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The A.V. Club's Favorite Books of 2017

"Something about this year made reading books feel not just crucial, but a little bit transgressive. Maybe it's the assault on education and freedom of the press, or maybe it's just that between reading new reports of abusive men and Trump's latest attempt to chokehold the nation, simply reading for pleasure feels especially crucial. From fantasy novels and postmodern experiments to feminist manifestos and collections of immigrant stories, these are the books that struck a chord or just helped us get through 2017."
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What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
What We Lose
1
Zinzi Clemmons
The Book of Dust (Philip Pullman)
The Book of Dust
2
Philip Pullman
The Answers (Catherine Lacey)
The Answers
3
Catherine Lacey
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
4
George Saunders
The Mother of All Questions (Rebecca Solnit)
The Mother of All Questions
5
Rebecca Solnit
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
6
Mohsin Hamed
Homesick for Another World (Ottesa Moshfegh)
Homesick for Another World
7
Ottesa Moshfegh
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (David Sedaris)
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
8
David Sedaris
A Separation (Katie Kitamura)
A Separation
9
Katie Kitamura
21st-Century Yokel (Tom Cox)
21st-Century Yokel
10
Tom Cox
Idaho (Emily Ruskovich)
Idaho
11
Emily Ruskovich
Imaginary Cities: A Tour of Dream Cities, Nightmare Cities, and Everywhere in Between (Darran Anderson)
Imaginary Cities: A Tour of Dream Cities, Nightmare Cities, and Everywhere in Between
12
Darran Anderson
The Unwomanly Face of War (Svetlana Alexievich)
The Unwomanly Face of War
13
Svetlana Alexievich
Paperbacks From Hell (Grady Hendrix)
Paperbacks From Hell
14
Grady Hendrix
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Kory Stamper)
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
15
Kory Stamper
Strange the Dreamer (Laini Taylor)
Strange the Dreamer
16
Laini Taylor
Out in the Open (Jesús Carrasco)
Out in the Open
17
Jesús Carrasco
Sour Heart: Stories (Jenny Zhang)
Sour Heart: Stories
18
Jenny Zhang
The Last Days of Café Leila (Donia Bijan)
The Last Days of Café Leila
19
Donia Bijan
Vacationland (John Hodgman)
Vacationland
20
John Hodgman
Flaneuse (Lauren Elkin)
Flaneuse
21
Lauren Elkin
Why I Am Not a Feminist (Jessa Crispin)
Why I Am Not a Feminist
22
Jessa Crispin
300 Arguments (Sarah Manguso)
300 Arguments
23
Sarah Manguso
Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)
Turtles All the Way Down
24
John Green
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