January 2020 – rachel hall

With the beginning of 2020 among us, I decided to write in my planner my top books of 2019, to recap the year and to evaluate my..well…evaluations. Seeing as I didn’t get back into reading until November, I decided to do top 5 rather than top 10 or 20. Hopefully this year I can read even more. Here is my list, in no particular order:

Best. State. Ever. A Florida Man Defends His Homeland by Dave Barry

My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2961980788?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

2. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2976576298?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

3. The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3051576716?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

4. Sweat by Lynn Nottage

I don’t have a review for this one so I will just put the synopsis from Goodreads here:

No stranger to dramas both heartfelt and heart-rending, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage has written one of her most exquisitely devastating tragedies to date. In one of the poorest cities in America, Reading, Pennsylvania, a group of down-and-out factory workers struggles to keep their present lives in balance, ignorant of the financial devastation looming in their near futures. Set in 2008, the powerful crux of this new play is knowing the fate of the characters long before it’s even in their sights. Based on Nottage’s extensive research and interviews with real residents of Reading, Sweat is a topical reflection of the present and poignant outcome of America’s economic decline.

I rated this book 5/5 stars.

5. The Complete History of America (Abridged) by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor