Best book you read in 2015?

[ijack]

I'll allow one fiction and one non-fiction answer

[Deleted]

The Young Elites was pretty good, by Maria Lu I think? She also did the Legend series which I loved.

[ijack]

Fiction - I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Non-Fiction - The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs

[sfy]

I'm about a decade late, but I just read it this year. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.

For non-fiction...I don't know? I don't remember anything I loved.

[jillboston]

Kate Atkinson's epic novels about World War 2. Life after Life and A God in Ruins. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

[Deleted]

Hmm, good question! I think A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

[summer]

3 non-fiction:

Sapiens:A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Hariri

Zealot by Reza Aslan

The Anthropology of Childhood by David Lancy

[scout8]

Nonfiction: The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap
Fiction: I can't decide between Station 11 and All the Light We Cannot See

[oscarnerdjulief]

Non-fiction: "Black Flags: the Rise of Isis" by Joby Warrick

Fiction: "Brooklyn" by Colm Toibin
"Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
"Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty

I read way more non-fiction. I also enjoyed the book about the Salem Witch Trials, "The Witches."

[meggers5]

Fiction: Bird Box

[charlatti]

NF: In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides
Fiction: The Infinite Tides by Christian Kiefer or Mechanique by Genevieve Valentine

[MrsAxilla]

Fiction: it's a tie between The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman and Prince Lestat by Anne Rice (DON'T JUDGE ME THAT SHIT WAS GOOD!!)

Nonfiction: My Beloved World by Sonya Sotomeyer. Very inspiring!

I rated most of the books this year four stars. I had a good year, I guess.

[meshaliuknits]

Written in Red by Anne Bishop for fiction.

[itsme]

Nonfiction - With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Fiction: The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd or for a lighter read China Dolls, Lisa See

I didn't love any of the fictions I read this year.

[Vespasia]

I really only read fiction. 


Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

[ijack]

Dec 24, 2015 12:06:27 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Fiction: it's a tie between The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman and Prince Lestat by Anne Rice (DON'T JUDGE ME THAT SHIT WAS GOOD!!)

Nonfiction: My Beloved World by Sonya Sotomeyer. Very inspiring!

I rated most of the books this year four stars. I had a good year, I guess.

I looooved this series

[mrspez07]

All the Light We Cannot See

Didn't read much non-fiction this year.

[Scout'sHonor]

I only read Mindy Kaling's first book this year.  I hope to do way more reading next year.

[josieposy]

V1.2 CPA Exam Review - Audit

Oh wait.....

[AJL]

Fiction - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Non-Fiction - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

[jsillyfun]

Non fiction: Call the Midwife
Fiction: I read the whole Outlander series and enjoyed it but also didn't think it was the best for various reasons. I didn't read it this year but Brooklyn was wonderful. I read it twice and love the movie too.

[2doxies]

Dec 24, 2015 13:10:04 GMT -5 AJL said:

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

I really enjoyed this book; parts of it were hard to read, but it was super interesting.

[rootbeerfloat]

Fiction: I'll Give You the Sun

[NewOrleans]

Fiction: Eleanor and Park (super cute)
Non fiction: Malala's memoir

2015 wasn't a great book year for me. 2014, however, was amazing!

[StrawberryBlondie]

I've read a bunch of crap this year. I bought A Brief History of 7 Killings and have big plans to actually read it.

[oscarnerdjulief]

My students loved Malala's memoir. I bought one, and three kids so far have borrowed it. We had read an article about her and watched several clips of her on shows like Ellen and Daily Show.

[frlcb]

I've read no non-fiction this year. Whoops.

Fiction: The Nightingale; All the Light We Cannot See.

I read The Light Between Oceans a couple of years ago (maybe?) and loved it too.

[taratru]

All the Light We Cannot See. That book is still with me.

I don't really read non-fiction...Anatomy for Runners was pretty helpful.

[imojoebunny]

Non fiction: The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Fiction: The Rosie Project

[RoxMonster]

Non-fiction: Finally read In Cold Blood.
Fiction: I really enjoyed The Kind Worth Killing. While not a literary masterpiece, it really kept my attention and entertained me. I keep coming back to that one.