Tuesday, December 31, 2019

My Favorite Books of the Decade: Nonfiction


2010: My Life in France by Julia Child (my thoughts)




2015: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (my thoughts)








2019:... coming soon!

20 comments:

  1. I've grown to love nonfiction more. I still talk about Just Mercy to anyone who'll listen. I'm worried about the movie version coming out.

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    1. Kathy - My nonfiction reading has been steadily increasing over the years. The last two years it's been over 40%! Just Mercy was such a standout... didn;t know there was a movie in the works. Hmmmm.

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    2. We just saw the preview at the theater. It has a great cast.
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    3. Stacy - So glad to hear that!!

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  2. The Patriarch was wonderful!
    TIP: if you enjoy reading about the Kennedy's
    JFK and the Unspeakable: Why he died and why it mattered by J.W.Douglass. (2008)
    I just finished it today....review end of this week on my blog.

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    1. Nancy - Thanks for the suggestion! I love reading about the Kennedy's but am not familiar with that book. Looking forward to your review already!

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  3. The only one from the list that I've read is Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, which I loved.

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    1. Vicki - Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is a favorite that has stuck with me over the years. It's also a book I would love to reread soon!

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  4. I definitely need to read more non-fiction so will have to take note of some of these!

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    1. Iliana - My nonfiction reading has been growing steadily over the last 5 or 6 years. This year it was over 40%... and I had a hard time choosing favorites!

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  5. A great list! Thanks for sharing your 2019 favourites.

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  6. Great list: I still need to get to Forty Autumns & Just Mercy ... which is coming to the big screen. I loved the Ann Patchett book which I think is her best one ... I like her nonfiction best.

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    1. Susan - Just Mercy was fabulous on audio! It's read by the author. Forty Autumns was also an audio favorite. As much as I love Ann Patchett's fiction, nonfiction may be her real strength.

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  7. Great choices!! I haven't read Forty Autumns, but I guess I'd better add it to my list.

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    1. Beth F - Forty Autumns is excellent on audio... I highly recommend listening.

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  8. I love this list! I've read several that you noted, but there are others that I'm adding to my TBR list. Ack!! It's out of control!

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    1. Les - I think all of our TBR lists explode this time of year! All the year -end favorites and now all the most anticipated books of 2020. We'll never catch up!

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  9. I got Just Mercy for Christmas - now to find time to read it, what with library holds that have come in!

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    1. Lisa - You will love it! The audio is also excellent.... and I've heard good things about the new film, too.

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