Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. For the rules see her blog. The topic this week is a Favourite Books of 2022.
I rated most of the books I read 4* or 5*. These are ten of my 5* books with links in the titles to my reviews where they exist.On another day I
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter
The Hiding Place by Simon Lelic
he Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré
The Last Trial by Scott Turow
The Man in the Bunker by Rory Clements
How To Catch a Mole by Marc Hamer – nonfiction
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I am definitely looking for Small Things Like These. I’m not sure how I missed this one.
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This is a great list, Margaret! I’m not surprised to see the Turow here; he is so very talented, I think. And of course, Colin Dexter’s work is excellent. And thanks for the reminder of the Patchett, which I really must read.
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How to Catch a Mole sure sounds interesting!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-books-of-2022/
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Happy New Year, Margaret! Wishing you all the best in 2023! Nice list there. The only one I’ve read if BEL CANTO and that was a long while back. However, I’ve got a couple of the others on my TBR already. Will take another look at the rest. I’m reading THE ROSE CODE right now by Kate Quinn. It’s for a book group this Thursday and I’m not likely to finish it, but I’ll attend anyway to see what others thought. I’m liking it a lot so far.
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I’m glad you enjoyed all of these so much! Happy 2023!
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I’m not familiar with some of these — looks like an intriguing mix of books. Happy New Year!
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I just finished an Ann Patchett book, These Precious Moments, which I’m sure will be on my 2023 Favorites list. I loved and hated State of Wonder in equal measure. I hated the snakes and the scary environs. I decided to never visit the amazon region after reading that book.
My 2022 Favorites
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It looks like you had a great reading year! And may it continue into 2023.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/my-ten-favorite-books-of-2022/
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I’ve not read any of these but I’m glad to see you enjoyed them.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/03/top-ten-tuesday-401/
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Glad you enjoyed all of these so much! Happy 2023!
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Having spent the past couple of days catching up on NY posts and best of 2022, I think I can safely say that there was ONE book that featured on pretty much every ‘best of’ list – Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These.
Isn’t it wonderful how a novella can hit the right spot with so many readers all around the world?
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I need to read more Ann Patchett books. People love them, and I haven’t read enough! I hope you have an awesome 2023.
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