Day 1 ~ Best Book You Read Last Year
2015 was kind of a scattered reading year... I started out reading a lot, had a slump, and then became obsessed with Marvel comics for the rest of the year. As a result the year doesn't really stand out for me. There are other years where I can say that is the year I finally read such and such. 2015 was the year when I was just happy when I read anything. But, one book I really enjoyed was Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I read this the first part of the year before life got weird. I really should read more by her, but haven't had a chance to yet. It was definitely a page turner and worth all the praise it has received!
This was on my Best of 2015 list, too. Such a powerful book.
ReplyDeleteStation Eleven was one of my favorites too. I thought about that book for months and referred to it to others in conversation that wasn't necessarily about reading.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm the only person who hasn't read that book. It's on my wish list!
ReplyDeleteThis one is on my reading list. I've heard so many good things about it!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites! I'm ready for another book by Mandel. :)
ReplyDeleteI also loved Station Eleven!!! Such a great book!
ReplyDeleteOh that scared me! I mean it seemed like it could really happen.
ReplyDeleteStation Eleven is a book I've heard a lot of positive feedback surrounding but have yet to read myself. I look forward to seeing what other books feature over the 30 days!
ReplyDeleteI liked this book a LOT. Have you read any of her other novels? I read The Lola Quartet and really loved it.
ReplyDeleteI've heard a lot of good things about Station Eleven. I really want to read it. Someday, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book, too, although I've read a few criticisms of it that I can't argue. It was just really refreshing to read a dystopian novel that doesn't gloss over the ugly side of human nature but also doesn't assume that's what would take over. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteI loved that book so much. I never would have thought a dystopian look at my home state of Michigan would have made me so happy. I read it in audio. The narrator did a great job.
ReplyDeleteAh, I just did not enjoy this one as much as everyone else did. It is the rare time where I feel bad for my differing opinion.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this one too.
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