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Books a Culture Editor Read in 2018

The PBS Great Read stepped up my reading a LOT, after a year where I read only books whose author I was interviewing, watching a lot of Cable news. These are ranked loosely in order of the stars I gave them, just to keep you guessing. Some of these were novellas and quite short, a few childhood rereads, but others were VERY long ("Don Quixote" is really two books!) so it all evens out.
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A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
1
Amor Towles
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
2
Gail Honeyman
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This Charming Man (Marian Keyes)
This Charming Man
4
Marian Keyes
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
5
John Steinbeck
Within a Forest Dark (Michael Virtanen)
Within a Forest Dark
6
Michael Virtanen
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
7
Angie Thomas
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Michael Wolff)
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
8
Michael Wolff
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
9
Michelle Obama
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
10
Ken Follett
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
11
Tara Westover
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
12
Toni Morrison
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
13
Mario Puzo
Smart Cookies: Quinny and Hopper (Adriana Brad Schanen)
Smart Cookies: Quinny and Hopper
14
Adriana Brad Schanen
The Little Leftover Witch (Florence Laughlin)
The Little Leftover Witch
15
Florence Laughlin
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
16
Betty Smith
Spook (Jane Little)
Spook
17
Jane Little
Foundation: Foundation's Edge (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation: Foundation's Edge
18
Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Foundation and Earth (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation: Foundation and Earth
19
Isaac Asimov
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
20
Agatha Christie
Dime (E.R. Frank)
Dime
21
E.R. Frank
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
22
Patrick Ness
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
23
Zora Neale Hurston
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
24
Maya Angelou
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
25
L.M. Montgomery
Tales of the City Series (Armstead Maupin)
Tales of the City Series
26
Armstead Maupin
Except the Queen (Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder)
Except the Queen
27
Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
28
Charles Dickens
The Cricket on the Hearth
The Cricket on the Hearth
29
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
30
Andy Weir
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
31
Naomi Novik
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
32
John Irving
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
33
Arthur Golden
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
34
Trevor Noah
The Ask and the Answer (Patrick Ness)
The Ask and the Answer
35
Patrick Ness
Salt to the Sea (Ruta Sepetys)
Salt to the Sea
36
Ruta Sepetys
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
37
Miguel De Cervantes
Playing With Fire (O'Donnell)
Playing With Fire
38
O'Donnell
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
39
Larry McMurtry
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
40
Graham Greene
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