tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post5514021694460589498..comments2024-03-28T07:43:17.934-06:00Comments on Read All The Things!: Discussion: The 15 Best Books I've Read In The Past 5 YearsAj @ Read All The Things!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-10081467827813946062019-03-08T06:21:29.134-07:002019-03-08T06:21:29.134-07:00Great list! I loved The Blind Assassin, had to rea...Great list! I loved The Blind Assassin, had to read and study it at university. To be honest, I only realised at the lecture that all those stories are connected through mise en abyme. I felt like such a fool for not noticing it myself.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828263446668820468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-66142871678131517802019-03-02T03:02:28.782-07:002019-03-02T03:02:28.782-07:00I LOVE this idea! Couldn't agree more on Fangi...I LOVE this idea! Couldn't agree more on Fangirl - I swear that book never gets old. So many here that I've been meaning to read for so long.Exploration of Creationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198960200792571007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-48642070680580498342019-02-25T11:43:19.087-07:002019-02-25T11:43:19.087-07:00This is such a great list and congratulations on p...This is such a great list and congratulations on picking only 15 books, I couldn't have done that AT all haha, or it would have taken me a couple days or weeks to pick them out haha. I'm so happy to see Fangirl on this list, I can't believe I haven't read it just yet, because it sounds exactly like the kind of book that would be on a favorite's list of mine :) Marie @ Drizzle and hurricane Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305855207183517613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-13231164946681957722019-02-21T03:32:19.348-07:002019-02-21T03:32:19.348-07:00I still haven't read The Book Thief! 😱
I'...I still haven't read The Book Thief! 😱<br /><br />I'm putting Swamplandia and It's Kind of a Funny Story on my Goodreads tbr. 👍✨<br />La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-79085241930887940792019-02-20T17:29:47.634-07:002019-02-20T17:29:47.634-07:00After this list - I realize we read nothing of the...After this list - I realize we read nothing of the same books. That is ok tho. I like that you introduce me to new ones. I would love to read VE and Kings books. I might even get Fangirl. <br /><br />MaryMary @ StackingMyBookShelves!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07510254497363581723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-58515667122520993052019-02-20T10:28:14.680-07:002019-02-20T10:28:14.680-07:00Wow, that would be so hard to pick only 15 books f...Wow, that would be so hard to pick only 15 books from the last five years! I kinda even cheat on my top 10 books at the end of the year, because I lump all the books in a series together if I read them all in the same year.<br /><br />I've only read Fangirl from this list, but I think I picked up Vicious when it was on sale last year. I think my favorite book I read (although it was not released) in the last 5 years was Legend... it's a book that sticks with me to this day.Brooke Lorrenhttp://www.brookereviewsnsweeps.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-90157308599976747732019-02-20T06:06:44.627-07:002019-02-20T06:06:44.627-07:00OMG I thought I was the only one that read The Hou...OMG I thought I was the only one that read The House of The Scorpion! I loved it, never read the sequel and seems like that is a good thing!Deanna Reads Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823538052624209201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-75402456616650278152019-02-17T19:38:23.672-07:002019-02-17T19:38:23.672-07:00I loved A Monster Calls and I want to read All the...I loved A Monster Calls and I want to read All the Light. My first attempt at The Book Thief left it as a DNF but I plan to try again some day. Martha Eskuchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403539348594584733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-65668971947732262612019-02-17T18:30:23.734-07:002019-02-17T18:30:23.734-07:00I've read "All the Light" and now a...I've read "All the Light" and now am trying to think of what would be my favorite book of the past five years :) Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339789596944683688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-55522713947488331882019-02-17T07:49:52.721-07:002019-02-17T07:49:52.721-07:00I agree, More Happy Than Not is Silvera at his bes...I agree, More Happy Than Not is Silvera at his best and it was amazing. I loved the house of scorpion but I read it so long ago that I can't remember it DD: Of course I loved the book thief too. I am actually currently reading Fangirl! I need to read Vicious, All the lights we cannot see and It's Kind of A Funny Story at some point.Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-33824086578794467902019-02-16T22:44:19.021-07:002019-02-16T22:44:19.021-07:00When I looked at Battle Royale's cover I thoug...When I looked at Battle Royale's cover I thought it'd be about something else, but then I read the synopsis and...I was wrong.NoelWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127138061773871157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-59024111456242685232019-02-16T12:43:25.136-07:002019-02-16T12:43:25.136-07:00Oh man, More Happy Than Not! </3 A metaphor for...Oh man, More Happy Than Not! </3 A metaphor for a *very* real experience that LGBTQ+ folks go through when we finally come out and stop self-editing our memories!Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-28193885180812327092019-02-16T11:08:42.449-07:002019-02-16T11:08:42.449-07:00I think it's SO interesting that sometimes boo...I think it's SO interesting that sometimes books that we don't give 5 stars to are the ones that stick in our minds. I've written about that phenomena before too. I think our brains need time to decide if a book is going to be an all-time favorite or not. :-)<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a>Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-20220318476647439032019-02-16T10:38:48.298-07:002019-02-16T10:38:48.298-07:00I teach A Monster Calls. I love it and so do my st...I teach A Monster Calls. I love it and so do my students. Vicious and Fangirl are two of my favs, as well, and The Blind Assassin is one of all-time favorite books. The Robber Bride is my favorite Atwood, but it is a close second. Fun post!Natalie @Natflix&Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738039522965794238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-69960972430638410762019-02-16T08:45:00.262-07:002019-02-16T08:45:00.262-07:00Haha, no, More Happy Than Not will NOT make you ha...Haha, no, More Happy Than Not will NOT make you happy. It’s a little bit devastating, actually.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-86612174140713378742019-02-16T08:44:03.346-07:002019-02-16T08:44:03.346-07:00I read Battle Royale after The Hunger Games, too. ...I read Battle Royale after The Hunger Games, too. I loved that it didn’t have any silly love triangles.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-61880620923927508592019-02-16T08:43:15.232-07:002019-02-16T08:43:15.232-07:00Battle Royale is very similar to The Hunger Games,...Battle Royale is very similar to The Hunger Games, but it doesn’t have any romance. It’s mostly just killing.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-39039311392706377462019-02-16T08:41:07.037-07:002019-02-16T08:41:07.037-07:00I’m glad you’re enjoying Fangirl. I haven’t seen t...I’m glad you’re enjoying Fangirl. I haven’t seen the Battle Royale movie. I’ve heard that it’s good, though.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-35104655604398500452019-02-16T08:40:06.594-07:002019-02-16T08:40:06.594-07:00A lot of people didn’t get The Book Thief. I learn...A lot of people didn’t get The Book Thief. I learned that when I wrote a massive paper on it.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-57211967713818574202019-02-16T08:38:57.131-07:002019-02-16T08:38:57.131-07:00Some of the books you mentioned are on my TBR list...Some of the books you mentioned are on my TBR list, so I hope I like them as much as you did.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-31187481575128013272019-02-16T08:37:36.953-07:002019-02-16T08:37:36.953-07:00Yes, I did read Vengeful. I loved it, but I love p...Yes, I did read Vengeful. I loved it, but I love pretty much everything VE Schwab writes.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-91756624309522522012019-02-16T08:36:50.825-07:002019-02-16T08:36:50.825-07:00It took me days to write this post. Choosing favor...It took me days to write this post. Choosing favorites was so hard!<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-16864287319456813322019-02-16T08:35:50.011-07:002019-02-16T08:35:50.011-07:00I didn’t know anything about the author when I rea...I didn’t know anything about the author when I read It’s Kind Of A Funny Story, so that probably made it less distressing for me. I hope you do steal this post idea. I want to see your favorite books.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-21689449449091942672019-02-16T08:32:45.291-07:002019-02-16T08:32:45.291-07:00The end of The Spectacular Now is frustrating. It ...The end of The Spectacular Now is frustrating. It was so hard to choose 1 Rainbow Rowell book. I wanted to put all of them on my list.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-69962276351212670452019-02-16T08:29:24.437-07:002019-02-16T08:29:24.437-07:00It was a stupidly huge undertaking. It took me day...It was a stupidly huge undertaking. It took me days to choose favorites and format this post.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.com