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I read 103 books in 2017 (Thanks, Anxiety!)

Most of the books I read this year were written by women and authors of color. I read books by exactly two cishetwhitedudes. Huzzah!

Here are all the books I read this year in alphabetical order:

YOU WILL KNOW ME by Megan Abbott STAY WITH ME by Ayobami Adebayo PERDITION by Ann Aguirre THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON by Saladin Ahmed AMERICAN WAR by Omar El Akkad THE POWER by Naomi Alderman RIPPER by Isabel Allende THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS by Isabel Allende ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders MAGIC BINDS (Kate Daniels 9) by Ilona Andrews SWEEP IN PEACE (Innkeeper Chronicles 2) by Ilona Andrews ONE FELL SWEEP (Innkeeper Chronicles 3) by Ilona Andrews WHITE HOT (Hidden Legacy 2) by Ilona Andrews WILDFIRE (Hidden Legacy 3) by Ilona Andrews BITTEN by Kelley Armstrong THE HEART GOES LAST by Margaret Atwood SIEGE & STORM (Grisha 2) by Leigh Bardugo THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman BLOOD BOUND (Mercedes Thompson 2) by Patricia Briggs IRON KISSED (Mercedes Thompson 3) by Patricia Briggs BONE CROSSED (Mercedes Thompson 4) by Patricia Briggs SILVER BORNE (Mercedes Thompson 5) by Patricia Briggs RIVER MARKED (Mercedes Thompson 6) by Patricia Briggs FROST BURNED (Mercedes Thompson 7) by Patricia Briggs INK & BONE by Rachel Caine THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL, ANGRY PLANET by Becky Chambers THE GIRL FROM THE WELL by Rin Chupeco THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin LABYRINTH LOST by Zoraida Cordova THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by Meg Elison THE BOOK OF ETTA by Meg Elison THE STORY OF A NEW NAME (Neapolitan Novels 2) by Elena Ferrante THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY (Neapolitan Novels 3) by Elena Ferrante SWIMMING LESSONS by Claire Fuller DRAGONFLY IN AMBER (Outlander 2) by Diana Gabaldon VOYAGER (Outlander 3) by Diana Gabaldon TWO GIRLS, FAT AND THIN by Mary Gaitskill HUNGER by Roxane Gay THE VEGETARIAN by Han Kang DAY SHIFT (Midnight, Texas 2) by Charlaine Harris NIGHT SHIFT (Midnight, Texas 3) by Charlaine Harris ALL THE LITTLE LIARS (Aurora Teagarden 9) by Charlaine Harris AERIE (Magonia 2) by Maria Dahvana Headley MR. SPLITFOOT by Samantha Hunt THE OBELISK GATE (Broken Earth 2) by NK Jemisin THE STONE SKY (Broken Earth 3) by NK Jemisin THE FATE OF THE TEARLING (Queen of the Tearling 3) by Erika Johansen THE LAST LITTLE BLUE ENVELOPE by Maureen Johnson WHEN SHE WOKE by Hillary Jordan THE ETERNITY CURE (Blood of Eden 2) by Julie Kagawa ASK BABA YAGA by Taisia Kitaiskaia THE HISTORIAN by Elizabeth Kostova A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle A WIND IN THE DOOR by Madeleine L'Engle TENDER MORSELS by Margo Lanagan A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA by Ursula K. Le Guin ANCILLARY SWORD (Imperial Radch 2) by Ann Leckie ANCILLARY MERCY (Imperial Radch 3) by Ann Leckie WOMEN NO. 17 by Edan Lepucki HIT MILK by Deborah Levy UPTOWN THIEF by Aya de Leon WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON by Grace Lin FACES IN THE CROWD by Valeria Luiselli HEIR OF FIRE (Throne of Glass 3) by Sarah J. Maas A LOCAL HABITATION (October Daye 2) by Seanan McGuire AN ARTIFICIAL NIGHT (October Daye 3) by Seanan McGuire LATE ECLIPSES (October Daye 4) by Seanan McGuire ONE SALT SEA (October Daye 5) by Seanan McGuire ASHES OF HONOR (October Daye 6) by Seanan McGuire CHALICE by Robin Mckinley GATHER THE DAUGHTERS by Jennie Melamed SIGNAL TO NOISE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia CERTAIN DARK THINGS by Silvia Moreno-Garcia MAMA DAY by Gloria Naylor PLANETFALL by Emma Newman LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng WHO FEARS DEATH by Nnedi Okorafor HALF RESURRECTION BLUES by Daniel José Older SHADOWHOUSE FALL by Daniel José Older WHITE IS FOR WITCHING by Helen Oyeyemi DRINKING COFFEE ELSEWHERE by ZZ Packer COMMONWEALTH by Ann Patchett THE LONGINGS OF WOMEN by Marge Piercy THE GOLDEN COMPASS by Philip Pullman THE SUBTLE KNIFE by Philip Pullman THE AMBER SPYGLASS by Philip Pullman THE PASSION OF CLEOPATRA by Anne Rice & Christopher Rice HOW I LIVE NOW by Meg Rosoff HOGWARTS: AN INCOMPLETE & UNRELIABLE GUIDE by JK Rawlings BONE GAP by Laura Ruby A GATHERING OF SHADOWS (Shades of Magic 2) by V.E. Schwab A CONJURING OF LIGHT (Shades of Magic 3) by V.E. Schwab THIS SAVAGE SONG by Victoria Schwab A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT by Sabaa Tahir AMONG OTHERS by Jo Walton THE BEAST (Black Dagger Brotherhood 14) by JR Ward THE CHOSEN (Black Dagger Brotherhood 15) by JR Ward ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Wells WHEN WOMEN WERE BIRDS by Terry Tempest Williams THE SORCERER OF THE WILDEEPS by Kai Ashante Wilson CALL THE MIDWIFE by Jennifer Worth A LITTLE LIFE by Hanya Yanagihara THE BOOK OF JOAN by Lidia Yuknavitch

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How to Find the Perfect Book To Read

Which Genre of Book is Best For You?

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

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This quiz is for people who love reading books, but need help figuring out which genre they prefer. We've also compiled some lists to help you decide which book to read next. The quiz accounts for what you are most curious about and how you like to learn. It also will ask you about your personality and what motivates you. Nearly 60,000 people have already taken this quiz - see if you can find new friends interested in the same books as you. Now you can think of Quibblo as your own online book club. If you don't already have a preferred book genre, Quibblo can tell you which type of book is right for you.

Fantasy

There is something you love about "make-believe," like other worlds, or magicical stories. While people often associate fantasy with aliens, this genre is much more diverse than that. Well-known books like J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings and George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones fall into the fantasy category.

Which Fantasy Book Should You Read Next?

Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan

Death's End (Remembrance of Earth's Past) by Cixin Liu

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (The Road to Nowhere) by Meg Elison

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children) by Seanan McGuire

Historical Fiction

If there is just something about the "olden days" that fascinates you, this is your genre. Historical fiction is classified as realistic stories that are set in the past. These books accurately portray their setting, including small details, to let the reader know the story's time period. Two well-known examples of this genre are A Tale of Two Cities and Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

Which Historical Fiction Book Should You Read Next?

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

The Designer by Marius Gabriel

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzch

Mystery

If you love anything unexpected or mysterious and the suspense of guessing what will happen, mysteries are your books. These are classified by their looming suspense of what the answer to the story's problem will be. There isn't a mystery book out there that can top the fame of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Gone Girl by Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne

Sycamore Row by John Grisham

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

An Innocent Client by Scott Pratt

Memory Man by David Baldacci

Realistic Fiction

You like things about now, and things that could have actually happened, and not some fantasy world that doesn't exist. Perhaps the most popular example of realistic fiction is The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. The 2004 film adaptation of the novel stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

If I Stay Collection by Gayle Forman

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikryby Gabrielle Zevin

Non-Fiction

You want the truth, and you prefer to get straight to the facts. Your is valuable, and you don't want to waste it reading a story about a fictional character. Non-fiction books are also fun to read because you can learn so much from them. While some non-fiction books are too dense for casual readers, this list should be a good place to start. First on the list is a book by the well-known Neil deGrasse Tyson. You may have seen his 2014 documentary Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. Give these five titles a try:

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky

Science Fiction

If you are fascinated by futuristic things, sci-fi is the perfect genre for you. Sci-fi books, like Dragonsong for example, can be difficult to understand at first. However, once you get acquainted with the futuristic or imaginary setting and character traits, you should have no problem following the storyline. It may be discouraging, but keep reading and you'll get it! A few of the best known sci-fi books of all-time are 1984 by George Orwell, Dune by Frank Herbert and Ender's Game by Orson Scott. Many of these books feature incredible dystopian settings that make them more fun to read.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Wool by Hugh Howey

Watchers by Dean Koontz

Miracle Man by William R Leibowitz

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

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