Another year, another blog post about all the books I've read this year! I've been sharing my yearly reads since 2012 and it's so interesting to look back and see how my tastes have changed (or stayed the same).
In 2017, I read 188 books (and counting). I tried to focus on stories written by women and authors of color. I read a lot of Margaret Atwood, Audre Lorde, graphic novels, cookbooks, and finished the Anne of Green Gables series. I also re-read quite a few of my favorites: Tuck Everlasting, Bucky F*cking Dent, Devil in the White City, Time Windows, and some of my favorites from David Sedaris.
I'm so fortunate to have the ability to read and unlimited access to books. This is something that I never want to take for granted. As a librarian, I always want to work to ensure that access to knowledge and information is a right, not a privilege.
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Top 15 Favorites
Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Kindred, by Octavia Butler
What Happened, by Hillary Clinton
Locke & Key series, by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez
Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
Don't I Know You, by Marni Jackson
Shoeless Joe, by W.P. Kinsella
Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Radium Girls, by Kate Moore
You Can't Touch My Hair, by Phoebe Robinson
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
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In 2018, I want to read more complete series. I want to reread all of Harry Potter. I want to read more poetry. I want to get lost in the worlds of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Zora Neale Hurston. I want to read more "untold" (ugh) stories of women and people of color throughout history. I want to not just read more, but read better.
What was your favorite (or least favorite) book you read this year? What's on your TBR list for 2018? What should I be reading next year?
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