Wednesday 3 January 2018

The best books I have read in 2017

I love lists, I love reading other people's lists and doing mine.

So I could not refrain from The best of... 

Here we go, from the more recent reads to the ones I read at the beginning of the year:


Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine - G. Honeyman
Bitter-sweet, absolutely brilliant novel about a very peculiar and very strong woman who survives a terrible past. Funny, heartbreaking, a gem! 



Where'd you go, Bernadette - M. Sample
Brilliant plot and characters, and there is no other fictional character like Bernadette, a legend, funny, tough, completely without filters. Adorable! 
(Read the full review here)


The two-family house - L. Cohen Loigman
A family saga set in NY between the 40s and 60s. Adored it, still missing the characters now!
(Read the full review here)


Le tre del mattino - G. Carofiglio
Un altro bellissimo romanzo del mio amato Carofiglio. Mi ha davvero toccato il cuore, un padre ed un figlio che si raccontano.
(Leggi la recensione completa qui)


The Roanoke girls - A. Engel
A shocking read, a twisted love, an utterly original read.
(Read the full review here)


L'arminuta - D. Di Pietrantonio
Un romanzo molto duro, quasi freddo nella scrittura, semplice eppur stupendo. Triste, amaro, bello.
(Leggi la recensione completa qui)


This must be the place - M. O'Farrell
Marriage and parenthood in a masterpiece of writing style with a rich prose. A must read!
(Read the full review here)


Anything is possible - E. Strout
Strout is the master of narration and these stories, separate yet interlinked, are such a great read, simple yet so complicated.
(Read the full review here)


A little life - H. Yanagihara
The novel that this year have completely involved me in a level which is difficult to explain. It made me laugh and cry. Unforgettable.
(Read the full review here


Shotgun Lovesongs - N. Butler
A brilliant story of friendship in a little American provincial town. Really engaging, loved it.
(Read the full review here)


Le otto montagne - P. Cognetti
Un libro che mi ha strappato il cuore, panorami stupendi, un'amicizia di poche parole, un libro che ho adorato.


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