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Your favorite book released within the last 5 years

Posted on 1/29/24 at 12:38 pm
Posted by DukeSilver
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 1/29/24 at 12:38 pm
Not many left in my to read list, so looking to refill it.

What was your favorite (or multiple if you can't narrow it down) that released in the last 5ish years?

Bonus - What's your favorite book ever?
Posted by boxcarbarney
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Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 1/29/24 at 1:11 pm to
Last 5 years: Project Hail Mary

Favorite ever: A Confederacy of Dunces
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 1/29/24 at 4:52 pm to
+1 on Project Hail Mary for the past 5 years.

All time is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

East of Eden by Steinbeck for just fiction.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:45 am to
Last 5: Demon Copperhead

Fav: The Hunt for Red October
Posted by Tigris
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Member since Jul 2005
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:26 pm to
I expect my favorite of the last 5 years will be (just ordered):

The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story - Mark Helprin.

I just noticed it. Came out in October 2023. Helprin wrote three of my absolute favorites - Winter's Tale, A Soldier of the Great War, and Refiner's Fire, and some good shorter stories. But he hasn't turned out anything I've thought was all that great in decades. This one is getting glowing reviews, though, and comparisons to A Soldier of the Great War. Honestly, I tend not to read many books that are recent. If it's not Helprin for my pick then my recent 5 year favorite = Razzmatazz by Christopher Moore which I'm half way through.

Favorite ever - Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 1/31/24 at 11:53 am to
Last 5 Years: Weyward - Emilia Hart

All-Time: This is a tough one. I don't think I could pick just one:

I Know This Much is True - Wally Lamb
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Lady of the Rivers - Philippa Gregory
Posted by eatboudin
Austin, TX
Member since Sep 2005
228 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 9:05 am to
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
20439 posts
Posted on 2/3/24 at 10:33 pm to
Hands down the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Especially if you like audiobooks.
Posted by JodyPlauche
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Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 2/5/24 at 10:24 am to
quote:

Your favorite book released within the last 5 years


My book..."Why, Gary,Why?"

Favorite book of All-time...not counting my book, that I have read..."If You Really Loved Me" by Ann Rule.

I also enjoyed "First Blood" because...spoiler alert....Rambo dies.
This post was edited on 2/5/24 at 10:25 am
Posted by Marciano1
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Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:01 pm to
Posted by TIGERSTORM
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Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:37 pm to
Last 5 years: The Winners by Fredrik Backman this was the conclusion to The Beartown trilogy.

I would have to think hard about ever but it is possibly The Beartown trilogy. I deeply loved these characters.
Posted by TAMU-93
Sachse, TX
Member since Oct 2012
905 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:26 pm to
In the last 5 years:

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
Posted by Stitches
Member since Oct 2019
916 posts
Posted on 2/12/24 at 8:03 am to
Last 5 years: I started Project Hail Mary a couple days ago after reading this thread. It's one of the few books I've ever read that I cannot put down.

All time: Probably the Hobbit, LoTR trilogy, or the Harry Potter series.
Posted by titmouse
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Member since May 2006
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Posted on 2/25/24 at 3:40 am to
Educated - Tara Westover
All time - Man's search for meaning - Frankl
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29221 posts
Posted on 2/25/24 at 7:28 am to
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer comes to mind.
Posted by beachdude
FL
Member since Nov 2008
5688 posts
Posted on 3/20/24 at 9:50 pm to
The British Are Coming. Volume 1 of The Revolution Trilogy by Rick Atkinson.
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