The books I read in 2017 numbered 66.
Not as great a number as in previous years and I'm not sure why.
If you are looking for some good reads for 2018 consider some of these:
#63 The Danish Girl
by David Ebershoff
This was my book club's selection. I never saw the movie but it is based on the life of a real person.
It gave me incredible insight into the transgender mindset and compassion for those who feel
they are a different gender inside than what is manifested outside.
#63 Thanks, Obama - My Hopey, Changey White House Years
by David Litt
My husband read this one first, recommended to him by a friend. He said I needed to read it. He was right. It gave me such a lift and laughs in these depressing Trump times.
#51 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
This was the third time I read this book. One of my all time favorites. If you have never read it. please look for it.
#49 The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
Another book club choice and one I've read a long time ago before I even kept a list of what I read. It was a disturbing story and generated so much discussion in our book club.
#33 Little Heathens - Hard Times & High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
What a wonderful memoir! What a story of survival in the Depression years. A real history lesson too.
#18 Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
by Kathleen Rooney
A great story based on the life of a real advertising executive. It was a quick and delightful read.
#14 The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
by Dominic Smith
A story within a story in two differing time periods. This book prompted my trip to see the Vermeer though many months later since our first planned trip was delayed by snow.
How many books did you read in 2017?
