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Books I'm Glad to Have Read Last Year

Reviews can be found on my Goodreads. 

2022 favorite reads in order of preference.



The Growth of the Soil - Knut Hamsun
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie
The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak
Of Human Bondage - Somerset Maugham
Hannah Coulter - Wendell Berry
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman
The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgahov
Harry Potter Series
Abolition of Man - C. S. Lewis
The Hoosier Schoolmaster - Edward Eggleston
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
An Everyday Girl - Amy Ella Blanchard
Rules of Civility - Amor Towels



Longest book: Anna Karenina
Shortest book: The Abolition of Man
Most Moving: The Island of Missing Trees, The Growth of the Soil
Most Challenging: The Art of Letting Go
Most Fun - An Everyday Girl, Good Omens
Favorite non-fiction: The Colossus of Maroussi by Henry Miller, Say Nothing
Most Likely to Recommend (all ages) - Peter Pan, The Ascendance Series, The Hoosier Schoolmaster, Hannah Coulter
Least Likely to Recommend: Figuring, Falling Upward, Jayber Crow

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  1. Lily KeithJanuary 26, 2023 at 3:20 PM

    Oh, Jane Eyre was one of my favorites in highschool! It's due for a reread lol. And the Ascendance series is awesome (I have my younger sister to thank for hooking me on to that series.)

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    1. Keturah LambJanuary 29, 2023 at 2:04 PM

      Jane Eyre was one of those books I wanted to reread upon completion!! I'm trying to get some of my siblings into the Ascendance series, too :)

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  2. Lily KeithJanuary 30, 2023 at 3:49 PM

    Ooo, then I hope they enjoy the series when they read it!

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  3. StephenJanuary 31, 2023 at 2:04 PM

    The Master and Margarita came highly reccommended to me, though I've not yet read it. Definitely intend to once I've reduced my TBR stack a bit ,though.

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    1. Keturah LambFebruary 1, 2023 at 4:49 PM

      It's one of those books you'll wonder, "Why haven't I read this already!?" So good.

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