This is the second part of my 2018 Top 20 Reading List. To check the first part, click here. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Paperback, 483 pages Publisher: Perennial Classics, 1998 Synopsis: “The beloved American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows […]
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My 2018 Top 20 Reading List (Part I)
Thankfully I was able to read nearly all of My 2017 Top 20 Reading List. The only book in the list that I failed to complete is James Joyce’s gargantuan classic Ulysses. I found myself reeling at every twist and turn of the book that in the end I had to shelf it in the […]
My 2017 Top 20 Reading List (Part II)
Post-2000 Holding Up The Universe by Jennifer Niven Paperback: 392 pages Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, October 2016 “Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Since her mom’s death, she’s been […]
My 2017 Top 20 Reading List (Part I)
In 2016, I was able to complete reading around 92 books. That was the first time that I was able to reach the 90+ mark in my years of reading. However, in my rush to reach my goal of 100 books for the year, I wasn’t able to fully appreciate most of these books and […]
