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100 Favorite Books I've Read in the Past 5 Years

I began in 2019 to read "all the things." All of the classics I'd pretended to read as an English Major. All of the best sellers, "I'd get around to." All of the sci-fi and fantasy my friends talked about. All of the childhood classics I missed. All of the non-fiction I craved. All of the YA I felt too old to read. And all of the literary fiction I could make time for. It's an eclectic mix, but these are the 50 favorite books I've read since 2020.
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A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire (Emma Southon)
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
1
Emma Southon
Anita De Monte Laughs Last (Xochitl Gonzolez)
Anita De Monte Laughs Last
2
Xochitl Gonzolez
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
3
Stephen Ambrose
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
4
Toni Morrison
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
5
Jacqueline Woodson
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
6
Madeline Miller
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
7
David Benioff
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
8
Anthony Doerr
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
9
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
10
Patricia C. Wrede
Dreaming the Beatles (Rob Sheffield)
Dreaming the Beatles
11
Rob Sheffield
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
12
James Jones
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
13
James Baldwin
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
14
Ron Chernow
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
15
Jared Diamond
I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman)
I Who Have Never Known Men
16
Jacqueline Harpman
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
17
Jennette McCurdy
Jennifer Juniper (Jenny Boyd)
Jennifer Juniper
18
Jenny Boyd
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
19
David McCullough
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
20
Laura Esquivel
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
21
Art Spiegelman
Notorious RBG (Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik)
Notorious RBG
22
Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
23
Min Jin Lee
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
24
Patrick Suskind
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
25
Daphne Du Maurier
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
26
Shelby Van Pelt
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
27
Becky Albertalli
Stiff (Mary Roach)
Stiff
28
Mary Roach
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
29
Kiley Reid
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
30
Jonas Jonasson
The Chosen and the Beautiful (Nghi Vo)
The Chosen and the Beautiful
31
Nghi Vo
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
32
Jean Auel
The Emperor and the Endless Palace (Justinian Huang)
The Emperor and the Endless Palace
33
Justinian Huang
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
34
Robert Jordan
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
35
J.R.R. Tolkien
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
36
Arundhati Roy
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
37
Sandra Cisneros
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
38
Khalid Hosseini
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
39
Alexander
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
40
Graham Greene
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