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14. I will add that one to my list, Sheila. Thanks.

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Sun May 31, 2015, 01:38 PM

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2015. What are the BEST BOOKS you've read this year? [View all] scarletwoman May 2015 OP

Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish. (nt) enough May 2015 #1

Thank you for posting this! scarletwoman May 2015 #2

Okay.. Enthusiast May 2015 #3

Thank you, Enthusiast! scarletwoman May 2015 #5

I just ordered used copies of The Long-Shining Waters and Safe From the Sea. Enthusiast May 2015 #4

I hope you'll enjoy them! scarletwoman May 2015 #6

Ah...just read a review about Sweetland and immediately wanted Laura PourMeADrink May 2015 #7

Thank you. "The Confession" sounds intense. scarletwoman May 2015 #10

You could probably get it at a used book store now. Highly recommended. BTW Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2015 #18

I stopped buying books years and years ago. I get my books exclusively from the library. scarletwoman Jun 2015 #19

Top mystery nominees from Strand Magazine Critics Awards mainer May 2015 #8

Thank you for the lists. I've only read one of the books listed, "The Secret Place" by Tana French. scarletwoman May 2015 #9

I just got done reading "The Kind Worth Killing' SheilaT May 2015 #11

We enjoyed The Girl With A Clock for a Heart. I haven't read The Kind Worth Killing yet. Enthusiast May 2015 #12

The Kind Worth Killing SheilaT May 2015 #13

I will add that one to my list, Sheila. Thanks. Enthusiast May 2015 #14

Not necessarily in rank order japple May 2015 #15

Thanks! I'm going to have to look most of them up - except for "The High Divide" & "Wilderness". scarletwoman May 2015 #16

I'm adding to my list, too. Thanks everyone for these japple Jun 2015 #17

New to me this year Hula Popper Sep 2015 #29

In no particular order..... eissa Jun 2015 #20

Thank you for adding to this thread! scarletwoman Jun 2015 #21

Vargas Llosa was a late discovery for me eissa Jun 2015 #22

I must confess, I've never read any South American authors. scarletwoman Jun 2015 #23

They're new to me as well eissa Jun 2015 #24

Try the poetry of Pablo Neruda. mackerel Jul 2015 #25

I became interested in him after reading Salvador Allende's biography eissa Jul 2015 #27

Two books come to mind. ZombieHorde Jul 2015 #26

"The Cartel" by Don Winslow. argyl Aug 2015 #28

Hello, argyl! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #30

The best novel this year pscot Nov 2015 #31

Thank you, pscot. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #32

Did you read the trilogy? hermetic Nov 2015 #33

I did pscot Nov 2015 #34

Since it is still 2015 I thought I should update. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #35

Thanks, Enthusiast! I'm really going to have to read some more Michael Crummey books, too. scarletwoman Nov 2015 #36

Hi scarletwoman! I do know exactly what you mean. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #37

Out of all the scores of books I've read since I started this thread, there's one in particular scarletwoman Nov 2015 #38

I believe we have In Bitter Chill on order. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #39

Time to unpin this thread and move on into 2016. scarletwoman Jan 2016 #40

WOW - found this and must tell you about the one I'm loving now Mira Jan 2016 #41

My very favorite!n/t Dalai_1 Jan 2016 #42

Hi Mira, hermetic Jan 2016 #43

Happy to see this book has found another admirer. It's one of my favorites japple Jan 2016 #44

Kim Stanley Robinson SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #45