review when I do. Happy reading!!
Aaron wrote: ""my first year in full retirement"Congrats Jaline!"
Thank you, Aaron! :)
Chris wrote: "Wow. So glad you are enjoying it Jaline! Enjoy the reading and relaxation. :)"Thank you very much, Chris! :)
Debbie wrote: "I love your list of all-time favorites! Some of your titles I still want to read (Gentleman in Moscow, e.g.). I share your love of the 2017 reading year. Here’s to a great 2018 in books!"Thank you, Debbie! I have a very good feeling about all of our reading experiences for 2018 - and, not to rush time or anything, but I am sooo excited!! :)
Brina wrote: "I am so glad that you became active here and that we have a wonderful reading friendship. A Gentleman in Moscow and Homegoing are favorites of mine as well as I am guessing they make a lot of lists. Cheers to a happy and lovely reading 2018, my friend :-)"I am very grateful for our wonderful reading friendship, Brina - I have 'found' so many fabulous reads due to your reviews, and I have also loved our discussions, even when they are brief. I just have a strong feeling we are going to have a terrific reading year in 2018, too! :)
Svetlana wrote: "wonderful Jaline! you always read really great books! 😊👌🏾"Thank you for your very kind comment, Svetlana! So many of the great books I have read this year had a spotlight shone on them by GoodReads friends. When I go with my feelings, it always works out great! :)
munashe matsuro wrote: "great Jaline"Thank you, munashe! :)
Angela M wrote: "Fabulous year end review, Jaline . I have read and loved 9 if your favorites! I have very much enjoyed our Goodreads friendship and always read your thoughtful reviews. All of the best to you for the holidays . Looking forward to see what you read in 2018!"Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Angela! It doesn't surprise me that you have read and loved 9 of my favourites - it's quite likely that I was inspired in many of them by your own reviews! I'm very much looking forward to the coming year's reading experiences for you, too, my friend - and in the meantime, have a lovely holiday season, too! :)
Katie wrote: "Love your list, Jaline. And you've been an inspiration all year!"Aw, Katie - you are so very kind to say so. There are also reviews of yours that inspired me, too - one of the biggest things I love about GoodReads! :)
Diane wrote: "Isn't retirement just the most wonderful thing?"At first I was totally lost because I have always identified very strongly with my work. When it was no longer there, I had to figure out, "who am I without a big mission to accomplish every day?" Once I got a handle on that (which comes and goes, to be honest), I find more and more wonder every day in completely marching to my own little drummer. hahaha
I have been enjoying your reviews all year long Jaline! Happy holidays and I hope the 2018 reads are going to be as good or even better than those of 2017.
Brandice wrote: "Wow, more than 160 books is so impressive, Jaline! I’m glad you had a wonderful year of reading - I’ve enjoyed many of your reviews! Wishing you a Happy Holiday season too! :)"Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Brandice - and I am very much looking forward to more of your reviews in 2018 as well! :)
Holly wrote: "Very impressive list Jaline!"Thank you so much, Holly! :)
Meredith wrote: "Fabulous list, Jaline!"Thank you very much, Meredith! Now that mine is done (well, I just added another one today), I am going to read more of other people's lists, too! :)
Tammy wrote: "Lovely, Jaline. Happy Holidays to you and yours!"Thank you, Tammy - and to you and your loved ones, too! :)
Virginia Ronan wrote: "I still haven't read "The Goldfinch" but it definitely is on my list! ;-) Interesting reads, Jaline!"Thank you so much, Virginia! I find it kind of interesting that so many on my Favourites shelf are huge books. :)
Tim wrote: "Your reviews have been fantastic all year, Jaline. All the best for the holidays and new year."You are so very kind, Tim - and I have totally enjoyed your reviews, too - even the ones that are only 16 words long ;)
PorshaJo wrote: "Wonderful recap Jaline! And quite a list of great books too. I keep debating on The Goldfinch but now I might have to give it a try. Happy reading to you in 2018!"Thank you, PorshaJo - I hope that The Goldfinch calls to you exactly at the moment when you will appreciate it most! I look forward to future sharing of our reads, in 2018, too! :)
Maureen wrote: "Great list Jaline, A Gentleman in Moscow and Homegoing are two of my favourites too💕😊"Thank you, Maureen - and I have very much enjoyed sharing our reading and reviews through this year. I can hardly wait for 2018! 💕😊
Antoinette wrote: "I love your list, Jaline! Especially all the Kent Haruf books. I loved all his books and so glad you did as well. Happy reading in 2018!"Thank you, Antoinette! I can hardly believe that I had never read any of Kent Haruf's books until this year. Guaranteed that when I read the last few next year, they will hit my Favourites shelf, too! :)
Melissa wrote: "Wow! Look at those books! Many of them were among my favorites as well. So glad you had a wonderful reading/book choice year. Mine — though a FAR less exhaustive reading accomplishment— was great, too, in terms of number of books I liked or especially loved. Here’s to more in 2018!! Can’t wait to see your reviews and suggestions! "Thank you for your wonderful comment, Melissa! I think I forgot one - remember that great discussion we had about The Sport of Kings? Sometimes I just forget to switch the shelves, but I will be fixing that as soon as I respond to folks here. :)
I am very much looking forward to more of your reviews and suggestions next year, too, Melissa - I hope Santa is very, very generous with books for you and/or gift certificates for books! :)
Julie wrote: "Love!"Thank you so much, Julie! :)
Mike wrote: "Fantastic list, Jaline. There's a pile on there I still need to tackle myself but look immensely forwards to. It will be a pleasure to revisit your review when I do. Happy reading!!"Thank you so much, Mike! I am looking forward to more of your reviews next year, too! I feel 2018 will also be a very, very Happy Reading Year! :)
Wonderful review, Jaline!! Congrats on your retirement and happy holiday to you and Merry Christmas!
Daniel wrote: "I have been enjoying your reviews all year long Jaline! Happy holidays and I hope the 2018 reads are going to be as good or even better than those of 2017."Thank you for your kind comment, Daniel - and I have enjoyed your reviews also! Next year will be fabulous - I can feel it already! :)
Jen wrote: "Wonderful review, Jaline!! Congrats on your retirement and happy holiday to you and Merry Christmas!"Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Jen - and I hope your holidays and Christmas come loaded with books! :)
So many great books on your favorites list. Isn’t it wonderful to now have so much time to read! Over 160 books...Amazing!
Karen❄️ wrote: "So many great books on your favorites list. Isn’t it wonderful to now have so much time to read! Over 160 books...Amazing!"Yes! Reading has always been a passion for me - now it is a Grande Passione!! 😁
idaho! yes! 160 books is insane; congrats.
Beautiful holiday wishes and such a great list! Merry Christmas! I’m glad we connected this year! ✨
Congrats Jaline!