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This was supposed to be my top 5 of the year post... #lemmeexplain I could not choose just five. I had an amazing year. Like truly phenomenal. I mean... just look at them!!! Also I started my CoHo journey this year and I couldn‘t choose just one of her books so I chose her. #booksirecommend #booksiread #booksireadin2018

Day 30: Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving; a favorite of mine, Irving is a master of character and narrative; set in a logging camp, Irving adds his experience to the life of Danny, who becomes a writer #31Books #BooksIRecommend

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Day 29: Stoner by John Williams; this is the one I've been talking about all summer; quiet but beautiful, great characters and themes; college English professor finds meaning in life #31Books #BooksIRecommend

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Day 28: Perfume by Patrick Süskind; if you share my penchant for the dark, a story of a murderer with a remarkable sense of smell - to him, a person's smell is as unique as a fingerprint; not for the faint of heart #31Books #BooksIRecommend

Day 26: Shattered Dreams: God's Unexpected Pathway to Joy by Larry Crabb; we all have them (shattered dreams) & this is the best book I've read about what to do with them #31Books #BooksIRecommend

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Forgot to post yesterday!!!

Day25: After the Arena by Pat Dye: in honor of the start (for some) of college football, this memoir by former #Auburn head coach Pat Dye is a great read for anyone who loves the game #31Books #BooksIRecommend

(For some reason, this book isn‘t in the database so sorry the photo doesn‘t match the one selected! Is there a way to correct that?)

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Day 24: A Little Life by Hanya Yangihara; a beautiful & painful portrait of friendship; not everyone can go this dark, but if you can and love a good book hangover, read more #31Books #BooksIRecommend

http://www.literatureandleisure.com/2017/10/book-review-a-little-life/

Day 23: We are Water by Wally Lamb: multiple narrators done well; Annie is leaving her husband of 27 years for her female publicist; POV = hers, Orion (husband) and their son; about the secrets we carry & the damage they cause #31Books #BooksIRecommend

http://www.literatureandleisure.com/2014/04/book-review-we-are-water/

Day 22: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff: like yesterday's book, a ton of allusions to Greek drama; the story of a marriage from each spouse's POV; one of the most memorable female villains in contemporary fiction #31Books #BooksIRecommend

http://www.literatureandleisure.com/2016/07/book-review-fates-and-furies/

Day 21: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides: his brilliant debut is a modern myth complete w/ a chorus, Sirens and a host of allusions to #GreekTragedy; neighborhood boys look back on 5 sisters who commit suicide in 12 mos #31Books #booksIrecommend

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