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Millennial Optimist's List of Favorite Books

A list of the favorite books I've read since joining Goodreads in 2011. There's a mix but you won't find thrillers and mysteries here.
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Valley of the Birdtail (Andrew Stobo Sniderman)
Valley of the Birdtail
1
Andrew Stobo Sniderman
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water (Angie Cruz)
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
2
Angie Cruz
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
3
Brit Bennett
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
4
Claire Keegan
Some Kind of Happiness (Claire Legrand)
Some Kind of Happiness
5
Claire Legrand
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
6
Diane Setterfield
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
7
Elizabeth Gaskell
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
8
Emily St John Mandel
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
9
Fredrik Backman
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
10
Fredrik Backman
Looking for Jane (Heather Marshall)
Looking for Jane
11
Heather Marshall
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
12
Jeannette Walls
I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman)
I Who Have Never Known Men
13
Jacqueline Harpman
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
14
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
15
Jane Austen
Unreconciled (Jesse Wente)
Unreconciled
16
Jesse Wente
The Break (Katherena Vermette)
The Break
17
Katherena Vermette
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
18
Kristin Hannah
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
19
L.M. Montgomery
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
20
Maria Semple
A Town Called Solace (Mary Lawson)
A Town Called Solace
21
Mary Lawson
Sorrow and Bliss (Meg Mason)
Sorrow and Bliss
22
Meg Mason
Greenwood (Michael Christie)
Greenwood
23
Michael Christie
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
24
Patrick Radden Keefe
All My Rage (Sabaa Tahir)
All My Rage
25
Sabaa Tahir
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
26
Suzanne Collins
Finding the Mother Tree (Suzanne Simard)
Finding the Mother Tree
27
Suzanne Simard
Nettle & Bone (T. Kingfisher)
Nettle & Bone
28
T. Kingfisher
Finding Me: A Memoir (Viola Davis)
Finding Me: A Memoir
29
Viola Davis
The Wedding People (Alison Espach)
The Wedding People
30
Alison Espach
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Lara Love Hardin)
The Many Lives of Mama Love
31
Lara Love Hardin
A Sorceress Comes to Call (T. Kingfisher)
A Sorceress Comes to Call
32
T. Kingfisher
84 Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84 Charing Cross Road
33
Helene Hanff
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April
34
Elizabeth Von Arnim
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
35
John Steinbeck
Crow Lake (Mary Lawson)
Crow Lake
36
Mary Lawson
The Sky Is Everywhere (Jandy Nelson)
The Sky Is Everywhere
37
Jandy Nelson
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
38
Elena Ferrante
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