Top 5 Books Read in 2021

 

My 5 Favorite Books Read in 2021

5. Molly House by A.R. Pip

4. Saga: Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

3. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

2. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

My Top 5 Books of 2020

 

My Five Favorite Books Read In 2020:

5. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

4. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

3. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L Konigsburg

2. The Plague by Albert Camus

1. Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

My Top 5 Books of 2019

My 5 Favorite Books Read In 2019:

5. The Dragon With A Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis

4. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

3. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

2. Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

1. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

2018 Reading Recap

I ended the year having read 84 books, which beat my reading goal of 70! I also beat last year's record for most books read in a year since I started counting. My recap on Goodreads can be found here.

Here is my set of top-five lists for myself and the Kiddo:

My Top 5 Books Read In 2018

5. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.
4. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.
3. The Thief of Always by Clive Barker.
2. I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura.
1. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.

My Top 5 Books That I Read With The Kiddo In 2018

5. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey.
4. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.
3. Amulet Book Seven: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi.
2. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger.
1. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Kiddo's Top 5 Books Read In 2018

5. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger.
4. Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds by Dav Pilkey.
3. Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions by Lenore Look.
2. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey.
1. Amulet Book Six: Escape From Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi.

Reading Recap For 2017

I ended the year having read 72 books, which blew away my reading goal of 55! It's also the most I read in a year since I started keeping track about 10 years ago. There's a nice recap on Goodreads that can be found here.

I've also put together a set of top-five lists for myself and the Kiddo. Here they are:

My Top 5 Books Read In 2017

5. Never Let Me by Jennifer Brozek
4. Lisey's Story by Stephen King
3. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
2. Castle Waiting by Linda Medley
1. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

My Top 5 Books That I Read With The Kiddo In 2017

5. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
4. The Diary of Amos Lee by Adeline Foo
3. Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
2. The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
1. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Kiddo's Top 5 Books Read In 2017

5. How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
4. Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians by Mary Pope Osborne
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
2. Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
1. Dog Man Unleashed by Dav Pilkey