Best Books of 2011

What's the Best Book You've Read This Year So Far?

August 15, 2011

I've been lucky enough to get my hands on so many great reads this year. It was just a few months ago that I devoured The Hunger Games series, one of the most addictive book series I've ever come across. But if I had to name the best book I've read this year, it would have to be A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, for its cast of of flawed but relatable characters and use of music as a backdrop. Has anyone else been struck by something you've read this year? Tell me what has been the best book you've read in 2011 so far.

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17 Comments

cheechee524 1 year 39 weeks

Oops, I meant Clockwork Angel. I am anxiously awaiting Clockwork Prince

cheechee524 1 year 39 weeks

I loved Divergent by Veronica Roth and Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Prince. I have a serious soft spot for young adult fiction. I really loved Hunger Games as well, but I read that about 40 books ago.

spaa649 1 year 39 weeks

I'm reading the hunger games and I can't out it down. I love it and find myself reading it every chnace I get.

likethedirection 1 year 40 weeks

Some good books to check out in these posts. I think I'll read The Room, Becky. Sounds very interesting.

likethedirection 1 year 40 weeks

The Book Thief followed closely by Little Bee. Both definitely worth a read.

bengalspice 1 year 40 weeks

I heard that Ready Player One is the book of the decade.

Lindsay Miller 1 year 40 weeks

I have to agree with Becky and Smart Blonde! "Room" was so haunting and "Just Kids" is a true work of art. While it might not qualify as a book, I also discovered the literary journal Electric Literature this year and am obsessed. Excellent short stories monthly.

CaterpillarGirl 1 year 40 weeks

I will second "the passage" by Justin Cronin. Its a vampire/post apocalyptic book, which is actually the first in a series. Its no twilight or YA nonsense, its pure adult cerebral amazement.

ChelMarie 1 year 40 weeks

*make that Paula McLain

ChelMarie 1 year 40 weeks

The Paris Wife by Paula McClain. I picked it up thinking it'd be a mindless read, but in fact, it was actually quite moving. I couldn't put it down and read it in two days. For those that don't know, it's a fictional novel about a young Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley, during their years together in Paris.

freckles724 1 year 40 weeks

I loved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet!